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Never Too Old To Graduate
Jan 4

Jan 4 Never Too Old To Graduate

Kerry Dougherty
Travel

Would it be child neglect to put the 3-year-old to sleep in her port-a-crib, turn on the baby monitor and slip up to the moonlit bar for a cocktail?

Spot The Typos
Jan 3

Jan 3 Spot The Typos

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

In a legal document, Uhrin makes the ludicrous assertion that he personally will suffer “irreparable injury” if Nygaard is allowed to vote at council meetings.

  Syntax Scrimmage
Jan 2

Jan 2 Syntax Scrimmage

Kerry Dougherty
Grammar
Our Papa Puzzle
Jan 1

Jan 1 Our Papa Puzzle

Kerry Dougherty
Holidays, Family

The only thing we know for sure about my grandfather is where he is. His remains are in a cemetery in South River, N.J.

Goodbye Christmas. Hello Valentine's Day.
Dec 31

Dec 31 Goodbye Christmas. Hello Valentine's Day.

Kerry Dougherty

Who buys candy hearts in December?

It's Councilman Nygaard. Deal With It.
Dec 28

Dec 28 It's Councilman Nygaard. Deal With It.

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

Both lawsuits are disturbing and emblematic of our times when courtesy, decency and sportsmanship are of no consequence to this win-at-any-cost crowd.

Ooh La La
Dec 27

Dec 27 Ooh La La

Kerry Dougherty
Screams From Suburbia

We’ve been ooh-la-la-ing all day

Caroling For Cash
Dec 26

Dec 26 Caroling For Cash

Kerry Dougherty
Holidays

I thought about that family all through the movie. As soon as it was over, I rushed out, looking for them, but they had vanished. 

Merry Christmas Y'all
Dec 25

Dec 25 Merry Christmas Y'all

Kerry Dougherty
Short People
Dec 24

Dec 24 Short People

Kerry Dougherty

We never block your view.

Another Grasping Opportunist
Dec 21

Dec 21 Another Grasping Opportunist

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

There ought to be a law to prevent this sort of chicanery.

 Return Address Rage
Dec 20

Dec 20 Return Address Rage

Kerry Dougherty
Holidays

"I'm a writer," I hissed. "There are lots of things I know nothing about, but I do understand apostrophes and this ball doesn't get one."

December Babies: Shelved Elves.
Dec 19

Dec 19 December Babies: Shelved Elves.

Kerry Dougherty

If you’re not named Mary or Joseph you have no business giving birth this time of year.

Asinine Word of the Day: Adulting.
Dec 18

Dec 18 Asinine Word of the Day: Adulting.

Kerry Dougherty
Screams From Suburbia

“You need to be able to change your own tire and if anyone bothers you, whack him in the head with the heavy end of the jack.”

Geezer Gold
Dec 17

Dec 17 Geezer Gold

Kerry Dougherty
Arts

Not only are Baby Boomers aging, but so are some of our favorite actors.

Sore Losers
Dec 13

Dec 13 Sore Losers

Kerry Dougherty
Breaking News

Apparently taking a page out of Hillary’s Handbook for Losers are John Uhrin and Richard R.K. Kowalewitch.

Beach Leaders Secretly Promised Light Rail To Amazon
Dec 12

Dec 12 Beach Leaders Secretly Promised Light Rail To Amazon

Kerry Dougherty

They never mentioned that the electorate had already turned the project down. Fundamentally dishonest.

Showdown In Cronytown
Dec 11

Dec 11 Showdown In Cronytown

Kerry Dougherty
Politics

Bad command climate. That’s a polite way to describe what’s happened at City Hall.

Urban Sophisticates in Love
Dec 10

Dec 10 Urban Sophisticates in Love

Kerry Dougherty
Media

I read “Vows" the way I read about the royal family, or primitive tribes in Papau New Guinea. 

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