Come Heller high water… Detroit teachers finally wrested a pay guarantee out of the city, which means the sick-out worked. Good for them. They should do it again if need be, and if you don’t agree ask yourself: Would I work for free? Oh, baloney, you would not. If your boss … [Read more...]
The Heller Poll: Are the Detroit sick-outs justified?
Detroit teachers staged a second day of sick-outs Tuesday after the city's emergency manager said that unless the state Legislature approves sending more money to the district, there is not enough in the coffers to pay teachers their already-earned salaries after June 30. Take … [Read more...]
Guest column: Looking back on it, looking forward is better
Watching a "Mad Men" episode with my son one day (on Netflix of course), he off-handedly commented that Sally, the daughter of characters Don and Betty Draper, was the same age as me. "Is this really what it was like when you were growing up?" Oh, don't be silly ... wait … [Read more...]
Commercials you wouldn’t see on AndyTV
You know what I’d like? I’d like to be put in charge of which commercials get on TV and which don’t – a one-man review board, if you will. If I were, TV would be a lot less annoying than it is. You wouldn’t have commercials for oversized, manly-man pick-ups that clamber … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: Pooped out by government intolerance
There is a fantastic children's book called Everyone Poops by Tarō Gomi. It was one of our kids favorites — fun to read and engaging artwork (actual images of poop, notwithstanding). It's not much of a spoiler to tell you it's about the fact that every human, every living animal, … [Read more...]
Heller Poll Results: Most of us have 2,000 yard stares for this presidential campaign
Fatigue? Oh yeah, we got fatigue. Eighty percent of the 190 people taking this week's Heller Poll said they tested positive for election fatigue - and it's only April! God help us by the time November rolls around. We'll be freakin' basket cases. What delighted me most about … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the April 27th edition
Come Heller high water … A substitute teacher in Battle Creek was fired this week for using the word “vagina” in an eighth grade class discussing art history. Oh, come on. Don’t these kids get sex ed? Isn’t that word pretty much just a word to this generation? What was she … [Read more...]
The Heller Poll: Do you have election fatigue?
Frankly, I - your friendly neighborhood columnist - have election fatigue. I can tell because I hate them all - even the ones I'd likely vote for. But what about you? Got election fatigue yet? Take this week's Heller Poll and tell the … [Read more...]
Guest column: When the child becomes the parent
My son, expecting his first child, is reading the book “What to Expect, When You’re Expecting.” “Mom,” he says, “Why didn’t you tell me this stuff?” There’s a lot of “stuff” that nobody can really prepare you for, you have to find your own way through. And everybody’s … [Read more...]
The Wild West wasn’t nearly as wild as we are
Growing up, I loved Westerns. I was a devoted fan of U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon from “Gunsmoke” and the Cartwrights of “Bonanza.” And like them, I would often save the day with my plastic six-shooters when my backyard was under attack by bloodthirsty bad guys. A lot of kids grew … [Read more...]
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