Mishur: Some Not-So-Good Samaritans
Editorial by Dave Mishur
The Livingston County Board has finally done the right thing by giving a ...
Sun Nov 20, 2011 at 6:48 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: In The 9/11 Flight Path
Having purchased a small farmhouse as a second home, in Central Illinois a little less than a ...
Sat Sep 10, 2011 at 9:40 pm by
Dave Mishur |
What Is Cinco de Mayo?
Many people are aware that the fifth of May is an important date in the history of Mexico, but are ...
Wed May 04, 2011 at 10:05 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: My Cat No Longer Needs Your Newspaper
[The following is an open letter by Dave Mishur, sent to The Pantagraph ...
Tue May 03, 2011 at 4:13 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: They Just Wanted To Help . . .
[EDITORIAL by Dave Mishur]
It is a misconception of the major media that law makers from ...
Thu Mar 31, 2011 at 8:44 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Energy Lunacy
Here’s the craziness: The Mideast is in a huge turmoil due to citizen unrest in Egypt and other ...
Sat Feb 05, 2011 at 12:07 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: A National Joke
The cause of the roaring laughter echoing from coast to coast is the big joke formerly known as ...
Fri Jan 21, 2011 at 10:43 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: A Christmas Parable
It's a Miserable Night In The City ...
...All these people milling about, pushing, ...
Wed Dec 22, 2010 at 9:18 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: A Good Dog Story
Despite its title, “Good Dogs Do Stray,” a book I recently received from a good friend and ...
Thu Dec 16, 2010 at 9:27 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: The Fat Cats Purr
There’s been much negative talk in Congress these days about “the rich,” and “the ...
Fri Dec 10, 2010 at 11:11 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Selling The News
In one of its typical absurdities, the Associated Press released a story this weekend ...
Tue Nov 30, 2010 at 12:25 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Obama Fouls Out
It’s been said that the President should watch his mouth. It’s true in world affairs and ...
Sun Nov 28, 2010 at 7:53 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Giving Thanks
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of ...
Wed Nov 24, 2010 at 8:48 am by
Dave Mishur |
AOL: Always Off Line
Did you ever get this one when attempting to access your AOL account?
“Message: 570 ...
Mon Nov 22, 2010 at 10:45 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: "Fill 'er Up!"
One upon a time there was a little neighborhood business that provided ...
Thu Nov 18, 2010 at 8:55 am by
Dave Mishur |
Spelling Bee in Alaska
How many ways can you spell “Murkowski?” This is the big question these days up in the ...
Sun Nov 14, 2010 at 9:59 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: On The Wrong Track
Ray LaHood, former Republican from Illinois, was deemed liberal enough by the Obama ...
Wed Nov 10, 2010 at 9:10 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Election Fallout
Now that the dust, most of it at least, has settled, experts and non-experts are busily ...
Mon Nov 08, 2010 at 10:02 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Now What?
“I never vote, it only encourages them.”
This tidbit of political wisdom ...
Thu Nov 04, 2010 at 9:03 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Today's The Day
The Big One. The day when all the rhetoric comes to an end; when politicians shut up at ...
Tue Nov 02, 2010 at 10:58 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: The Scariest Time of the Year
It’s most appropriate that Halloween and Election Day are so closely aligned this year, ...
Sat Oct 30, 2010 at 10:06 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: The Campaign
The Campaign
Read, Think, Plan, Decide.
Frustrated.
Run?
Gather, ...
Wed Oct 27, 2010 at 9:49 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Can't Wait Till It's Over
Can’t Wit Till It’s Over
This is the refrain resounding from the rooftops as election ...
Sat Oct 23, 2010 at 12:54 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: The Wise Ones
The Wise Ones
Our country has been truly blessed in many ways, and I discovered two ...
Wed Oct 20, 2010 at 9:19 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Dancing With The Stars
Dancing With The Stars
I read a story somewhere recently about the sad state of ballet. ...
Mon Oct 18, 2010 at 9:00 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: I Hate Bill Gates
Now, why, you might ask, should I, a lowly scribbler, have such strong adverse feelings towards ...
Fri Oct 15, 2010 at 1:24 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Expanding Obama's iPod
In a recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Mr. Thomas Chatterton Williams bemoans the ...
Tue Oct 12, 2010 at 3:27 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: The Sad Saga of Streator
One of the saddest pieces of news ever to come my way appeared last week. It concerned the closing ...
Tue Oct 05, 2010 at 10:22 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Same Old Story
And so, we here in the great prairie state of Illinois, were recently treated to the sight of our ...
Fri Oct 01, 2010 at 3:37 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Cleaning House
“Throw the bums out!”
These words appear to make up the rallying cry among voters across the land ...
Tue Sep 28, 2010 at 9:49 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Unintended Consequencse
"All politics is local," they say, and, in a sense, the concept is correct. Politics, ...
Thu Sep 23, 2010 at 7:45 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Doubletalk
When it comes to humor, AOL is right up there with the Associated Press. In addition to all the ...
Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 3:32 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: What's So Funny?
Every now and then even a cold-hearted critic like me needs a good laugh. And when I do, I usually ...
Fri Sep 17, 2010 at 11:37 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Man's Best Friend
The Associated Press has reported that, in a recent campaign speech, President Obama mentioned ...
Wed Sep 15, 2010 at 2:12 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: A Day To Remember
It was a beautiful, quiet day, that September 11 of nine years ago. Clear and bright, a little ...
Sat Sep 11, 2010 at 11:14 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Hawking's Doublefaultt
The world of science is full of exotic and puzzling principles: Occam's Razor; Planck's ...
Thu Sep 09, 2010 at 11:41 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Happy Labor Day!
And so the calendar has finally rolled around to Labor Day. Political pundits of all stripes will ...
Mon Sep 06, 2010 at 7:58 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Making The Grade
Given the very real possibility that some readers may have been confused by our recent ...
Thu Sep 02, 2010 at 9:18 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Back To School
It's possible at times to find humor even in the world of politics. Today's laughable moment ...
Tue Aug 31, 2010 at 9:57 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Independents Challenge The System
Nationally. the loosely organized group called the "Tea Party" has begun to make a ...
Mon Aug 30, 2010 at 9:08 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Gone With The Wind
It was back in 1990 that my wife and I purchased our idyllic "country place," ...
Thu Aug 26, 2010 at 10:23 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Silence, Please!
Obama's on vacation; Congress is in recess, and all is well with the world. How could things get ...
Tue Aug 24, 2010 at 10:28 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Dog Days?
We are now experiencing what people used to call the "Dog Days of Summer," those lazy ...
Mon Aug 23, 2010 at 11:35 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: A New Cataline?
The brouhaha surrounding the trial for various misdeeds of former Illinois governor, ...
Fri Aug 20, 2010 at 9:13 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Double Standards
The less than subtle distinction between the world of politics and the real world we all live in ...
Tue Aug 17, 2010 at 10:51 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: The Enemy Within
Marcus Publius was irate as he approached the throne of the great Caesar Augustus.
"Caesar! ...
Sat Aug 14, 2010 at 2:43 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Please Leave a Message
I wish Newt Gingrich would stop calling me. No less that three times this week, my wife ...
Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 9:41 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Tea Party for Mohammed
In an opinion piece in the Bloomington (IL) Pantagraph, first amendment expert ...
Tue Aug 10, 2010 at 9:50 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Weekly Wrap
Outrageous!
A giant mosque at ground zero would be a symbolic stick in the eye ...
Sat Aug 07, 2010 at 1:20 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Meaner Than Mean
Meaner than Mean
Much is being said in the news these days, especially via the outfit ...
Thu Aug 05, 2010 at 4:43 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Government Action Needed
Government Action Needed
I am not normally an advocate for the intrusion of ...
Thu Aug 05, 2010 at 4:42 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: The Story Behind the Story
As in most incidents in life, there is a story behind the story of Tony Childress and his quest ...
Sun Aug 01, 2010 at 1:51 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Special Edition
Even as this poor and underpaid columnist attempts to take a few well-deserved days off, the world ...
Sat Jul 10, 2010 at 10:01 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Circus World
The world stares in wonder at the U.S. these days, as one self-induced circus follows another ...
Tue Jun 29, 2010 at 10:01 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Weekly Wrap
A Lack of Energy
The confusing and often contradictory demands of the administration ...
Sat Jun 26, 2010 at 6:36 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: A Worthy Cause
It must have just been some terrible oversight, but I don't recall getting my invitation to ...
Wed Jun 23, 2010 at 5:22 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: A California Odyssey
For those interested in seeing the beauties of the California coast an excellent travelogue was ...
Mon Jun 21, 2010 at 11:13 pm by
Dave Mishur |
The Dichotomy Of Dad
Sunday is Father's Day, that annual memorial in honor of good old dad. Being a father at ...
Fri Jun 18, 2010 at 2:24 pm by
Dave Mishur |
On The Mother Road
If I had a Mazda Miata, which I don't, or an MGB, or A, ...
Thu Jun 17, 2010 at 10:35 am by
Dave Mishur |
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
Every now and then even the esteemed Wall Street Journal ...
Wed Jun 16, 2010 at 1:08 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Weekly Wrap
A Tip For Tipper
Well the word is out, and it comes as no surprise for many who pay ...
Mon Jun 14, 2010 at 10:19 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Wal-Mart of the World
I never thought I would come to the opinion that I was born in the wrong country. After ...
Thu Jun 10, 2010 at 12:23 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Just For The Fun Of It
One of the joys of country living is the opportunity to traverse our open rural roads and bring ...
Tue Jun 08, 2010 at 11:03 am by
Dave Mishur |
Weekly Wrap Up
A Meeting of Minds
President Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer sat down for a ...
Sat Jun 05, 2010 at 7:50 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Watching The News
Watching The News
The other day we had the opportunity to watch the 4:00 afternoon news ...
Thu Jun 03, 2010 at 10:08 am by
Dave Mishur |
Weekly Wrap Up
An Oily Mess
The oil slick menacing our gulf coast has a great many people in a ...
Tue Jun 01, 2010 at 10:14 am by
Dave Mishur |
School's Out!
Back in my day, there was something about "no more teacher's dirty looks," and oh yes, ...
Tue Jun 01, 2010 at 10:13 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Had Enough?
Had Enough?
It's not often that we agree with our nation's Commander-in-Chief, ...
Thu May 27, 2010 at 10:02 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Weekly Wrap Up (May 22, 2010)
It's graduation time, and millions of kids all across our fair land are donning caps and gowns and marching into gymnasiums and assembly halls to the stirring music ...
Sat May 22, 2010 at 10:11 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Did I Misspeak?
Did I Misspeak?
Did I ever tell you about my Ph.D. from the University of Chicago; or my ...
Wed May 19, 2010 at 9:22 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Awaiting A New Day
Awaiting A New Day
We were initially somewhat surprised this morning to observe ...
Tue May 18, 2010 at 8:50 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Weekly Wrap Up
Help Wanted?
I have decided to apply for the position of Supreme Court Justice. The ...
Sat May 15, 2010 at 12:14 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Where Is Love?
A song of this title appears in "Oliver," the musical version of Oliver Twist, the ...
Thu May 13, 2010 at 5:47 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: A Dog and Cat Fight
One of our leading late-night comedians yukked it up the other evening with a joke about the ...
Tue May 11, 2010 at 1:17 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Happy (M)other's Day
It's more than just a coincidence that the word "Mother" includes "other" ...
Fri May 07, 2010 at 9:35 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Blaming Bush
Steny Hoyer, that crafty Democrat mouthpiece, complained, in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, ...
Thu May 06, 2010 at 9:41 pm by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Bad Timing
The explosion and oil spill off the coast of Louisiana could not have happened at a worse time. ...
Tue May 04, 2010 at 9:35 am by
Dave Mishur |
Mishur: Weekend Wrap Up (May 1, 2010)
Department of Perverted Logic
Why would an elected representative of a state bad-mouth his own ...
Sun May 02, 2010 at 12:57 pm by
Dave Mishur |
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