Franklin, a city of 85,000 people in central Tennessee, is Bible Belt and Trumper country. You don’t expect to see Pride festivals there. Yet when one was held in 2021, more than 5,000 people showed up (bottom photo). Maybe it was relief from pandemic isolation for some of those folks. Or mayb[...]
Archive for April, 2023
Parishioners bail on church leaders who refused to condemn Jan. 6 riot
The leaders of a North Carolina church refused to say the Capitol riot was wrong, and parishioners are walking out. As Raw Story reported here, “Asked by the church elders to provide a statement on the riot, Pastor Jay Thomas, wrote ” … the details of the election, how to interpret[...]
April 10th, 2023 - 11:56 am § in Misc.
How does something become priceless art?
This bowl isn’t for keeping sugar cubes in. For one thing, it’s old, dating from the early 1700s. Also, it’s exquisitely hand-painted. And rare. But mainly, someone just paid $25 million for it. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
April 10th, 2023 - 10:26 am § in Politics, Republicans
These people don’t deserve to vote
And right now, they can’t. In Buckingham County, a sparsely populated rural area in central Virginia, there isn’t a functioning election system. Residents can’t register to vote, candidate paperwork isn’t processed, and there’s no one to conduct elections. Why? Because[...]
Should a rogue judge be disobeyed?
Complying with a judge’s orders, and enforcing them, is central to rule of law. But what if a judge flouts all the rules of law? Should his order be ignored? Two wrongs don’t make a right; if we start doing that, the law doesn’t exist anymore. Matthew Kacsmaryk shouldn’t be a[...]
April 9th, 2023 - 12:54 pm § in Jews
What should society do about kids who wreak havoc?
In the Middle Ages fathers were allowed to kill their children, but modern society prohibits that practice. But the tradeoff is that modern society has a problem with out-of-control kids. A case in point: A 13-year-old crashed a stolen car while being chased by police on Saturday, April 8, 2023, in [...]
April 9th, 2023 - 1:06 am § in Misc.
When every vote counts
Sister Bay is a village of about 900 permanent residents on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin’s touristy Door County. It’s notable for its marina (photo below), demographics (few children, mostly old people), and its recent election for village board president, which made internat[...]
April 9th, 2023 - 12:51 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The Easter Bunny
This is one of the last remaining postdated posts posted by Dr. Steve before his death. There are two more coming, one in 2027, and the other in 2029. I know what they are, but I’m not telling.[...]
April 8th, 2023 - 8:17 pm § in Law and Courts
Landlord from hell
If you think your landlord treats tenants badly, let me ask you this: Does he kill ’em, bag ’em, and dump ’em? Michael Dudley (photo), 62, of Burien, Washington, had his own unique system for evicting tenants. After shooting Jessica Lewis, 35, and Austin Werner, 27, he sawed up the[...]