JOHN BARTUS: MODERN LIFE WAS DIFFERENT NOT LONG AGO
So many things we take for granted today didn’t even exist in the not-so-distant past. Smartphones weren’t always smart — there were no onboard...
JOHN BARTUS: INDEPENDENCE DAY, MARATHON STYLE
July Fourth has always been one of my favorite holidays. The day’s festivities are what summer is all about: cookouts, fireworks, fun and games...
JOHN BARTUS: TIPPING BACKLASH? DISGRUNTLED DALLAS WRITER TAKES ON THE SERVICE INDUSTRY
Christopher Elliot, a writer for the Dallas Morning News, recently penned a piece titled, “Some Americans have stopped tipping. Should you do the same?”...
JOHN BARTUS: SLOGAN SILLINESS
“It’s not just for breakfast any more!” The Florida Orange Juice Growers (or more likely, their ad agency) created this slogan to try to...
JOHN BARTUS: THE SUMMER SWITCH HAS BEEN FLIPPED
You’re never ready for it. After a wonderful cool winter and a beautiful spring — the kind of weather that makes us one of...
JOHN BARTUS: THE RICH GET RICHER WHILE LOCAL MUSICIANS EARN PEANUTS
Bruce Springsteen recently sold his songs and recordings for $500 million. Bob Dylan sold his publishing rights and recordings for a combined $500 million....
JOHN BARTUS: A ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS…
Last weekend, the Rolling Stones kicked off their Hackney Diamonds American tour in Texas. The first concert opened to rave reviews. It surely seems,...
JOHN BARTUS: SADNESS IN NEW YORK
A horrific story from last week was the sad tale of the man who self-immolated outside Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York City....
JOHN BARTUS: CELEBRATING A.S.K. DURING AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH
Autism is on the rise. Once a condition that affected only one in 10,000 children, autism today affects an estimated one in 36 children....
JOHN BARTUS: HEALTH CARE CYBERATTACK CRIPPLES NATION’S PAYMENT SYSTEM
At the beginning of 2020, the city of Marathon was hit with a ransomware cyberattack. The perpetrators found a way into the city’s main...
