Freedom of Speech vs. Free Speech
A CNN poll this past week revealed that 40 percent of Americans are willing to trade some of their civil rights for “protection” against terrorism. By contrast,...
When the Media Gets it Wrong… …and why it matters.
I used to have a great deal of respect for Jim DeFede.
For those who missed the “investigative” report he filed on Miami CBS affiliate WFOR, a story...
Playing the Name Game – Chuck, Chuck, bo-buck, banana-fanna fo… never mind.
So there I was, browsing casually throughout the Internet, looking for a topic for this week’s column, when all of a sudden, there it was! On the...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Game – The inscrutable logic behind...
Millions of rock fans saw a longtime dream come true when Rush was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While not a huge...
World Wide Weather – We’re all tropical weather experts thanks to the InterWebz!
I don’t know how we ever got through hurricane season without the Internet.
Back in the old days, before every computer in the world was hooked up to...
I went to a garden party … and it wasn’t pretty – Termites and...
Last weekend, while doing some routine yard work, I was witness to a life-and-death tableau that played out in front of my eyes not unlike what one...
Roll Out Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer – It’s not the heat,...
In case you haven’t noticed the prevailing weather conditions, we are smack dab in the high heat of the summer season. As bad as the typical tropical...
Party With A Purpose – The Best of Marathon, Rotary, and the Official After...
The votes are in, the tabulation commences, and we’ll all find out who the winners are in the Best of Marathon next Saturday night! Your participation in...
Bartus has been soaring with the Eagles for many years…
A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I was a young musician who happened to be enrolled in the marine biology program at...
Ford Mustangs, Cocoa Beach, and Other Dreams
Let me begin this week by stating that I am not at all a true car buff – there is no confusing me with a legitimate gearhead....
