A Rebuke to Erie Republicans

My wife and I were bad citizens.  We didn’t vote in the most recent primary in Erie. My daughter also didn’t bother to vote for her first time.
Of course, as Republicans, we didn’t have much choice in the primary.  The only contested race was for County Executive, and that race was not as colorful as the Democratic [...]

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Against My Principles?

When a co-worker reported that she was getting together a pool to play Powerball this week, because the jackpot was particularly high, I said no, like I always do.  I have never bought a lottery ticket in my life, and my gambling never goes beyond the occasional contribution to a 50/50 for a good cause.  Heck, [...]

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My Second Job

I have not written much here lately, because life has been very busy.
With a daughter starting college in the fall (at Grove City, yay!), and the economy being in the shape it’s in, I thought it would be good to “diversify my income sources.”  I pondered a few ways to do that, but quickly settled [...]

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Brian Lasher for Congress

Today our family got to see Brian Lasher, a teacher at Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, declare his candidacy for Congress, representing the 3rd District of Pennsylvania.  The declaration happened just across the street from Collegiate Academy, at the Veteran’s Memorial. 
Mr. Lasher now teaches Advanced Placement World History and International Relations at Collegiate Academy, and is a very [...]

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Erie City Chess Club Speed Championship

On May 1, the Erie City Chess Club had its annual Speed Chess Tournament at Barnes and Noble.  Also, we gave out prizes for the Erie City Championship that was played during March and April.
Here are the winners from the Erie City Championship:

At the left is Luka Glinsky, the overall winner.  He is a homeschooled [...]

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