Mary Margaret Park

I just learned that Paul Newman died; I had to stop for a moment and mourn his passing. He was not only a great actor, he was a gentleman, and in Tinsel town, that says something. I believe that the world was a better place with him in it, so cheers to Mr. Newman — [...]

The fiscal, irresponsibility of big businesses, is very out of control. First Enron, now the banking crisis and it seems; as if, many American’s, support the government bailout? I don’t believe doing this sends the right message to corporate-entities; all it really does is pat corporations on the back for being monetarily-irresponsible. Supporters of the [...]

I just watched “Real Time with Bill Maher” on HBO; the upcoming election has proved to be fodder for playing the usual blame game. Democrats versus Republicans…? That “he said, she said”, syndrome; it accomplishes nothing and instead makes everyone look foolish. Face it, our government is a mess, and it’s pointless to place blame [...]

Okay, not really, but I suppose it’s no wonder that the Soviets are master Vodka producers. I wonder how they keep all the factory workers sober…can you imagine a bunch of drunken Russians milling around the factory? Touting the days of Gorbachev’s Perestroika? I worked for “AE Staley” in ‘Decatur Illinois’ one summer. They make [...]