Dumb of the week — extended edition
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There is an entire corner of the internet dedicated to the art of the self-own. It seems we all can’t get enough of seeing someone …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There is an entire corner of the internet dedicated to the art of the self-own. It seems we all can’t get enough of seeing someone …
By Paul Graves
Reader Contributor
As we race closer to Election Day on Nov. 5, let’s pause for a moment and think about bias. We all have biases, particularly …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Does anyone really know what “likeability” means? Of course there’s a dictionary definition, which goes something like, “having qualities that bring about a favorable regard,” …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It takes a special brand of dumb to make it into this column. Today’s topic reaches a whole new level in the stratosphere.
The Sept. …
By Dave Britton
Reader Contributor
I’m writing as the duly elected Republican precinct committeeman representing the Beach Precinct. I ran as a rational, responsible Republican and won by an almost …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After a lifetime of being called “weird,” it’s strange to see that word having its cultural day in the sun, though being deployed to such …
By Emily Erickson
Reader Staff
A young girl raised her hand and was called upon by former-President Gerald Ford. It was 1989. The girl asked, “Mr. Ford, what advice would …
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