Erie Schools putting additional budget to good use – Something good happened in Erie, 4/25/2019

A stock photo of some kids. Without further ado, your Idiotville feel-good story of the week: https://www.goerie.com/news/20190423/erie-schools-budget-aims-for-improved-academics Have you ever heard of a “death spiral?” I realize this is the weekly “feel-good” article, and death spiral doesn’t exactly scream “warm and fuzzy.” It’s a dramatic term with a specific meaning that I first heard ten […]

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S*** the President Says – 4/22/2019

Ladies and gentlemen, behold, some (mostly) non-Mueller related s*** the President said during the previous week: Scene: Boeing execs all sitting around the boardroom. They’ve been there a whole month. They have bags under their eyes and they’re crying and drinking themselves into oblivion when all of a sudden, someone’s phone chimes. It’s the President’s […]

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Colossal rubber ducks to join Tall Ships festival – Something good happened in Erie, 4/18/2019

The craziest thing on water is coming back with a friend, and we get to name it. | Image via Wikimedia. Without further ado, your Idiotville feel-good story of the week: https://www.goerie.com/news/20190416/mama-duck-baby-duck-to-make-tall-ships-erie-appearance Ever seen a six-story tall rubber duck? No? Well, you really should, and your chance is coming when “Mama Duck” comes back to […]

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S*** the President Says – 4/15/2019

Ladies and gentlemen, behold, some s*** the President said during the previous week: “If [George Washington] was smart, he would’ve put his name on [Mount Vernon]. You’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.” -summer 2018 at Mount Vernon (according to 4/10/2019 anonymously sourced Axios report). Donald Trump lives in […]

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