Guest Editorial: Checking in with the markets
I included one simple paragraph at the end of last month’s newsletter. “By month’s end, a modest bout of volatility re-entered the landscape, as investors…
Editorial
From the Editor: Political and election policy
As we near the March 20 date for local elections, The Owego Pennysaver would like to inform its readership of the election policies adopted by…
The Old Coot won’t let go of the wheel
We (humans) moseyed along the African savanna for eons with our knuckles dragging on the ground. Finally, about 2 million years ago, we stood up…
Cars We Remember – Annoying Drivers Hall of Fame
We’re going to have a little fun this week as I present the “Annoying Drivers Hall of Fame” for 2018. It seems that with the…
Paw Prints
Question: My handsome, ginger kitty, Angus, has just discovered catnip and his reaction is hilarious! Is it safe to give? Answer: Catnip is great and…
The Old Coot can’t open anything
Reading glasses – check. Scissors – check. Wire cutters – check. Jackknife – check. Multi-head screwdriver – Allen wrench combo – check! That’s five checks!…
Collector Car Corner – New car shopping with our dads in the early 1960s
Q: Hi Greg and first I want to thank you for your nostalgic car columns I read every week in my newspaper here in Medford,…
The Old Coot tosses the remote
I started a new exercise program the other day. I call it Remoteless Aerobics. Watching TV without using a remote. It’s a term so new…
Collector car Corner – Earl ‘Madman’ Muntz, his Muntz Jet and 4-Track Tape Player
Q: Greg I’ve enjoyed your columns on Malcolm Bricklin and Preston Tucker over the years. Another car manufacturer that I remember from the 1950 era…
‘Andrew Jackson, colored’
Each February, the people of the United States celebrate the advances and innovations that were made by our citizens who happen to be black. All across…