by Doug Thompson | Nov 28, 2020 | FUBAR, Musings, Opinion
For Appalachian Power Company, the first rule is “if at first you don’t succeed in ripping off our customers, try again.” The profit-laden utility that holds Southwestern Virginia in a monopoly headlock is appealing the denial of a rate increase by...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 25, 2020 | FUBAR, Opinion
When we sit down for dinner, or balance a plate in our lap, as we watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade on TV, we can thank the many people who have helped keep us alive during the pandemic that continues to grip this nation: Nurses, doctors, health care...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 24, 2020 | Coronavirus, FUBAR
Looks like the presidential transition can now move on with a nod from the man who refuses to believe he lost and his underling who kept the mechanics of changing presidents at bay for just one day shy of three weeks. Emily Murphy, administrator of the General...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, FUBAR
With both our parents dead, and siblings having their own families to enjoy holidays, Amy and I avoid travel on Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. Normally, we would venture out on both holidays to enjoy dinner at an Oriental restaurant, which is routinely open on...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 20, 2020 | FUBAR, Politics
In what Republicans and Democrats are calling “an unprecedented attempt and use of brute political force to overturn legal election results” continues this week as defeated president Donald Trump promotes discounted conspiracy theories and utters lie after...
by Doug Thompson | Nov 16, 2020 | Coronavirus, FUBAR, Opinion
An email exchange with an old friend, and fellow newspaper reporter, still living in and working in Washington, DC, reminded both of us that we are not getting any younger. Much of our discussion centered on aches of pains of age, along with the pain of dealing with...
