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Monthly Archives: May 2021
Mayor Lovely Warren of Rochester: Tough Slog in Her Re-Election Campaign
Lovely Warren in the mayor of Rochester. Her name is musical. Her luck is bad. And her husband has been arrested for being part of a cocaine-trafficking ring. Her Honor herself was indicted one year ago for financial fraud in … Continue reading
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Merrill Lynch Trainees No Longer Get Cold-Call Training
In the 1970s TV series, Taxi, Louie DePalma (Danny DeVito strikes again) had to get a temporary job as a stock broker. He used the obituaries to make cold calls to widows, posing as a cousin. That age-old practice may … Continue reading
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450,000 Cars That Are Sold Each Year Have Altered Odometers
Ferris Bueller rollbacks and Danny DeVito antics in Matilda aside, altering an odometer reading has been illegal since 1972. Since 1986, those selling used cars must disclose the mileage on their vehicles, under that federal penalty thing. However, apparently with … Continue reading
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Dartmouth Medical School: The 17 Med Students Cheating on Remote Exams
Using software that takes over student computers, colleges and universities can now examine what students were doing with their computers during their exams. At Dartmouth Medical School they found 17 students had looked up information on the internet in order … Continue reading
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Bar Owner Arrested for Selling Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Cards
You knew it was coming. Todd Anderson, the owner of a bar in Clements, California, was arrested on charges of identity theft, forging government documents, falsifying medical documents, and, for good measure, having a loaded, unregistered handgun. Mr. Anderson allegedly … Continue reading
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So Long Arthur Beale: A 500-Year-Old London Store Bites the Dust
As the Wall Street Journal noted, London’s sailor shop, one that had survived Nazi bombings, bubonic plague, and fires, was brought down by COVID 19. Located in the heart of the theater district, the shop was the vendor of ropes … Continue reading
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The Cheaters — Now They Have Created a Marketplace for Assignments
While West Point is focused on catching those who cheat on exams, the rest of us are facing a bigger problem. You know that trouble is afoot when you read these words, “Consider hiring me to do your assignments.” Bless … Continue reading
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The Fourth Bob Baffert Story
On September 22, 2019. July 30, 2020, and November 6, 2020, the Barometer posted Bob Baffert stories. All of them involved horses Mr. Baffert was training. All of the horses had tested positive for some banned substance. All of them … Continue reading
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