Category Archives: parody

Stevieslaw: Uncle Tom

Man of the people, Governor Tom Corbett, was quoted in our local paper as suggesting that one significant reason the unemployment rate in Pennsylvania was lagging the nation was that people were not applying for jobs because they would fail … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Recession Proof Income

Smokey Diamond, our intrepid reporter, has always been exceptionally good at “cat and mouse” games, so she seems a natural for the CIA. I fear, however, that this time she may have gone too far. She put an ad in … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Getting Out of Dodge

Stevieslaw: Getting Out of Dodge Both the House and the Senate passed legislation today that would allow the FAA to transfer up to 243 million dollars from other programs to “prevent reduced operations and staffing” through September 30th. “No traffic … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Representation

Stevieslaw: Representation Smokey Diamond, our dynamic reporter, was still in shock over the Senate refusal to pass a bill with even a minor change to the rules governing gun ownership, when he came across the term “elected representative” in today’s … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: NRA Updates—Fear of Background Checks

Stevieslaw: NRA Updates—Fear of Background Checks While 93% of the members of the National Rifle Association are in favor of increased background checks, to make sure that the unstable and criminal do not acquire guns, the leaders of the group … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: NRA Updates—The WWW Program

Stevieslaw: NRA Updates-The WWW Program Just this morning in a Stevieslaw exclusive, NRA spokesperson, Rey Loaded, was explaining to our very frightened investigative reporter, Smokey Diamond, the essence of their brand new “Wing a Wing-nut Wednesday” program. “As I’m sure … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: You Look Mahvelous!-My Voices Column for April

You Look Mahvelous! We had a fine time at Jerome’s Bar Mitzvah reception on Saturday. Jerome is the youngest of cousin Myna’s four sons and has secured a place for himself in the family by being really normal. Around the … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: Out of the Mouth of Babes

Stevieslaw: Out of the Mouth of Babes Abigail, one half of Cousin Myron’s teen twins, has been watching a bunch of old TV shows from her mom and dad’s era. She likes Maverick, Get Smart, and Mash best. Last Sunday, … Continue reading

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My Voices Article for March

Middleclassmenship: the Less-intelligent-than-average-American Guide to Appearing to still be Middle Class My wife’s cousins, improbably named the Astors, could easily be the poster family for the new economy. Cousin Matthew was 30 last week and is still waiting tables. He … Continue reading

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Stevieslaw: I Don’t Want You Hangin’ Round

Stevieslaw: I don’t want you hangin round Every now and again our local newspaper, the Centre Daily Times, graces its pages with a picture of our governor, Tom Corbett. I will admit that seeing his face in the morning paper … Continue reading

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