Croton BlogCroton-on-Hudson: Like the Croton Gazette, Crotonblog publishes local news about activities, arts, politics, Croton-Harmon schools and sports for the Village of Croton, New York 10520.The Weekly Postscripts- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner Postscripts articles are initially published on the Internet at Notorc.com and are subsequently published on Crotonblog.com under an exclusive licensing arrangement with RSA Inc., the copyright owner. All other rights reserved. Copyright (c) 2006, 2007, 2008.http://www.crotonblog.com/archives/2008/07/27/postscripts/the_weekly_postscripts/ The Battle of the Magazine Covers- (Found August 15, 2008 ) When The New Yorker magazine published a cartoonish depiction of Barack Obama and his disengaged wife on the cover of its July 21, 2008, issue, it let loose a storm of angry criticism. Was it satire, as editor David Remnick insisted, or monumental bad taste and poor judgment, as critics howled Undoubtedly, Advance Publications, publishers of The New Yorker, felt the massive wave of anger the cover provoked, not to mention the avalanche of canceled subscriptions that followed. By a curious...http://www.crotonblog.com/archives/2008/07/26/commentary/the_battle_of_the_magazine_covers... Weightlifter Home with the Silver- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Last week, Jeff Scott, 49, of Montrose, returned from San Juan, Puerto Rico, bringing with him another silver medal. As a participant in the XXIII Pan American Masters Olympic Weightlifting Championships, he scored second in his age group(45-49) and 105 kg. weight class (231 lbs.). Efrain A. Flores, a weightlifter from Venezuela, bested him by 5 kg. (11 lbs.) in the snatch event and 2 kg. (4.4 lbs.) in the clean and jerk event. Scott, who only returned to Olympic weightlifting less than three..http://www.crotonblog.com/archives/2008/07/25/sports_recreation/weightlifter_home_with_the... A Bridge to Nowhere- (Found August 15, 2008 ) Complaint Corner is the place to gripe about the things that irk you in everyday life: Village services, a surly shopkeeper, an unfair parking ticket, unnecessary noise, people who don&8217;t play by the rules&8212;you name it. Perhaps others have had the same experience. By raising our voices and letting off steam, maybe we can effect changes. Here&8217;s another complaint that we&8217;ve received: Is it only me or are there others who are annoyed by the fact that the bridge to the...http://www.crotonblog.com/archives/2008/07/25/complaint_corner/a_bridge_to_nowhere/ Mysterious Happenings at Nappy's Corner- (Found August 15, 2008 ) After Crotonblog called attention to the disappearance of the huge boards that blocked the storm drain at the corner of Benedict Boulevard and South Riverside Avenue, we pointed out that other debris still blocked that drain. A day later we found that something curious had happened. The debris mysteriously moved off the drain grate and now reposes in the gutter a few inches away. Click picture to enlarge. What could have caused this to occur Here are some possibilities: An unreported...http://www.crotonblog.com/archives/2008/07/14/our_own_croton_watch/mysterious_happenings_a... |