AMERICAN CHRONICLES: Impractical Cats Copyright: John C. Merino 2016 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing March 18, 2016 When I stop to think about it, Miss Dolan was at fault. She was my 5th grade teacher at 17th Street … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] American Chronicles Episode 19 – At Random
AMERICAN CHRONICLES: AT RANDOM Copyright: John C. Merino 2016 Originally airing Feb. 19, 2016 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE This may be a long list. I honestly have no idea. I just started thinking about so many different things at once, … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] American Chronicles Episode 18 – Ride the Falls
AMERICAN CHRONICLES: RIDE THE FALLS Copyright: John C. Merino 2016 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE There’s been recent talk about “shutting off” Niagara Falls. I was there the first time……..back in 1969 when the Army Corp of Engineers … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] American Chronicles Episode 17 – The Chautauqua Institution
AMERICAN CHRONICLES: THE CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION Copyright: John C. Merino 2016 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE There is no question that the Chautauqua Institution is not only a gift to our county, but so too, deserves the world class … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] American Chronicles Episode 16 – Politically Correct (For the Holidays)
AMERICAN CHRONICLES: POLITICALLY CORRECT (FOR THE HOLIDAYS) Copyright: John C. Merino 2015 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE I don’t know about you, but I find that this time of year brings out the best…….and sometimes the most annoying sides … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] American Chronicles Episode 15 – Pull the Plug and Reconnect
AMERICAN CHRONICLES: PULL THE PLUG & RECONNECT Copyright: John C. Merino 2015 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE I ran in to a contractor friend of mine at Home Depot the other day. I spend a lot of time there since retiring a few years ago. … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] American Chronicles Episode 14 – Stop Pussy-Footin’ Around
Stop “Pussy-Footin’ Around” © John C. Merino 2015 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE I never thought very much of the late Governor George Wallace. He was a devout racist….and he preached segregation, standing in the school house door … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] American Chronicles Episode 13 – The 2nd Ammendment
What The Second Amendment Really Says……At Least it Once Did © 2015 John C. Merino MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE You remember “Joe the Plumber” confronting then candidate Barak Obama during his first presidential run. Pictures of “Joe” … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] American Chronicles Episode 12 – The Tricks of the Trade
"Tricks of the Trade" © 2015 John C. Merino MOBILE APP USERS: CLICK HERE TO LISTEN When my father returned from World War II in 1945, he picked up where he had left off. He was a “Brickie”………having done his apprenticeship as a stone mason … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] American Chronicles Episode 10 – Raising the Minimum Wage
“RAISING THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE” © 2015 John C. Merino With an ever increasing segment of the adult population finding themselves employed in minimum wage level jobs with fast food, convenience store, home repair centers, grocery markets and mom … [Read more...]
