opinion

If there's anything positive to take from both the path that Hurricane Irma has ravaged through the Caribbean and its impending arrival in or near Florida (at this point, it's looking most likely like "in"), it's the fact that there has been plenty of advance warning.

Yesterday, we talked about this year's long range forecast from the Old Farmer's Almanac. If it's to be believed, we're looking at a wetter than normal winter, but a little milder, too.

If you're reading this from just about anywhere outside of Wisconsin itself, I'm likely the only Milwaukee Brewers fan that you know. While "The Crew" is enjoying national attention for performing above expectations this season, they landed in the news this past weekend for a rather embarrassing reason - our always classy New Jersey governor.

It's official, we're looking down the barrel of a heat wave. It will be hot, humid, muggy, and just generally unpleasant all around. But you know what? I'll take it.

It's a Jersey Shore institution. For those of us who live here, Wawa is a way of life. For those who visit, it's something to look forward to. But I think that there are a few rules that every Wawa-goer should observe. Hence, I've come up with The 10 Commandments Of Wawa:

I openly admit that I complain a lot. And a good bit of the complaining that I do in these pages centers on people's highway habits.But there is one habit in particular that I haven't had a chance to write about yet. And it's something that I think is worse than just about everything else that one can do on the roads.

Much has been written across local social media since yesterday evening about the protest outside of the WOBM studios before, during, and after 3rd District Representative Tom MacArthur’s (R) appearance on “Ask the Congressman”. I’ve seen plenty of comments about “snowflakes”, “paid protesters”, and other terms that I won’t repeat here...

My drive to work today was a bit of a nail-biter. And no, it wasn't because of snowy or icy roads. It wasn't because of an accident, construction, or backed up traffic. It was because of the people who still don't understand the concept of clearing all of the snow off of their cars.

The photo above was taken at Beachwood Plaza on Route 9. In it, we see three men who have apparently set up something of a pop-up sign shop. The signs say, "Hillary For Prison 2016".

One of the greatest things about America is that we all have freedom of speech and expression. We should be able to express our opinions and preferences publicly. However, when doing so, we also have to be prepared that others may not share those same opinions.