Tom Grace
- Tom Grace
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- Monday, January 28, 2008
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Travels with Uncle Chet: Economic justice could solve problems
``Happy Birthday, Buddy,'' said Uncle Chet as he held the door open.
- Monday, January 14, 2008
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Travels with Uncle Chet: Accents, gender are factoring in primary
Uncle Chet blew in like a tumbleweed, hung his hat on a hook and kept on going all the way to the hearth.
- Wednesday, January 2, 2008
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Travels with Uncle Chet: Cheers for change in 2008
COLUMBUS _ ``Happy Old Year,'' I said, as Uncle Chet and Alice came in with their snowy boots on.
- Monday, December 17, 2007
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Travels with Uncle Chet: Gore movie shows what was lost
Despite the buildup, the Academy Award and the Nobel Peace Prize, we didn't get around to seeing ``An Inconvenient Truth'' until last weekend.
- Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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Travels with Uncle Chet: U.S. needs break from Clintons
``Look, an artiste!'' said Uncle Chet, eyeing me at the top of the eight-foot ladder, spreading spackle on the ceiling, and some on the floor.
- Monday, November 19, 2007
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Travels with Uncle Chet: 'Crises' are likely to continue
Hon cranked the .30-30, aimed left-eyed down the barrel at the maple syrup jug in the field and calmly blew the top off it.
- Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: Dems should pick anyone but Hillary
``I call this meeting to order,'' said Uncle Chet, as he passed the platter of chicken down the table. ``How are we going to nominate anyone but Hillary?'
- Tuesday, October 23, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: Dems should pick anyone but Hillary
"I call this meeting to order,'' said Uncle Chet, as he passed the platter of chicken down the table. "How are we going to nominate anyone but Hillary?"
- Tuesday, October 9, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: Baby-boom generation is failing us
``In World War II, we had the greatest generation; now we have the dumbest,'' he said and followed up with the lowly three of hearts, trying to lose the lead. ``They're in hock up to their eyeballs, didn't learn the lesson of their grandparents in the Depression.''
- Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: Money, not marches, do the talking
The protest bus was full, rolling south in hilly Pennsylvania. The driver, it seemed, was being paid by the mile, not the hour, and we raced through the dark to the nation's capitol.
- Tuesday, September 25, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: Money, not marches, do the talking
The protest bus was full, rolling south in hilly Pennsylvania. The driver, it seemed, was being paid by the mile, not the hour, and we raced through the dark to the nation's capitol.
- Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: More fake videos by bin Laden
``Welcome,'' I said to the newlyweds as they came in the door.
- Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: Uncle Chet gets married, talks Iraq
COLUMBUS _ Just as Uncle Chet and Alice joined hands, the sun peeked through the clouds, lighting up their backyard.
- Tuesday, July 3, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: Court not as bad as Iraq, but almost
COLUMBUS _ Like a dog whose bark is worse than its bite, dark thunderheads drove us inside, but only a few drops of rain pockmarked the dust.
- Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: Health care in U.S. is "muy loco"
COLUMBUS _ ``Will someone please speak to me in Spanish?’’ asked the little miscreant, who was practicing for her big test.
- Tuesday, June 5, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: Democrats are lacking in answers
NEW BERLIN _ ``You ought to get that splitter you had last year,’’ said Uncle Chet, who was carrying the orange chain saw.
- Tuesday, May 22, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: Ron Paul is unlike the rest of the GOP
COLUMBUS _ Uncle Chet has a green thumb, so we invited him and Alice over to help build our raised-bed vegetable garden.
- Tuesday, May 8, 2007
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Travels with Uncle Chet: Chet backs little-known candidate
COLUMBUS _ Uncle Chet came into the church supper, stood straight behind his chair in the busy room while Alice sat down. He unbuttoned his blue jean jacket, drew back his lapels like curtains opening at a matin'e, and underneath he was wearing a neatly silk-screened T-shirt emblazoned ``Gravel 2008.’’
- Tuesday, April 24, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: History is a hard sell, even in D.C.
WASHINGTON _ When we left the Metro station, the wind was howling down the National Mall, blowing a few crazy tourists toward the Capitol.
- Tuesday, March 27, 2007
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Travels With Uncle Chet: Dog’s food worse than her bite
COLUMBUS _ We weren’t expecting Uncle Chet this morning, but he and Alice walked in as we were eating breakfast. ``We’ve got no water,’’ he announced. ``I think the pump is shot.’’
