BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, P&M WEDDING DAY + 72 YEARS) — In the budget proposal submitted by Mayor Linda Tyer to THE PLANET‘s Right Honorable Good Friends on the city council, one thing is clear. Tyer looks to raise taxes on homeowners and businesses. Just how much? That’s […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY, D-DAY+72, 2016) — THE PLANET began our career living “the life of the mind” in 1975. Over those 41 years in journalism, writing, broadcasting, and teaching, we have enjoyed exactly our share of success (we can’t say “more than our share” because we […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION, JUNE 3-5, 2016) — The Lovely Linda didn’t take long to out-bianchi Bianchi. In her budget proposal to our Right Honorable Good Friends on the city council, Mayor Linda Tyer called for $6 million in new spending, wants to raise your […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THURSDAY JUNE 2, 2016) — Have you ever entered a contest knowing you would win? For example, you are the only contestant in a 5K road race for those over 80. You have to finish first. Or for a more familiar example, how about playing […]
