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Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 26, 2025 Ahh, those pretzels always made him thirsty … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,266 of The Daily Dirt. 1. There’s only one Kramer, and that’s probably a good thing. Like the other main characters we’ve discussed this week from the “Seinfeld” sitcom, the cultural…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 26, 2025 Jerry and Elaine’s relationship was always an underlying theme … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,266 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today we look at Elaine in our ongoing tribute to the principal characters of the legendary “Seinfeld” sitcom. The magic that made “Seinfeld”…
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My wife could have played a Seinfeld character. She’s a low talker, too … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,265 of The Daily Dirt. Here we go with day two of our mini-tribute to the principal characters on “Seinfeld.” I hope you enjoy my five favorite moments dedicated to Jerry. 1.…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, April 24, 2025 Costanza’s marvelous combination of insecurity and paranoia has long provided us with plenty of laughs … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,264 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I’ve never tried to hide the fact how much I have always loved “Seinfeld”. If a TV…
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old father of three, has never been charged with a crime, yet the Trump Administration sent him to an infamous prison in El Salvador. Trump has since defied judges at every level, including the Supreme Court, ignoring orders to provide Garcia his right to due process. Now it seems that anyone can…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, April 23, 2025 I seem to run into the nephew living in disgrace way too much … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,263 of The Daily Dirt 1. We’ve all met them, more than likely on a daily basis. Oh, you know them very well. They are…
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We Americans love capitalism. We hate socialism because we see it as the enemy of capitalism. We also love good Samaritans. Right here in Quincy, we have a fine institution named after the “good Samaritan.” The name comes from a story that most of us have heard. One reason why we love capitalism is that…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Unofficially, five of those six texts have been sent in the Eighinger household … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,262 of The Daily Dirt 1. I think it’s safe to say what husbands often text to their wives is a private sort of language, or code. Earlier…
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It was with great interest that I recently read a recent Muddy River News article on digital/crypto-currencies. I’m not sure if the author is local or not, but the tone of the article was certainly one of a trade organization trying to promote crypto to an unsuspecting public and trying to make it sound both…
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I am the mother to a 6-year-old non-verbal child with level 3 autism with global developmental delay. I am writing to implore that people take the initiative to dig into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements that he has made about autism. The verbiage he used is very damaging to the Autism community and their families.…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, April 21, 2025 When you get to thought No. 2, make sure you don’t miss what those new Pringle’s chip flavors are scheduled to be … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,261 of The Daily Dirt 1. There are few things a certified boomer enjoys more than…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, April 20, 2025 All things considered, I think I lean toward streaking. And for the record, I have never appeared in public without clothing … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,260 of The Daily Dirt 1. Ahhh … the 1970s. We remember them well, sometimes too well.…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday April 19, 2025 Don’t forget, I’m a happy married senior citizen … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,259 of The Daily Dirt 1. First of all, I may be happiest married man in history. I just needed to get that out front before today’s first thought. You”ll…
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Daily Dirt for Friday April 18, 2025 Today’s Daily Dirt can be filed under the “you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression.” Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,259 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The opening lines of a song are crucial. Always. Those initial words can make or…
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I qualify as a person with Morton’s toe (as described in Steve Eighinger’s Daily Dirt column on April 11) and wondered for a long time of its significance, if any. While working in Ireland, I first learned it being called a Celtic toe and something I should be proud of. I had not heard of it…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday April 17, 2025 Slumping Olive Garden had been on top since 2018 … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,258 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Welcome to the throne, Texas Roadhouse. The new leader when it comes to Americans’ favorite casual dining preference is Texas Roadhouse, knocking Olive…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday April 16, 2025 If you’re not a fan of the Steve Miller Band, you’ll likely enjoy today’s third thought … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,258 of The Daily Dirt. 1. There’s a new sheriff in town, fellas. At least when it comes to entertaining license plates.…
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On April 14, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office became aware of a social media post made by Scott’s Minor Collision and Towing. The post questioned the towing service procedures employed by the City of Hannibal and criticized our office for not adhering to a similar rotational system, suggesting that our towing practices lack fairness. We…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Tuesday April 15, 2025 For the record, I’ll never feel the same again about vanilla flavoring … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,257 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Getting old can be demanding. Each morning (or, let’s be honest, early afternoon) when I rise and shine I need…
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What’s your view on The Sunshine Protection Act being debated in Congress? Muddy River News would like to hear from you. Share your view with our survey. Debating The Sunshine Protection Act The Sunshine Protection Act proposes to eliminate the biannual changing of clocks and establish daylight saving time as the year-round standard. No more…
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Remember when a situation involving April Azotea’s sales tax license for her business was brought to the public’s attention during a Hannibal City Council candidate’s forum? Muddy River News reported on that. Now we have a run-off between Azotea and Tammy Riley for the 2nd Ward City Council seat scheduled for April 22. Muddy River…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, April 14, 2025 But if you’re a righty, you’ll likely live longer … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,256 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Only about 10 percent of the world’s population is left-handed, and that includes celebrities. But even though left-handers are relatively few and far…
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Gov. JB Pritzker said last week that the extreme uncertainty with the US government and the international economy might mean that the legislature may have to reconvene to reconfigure the state budget after it adjourns at the end of next month. “It may very well be that we’re going to have to come back at…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, April 13, 2025 The ‘garage-rock’ era was a special time … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,255 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The year 1965 will always be special for me. That was when my ear was drawn to the radio for something other than baseball for…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 12, 2025 Were the 1970s actually a better decade movie-wise than the 1980s? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,254 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The 1970s represented a decade that brought us truly great movie moments. Yesterday in this space, we looked at how inspiring the…
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