Personal – Craig Calcaterra

My night at the school board meeting

I went and did a democracy.

General, Pandemic Diary, Personal, Politics, Science

UPDATE: School Board Member is Censured for Equating Masks with Holocaust; Deletes Tweets

Philip Derrow styles himself a man of reason and intellect. In reality, he’s spreading the worst kind of COVID misinformation and trafficking in the most offense of tropes.

Law, Personal, Travel, Writing

AMERICA’S BEST SUBURB

You know you’ve reached New Albany when, about ten miles east of Columbus, you see the white paddock fence running along the freeway. It runs along most of the streets, around the schools and businesses too. Most paddock fences keep horses in. The people who live in New Albany can afford horses if they want […]

Personal, Politics

Early voting in Franklin County, Ohio: quick, easy, and confidence-inspiring

I voted today. I could not be happier with how things went. Despite a massive spike in early voting, the Franklin County Board of Elections had the man-and-woman power, the resources, and the technology in place to deal with it. It should be like that everywhere.

Books, Entertainment, Media, Personal, Sports, Writing

“Medallion Status” and waking up from a comfortable sleep

This is a book review. And more.

Business, Media, Personal, Sports, Writing

Announcing: Cup of Coffee

I am launching a new daily newsletter that will give you a quick, entertaining, and informative one-stop daily baseball briefing before you have your first cup of coffee.

Business, Media, Personal, Sports, Writing

I got laid off, y’all

As most people know by now, earlier this week NBCUniversal launched a massive round of layoffs that are expected to affect 10% of the company’s 35,000 full-time staffers. The cuts are coming from across the board and include the broadcast networks it operates, Universal Studios and the Universal Studios theme parks, and its digital properties. […]