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Naked dressing: from Studio 54 to the bridal procession

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Brides should know that they already have a man. They don't have to use their wedding to attract a date for Saturday night. They've supposedly secured one for the foreseeable future. Thus, it's hard to figure how the fashion trend of "naked dressing," lamentable even at nightclubs, has invaded the precincts of ancient social custom. Displaying one's privates — or underwear — in public started as a fashion trend pushed by attention-hungry celebrities. Now it's walking down the aisle. The traditional bridal dress is white for its association with purity, innocence and, yes, ...

DSA stands for freeloaders — hold onto your wallets

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New Yorkers, hold onto your wallets, and brace yourselves for financial chaos. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's minions, also known as the Democratic Socialists of America, are preparing to radicalize the state Legislature when they take their newly won seats in Albany at the end of the year. How crazy will it get? One warning sign appeared on Friday, when Brian Romero, a DSA member endorsed by Mamdani, put up a GoFundMe page to raise money for his own rent and food expenses until January, when he'll get sworn in as the assemblymember representing East Elmhurst, Jackson ...

Rodgers drops bomb on Fauci, 'absolute coward'

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Future Football Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers is preparing for his last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, so he was flippant in a recent interview with his pal Pat McAfee at ESPN. When asked about his mindset during his final year, Rodgers wisecracked: "I'm going to plead the Fifth. Like that absolute coward Tony Fauci." Rodgers, along with other famous athletes like tennis star Novak Djokovic, decided against getting the COVID vaccine, and professed that he wasn't going to worry about a "cancel-culture casket." He fudged an answer that he was "inoculated," giving the false ...

The road to Branson wasn’t traveled alone

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The Mifflin County Babe Ruth 15-16-year-old All-Stars left Monday for the Babe Ruth World Series in Branson, Missouri, carrying something more than their baseball equipment. They’ll carry a county with them. That may sound like a lot to place on 15- and 16-year-old baseball players, but it comes with earning a place on a stage this big. Nobody handed these players a trip to Missouri. They earned it on the field. They gave Mifflin County another reason to be proud. Mifflin County opens pool play Friday, Aug. 7, against Fort Myers, Florida, then faces the United Kingdom, Arizona and ...

Readers' opinions

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Only God is most trustworthy, not man To the Editor: We enter this world at the time appointed by God for our birth. We enter life knowing nothing. We have to learn everything: how to eat, how to talk, how to walk, etc. We learn from those God has placed in our lives to teach us. Our primary learning comes from our parents, and we learn other things from others we have contact with. One very important thing we needed to learn is to trust and who we could put our trust in. Not all of those who become involved in our learning of knowledge teach us what is true and right. So we had ...

The craziest lure: The Coike baits

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Match the hatch. Almost any expert will tell you the key to catching more fish is to offer a bait or lure that matches what they are naturally eating. It makes sense, after all, that a hungry fish is more likely to be enticed by something that they are already searching for. But one of the most popular lures to hit the market is ignoring all the rules. The Coike baits, also known as an urchin or dice bait, do not look like anything bass eat or even see in freshwater. Yet they are catching fish and reeling in a lot of anglers. So, what is the Coike bait? Basically, it is a plastic ...