OP-ED (Bennington Vale Evening Transcript) -- Today, March 2, commemorates the 108th birthday of literary genius Theodore Geisel, known to generations of young readers as Dr. Seuss. So where's the Google Doodle honoring the legacy of this great American? I opened my browser today and saw only the standard Google home page. I suppose because Seuss was considered a raving liberal, Corporate America and its overlords decided to give the good doctor a pass today. As perhaps the only Democrat in San Narciso County, I certainly know how that feels. I can't even get a bus ticket in this town without an interrogation about my destination, my reasons for traveling, or who I'm meeting once I get there. But no, I'm not going to equate these uncomfortable inspections to a trip through East Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie. The treatment I receive in San Narciso's much worse, because the scrutiny is being instituted by businesses. Think of writing a check at Radio Shack, and you'll understand the life of a progressive in this eugenic Stepford community.

OP ED -- Today, March 2, commemorates the 107th birthday of literary genius Theodore Geisel, known to generations of young readers as Dr. Seuss. So where’s the Google Doodle honoring the legacy of this great American? I opened my browser today and saw only the standard Google home page. I suppose that because Seuss was considered a raving liberal, Corporate America and its overlords have decided to give the good doctor a pass today. As perhaps the only Democrat in San Narciso County, I certainly know how that feels. I can’t even get a bus ticket in this town without an interrogation about my destination, my reasons for traveling, or who I’m meeting once I get there. But no, I’m not going to equate these uncomfortable inspections to a trip through East Berlin’s Checkpoint Charlie. The treatment I receive in San Narciso’s much worse, because the scrutiny is being instituted by businesses. Think of writing a check at Radio Shack, and you’ll understand the life of a progressive in this eugenic Stepford community.

SAN NARCISO, Calif. -- Chuck E. Cheese’s is a chain of pizza restaurants and arcades that have become popular locations for children’s birthday parties. And though the company’s slogan touts it as a place “where a kid can be a kid,” the death of a child this weekend in the Ticket Blaster Experience has caused angry parents to pack the streets of Bennington Vale in protest, waving signs that read “Where a Kid Can be a Corpse.”