"THE FINE PRINT"
The musings of Michael Schrader
INDEX 2: Arkansas Index (February 1995 - December 1999)
"The Fine Print" © 1994-2009 by Michael H. Schrader
LEGEND:
[GS] Written under the pseudonym George
Steinkrueger
(NBP) Never before published/web
exclusive
(NJ)
Published in the Neighborhood Journal
(OP) Published in
other publications
February 1996: Citizen An Owner, Not a Customer, of
Government (OP)
7/25/96: Political Correctness
Begets Indignant Americans [GS] (NJ)
8/7/96: Militias As American As Apple Pie [GS] (NJ)
8/14/96:
Republicans Hazardous To Your Health [GS] (NJ)
8/19/96:
The Fine Art of Distortion [GS]
(NBP)
8/21/96:
The Welfare Conundrum [GS]
(NJ)
8/28/96:
Teachers Deserve (P)Raise, Not Criticism [GS] (NJ)
9/4/96:
Beware! Bible Could Be Bannned! [GS] (NJ)
9/11/96:
Venom Pervasive in America [GS] (NJ)
9/18/96:
Teens Responsible For Their Actions [GS] (NJ)
9/25/96:
No Tolerance for No Tolerance [GS] (NJ)
10/2/96: The
Painful Truth [GS] (NJ)
10/9/96:
Always Read The Fine Print [GS] (NJ)
10/16/96:
Political Signs a Nuisance [GS] (NJ)
10/23/96:
The Dole Standard [GS] (NJ)
10/30/96: Guns Are the Refuge of the Coward [GS]
(NBP)
10/30/96:
Thumbs Up To . . . [GS] (NJ)
11/6/96: It's A Matter Of Time [GS] (NJ)
11/15/96: Should The Truth Be Sacrificed For Money?
[GS] (OP)
11/27/96: It’s Time to Show Who Is the REAL Boss [GS] (OP)
DECEMBER 1996:
NO COLUMNS WRITTEN OR PUBLISHED
1/8/97:
Certificates Do Not A Teacher Make (NJ)
1/15/97: What’s In A Name? (NJ)
1/22/97: We Should Appreciate What We Have (NJ)
1/29/97: Lesson From the Super Bowl (NJ)
2/5/97: “The Element” Is Closer Than You Think! (NJ)
2/12/97: Vindication for Gov. Faubus? (NJ)
2/19/97: Another St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
(NJ)
2/26/97: Wherefore Art Thou, Journal? (NJ)
3/5/97: With Apologies to Dr. Suess (NJ)
3/12/97: If Only I Could Remember . . . (NJ)
3/19/97: It's March! Time for
Madness! (NJ)
3/26/97: A Matter of Character(s) (NJ)
4/9/97: Of Ken and
the Black Goo (NJ)
4/16/97: Watch Out
For That Tree! (NJ)
4/23/97: Just
Another Birthday? (NJ)
4/30/97: Once a
Parent, Always a Parent (NJ)
5/7/97:
Will Lincoln and Kennedy Live? (NJ)
5/14/97:
Another Hallmark Moment (NJ)
5/21/97:
To The Class of 1997... (NJ)
5/28/97:
What A Drag It Is Getting Old (With apologies to The Rolling Stones)
(NJ)
6/18/97:
Multi-Tasking for Fathers (NJ)
6/25/97:
So Much Time To Waste (NJ)
7/02/97:
The Seven-year Itch (NJ)
7/09/97:
A Not-so-tall Texas Tale
(NJ)
7/16/97:
But Seriously, Folks . . . (NJ)
7/23/97:
It's That Time Again! (NJ)
7/30/97:
The Demolition Derby Blues! (NJ)
8/06/97:
Topic or Not, The Show Must Go On! (NJ)
8/13/97:
Meeting the Dad Challenge!
(NJ)
8/20/97:
The Mystery of the Missing Rose Bush (NJ)
8/27/97:
To Mom, With My Deepest Apologies (Again!) (NJ)
9/03/97:
Welcome To The AM Wasteland (NJ)
9/10/97: Why Is It? (NJ)
9/17/97: Get A Life, Will Ya? (NJ)
9/17/97: Untitled (OP)
9/24/97: What Would Ben Franklin Say? (NJ)
10/08/97: Coming Soon, To A Family Near You (NJ)
10/15/97: Close Encounters Of The Bug Kind (NJ)
10/22/97:
The Great Dupe, Part I
(NJ)
10/29/97:
The Great Dupe, Part II
(NJ)
11/05/97:
The Great Dupe, Part III
(NJ)
11/12/97:
The Great Dupe, Part IV
(NJ)
11/19/97: "Money Is Not An Incentive!" (NJ)
11/26/97: Lord Of The Flies...Not! (NJ)
12/03/97: And Now, To Recap... (NJ)
12/10/97: The Joy Of Self-Employment (NJ)
12/24/97: Treatise On A Holiday (NJ)
12/31/97: Wishes For The New Year (NJ)
1/14/98: Thanks, Congressman Snyder (NJ)
1/21/98:
Where Does The Time Go? (NJ)
1/28/98: Clinton Is Slick, Not Stupid! (NJ)
2/04/98: Sometimes You Have To Let Your Wife Know (NJ)
2/11/98: Educators Get An "F" (NJ)
2/18/98: Fun With Semantics (NJ)
2/25/98: Are The Educated Educated? (NJ)
3/04/98: Mrs. Clinton Is Right (NJ)
3/11/98: Mr. Sleep Is Sorely Missed! (NJ)
3/18/98: What Is Really The Truth? (NJ)
3/25/98: Tell Me Again...Why Did We Have A Revolution? (NJ)
4/01/98:
Knee-Jerk Reactions Not A Laughing Matter (NJ)
4/08/98:
What Would Jefferson Think? (NJ)
4/15/98:
The People vs. Larry Flynt and the People (NJ)
4/22/98:
Dead Men Make Lousy Workers (NJ)
4/29/98:
Maybe Being An Anachronism Is Not A Bad Thing, After All! (NJ)
5/06/98:
Restricting The Pursuit of Happiness First Step To Communism
(NJ)
5/13/98:
Letters, I Get Letters! (NJ)
5/20/98:
These Dead Shall Not Have Died In Vain (A. Lincoln, 1863)
(NJ)
5/27/98:
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
(NJ)
6/03/98:
To See The Light, One Must Experience The Darkness
(NJ)
6/10/98:
Opportunism Is Okay, Whining Is Not
(NJ)
6/17/98:
Archie Bunker's Place
(NJ)
6/24/98:
"Gee, I Wish I Had Spent More Time At The Office"
(NJ)
7/01/98:
Thoughts For A New Year
(NJ)
7/08/98:
Are Men Really Better Than Women?
(NJ)
7/15/98:
From The Mailbag
(NJ)
7/22/98:
Send In The Clones
(NJ)
7/29/98:
Will The Real Cabot Please Stand Up?
(NJ)
8/05/98:
America: The Land Of The Lost Innocents
(NJ)
8/12/98:
Who Knows What A Decade Will Bring?
(NJ)
8/19/98:
What Happened To "Turn The Other Cheek?"
(NJ)
8/26/98:
Willful Omissions Undermine Democracy
(NJ)
9/02/98:
Parents Share Blame For School Failures
(NJ)
9/09/98:
Religions Of The World, Unite!
(NJ)
9/16/98:
It's About Leadership, Stupid!
(NJ)
9/23/98:
Has Clinton Been Good For The Country?
(NJ)
9/30/98:
Would Jesus Really Have Stiffed The Waitress?
(NJ)
10/07/98:
Let Adults Be Adults And Kids Be Kids
(NJ)
10/14/98:
REPEAT OF COLUMN FROM 1994
(NJ)
10/21/98:
Beware Of The Demagogues! Your Life Could Be At Risk!
(NJ)
10/28/98:
Politics Is Not Just For The Rich - One Person Can Make A Difference!
(NJ)
11/04/98:
Principles Do Matter, Don't They?
(NJ)
11/11/98:
We Need To Be Guided By Conscience, Not Government
(NJ)
11/18/98:
Do You Want Your Face On A Poster?
(NJ)
11/25/98:
We Need To Be Prepared
(NJ)
12/02/98:
Governors Are People Too!
(NJ)
12/09/98:
REPEAT OF COLUMN FROM FEBRUARY 1996
(NJ)
12/16/98:
What You Do To One, You Do To Many
(NJ)
12/23/98:
The True Meaning Of The Season?
(NJ)
1/06/99:
Lack Of Opportunity Begets "Natural State" (NJ)
1/13/99:
Too Many Words, Not Enough Action (NJ)
1/20/99: The Devil Is In The Details (NJ)
1/27/99: A Tale Of Two Cities' Mayors (NJ)
2/03/99: The Name's The Game! (NJ)
2/10/99: Let Me Qualify That... (NJ)
2/17/99: Getting To Know You, Getting To Know All About You (NJ)
2/24/99: We've Come A Long Way, Baby! Not Really! (NJ)
3/03/99: Remember The Innocents! (NJ)
3/10/99: Illusion of "Victory"
Makes Painful Reality of Failure (NJ)
3/17/99: "You See The World Through Your Cynical Eyes"
(NJ)
3/24/99: Take My Substitute, Please! [Guest columnist SAMUEL FULLER] (NJ)
3/31/99: It Never Hurts To Ask An Expert
(NJ)
4/07/99: Alcohol Is Sometimes Not To Blame For Accidents (NJ)
4/14/99: Teacher! My Computer Ate It! (NJ)
4/21/99: All Good Things... (NJ)
MAY 1999:
COLUMN PUBLISHED BUT MISSING
(NJ)
JUNE 1999:
COLUMN PUBLISHED BUT MISSING
(NJ)
7/26/99:
Remembering John-John (NJ)
AUGUST 1999:
COLUMN PUBLISHED BUT MISSING
(NJ)
SEPTEMBER 1999:
COLUMN PUBLISHED BUT MISSING
(NJ)
OCTOBER 1999:
COLUMN PUBLISHED BUT MISSING
(NJ)
11/10/99:
The Message Is Right, But The Approach Could Use Some Work... (NJ)
DECEMBER 1999:
COLUMN PUBLISHED BUT MISSING
(NJ)