Salem News klassifies online comments

The Salem News announced today that by the end of next week anonymous commenting will no longer be allowed on online stories.

Wee here at KIKS want you to know that as always, we welcome anonymous comments. Additionally, we don't even moderate or sensor them. Criticize our ideas, we can take it! Comment away!

More SNOW!

We live in New England, but wow! It's predicted that we will get even more snow today and tomorrow. That's on top of the 66 or so inches we already have.

Salemites do not appear to be handling it very well. Check out the live snowpocalypse blog at Salem Patch. It appears that the natives are getting restless, and possibly even violent. My favorite entry: 9:11 a.m. — Officials said they may have to arrest people in the vicinity of Museum Place Garage if they continue to be disorderly.

Calm down people, it's just some more #*(&$ snow.

Speed up for Allie?

A recent thread on Facebook reminded me that a few times a month something happens that makes me say "don't forget to write the Allie post."

A quick Google search will give you lots of background info on the tragic case of Allie Castner, a 15-year-old girl mowed down in a crosswalk by a former Salem High School sports star, who got off completely, possibly because of his family's ties to the Essex County DA.

Since this occurred, her family put out some bumper stickers that say "Slow Down for Allie" over a butterfly image. You can view or order one here. The proceeds benefit the Allie Castner Scholarship Fund.

Since these stickers have come out, I've noticed an interesting phenomenon. If you are in the Marblehead/Salem area, and see someone driving a massive SUV in a manner that would suggest that they have a death wish, and no regard for the lives of pedestrians or other drivers, it's a virtual certainty that they have one of these stickers on the back of their massive SUV. I don't know why, but these people drive like utter asshats. Maybe they think that the sticker provides them with protection? It doesn't! Yet still, they speed, tailgate, especially love to run red lights and ignore stop signs, turn illegally, U-turn illegally, fail to yield to pedestrians and other drivers with the right of way, and generally just suck at driving.

Take your own advice, people! Slow the hell down and pay attention!