Sean Thomas

Newark

Chief Editor at The Slanted

(Chief Editor of https://t.co/8Z7cfPZw2c) If you are following me I will force my opinion upon you.

Articles

The lost art of getting lost

1 month ago | spectator.com.au | Sean Thomas

One of the quietly profound pleasures of travel is renting cars in ‘unusual’ locations. I’ve done it in Azerbaijan, Colombia, Syria and Peru (of which more later). I’ve done it in Yerevan airport, Armenia, where the car-rental guy was so amazed that someone wanted to hire a car to ‘drive around Armenia’ that he apparently thought I was insane.
The lost art of getting lost

1 month ago | spectator.co.uk | Sean Thomas

One of the quietly profound pleasures of travel is renting cars in ‘unusual’ locations. I’ve done it in Azerbaijan, Colombia, Syria and Peru (of which more later). I’ve done it in Yerevan airport, Armenia, where the car-rental guy was so amazed that someone wanted to hire a car to ‘drive around Armenia’ that he apparently thought I was insane. Later, having endured the roads of Armenia, I saw his point – though the road trip itself was a blast.
David Lammy and the trouble with foreign taxis

1 month ago | spectator.com.au | Sean Thomas

After decades on the road, I’ve collected a few rules that have served me well. Rule one: always go inside a cathedral. However dull, tiny or ugly it may seem, it will always tell you something. Even if that something is ‘avoid this town.’ Rule two: pack condiments wherever you go.
Elk Grove Awards $350,000 in Grants to Community Events

1 month ago | egcitizen.com | Sean Thomas

May 01, 2025 11:29AM●By Sean P. Thomas, City EditorELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - The City of Elk Grove has awarded approximately $350,000 in sponsorship grants to 44 nonprofit organizations as part of its Event Sponsorship Grant Program, a city-supported initiative aimed at bolstering events that foster community connection. Now in its 13th year, the grant program is funded by the city’s general fund and supports events held within Elk Grove city limits. Applications, which closed on Feb.
Sacramento Zoo Relocation to Elk Grove Canceled After Years of Planning

1 month ago | egcitizen.com | Sean Thomas

The relocation project, first proposed in 2021, aimed to move the agingLand Park facility to a larger, modern site in Elk Grove near Kammerer Road andLotz Parkway. Photo courtesy of City of Elk Grove ELK GROVE,CA (MPG) - Plans to relocate the Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove have beenofficially canceled, bringing an end to years of planning and negotiations. Theannouncement was made on Wednesday via a city news release.
Has Donald Trump saved the world?

Jan 26, 2025 | spectator.co.uk | Sean Thomas

Like the definition of an old man in a hurry, since his inauguration Donald Trump has been pumping out orders and vetoes like Lieutenant Kilgore summoning napalm strikes in Apocalypse Now. Such has been the shock-and-awe of his legislative blitz, some of Trump’s less newsworthy diktats have gone nearly unnoticed. But hidden away in one White House document, dated January 20 2025, and titled ‘INITIAL RESCISSIONS OF HARMFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND ACTIONS’ is a policy switch that might save us all.
Has Donald Trump saved the world?

Jan 26, 2025 | spectator.com.au | Sean Thomas

Like the definition of an old man in a hurry, since his inauguration Donald Trump has been pumping out orders and vetoes like Lieutenant Kilgore summoning napalm strikes in Apocalypse Now. Such has been the shock-and-awe of his legislative blitz, some of Trump’s less newsworthy diktats have gone nearly unnoticed. But hidden away in one White House document, dated January 20 2025, and titled ‘INITIAL RESCISSIONS OF HARMFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND ACTIONS’ is a policy switch that might save us all.
Restaurant Week Returns

Jan 9, 2025 | egcitizen.com | Sean Thomas

ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - The seventh annual Elk Grove Restaurant Week kicks off on Jan. 10, offering the opportunity to try delicious local eateries at a discounted price. The event is organized by the local non-profit Explore Elk Grove and sponsored by Sky River Casino. More than 40 restaurants are participating in the event, offering discounts and special prix fixe meals for participants to enjoy.
Mayor, Councilors Take Oath of Office

Dec 19, 2024 | egcitizen.com | Sean Thomas

ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - After certifying its November election results, three familiar faces were sworn into office surrounded by family, friends and local dignitaries at the Dec. 11 Elk Grove City Council meeting. Incumbents Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and council members Darren Suen, District 1, and Kevin Spease, District 3, took their oaths of office after being reelected to another term in their respective seats.
Is Ukraine heading towards a Korean-style demilitarised zone?

Dec 4, 2024 | spectator.com.au | Sean Thomas

It is the strangest place, the demilitarised zone (DMZ) that separates South Korea from North Korea. It is simultaneously a historic battlefield, a sombre graveyard, a tourist honeypot full of coach parties from Seoul, and a Cold War frontier, hotly defended on either side.