It’s rare when I have a string of three consecutive columns (this now being the third) that somehow connect. If I recall, I have done what some might consider a short “series” of columns on the same topic. A set comes to mind about how the health-care industry came into being and how the government […]
Yeah, this article is about getting away from the world. And a little bit about how no matter how hard we try, the world has a way of pulling us back in or letting us know it’s still a factor even when you think you’ve escaped, but with a twist. Fact is, you just can’t […]
Even though I run a weekly newspaper, I can’t get my head around how “clarifying” this took a week, or how bad reporting can pretty much destroy a livelihood in the same amount of time. How else can one explain what happened to (according to the same KKCO who was destroying their business) “popular restaurant […]
And no, the work being done isn’t in a good way. Yes, you are free to complain and ask why I am writing and criticizing a party I am not a party to, and I’d agree it’s a quality question worth asking. Well, here’s why. The main thing I’m about to write about is one […]
And believe me when I say it, that’s not a good thing. One of the hardest things I do isn’t writing this column on a Friday morning for deadline. After 25 years of writing with no formal training, I’ve found I can handle 900 words in about an hour or so pretty handily – although […]
And there’s a reason why everyone uses them. From preachers to movie stars to the boss you dislike to your parents all the way to the lowest form of life on the planet, that politician you despise so much. The problem with eternal truths is that while many folks use them to promote their schemes […]
That is, if I truly believe why I’m here is why I’m here. But if I write why I think I’m here, many of you won’t want to hear it. Then again, many will, but then eventually they won’t. That’s something I found out – albeit several weeks after I wrote what I wrote – […]
But let’s start this column with what’s most important. The fact that every week for the past 52 weeks, you’ve had a copy of The Business Times available to pick up and read. And folks, that was goal Numero Uno back on Jan. 8, 2025. One could say, “Mission Accomplished.” To me, it’s more like […]
The Business Times, in case you were wondering. Yup, just when you think writing on politics and government has given all it has to give, the local hubbub over the two new Mesa County Library Board members gave me some darned good low-hanging fruitcake to mash up, but I’m not gonna re-gift the insanity of […]
Or … maybe it is. And no, it isn’t deserving of a laughing emoji on Facebook either, as so many Tina sycophants are wont to do as a first reaction. Because it isn’t funny. It’s arguably the greatest distraction in the recent history of politics. Raise your hand if you thought a criminal from the […]