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 […]
Well, I do. I really do. I probably care too much. I can even prove it, because people ask me all the time, “Why do you care so much about that, Craig?” or “What’s it to you, Hall?” The biggest problem is the people asking are usually either in government, forcing its lust for power […]
I had planned to write a combo Thanksgiving/Birthday column since I have a smaller space to fill this edition, and it’s the first time in the history of The Business Times we have a deadline that falls in Thanksgiving week. More importantly, this deadline also falls on the anniversary of my 64th trip around the […]
Hello to our old buddy (yes, that’s sarcasm) who should have a long time ago been referred to as “ex-council member” Jason Nguyen. Yeah, I’m putting you in the news again after calling for your resignation or, if the new council had any backbone, removal from your position on Grand Junction City Council. For my […]
It’s time America SNAPped to its senses over SNAP. Seriously. You want me to believe part of the shut down was about feeding the hungry? How many shelters are in your town? How many food banks? How many “soup kitchens?” How many stories do you read in local newspapers every year about hunger? How many […]
And I’m afraid, based on this last election and many preceding ones, along with life experience of government being involved in every aspect of our lives, we’re past the tipping point. Because when it comes to government, power and money are all about control. That’s why it steals more and more of the one and […]