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 […]
Well, it is breaking news, I suppose. It just didn’t happen overnight. Whatever, pray tell, are you talking about Craig? Obviously, I’m talking about HomewardBound of the Grand Valley’s announcement that it’s closing its emergency shelter on North Avenue early next year. The announcement hit Facebook on Thursday night (don’t these folks know you always […]
Isn’t that what elections have become all about? Well, except electing folks who are the tip of the iceberg on government needing more of your money. I could have added to the headline, “Like it always does after another failed social experiment,” but I prefer to digress in the body, not the punchline, errrr, headline. […]
Tell me you haven’t asked yourself this question for two reasons. Reason No. 1, it’s the obvious question to ask, and No. 2, it’s the question none of the current union candidates seem to have a good answer for – unless you count their answers stating they are running to maintain the successes of their […]