As a newspaper owner and columnist, I live by one rule when it comes to my keystroke-related contributions to the Business Times. I write about what’s on my mind and heart when I wake up on deadline Tuesdays. As embarrassing as it is to admit — and to some of my “fans,” I’m sure it’s […]
Or concerns, gripes, opinions and ultimate desires. Of the many reasons, foremost is because going to government for solutions for personal problems creates the most vile creature to ever inhabit the Earth: a politician willing to solve each and every problem for each and every one of us. Just remember, what you want fixed for […]
As I begin today’s column, it’s hard to believe I have nothing I want to write about. After all, the world is upside down with fish-in-a-barrel content to jump upon. Please forgive me if you think I shouldn’t write about fish in a barrel having a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness […]
Of all the Ronald Reagan quotes I enjoy, this one might be my favorite: “Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the Democrats believe every day is April 15.” I bet Ronnie is turning over in his grave knowing all too many Republicans believe this as well today. Just look at their […]
Remember our parents’ warning about getting what we ask for coming back to bite us in our backsides? Even if we don’t, life has a way of making us realize what our parents warned about was an eternal truth. In my life, it’s more than just that single truth to be careful about as I’ve […]
Those of you who know me know I end up in too many conversations that take up entirely too much of my time and attention. When I’m honest, I realize that’s a bad thing — whether I began the conversation, jumped into someone else’s conversation or was invited into a conversation. We also know where […]
If our last school board election taught us one thing — on either side of the political spectrum — there are myriad problems within Mesa County School District 51. While it’s obvious each side has its peculiar sets of concerns and won’t agree how things should be done to alleviate and eliminate (politically) those problems, […]
If there’s a set of two-word, federal and state governing ways of doing business, it should be these two in the headline for this column. In fact, one of these has become the only allowed way government now controls the confiscation and waste of our hard-earned dollars. The other is becoming the way government controls […]
Wait, what? That’s a favorite saying my buddy Clark and I recite. It usually comes out when something obvious is stated that was being ignored or when either of us says or does something completely, well, nonsensical. You’d think calling for New Year’s resolutions in February seems kinda illogical on my part. But is it? […]
My mind works in mysterious ways. Otherwise, how could a casual conversation about car insurance take me back to one of the banes of my existence? Yet, somehow I end up at the National Football League and its instant replay rules. Before all you absolute, boycotting crazies start in on me, please note I’m not […]