I’m up against one of those deadlines when I don’t know what to write about. Maybe it’s more I don’t care enough about any topic to write about it or perhaps the too-unreal-for-satire situation our country finds itself in has worn me down. I won’t say here. But my goodness, it’s almost too much. For now, […]
Every day, week and month brings an observance to mark, albeit some more significant than others. Let’s not debate, for example, the merits of International Talk Like a Pirate Day — which happens to fall on Sept. 19 for those looking forward to shivering their timbers. Nonetheless, there are two observances worth, well, observing that […]
I still remember the introductory philosophy course I took as a freshman in college. It’s curious, isn’t it, what sticks to your brain like so much proverbial glue? More than 40 years after the fact, I can recall the purposely nonsensical examples the professor cited to illustrate the transitive properties of logic. “If all Martians […]
You know, I’ve always felt lucky this profession chose me nearly 20 years ago. Those who know me well, know there’s a whole lot that goes into my background story before I moved to Grand Junction. Like everyone else, there’s been successes, tragedy, love, divorce, good jobs, bad jobs, fired from jobs, adolescent silliness and […]
Relieved to have filed your income tax forms for another year — or at least filed for the extension that provides a reprieve? That’s a rhetorical question, of course. Who isn’t relieved to complete the onerous task of figuring how much is owed Uncle Sam and his ilk in Denver — or worse still, sending […]
I’m usually no less suspicious of email pitches than carnival barkers. As editor of a business journal, I see more pitches in a week than a big league batter sees in an entire season. But the subject line of this particular email was just too enticing to ignore: how to be happier at work. I […]
This edition of the Business Times could be described as the awards issue. That wasn’t the plan at the start of the production cycle. But as deadline neared, more and more information kept coming in about Grand Valley businesses, business people and students winning recognition for their efforts. You can read all about it in […]
Another is you just don’t get to do whatever the hell you want just because your party controls all three levels of government in Denver. But that’s what we have today with Colorado Democrats. As I began my column this morning, I came across a letter a friend of mine wrote to our newly elected […]
I’ve long intended to write an advice column about avoiding procrastination, but always put it off. I wanted to write the column and knew the additional stress I’d endure at deadline if I waited too long to do so. For one reason or another, I never got started. I guess I didn’t feel like it. […]
Tax Freedom Day is coming. Unfortunately, that’s not a celebration during which federal, state and local taxes are suspended for the day and taxpayers could feel what it’s like, if only momentarily, to have that particular burden lifted from their shoulders. Rather, Tax Freedom Day is the day in which the average taxpayer has finally […]