The ’21st Century Peace through Strength Act’ would force the split of the hugely popular app TikTok from its Chinese owner, or else make the app illegal to download…
Author: Louis Cannon
READY, FIRE, AIM: Old Friends
Paul Simon was only 24 years old when he wrote in the song, ‘Old Friends’…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Hate Paying Taxes? Blame the Pharaohs
I’ve been hankering for a reason to blame the ancient Egyptians, and now I have one…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The War Nobody Wants
Downtown businesses would prefer to have the highway project magically happen somewhere else. Maybe in Bayfield?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Driving Disney’s Autopia Into the Future
When I was eight, my parents took us to Disneyland in Anaheim, California — where I experienced the thrill of driving my own car on the Autopia freeway…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Big Foot… and the Null Hypothesis
Many of us believe that the Yeti and the Sasquatch are the same, identical primate. Or at least, close cousins. But science hasn’t been able to clear up that question for us…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Second Coming of Donald Trump
“I’m proud to partner with Lee in this offering. He’s a very special man, both as a talent, but maybe even more so, as a human being. He’s very, very special…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Old News is Good News
What just happened? I mean, like, yesterday? Or even earlier this morning?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Boredom Doesn’t Have to be Boring
“Host Manoush Zomorodi inspires us to learn more about the world, our communities, and most importantly, ourselves….”
READY, FIRE, AIM: My (Scary?) Joe Biden Coffee Mug
Are the Democrats trying to tell us that President Biden has x-ray vision? Or am I missing the joke?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Did Social Media Kill the Web… or Was It Us?
I understand, that the grammar in the headline, which my editor picked for this column, might be ambiguous…
READY, FIRE, AIM: McDaniel in the Lion’s Den
Ronna who?
READY, FIRE, AIM: Fear of Flying
“I’ve seen a lot of sensationalism around aviation lately. The fact is our aviation system is the safest in the world…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Complaining About Life in a Mountain Resort Town
I’ll go ahead and say it: I don’t like being around people who complain…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Lucky One-Armed Shoemaker
Once upon a time there lived, in the little town of Pigsweat, an old one-armed shoemaker named Oval Krnzt…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad TikTok?
The vote was 352 in favor; 65 opposed. Pretty impressive disapproval of a social media company’s ownership model…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Keeping Up with the Joneses, on Steroids
A new term, “money dysmorphia,” aims to describe the distorted view of one’s finances that nearly one-third of Americans say they now experience…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How About Snake for Dinner?
You wouldn’t want to eat the entire snake, however. Not in one sitting, at least…