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Author: Gary Beatty

Gary Beatty lives between Florida and Pagosa Springs. He retired after 30 years as a prosecutor for the State of Florida, has a doctorate in law, is Board Certified in Criminal Trial law by the Florida Supreme Court, and is now a law professor.
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Too Big to Fail, Redux?

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Too Big to Fail, Redux?

Posted on November 5, 2024November 5, 2024 by Gary Beatty

On the south central plain of Oklahoma is the small town of Lindsay, population (as of the 2020 census) under 3,000…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Trump's Brilliant Political Stunt

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Trump’s Brilliant Political Stunt

Posted on October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 by Gary Beatty

Are those analogies silly? Of course! That’s the point — which many of Harris’ supporters completely miss…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Discussion of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’

Posted on October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 by Gary Beatty

I suggest the actions of the current administration over the past three years clearly demonstrate contempt for the rule of law…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Equity & Hurricane Debris

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Equity & Hurricane Debris

Posted on October 14, 2024October 14, 2024 by Gary Beatty

That is how we deal with federal ‘equity’ bureaucracy here in Florida…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season, Part 4

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season, Part 4

Posted on October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 by Gary Beatty

The local media, of course, are in a frenzy… and it’s working. Grocery stores shelves are empty…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Desire for a Better Class of Tourists

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Desire for a Better Class of Tourists

Posted on September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 by Gary Beatty

“…tourism might look like the goose to lay the golden eggs. But like Blanche Dubois in dim light, the tourism economic panacea is a seductive illusion…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner's Conflict of Interest, Part Three

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest, Part Three

Posted on September 5, 2024September 5, 2024 by Gary Beatty

So I went to the definitions provided for Article 18 in general (Subsection 24-18-102), and there was no definition for “shall not” there either…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner's Conflict of Interest, Part Two

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest, Part Two

Posted on September 4, 2024September 5, 2024 by Gary Beatty

Many law schools still require first year students to learn legal research the “old way” before allowing them to use computers…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner's Conflict of Interest, Part One

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest, Part One

Posted on September 3, 2024September 4, 2024 by Gary Beatty

Bill Hudson’s recent series about a meeting of Pagosa area residents to consider the recall of a county commissioner for a possible conflict of interest caught my interest…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Unraveling of U.S. Economic Influence, Part Two

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Unraveling of U.S. Economic Influence, Part Two

Posted on August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 by Gary Beatty

When the Saudi’s made their deal with Russia, they ended the exclusive use of U.S. petro-dollars as the means of buying oil…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Unraveling of U.S. Economic Influence, Part One

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Unraveling of U.S. Economic Influence, Part One

Posted on August 27, 2024August 28, 2024 by Gary Beatty

By 1927, the planned U.S. inflation was accomplishing its goal of helping England. Two years later that inflation resulted in the 1929 stock market crash…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Quick Refresher on Freedom of Speech in America

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Quick Refresher on Freedom of Speech in America

Posted on August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 by Gary Beatty

As I’ve written before, the United States Supreme Court long ago held “that speakers are protected against all government agencies and officials”…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Contemporary American Economics 101... Part Four

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Contemporary American Economics 101… Part Four

Posted on August 8, 2024August 8, 2024 by Gary Beatty

My conclusions, and concerns, are based on what I’ve learned over the past few months of intensive study of classic economic theory…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Contemporary American Economics 101... Part Three

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Contemporary American Economics 101… Part Three

Posted on August 7, 2024August 8, 2024 by Gary Beatty

Now, here’s the kicker. The Fed can see that ‘commercial loan bubble’ collapse on the horizon…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Contemporary American Economics 101... Part Two

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Contemporary American Economics 101… Part Two

Posted on August 6, 2024August 7, 2024 by Gary Beatty

Shouldn’t us commoners be able to cash in on the stock market just like the elites? Sure, we should, but that’s not what usually happens…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Contemporary American Economics 101... Part One

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Contemporary American Economics 101… Part One

Posted on August 5, 2024September 1, 2024 by Gary Beatty

I don’t trust government — particularly the current administration — or the financial industry to look out for my best economic interest. In fact, I think they are colluding against us commoners…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Dry Gulch Reservoir Plan; Good Money After Bad

Posted on July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 by Gary Beatty

“Damn, that future-reservoir land purchase we made sure seems to have turned out to be a boondoggle…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The ‘Hoi Aristoi’

Posted on July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 by Gary Beatty

A reader strongly disagreed with my characterization of “highly educated people” being “naive”…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW:  A Cronus Government, Eating Its Children, Part Two

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Cronus Government, Eating Its Children, Part Two

Posted on July 10, 2024July 10, 2024 by Gary Beatty

It seems the majority of the current Court Justices believe it’s time Orwellian big-government bureaucracy is brought to heel…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
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