Everyone makes mistakes, every once in a while, but the former president seems to compound mistakes…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers the Near Future, Part Three
I’m thinking, this morning, about what essentials people need to survive in a rural town in the middle of a scenic ‘nowhere’…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Battling the Foliage
So before you buy a house in Florida, ask yourself this question: Do you want to spend time fighting a jungle to have real native Florida landscaping…?
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Real Winners in the Ohio Referendum
“This is not a case of one political party against the other, but rather an instance of elected representatives directly pushing back against their electors…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers the Near Future, Part Two
Of course, a Council member’s vision for 25 years into the future may have little relationship to the community’s immediate needs…
OPINION: Eating the Nuclear Apple
“The reborn Golden Rule is sailing once more, to show that nuclear abolition is possible, and that bravery and tenacity can overcome militarism…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers the Near Future, Part One
“The McCabe Creek [bridge] project is done, and now we’re left with the maintenance of the north side and the south side….”
EDITORIAL: A Letter from Alaska, Part Four
Two weeks of painting contemporary Tlingit-Indian-inspired designs on massive sheets of canvas…
HMPRESENTLY: To Be Blunt
And Mr. Trump then seemingly “admonishing members of the audience” not to call Christie a ‘fat pig.’
EDITORIAL: A Letter from Alaska, Part Three
Twenty or so new totem poles, all across town… eight to twenty-five feet tall… of impressive artistic quality and workmanship…
HMPRESENTLY: Game On, Mr. Trump?
‘Ron DeSanctimonious,’ may be easier to pronounce, but repeating it, quickly… that’s something else, entirely…
‘Save the Colorado’ Promotes Grand Canyon Restoration Alternative
The USBR created a plan for a bypass tunnel around Glen Canyon Dam to help solve the Colorado River’s ongoing drought…
OPINION: Water is Life… but Not in Texas
“This administration is incrementally trying to move us backwards into a dark time in this nation…”
EDITORIAL: A Letter from Alaska, Part Two
The amount of public Native art in Juneau, in 2023, is rather astounding…
EDITORIAL: A Letter from Alaska, Part One
My daughter Ursala Hudson had been commissioned to create the backdrops, and had enlisted members of the family to help…
OPINION: How America Undervalues Working People
Perhaps the disadvantaging of U.S. workers is no more readily apparent than in policies setting the minimum wage…
EDITORIAL: County Commissioner Reimbursements Result in Ethics Complaints, Part Two
“Colorado law clearly identifies the circumstances under which a county commissioner may receive reimbursement for miles traveled in his or her personal car…”
HMPRESENTLY: A Nickname for a Former President
Would a nickname, for a master of nicknames like him, be impactful, even among his most diehard followers?
EDITORIAL: County Commissioner Reimbursements Result in Ethics Complaints, Part One
“The Sun reported that payments began accruing the week of August 28, 2022…”