As my three faithful readers might have noticed, I took a week off from writing this column. I always take a week off during my anniversary. Other holidays have lost much of their significance for me. My sons are grown so Christmas isn’t such a big deal any more for example. I usually take my […]
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On August 21st 2016, the Colorado Springs Gazette published an opinion piece attacking Mylan’s price gouging for the EpiPen and comparing it to price increases by Black Hills Energy. The problem, we are told by the headline, is government regulation and the answer is free market competition. Once again the editorial staff of the Gazette
I was tucking Michael into his bed. He was about two and a half and smelled of Mr. Bubble and baby lotion. His chubby little hands suddenly grasped my face and he stared intently into my eyes. “Got bubbles inna eyes?” he said. I nodded affirmatively. I wasn’t quite sure what he meant. His imagination
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The growing economic disparity in our country and the world is a problem that gets a lot of attention in the media. Justifiably so since history shows what happens when economic inequality grows unchecked. WWI and WWII are prime examples of the results of such economic shortsightedness. But the growing intellectual disparity in the U.S.
I sat on the floor as my father added tinfoil fans to the rabbit ear antenna on top of our Zenith black and white TV set. The picture went from fuzzy to recognizable shapes. “That’s better,” he said. Then he sat back on the couch with my mother. I sat with my back to the
There is no rational discourse between the two sides of the Second Amendment debate. This is a pity but understandable when one considers that most of the people involved are driven totally by emotion. I have written a couple of columns about guns, gun culture, and the law: https://usrepresented.com/staging/2987/2016/03/29/who-are-the-good-guys-with-guns/ https://usrepresented.com/staging/2987/2014/06/30/when-the-tide-goes-way-way-out/ But now that the Democrats
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