Nothing to hide? Nothing to fear. |
The following column originally appeared in the Feb. 27 edition of the Sumner Reporter:I don't really trust my government. I never have. It's part of the reason I do this job.But a distrust of governm...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:39:00 GMT |
I’se an Electoral College Grad’iate |
The following column originally appeared in the Jan. 30 issue of the Sumner Reporter:For all the talk about the primary season going on forever and allowing small states with small populations to choo...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:57:00 GMT |
Talkin ’bout my generational shift |
The following column originally appeared (perhaps prematurely) in the Jan. 9 issue of the Sumner Reporter:Baby Boomers, your time is over.We thank you for your service and all the great work you did b...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:53:00 GMT |
Its primary season, time to ante up |
An edited version the following column originally appeared in the Dec. 26 issue of the Sumner Reporter (Please remember this was pre-Iowa Caucus and the odds have obviously changed):This is easily my ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:44:00 GMT |
Another Sept. 11, still the same issues |
Today is Sept. 11. It is the sixth anniversary of the attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, as well as attempted attack that was foiled by a plane full of brave people over Pennsylvania....
Posted by on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:17:00 GMT |
America, 231 and starting to show it |
The following column originally appeared in the July 11 edition of the Sumner Reporter:I love the Fourth of July.Last week, like the rest of America, I gathered with some good friends, got me a good s...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:45:00 GMT |
i felt the earth on monday. it moved beneath my feet in the form of a morning paper. |
today as we take time from our barbecues, sales and Hold Steady shows in Portland to remember the servicemen and women who gave their lives in the name of freedom (nearly 1,000 since Memorial Day 2006...
Posted by on Mon, 28 May 2007 14:08:00 GMT |
waking up from a long winter |
The following column originally appeared in the April 11 issue of the Courier-Herald:Last week a strange yellow orb appeared in the sky. I wasn't sure what to make of it at first, but as my eyes began...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:07:00 GMT |
so it goes |
we lost a great American yesterday, a man who not only served his country during World War II but also afterward, encouraging people to be skeptical of authority, to challenge power and beware of corp...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:07:00 GMT |
Pink really is the new black |
A slightly edited version of the following column first appeared in the Feb. 28 edition of the Courier-Herald: Just for the record, I am not gay. Not that it's any of your damn business anyway, but de...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:55:00 GMT |
