By Butch Freedman This has been a miserable 14 months for our country, no doubt about it. All of the institutions and norms of democracy have been under attack by the far-right…
Category: Guest Column
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Banality of … Footwear
“The aspiration shoe for the average guy” – Florsheim motto in the early 1900’s By Marc C. Johnson My dad, God rest his soul, was a pretty good dresser. He didn’t have…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Where’s Karma When We Need It?
By Butch Freedman I used to think that karma was real, that, in the end, people got what they deserved based on their life actions. Some folks might think of that as…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Hypocrisy – the New Politics
Getting caught in an enormous lie or a world-class contradiction was once politically disqualifying – but no more, at least for Republicans. By Marc C. Johnson There are so many examples of…
BUTCH’S BLOG: The Good Stuff
EDITOR’S NOTE: What’s your “good stuff?” When it all seems like it’s just too much, make a good stuff list, the good things … what’s on your list? Please share your good…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Bring Back the 60’s—an addendum
By Butch Freedman “…and its 1,2,3 what are we fightin for? don’t ask me i don’t give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam, and its 5,6,7 open up the pearly gates….
TRYING TO SEE: An Eagle Surrounded by Crows
By Michael Randall In my recent column (February 26, 2026), claiming the need to regather my shreds of emotional and mental health, I said I was reverting to writing “haiku.” I was…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Before We Move On
Remembering the half life of a puppy killer By Marc C. Johnson (Photo) – The former Cabinet secretary known as ICE Barbie preens in front of inmates in the notorious Salvadoran prison…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Bring Back the Sixties
By Butch Freedman “Far out, groovy, outasite, you’re trippin’, stay high and fly.” I think I made that last one up. But it fits. We had our own language back then, we…
BOOK REVIEW: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
By Jim Heffernan I first read this book when I haunted the bookstore at Metro State College in Denver 50 years ago, give or take. I was reminded of it during the…