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Category: Guest Column

BUTCH’S BLOG: The Good Stuff

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Butch Freedman

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

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Butch Freedman

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

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Editor

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

Posted on March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 by Editor

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

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Butch Freedman

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

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Editor

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…

IN GOOD HEALTH: Heavier periods — Another perimenopause problem

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Editor

By Leanna Coy, FNP Many women begin to have menstrual changes in their 30s and 40s that don’t relate to childbirth. Often these menstrual changes get pushed aside as related to work…

BUTCH’S BLOG: What Could Have Been . . .

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Butch Freedman

By Butch Freedman Trigger Warning: This column may make you sad—or worse. I can’t get this question out of my mind: What would our world be like if Kamala Harris had won?…

MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Fox News Host Does War

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Editor

“Death and destruction from the sky all day.” – Pete Hegseth By Marc C. Johnson Few things shock us any longer. This is, after all, The Age of Trump. But the shockingly…

THE SCOUT REPORT: National Debt

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Editor

By Jim Heffernan Finding truth is difficult.  Contrasting messages swirl about continuously.  Inspired by the book, “The Scout Mindset” by Julia Galef, I’ve volunteered to be a scout for the community.  I…

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