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Why Did it Have to be …Guns? by L. Neil Smith
Editor’s Note: This seemed timely, so we’re running it again. Why Did it Have to be … Guns? by L. Neil Smith lneil@lneilsmith.org Over the past 30 years, I’ve been paid to write almost two million words, every one of which, sooner or later, came back to the issue of guns and gun-ownership. Naturally, I’ve Read more
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Unnoticed Courage
Aging has its own epiphanies. Some come from having seen similar things happen before, and realizing that “Here it comes again.” But a greater breakthrough is a situation where you can begin to recognize the quiet courage that has been shown by people you didn’t recognize. I’d like to write about Tommy Warren. In his Read more
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Desert vs Dessert
We know the difference- one is a location with lots of sand and the other appears on your plate with lots of sugar. But why do we suffer with such disparate things which look and sound so similar when we read them? Desert is French in origin. It comes from the French word for serve Read more
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The Exception in Nepotism
2-2-302. Appointment of relative to office of trust or emolument unlawful — exceptions — publication of notice. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), it is unlawful for a person or member of any board, bureau, or commission or employee at the head of a department of this state or any political subdivision of this state Read more
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I think it was high school
I think it was high school that set me on the path to libertarian thought. At 13, I encountered an environment that limited most of my time to other people’s activities. The hardest one to take was the mandatory pep rallies. Somehow, they always seemed to interrupt more pleasant activities. I guess high school was Read more
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The Swallows Aren’t Keeping Up
In wet years, the first mosquito bite usually brings the comment that the swallows aren’t doing their job. This has been a wet Spring, and I’ve received three mosquito bites so far – which is probably fewer than folks who see the pond would predict. The swallows really do a good job of mosquito control Read more
Trego's Mountain Ear 