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Transit Catch-22
It’s painful, not to mention infuriating, to pay more than $4 a gallon for gas. And with no end to the madness in sight, the best fix for this robbery at nozzle-point is to jack the price up at least…
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Commentary
Just a Moment, Mr. Obama
Any minute now, Barack Obama will pull up at the door of our Erie office in stretch limo with American flags sticking out from the corner, flanked by Secret Service, looking for me. We’ll then walk across the street to…
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August Letters to the Editor
I am going to burn every drop of gasoline I can afford. I am not recycling (try and make me). I am going to use lots and lots of electricity, and I hope I can produce enough refuse to pile…
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Symptoms of Green Fatigue
It seems that much of the United States is coming down with a severe case of Green Fatigue. And this has absolutely nothing to do with military garb.
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Golden Prospects
Rare are the elements in nature that provoke primal, palpable reactions in humans. The swift alarm of a buzzworm puts hair on end, peering over the edge of a cliff puts sweat in the palms and seeing the flash of…
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A Glamorous Job
Comments I get all the time while toiling for Yellow Scene Magazine: “Your job is so cool.” “You guys have the most glamorous gig.” “You are so freakin’ beautiful.”
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June Letters to the Editor
"Anytime a soccer mom magazine starts talking about trailer people, I know things are off to a rocky start."
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Backyard Politics
As a kid, I used to wonder what was meant by the old political saw “All politics is local.” The saying is attributed to former Speaker of the House, Tip O’Neill. The first time I remember hearing it was from…
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An Education in Luring Top Minds
Colorado State Sen. Brandon Shaffer never would have joined the Navy had it not been for a Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship. Shaffer might have paid his debt of public service some other way. But getting talented people into the…
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May Letters to the Editor
"Nice cover ('Best of the West,' April). Never been into cowboys, but he could change my mind."
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