I am so very, very fatigued by all the tumult going on in our county. I like to write about the wonderful people, the beauty of our neighborhoods and wild spaces, and all the good that is being done in the name of this community.
When the Clarendon Citizenwas founded just two years ago, one of its first goals was to be a free circulation newspaper. That still stuns a great number of people who are accustomed to a subscription-based newspaper. That decision to be “free” was not a difficult one.
I have what I consider to be a pretty patriotic family. Mom insisted that we put up our Old Glory on Memorial Day and it will most likely festoon the old homestead at Sunset Drive until Labor Day. It’s a tradition, as her father, my “Pappy” flew an American flag at his house every day.
The new forecast released June 1 from Dr. William Gray and Dr. Philip Klotzbach at Colorado State University provides new insight to our 2012 hurricane season.
Have you ever been cut off in traffic? Or had someone take a parking space you were so obviously waiting to pull into? Join the club. No matter what your road pet peeve is, at one time or another you likely shared with anyone who would listen how insensitive and selfish the other driver is.
Unless you have truly been living under a rock the last couple of weeks, then I think you will have to agree that our county has been experiencing a fair amount of tumult lately.
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our candid conversation with Chairman of County Council Dwight Stewart. These are the “tough questions” about Bill Houser and the hiring of David Epperson.
Every community is affected by poisonings and poisoning-related incidents that range from unintentional child poisoning with household products to prescription medicine abuse.
Do some hurricane names sound familiar? Since 1953, the list of Tropical Storm names is recycled every six years. If your name is not on the list, you’ll have to wait until a name is “retired.”
Last week, I wrote about what I would have done if I had won that ginormous lottery pot. After it was printed (of course), I realized that I left out something that is very near and dear to my heart. And that would be Habitat for Humanity.
