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Diplomacy, bureaucracy and (burp) transparency
A new political meet-up group got started last week. They’re called the Coffee Party and they consider themselves the more level-headed, non-yelling Tea Party. I don’t care much for either one, so I’ve decided to start my own political discussion group. As of right now, I’m scheduling meetings for the Tupperware Party. Our motto: burp before sealing any political deal.
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They might be out of the station
Though I have written on this subject before, I think it is time to send out a friendly reminder. I was watching the national news last week, and the story went like this: It appears that a man was bitten by a dog; he then had someone drive him to the fire station; the patient or the driver rang the door bell, probably looked in the windows and rang the bell some...
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Return of the swamp creature
Although some may attack our local leaders for refusing the easy way out – tax, tax, tax – others commend them for the courage to hold the line. The bloated budgets and unrealistic entitlement attitudes of the past have led us to the brink of the abyss, and it takes courage to tell those who always want more, more, more that the new more...
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“Dibble” your way to the garden
Our good friends, Jennifer and Jim Bumpas, live down the street from us and are always surprising us with their thoughtful gestures: Jennifer with either her delectable baked treats, lovely fresh flowers to perk me up when a stubborn cold virus refused to budge, or a plant I always wanted. While Jim, a passionate wood turner, who I have often found working in their...
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Considering the ills of pills
It seems that every couple weeks or so the news is reporting on how another highly-touted drug is causing bad outcomes in its users. This week it was the drug Fosamax, which is used for the treatment of osteoporosis. It may be causing a higher risk of fractures after prolonged use.
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Max is wearing the green
Welcome back to the Dogpound, which celebrates the wearing of the green. I don’t know about you, but it seems that the wearing of the green has lost a lot of luster over the years. You used to make sure you wore green to work so you would avoid the Irish “pinch,” but these days I can’t even wear my “Kiss me, I’m Irish” button for fear of being accused of sexual harassment.
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The persistent lack of vision
Just over two years ago, Chesterfield citizens replaced four of five members of the Board of Supervisors, clearly expressing a demand for change. Thus far, despite that electoral upheaval, change has been little in evidence. True, runaway development has slowed, but that has been largely the result of the recession – not bold action by the Board of Supervisors. We’ve also stopped building ineffective, super-sized high schools, but again, only because money is tight and growth has slowed.
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