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Site News, Minor Rants & What Have You

Site news, rants on things in the news and items of general interest … not quite articles, but longer than a sentence or two.

Today’s Thoughts, Jan. 27, 2014: Heroic Encounter

The other day, we had a little snow - as in maybe two inches of dry powder. The roads were not bad - assuming the person behind the wheel's not a...

Today’s Thoughts: Jan. 24, 2014 – Bust

We have a problem. Donations - the thing that keeps EPautos afloat - are way down. Off by 75 percent compared with last month. It is dire. We've managed to secure a couple of...

Today’s Thoughts, Jan. 24, 2014: Winter

I know why the suicide rate is highest in Alaska. Winter - unless you're 13 years old and get to avoid a day or two in a government school every now and...

Today’s Thoughts: January 17, 2014

I wanted to let everyone know I'm back - mostly - after a losing bout with the flu. You may have noticed no new columns all week - until today (just...

Today’s Thoughts, January 8, 2014

Well, a new year has dawned (a cold one so far) and I figured now's a good time to bring up some topics and get your feedback. Item 1: What do you guys...

Today’s Thoughts, Dec. 31, 2013: The Year Ahead

Happy New Year - everyone. Or at least, here's to hoping. I am a pessimist by nature (because I'm all too familiar with human nature) but I am hoping that 2014 will witness...

Today’s Thoughts, December 28, 2013: The Apogee

50 years ago, this is what America was capable of: Every time I watch this, I almost weep. For the aborted future that might have been - that ought to have been. And...

Today’s Thoughts, December 22, 2013

This is ugly, but like a cancer diagnosis, hiding the truth isn't going to help: Donations are way down. After a very encouraging November, we've had (so far) a very discouraging December. Dom...

Today’s Thoughts: December 20, 2013

Submission Training is easy and fun, kids! If Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia ever produced cartoons, this is what they'd have been like. The state's costumed goons are portrayed as benevolent supermen....

Today’s Thoughts . . . Dec. 17, 2013

A couple of things. First, wheat. I stumbled onto an interesting correlation. For some time, I have been snoring like the proverbial freight train at night - driving my wife to kick...
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