Some counties in Colorado are unhappy with the state’s leadership and are doing something about it: If all goes well for the denizens of Weld County, Colo., come November, there will be an item on their ballots asking them to… Continue Reading
Forgive me for falling behind on my posting on certain things. It’s time to play catchup. So a while back, Mercatus came up with a rather problematic list of the most and least free states. It rightly got a lot… Continue Reading
In Great Falls, Montana, an evacuation occurred when sirens went a-blaring at what appeared to be a gas leak. But then they determined that there was no gas leak. So what gives? At first they thought it was a broken… Continue Reading
The Hill has a good article on Walt Minnick, the conservative Democrat that briefly held a congressional seat in Idaho: Minnick left a legacy in Washington and the nation through his work in the creation of the Drug Enforcement Administration… Continue Reading
I live in the rural Mountain West. Last week, my wife interviewed in the rural east. It was a good reminder of just how different the two are, from a lifestyle standpoint. I live in a town of 5,000. In… Continue Reading
Though most of my substitute teaching was at the grade school level and comparatively little at the high school level, when I did get high school it was often towards the end of the year for a variety of reasons.… Continue Reading
In a conversation about national and regional politics, Greginak (which I know is meant to be Greg In Alaska, but I continue to internally pronounce Grejinack) awesomely makes the following delineation between the Red South and the Red West: I… Continue Reading
This is part of a series for what western states should do. They range from serious to facetious. This falls in the latter category as there is virtually no chance of it happening due to the senate ramifications and/or the… Continue Reading
This is the first part of a series of recommendations for and interesting facts about western states, which will be appearing here on Wednesdays. The recommendations range from serious to more of a rant than anything serious. In the case… Continue Reading