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I'll be the first to admit I'm not wild about bull-riding or calf-roping, and I'm not all that crazy about motorcyle runs and misplaced Pony Express rides. (In Pahrump? The Pony Express never came within miles of this place, even assuming there were some hopelessly lost riders. It's like celebrating the great Confederate victory of Bull Run ... in unionist Philadelphia.) But I try to recognize what's important and reflects an area's lifestyle, even if it's not shared by everyone and her brother. Churches lose ground to freelancers A survey released last week showed that Americans' religious attitudes and practices are becoming less conventionally devout. This led to widespread theorizing that we're becoming a culture of freelancers. Misplaced prorities to no priorities WASHINGTON -- Charles Dickens, who visited in 1842, described Washington as a "city of magnificent intentions" because of the incongruity between the city's grand aspirations and muddy, swampy actuality. Tax and spend When I was but a youngster, my father and my grandmother frequently told me that money didn't grow on trees. However, I'm starting to think the Democrats and the federal government believe otherwise. Letters to the Editor |
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