A customer-repellent web site, 11/23/09

The Oscar Madison syndrome, 11/16/09

Watching crime is criminal, 11/09/09

A lady’s boudoir exposed, 11/02/09

Big TVs reveal big problem, 10/26/09

The truth about licenses, 10/19/09

Whac-A-Mole foreign policy, 10/12/09

The battle of the boxes, 10/05/09

Characters with character, 09/28/09

Ivan and the nest of evil, 09/21/09

Isolation won’t solve anything, 09/14/09

The income gap is growing, 09/07/09

Voluntary imprisonment?, 08/31/09

We are what we watch, 08/24/09

Shouting is not a solution, 08/17/09

One big dysfunctional family, 08/10/09

Racism still exists, 08/03/09

It’s time for a shake-up, 07/27/09

The call of the open road, 07/20/09

Packaging frustration, 07/13/09

Health food with a twist, 07/06/09

Research we can use, 06/29/09

The worst part of the job, 06/22/09

One thing leads to another, 06/15/09

Ladies are not gentlemen, 06/08/09

Grilling season is back, 06/01/09

Turning tradition to luxury, 05/25/09

Safety versus stupidity, 05/18/09

Vacations then and now, 05/11/09

A toast to momisms, 05/04/09

Taxes are real money, 04/27/09

Cooking for one, 04/20/09

The Iron Man signs off, 04/13/09

It is our sport and religion, 04/06/09

Two guys appliance shopping, 03/30/09

How home sales work, 3/23/09

Keeping public information public, 3/16/09

Dreaming of the greens, 3/9/09

For some, words have meaning, 3/2/09

We’re not out of the jungle yet, 2/23/09

Foxes minding the chicken coop, 2/16/09

Where’s the service?, 2/9/09

Be careful what you wish for, 2/2/09

Complacency can be risky, 1/26/09

Basic phones facing extinction, 1/19/09

New sheriff faces tough job, 1/12/09

Let’s speed up the recount, 1/5/09

An action plan for the new year, 12/29/08

Local aid could fall victim to the Grinch, 12/22/08

A Christmas confession revealed, 12/15/08

Black Friday just got blacker, 12/08/08

Piracy has lost its romance, 12/01/08

A fitting fix for US automakers, 11/24/08

They walk among us, 11/17/08

A strange sensation of hope, 11/10/08

A clash of generations, 11/03/08

The words aren’t the problem, 10/27/08

I’m glad you asked me that . . . 10/20/08

The new gold rush, 10/13/08

Taxpayers could use a bailout, 10/06/08

The modified Tom Sawyer stratagem, 09/29/08

Savoring the autumn, 09/22/08

We all need a BS filter, 09/15/08

Trading art for sewer repairs, 09/08/08

It’s time to mind our own allotment, 09/01/08

Terror on the wing, 08/25/08

When the fantasy fades, 08/18/08

The bliss of someone else’s cooking, 08/11/08

Montrose residents take note: beware the malcontents, 08/04/08

Bathing with flesh-eating fish, 07/28/08

Fannie and Freddie vs. Joe Taxpayer, 07/21/08

The trouble with cell phones, 07/14/08

Fighting our fear of vacations, 07/07/08

Fireworks worth remembering, 06/30/08

Questionable kids’ cards, 06/23/08

Racism or just plain ignorance?, 06/16/08

Weed out the fossils, 06/09/08

A new career for the curmudgeon, 06/02/08

When private photos go public, 05/26/08

Still rolling along, 05/19/08

Help the ‘can’ts,’ not the ‘won’ts’, 05/12/08

Text message madness, 05/05/08

Corporate welfare is risky business, 04/28/08

Bad apples need behavior modification, 04/21/08

A brief look at unmentionables, 04/14/08

With this ring I me wed, 04/07/08

When life hands you rats, make ratatouille, 03/31/08

Rewriting Aesop’s fables, 03/24/08

Country mice in the big city, 03/17/08

A false sense of security, 03/10/08

Hungry hedgehogs and a moose mystery, 03/03/08

The sweet sound of silence, 02/25/08

The Suckers’ Rights Coalition, 02/18/08

The thin red line, 02/11/08

Catch them doing something right, 02/04/08

Britney and the cream soda, 01/28/08

When will we be ready?, 01/21/08

A spudtacular celebration, 01/14/08

Understanding the punctually-challenged, 01/07/08

The past offers a key to the future, 12/31/07

Googling oneself goes mainstream, 12/24/07

What goes up doesn’t come down, 12/17/07

Baboons in lab coats urge salt shake-up, 12/10/07

It’s a dog’s life for Lexy, 12/03/07

Don’t wait for second chances, 11/26/07

Things are funnier from a distance, 11/19/07

So many faces, so little time, 11/12/07

Liberty could become victim of war on terror, 11/05/07

PC freaks are scarier than Halloween, 10/29/07

Smart carts and stupid shoppers, 10/22/07

Charitable extortion, 10/15/07

Restroom romance and the gender gap, 10/8/07

Confessions of a financial idiot, 10/1/07

Presenteeism: it’s enough to make one sick, 9/24/07

Jails are not country clubs, 9/17/07

Funky fish and toxic toys, 9/10/07

Literacy is a beginning, not an end, 9/3/07

Scraping by on six figures, 8/27/07

Looking through rose (or purple) glasses, 8/20/07

Trading liberty for conformity, 8/13/07

The compliment trap, 8/6/07

Vermilion State Park deserves support, 7/30/07

The symphony of the north, 7/23/07

Much ado about mooing, 7/16/07

Tax reform, Lady Godiva style, 7/9/07

Life is like a llama show, 7/2/07

Animals on the rampage, 6/25/07

Passport pandemonium, 6/18/07

Elvis at city hall?, 6/11/07

Helpful advice for newlyweds, 6/4/07

Turning morons into millionaires, 5/28/07

Life is a gamble, 5/21/07

Opportunity (not entitlement), 5/14/07

Big cheese becomes big star

Dog bite blues: owners responsible, 4/30/07

The wide weird world of sports, 4/23/07

Deciphering the (dress) code, 4/16/07

Political amnesia, 4/9/07

Eco-chic fashion growing in popularity, 4/2/07

Russ and Carol: leading by example, 3/26/07

Girl Scout cookies under attack, 3/19/07

Beware of the blissfully unaware, 3/12/07

Don’t blame the weather, 3/5/07

What it is, is censorship, 2/26/07

A man’s chair is his castle, 2/19/07

The eagle and the deer head, 2/12/07

A good neighbor, 2/5/07

An accidental tourist, 1/29/07

The blind leading the clueless, 1/22/07

Fun, quick, and easy, 1/15/07

It’s not the cream rising to the top, 1/8/07

Men making scents, 1/1/07

People are the key, 12/25/06

The joy of shopping, 12/18/06

For some, it is still Christmas, 12/11/06

Books are more than words, 12/4/06

Scarcity brings out the worst, 11/27/06

No tofu turkey, 11/20/06

Government: less is more, 11/13/06

Le cordon blah, 11/6/06

What is a ‘10’?, 10/30/06

The melting pot is full, 10/23/06

Technoinsanity, 10/16/06

The bugs are going to win, 10/9/06

In the land of the backless gowns, 10/2/06

Pope’s words not an excuse for murder, 9/25/06

Croc hunter was a lucky man, 9/18/06

The battle of the accessories, 9/11/06

Labor day musing, 9/4/06

Remind me..., 8/28/06

From appliance to idol, 8/21/06

Let natural selection take its course, 8/14/06

The best (and worst) new words, 8/7/06

When no news is good news, 7/31/06

Roll out the barrels, 7/24/06

Vandalism is not art, 7/10/06

Terrorist plot uncovered, 7/3/06

Rail travel just makes sense, 6/26/06

Keeping Minnesota’s forests, 6/19/06

What’s in a name?, 6/12/06

The cost of comfort, 6/5/06

A flood of electronics, 5/29/06

Experiments in education, 5/22/06

There oughta be a law, 5/15/06

Trade could solve problems, 5/8/06

A simple plan, 5/1/06

Dream or nightmare?, 4/24/06

The natural disorder, 4/17/06

Meeting our lives away, 4/10/06

Illegal and unequal, 4/3/06

The rites of spring, 3/27/06

Technology hangover, 3/20/06

A touch of black and green, 3/13/06

Real estate 101, 2/27/06

Death of an industry, 2/20/06

Black Tuesday, 2/13/06

Open enrollment - who pays?, 2/6/06

Not how Mama used to make it, 1/30/06

Good service is a two-way street, 1/23/06

Green couch, pink china, and white elephants, 1/16/06

Distracted driving not just a teen issue, 1/9/06

Death by conformity, 1/2/06

The New Year’s curse, 12/26/05

Looking for the magic, 12/19/05