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2009 Columns
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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
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2008 Columns
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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
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Curmudgeon's Corner
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2007 Columns
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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
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2006 Columns
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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
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2005 Columns
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The New Year’s curse, 12/26/05
Looking for the magic, 12/19/05
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