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This is “Sticking My Neck Out”, a column I write for a local weekly newspaper. I’ve written these every two weeks for more than two years. Sometimes, I write about local issues.

New and Improved

Now that people think the economy is heading for deflation, it might be a good time to say goodbye to inflation. For many of us, inflation is all we have ever known. Prices were always going up. People were always … Continue reading

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Party Animals

You have to go back to the nineteenth century to find the origins of the animals that represent our two major American political parties. Like most things having to do with politics, expect a mixture of fact, opinion, insult, and … Continue reading

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Road Trip

Over the past week I have conducted extensive observations over thousands of miles of open road tests (I don’t send text messages while driving like you do). Based on this study, I can tell you that people tend to drive … Continue reading

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