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BARRY NOREEN: 20 years later, city's tax keeps on giving
Comments | RecommendCall it The Last Great Tax....
BARRY NOREEN: Sadly, this isn’t the last we’ve heard from Bruce
Comments | RecommendDoug Bruce is a loser. That widely held opinion was on its way to becoming harsh political reality Tuesday, as the House District 15 anti-tax attack dog trailed attorney Mark Waller. If he wins the primary, Waller won't have a problem winning in November...
BARRY NOREEN: Technology driving the pay phone to extinction
Comments | RecommendIt's getting harder to drop a dime on someone these days. In fact, it's pretty hard to find people who know what it means to drop a dime on someone. For the uninitiated, there once was a time in our great land when a call from a pay phone cost a dime....
BARRY NOREEN: 63 years after fact, Hiroshima disputed
Comments | RecommendAmerica, for better or worse, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima 63 years ago today. Coupled with another bomb three days later at Nagasaki, the bomb ended World War II. The debate over whether the bombs were necessary has raged ever since, but a majority...
BARRY NOREEN: In Cimarron Hills, recall petitions cause a stir
Comments | RecommendJust when the Cherokee Metropolitan District is recovering from past mismanagement, restless natives in Cimarron Hills are beating the drums for a dubious recall. Two of the district's board members also serve on the board of...
BARRY NOREEN: It’s poll season — take them well-salted
Comments | RecommendPolitical polls are fun. Even some who are not political junkies become interested in them in a presidential election year. The cable news pundits ingest polls like preteens set loose in a candy store. Then, nearly hysterical from the sugar high, they...
BARRY NOREEN: Unemployment got you down? Shimmy into a lineman’s job
Comments | RecommendIt's a tough time to be a carpenter. Selling gas guzzlers is no fun. There is a market glut of print journalists. Employers generally are squinting hard at hiring decisions, so the national unemployment rate rose this week. But there's always room at...
BARRY NOREEN: City officials slow to make decisions about new trails at Pikes Peak
Comments | RecommendIt's turning out that going the extra mile on the south slope of Pikes Peak is a heroic effort. The extra mile actually involves about 14 miles of trails that hiking advocates want to build in the wild area just beyond the foothills at the foot of Pikes...
BARRY NOREEN: Charters join crowd, divert funds to athletics
Comments | RecommendIf you can't beat them, become one of them. That's one way of looking at area charter schools that have developed athletic programs. The original rationale for charter schools was that they would be a place where the curriculum...
BARRY NOREEN: We all have oil villains; choose your own
Comments | RecommendIf gasoline prices are hurting you, consider the case of independent trucker Rick Shipley. On Monday, Shipley pulled into the Tomahawk truck stop in Fountain, where 200 gallons of diesel fuel would cost him $958. Shipley, from St. Louis, said fuel prices...
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