http://www.alamosanews.com Opinion RSS Feed Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:01:09 -0500 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=16064 Dear Readers, The past couple weeks have seen a variety of ups and downs in my life - which for me is pretty much normal, I guess. Like the words the great comedienne Gilda Radner used for the title of her wonderful book Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:13:32 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=16056 Who was St. Patrick? Top o' the mornin' to you. Lá Fhéile Pádraig Shona dhuit/dhaoibh (Happy St. Patrick's Day) For those of us with some Irish blood, and those who just like an occasion to party on St. Patrick's Day, next Wednesday provides our Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:36:27 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=16053 My porcelain Super Bowl It's been over a month now. Roughly six weeks of wondering if I should write this column. Then it hit me. Maybe telling my story will lessen the fear and anxiety of countless others facing the 'procedure' in the future. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:37:46 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=16052 Stop and soak in the bald eagles flying overhead Driving to class this morning, I saw a bald eagle fly over Highway 17 and land in the farmer's field just south of Mosca. Her head was white and her tail matched her head's Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:37:10 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15999 Get involved, take responsibility for your schools I am getting complaints from parents about the schools. According to what I hear, there are bullies on the playground, children not being properly taught, and complaints about decisions made by the administration. My consistent answer has Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:53:26 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15998 Lockout at the Perlite Corral These days, most labor conflicts take place behind closed doors or sometimes as initiatives on general election ballots. Last week, however, business representatives from eight states, including Colorado, traveled to Washington to let congressmen know that they are Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:02:12 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15986 Dear Readers, Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz...... Ouch! What am I doing? Where am I, anyway? Oh, I'm sorry. I seem to have nodded off just as I was about to write this letter to you. I woke up with a jerk (no, not with Rush Limbaugh), Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:25:29 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15978 'Sticking' with Freckles If it weren't for the fact that her eye and ear looked infected, I wouldn't have taken Freckles to the doctor last week. She had also been having a few other problems that I mentioned to Dr. Enderle when I brought Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:44:50 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15966 Looking for beauty Sorting through one of my notebooks recently, I came across a photo of myself with my favorite professor from college. We are both looking accomplished, me in my graduation robes, and him in his professorial garb. He taught incredibly depressing Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:15:19 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15931 School days, school days, good old golden rule days Now that the BEST schools are a reality the Alamosa Board of Education, with recommendations by the school district administrators, is going to have some difficult decisions to make. The most difficult challenge facing Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:11:25 -0600 http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=74&story_id=15925 No cruise to Haiti When March rolls around, I dread the month that typically brings the most snow to Colorado. Perhaps it is time for a tropical holiday. The Dominican Republic on the east side of the island of Hispaniola is running big ads, Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:07:34 -0600