Golf courses in Florida state parks? US Congressman Brian Mast speaks about golf course proposals at Jonathan Dickinson State Park Editor’s note on the letters: Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to have nixed plans to build golf courses and pickleball courts at Jonathan Dickinson State Park and other parks across the state, citing “overwhelming interest.” But […]
The goal in Florida should be to build golf courses on the least attractive properties, not to destroy the most attractive properties with something that already exists in abundance. Golf courses in Florida state parks? US Congressman Brian Mast speaks about golf course proposals at Jonathan Dickinson State Park The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s […]
El Paso is the world capital of Mexican cuisine and El Pasoans have countless places to get Mexican food. In El Paso, you don’t have to travel far to find Mexican food, and even the “C” and “D” places are usually better than what you’ll find elsewhere. Trying to pick a favorite place is like […]
Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy What a turnaround. Democrats, meeting at their convention in Chicago, showed President Joe Biden some affection, but also showed him the exit door. Democrats feared a divisive convention with multiple presidential candidates and the possibility of pro-Palestinian uprisings in the streets of the Windy City. This did not happen. Humorist […]
The disaster surrounding legal marijuana in New York is getting worse: the state’s Cannabis Control Board, one of the sector’s key regulators, is considering relaxing the ban on legal marijuana shops located less than 300 meters apart. What are they smoking? Governor Hochul was allegedly to clear up a much-needed investigation in the Office of […]
A recently published study by economists at the University of Essex and the University of Chicago shows for the first time that our ongoing post-pandemic home office culture is hampering innovation. “Innovations often arise from random, spontaneous conversations between employees at the water cooler,” wrote lead researcher Dr. Christoph Siemroth. “Such ‘productive accidents’ happen less […]
Members of our Community Editorial Board, a group of community residents who are interested in and passionate about local issues, respond to the following question: Naropa University has announced that it will sell its main campus in Boulder after 40 years at that location. What do you think? Naropa has contributed so much to the […]
Society’s relentless cycle of internet starlets and icons has been ingrained in the music industry for years. Someone new and shiny comes along with something important and is immediately compared to the woman who came before them in the spotlight. The kind of comparison that includes, “You’re like ____, but with less entitlement!” “You’re like […]
Anyone who buys near the airport buys noise I am responding to the letter in the Times of August 17 regarding noise from Santa Maria Airport. The author is upset, and I’m sure others are too, about the noise of military air traffic at Santa Maria Airport during the current exercise. There have been more […]
Cyclists make Golden Ponds unsafe I am writing this because there is a safety issue that needs to be addressed. My wife and I, both retired, enjoy walking the multi-use paths around Golden Ponds on a daily basis. However, there are a number of cyclists (about 50%) who ride at full speed between pedestrians with […]
