Author: FreeGNV

Ron Cunningham is a sometime journalist who used to string words together at the Gainesville Sun before I retired to free lance and blog. If I still had a business card it would read: Ron Cunningham: Trained Observer Of The Human Condition. Because like The Donald, you know, ego.

Wither downtown?

I’m not sure when the south end of downtown’s First Street began to turn into skid row. But the signs … More

Five minutes of fame

Pop quiz. What did Margaret Mitchell have in common with Olson Bean? No, the veteran actor was not in the … More

Design is destiny

Not all roads must lead to ruin. South Main Street funnels traffic into downtown Gainesville. It traverses mom-and-pop businesses, an … More

autoAmerican anarchy

Here we go again. Two adolescents, a boy and a girl, were throwing snowballs at cars in Milwaukee. One driver … More

The forever war

Listen, Donald Trump’s war on Iran could save hundreds of American lives. Maybe thousands. But not against acts reprisal or … More

So long Surly

Oh the ignominy. I just gave away one of my bicycles. To make room for my new(ish) car. I can’t … More

The fire next time

Growing up in the “shadow of the H Bomb” and being a teenage boy, I naturally gravitated to nuclear apocalyptic … More

Our dirt cheap water

Fifteen years is a lot of water under the bridge. And every year that water got a little dirtier and … More

Ron’s sense of snow

Canadians think Americans are loopy anyway. But if you really want to evoke eye-rolling and dark mutterings from our northern … More