Wither downtown?

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

Five minutes of fame

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

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…

autoAmerican anarchy

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

The forever war

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

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…

The fire next time

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

Our dirt cheap water

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