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…

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…

Suburban strategy 101

On paper, state Sen. Keith Perry and Rep. Chuck Clemons represent Gainesville. But for all practical purposes their job is…

What Red Cross knew

Where’s our Red Cross when we need him? To the extent that anybody remembers J. Emory Cross these days it…

Who are we anyway?

What do you think when you think about Alachua County? Aren’t we that special place “Where Nature and Culture Meet”?…