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Cheech and Chong Explain Free Market Theory



“Dude, you look high. You been smokin’?” “No, man, I just watched this YouTube video that blew my mind.” “What was it about, man?” “Man, it was about the free market theory.” “Yeah, like, far out. What is the free market theory?” “Well, like, a long time ago, maybe a thousand years ago, this dude from Scotland named Adam Smith […]

Never bring a paring knife to a hot dog fight

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I just survived a knife fight. A fight with my own knife. Don’t worry – I’m okay. (Sorry, MAGA.) Looking back, I see that this was unavoidable. Tonight’s altercation began with my divorce eleven years ago. Like many single men, my first purchase upon receiving my discharge was a kitchen knife set. It’s top of the line. The manufacturer claims […]

We must defeat the Intergalactic Menace now!



You know, Barb, the stress of being a Mountain-Ear columnist sometimes takes a greater toll than I think you realize. I mean, here I am at my compound at Christmas, in a secure, undisclosed location, having maybe consumed too much punch, trying to come up with another Pulitzer quality column for the paper when I should be chillin’ and listening […]

Boebert switching districts in 2024; fears she rubbed old district the wrong way



Rep. Lauren Boebert, the Republican representative for Colorado’s third congressional district announced last week that she will not seek reelection in that district, but will run in Colorado’s fourth congressional district in 2024. Boebert barely won her last race against Democrat Adam Frisch. Experts expected her to face a tough battle to win the third district in 2024. She told […]


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