Archive for the 'Southern Utah Talking Points and Questions' Category
Grand Ideas and Dry Wells
7 Comments Published by DanM March 5th, 2010 in Southern Utah People, Southern Utah Talking Points and Questions.One of a series on why things are going to Hell in a handbasket.
The Washington County Water Conservancy District (A name that encloses a lie just as surely as North Korea calling themselves the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”.), a totally unelected body that seems to have unlimited taxing authority, is stampeding into the construction [...]
HOA’s in Color Country
18 Comments Published by DanM January 31st, 2010 in Color Country Information, Southern Utah Talking Points and Questions.Why do I have to be part of one?
Springdale – my little town in Color Country – is pretty great, but they’re not perfect. One of the things they do is make it very, very difficult to own a home here without being part of a “homeowners association” – HOA. The reason is that Springdale [...]
Follow the Money
2 Comments Published by DanM January 5th, 2010 in National and International Issues, Southern Utah Talking Points and Questions.It’s good advice for understanding any human interaction.
“Deep Throat” (now revealed to have been FBI man Mark Felt) gave this advice to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward to break the Nixon Watergate conspiracy. If anything in human relations seems confusing, it’s a good way to untangle the snarls.
One of today’s headlines highlights the quarrel that [...]