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While picking up Christmas dinner groceries at south City Market, I saw something strange. In the aisle of the self-checkout lane, there was a display for Easter candy on sale. Isnt this a tad bit...
DATE: Dec. 25, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
Twas the week before Christmas and all through our townsEvents of the past year brought smiles and frowns;So here we are, readers its time that we show emThe annual doggerel, the Action Line...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
Who really wants to hear Christmas music for a month (or more)? Has anybody done a study about the percentage of people who cant live without hearing those long-dead crooners vs. those who think...
DATE: Dec. 11, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
While walking on historic East Third Avenue the other day, I noticed something odd. On the east side, between Eighth and Ninth streets, the road is wider than the rest of East Third. Its only on...
DATE: Dec. 4, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
It seems a lot of people dont understand what to do with the new yellow (blinking) left-turn arrows installed at many intersections. Can you impart some wisdom about this new technological wonder?...
DATE: Nov. 27, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
Email doesnt take a vacation. That fact became evident after taking last week off at an undisclosed location with Mrs. Action Line.The Mea Culpa Mailbag was bursting at the seams. Egads! Sort of...
DATE: Nov. 20, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
As the definitive source on protocol, please clarify when we should take kids trick-or-treating next year, and also the time to have our candy bowls ready. A few years back when Daylight Saving...
DATE: Nov. 6, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
There has been much attention given to Silverton mines heavy-metal contamination of the Animas River with cadmium, manganese, copper, lead and zinc. As some of our citys drinking water comes from...
DATE: Oct. 30, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
With Halloween coming up next Monday and being new to town, we’re wondering what to do. We get conflicting views, with some saying Halloween is not a big deal while others go all out with yard...
DATE: Oct. 23, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
This really ticks me off. U.S. Highway 550 on Florida Mesa, from Farmington Hill southward, is 65 mph yet the road has no shoulder to speak of, lots of driveway access points and curves....
DATE: Oct. 16, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
A strange notice about a missing grizzly bear appeared last week in the Lost section of the classified ads. After reading it, I wondered: Should I upgrade my teeny little canister of bear spray...
DATE: Oct. 9, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
During some roadwork on Camino del Rio recently, traffic was diverted into one lane. I became fascinated watching an older couple in a pickup prevent another vehicle from merging into the...
DATE: Oct. 2, 2011 | COLUMN: Action Line
