To be unemployed is scary—especially when one is the head of household and has a child to feed. I have been that person, and I know only too well the frustrations and despair of being unemployed. Many of us, however, have never been in such a situation and know little, if anything, about today’s unemployment […]
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PRT and the Business Community: An Editorial Commentary
What should the role of PRT be in relation to our business community? Are we adequately promoting local enterprise? What kind of image are visitors getting about our community when they read our newspaper? PRT’s mission is to create a dialogue between the diverse factions of this community, to talk about our town’s concerns as […]
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Keys to an Effective P & Z
From the results of the survey on page 12, it appears that the P&Z can and does perform a useful function for Patagonia. However, to function effectively, it requires a number of things: 1) Respect: It is important that the council show respect, due consideration of, and appreciation for the P&Z’s recommendations. Otherwise, P&Z members […]
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Letter to the Editor
A Perspective on Change I just want to say it is great that there is a local paper. I grew up in Patagonia and graduated from Patagonia High School in 1965. I returned to Patagonia in the early ’90s for about ten years, served on the High School Board for most of those ten years, […]
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Learning With Music
Learning a second language is a frequent topic of conversation among people who have moved to Patagonia. I have listened to many who express an interest in learning Spanish admit that challenges stop them from pursuing this, such as difficulties with pronunciation, verb conjugations, and memorization. But perhaps the most important motivation for learning a […]
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My Turn
It has come to my attention that articles have been published in this paper that I did not review or approve. The “I can’t read excuse” does not cut it. I should have been told. I understand English—I just speak with too much of an accent for anyone to understand what I am saying. I […]
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Talkin’ Bout My Generation
I despise the term “Millennial.” Maybe it’s because I am one, maybe it’s because most people seem to like me personally but when they start talking or thinking about my generation, I suddenly get lumped into a category of people who are seen as whiny, entitled babies, full of ambition and idealism, yet completely lazy […]
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Bullies Beware
It’s hard to believe, but I had a bully. It started around the eighth grade after a hotly contested student council election that I won. I, being only mildly popular in school, had the audacity to run against the super popular girl. No one thought I could win, but I did, and man was she […]
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Life Among the Humans: A Little Like a Locket Worn Within
Photo by Martin Levowitz On New Year’s Day, Kathryn and I were rushing home, abruptly, from Taos, New Mexico. A friend had called to say Mookie, our sweet, even-tempered pit bull, was dying. We’d had him for almost 12 years. Both our family and friends really loved the old guy. And so, we hoped to […]
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The Lessons of Saint Valentinus
It’s February. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. What is this tucked away special day in the middle of winter actually about? I thought I would research beyond the hearts, flowers, candy, and cupids to find out why we celebrate this day. The legend of Saint Valentine goes back to Roman times. It is […]