Well I did it. I thought it would be fun to write about my darling Sammi. Well guess what? Her newfound fame has gone to her head and Patagonia now has its very own Diva, the Lady GaGa of Patagonia. Just try living with a diva. It started with her drinking water- she shunned Patagonia […]
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We Are Not Alone
Zach has one of those “tell me everything” kind of faces. Folks all over have a tendency to tell him some pretty intimate details for no reason other than, I guess, he’s a good listener. The conversation he had with a local fellow the other day affects all of us, so listen up. Apparently we […]
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Embarrassment Plucked From the Jaws of Defeat
It’s said the mythic gates of hell are guarded by a dog with 50 heads. Our hometown, too, has 50 cops at either end of town, or so it seems. Those year-round, festive, flashing lights are mighty pretty, too: red, white, and blue. This sleepy hamlet makes a lot of money off the fools who […]
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Agreements
Well, here we are at the dawn of another year. I am not a very accomplished resolution maker, much less resolution keeper, but lately I’ve been thinking about a little book that came into my life some years ago when I was going through a difficult patch. I was a member of a small group […]
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Letter to the Editor
Info About the Affordable Care Act After hosting a series of Affordable Care Act Tele-Town Halls, it is clear that people are looking for answers about the ACA and how it can help their families. These forums provided information about the ACA and Medicaid restoration and expansion, which have extended Arizona Health Care Cost Containment […]
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Rosemont Mine – Two Views
Last month the PRT’s front page declared that the Rosemont Mine’s water mitigation plan had been rejected by the Environmental Protection Agency. That same week the Bulletin’s front page featured a story declaring the Rosemont Mine was likely to be approved. Both these stories are correct, but each emphasizes a different aspect of this complicated […]
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Sammi and I
On arriving in Patagonia I noticed that everyone had a dog. I am now owned by a yellow lab named Sammi.
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Thanks for the Laughs
With Thanksgiving over and Christmas fast approaching, I sit here in awe that yet another year has sped on by. It has been a trying year for me personally but I am quickly humbled by people who have had much greater challenges, and I continue to move forward. The bottom line is, we are all […]
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PFA Syndrome
One of our Patagonia residents recently returned with an interesting tale after spending the summer in his home in a small town in northern Maine. At the Fourth of July parade, the first float featured a number of hunters in camouflage with their guns pointed at a flag displaying the initials PFA. PFA, in northern […]
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Your Friendly Hometown Pharmacy (A Letter to Walgreens)
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: (And I damn well think it should concern someone.) Crawling around on my hands and knees outdoors at night in dangerous neighborhoods is not part of my normal routine, but that’s how the paramedics found me in your parking lot at 12th and Valencia in Tucson on the night of […]