Here’s an old Sufi teaching story: Walking home late at night through the quiet streets of his village, a man is startled by a loud noise. Turning the corner, he sees a dog and a donkey, fighting. “Friends, friends” he implores, rushing between them, “Surely there’s some better way to settle your differences.” Whereupon the […]
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A Night to Remember
I love most weather. It’s always good to be reminded of the power of the natural world and remember again that we are not really in control. Many years ago, on the island of Martinique, my husband and I found ourselves at an unforgettable crossroad of natural phenomena. A good monsoon storm comes close, but […]
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A Cover-Up and Its Consequences
One of the distressing aspects of the Jeffrey Cooper affair is the fact that a second and larger theft of funds by Mr. Cooper, namely of all or a large part of a Patagonia Regional Community Foundation (PRCF) grant of $10,000, was intentionally concealed from public view. (see related article on page 2). Although it […]
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Some Applause, Please
We often take the operation of our town government for granted. With little money and limited staff, we need to be reminded of what it takes to make a small town such as ours function. For instance: The Patagonia Town Council – It is easy to forget that not many years ago the Patagonia Town […]
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Letter to the Editor – Oct 2013
Patagonia town government and management should refrain from involvement in issues outside of town limits, which are overreaching its boundaries, jurisdictions and authority. Will Stack Patagonia
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Land of the Free Since 1814, America has been known as the “land of the free and the home of the brave.” But there is a city that has become the “land of the fearful and the home of the cowardly.” There is an organization that has become “the land of the fear-mongers and the […]
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El Otro Lado: The Strider
I passed a man on the highway Sunday night as the sun set behind the lower Santa Rita peaks. He was far from anywhere and no man belonged out there alone without wheels that day even if his jaunty walk looked like he knew where he was going, and wanted to get there fast.
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Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Community College
The Santa Cruz County Provisional Community College (SCCPCC) Board has voted unanimously to significantly raise your property taxes. The board met April 23 at the Old Court House in Nogales. Prior to this decision, the college’s claim on your property tax was .000699% of your “full cash,” “assessed” property value (third column in the “ASSESSMENT” […]
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The Theory of Economics
Economics, despite much benediction, is science, ‘cept without prediction. Today I thought I’d do a study to see what makes these waters muddy. So read this verse and when you’re through please submit some peer review. If you take the time to reflect upon it econ’s biology under the bonnet, so all the theory’s required […]
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New Law Suppresses the Voting Process
In the final hours of the Arizona Legislature’s 2013 session the Republican members passed and Governor Brewer signed into law HB 2305, a sweeping election “reform” bill that gives almost everyone in the state a reason to be angry. Petitions are being circulated this month to demand that these changes be put to a public […]