In the wake of the theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, last week, there has been a lot of soul-searching and discussion about the nation’s gun laws. It didn’t seem to matter that mourning was, for a while at least, more appropriate than ratings grabs and political posturing. Commentators and politicians couldn’t wait to have their … Continue reading Tighter gun laws: If not now, when?
I don’t want to spoil the day for any true believers out there, but there’s a great parody over at The Freethinker, “Devils at the Door,” about door-to-door proselytizers (whom we all know and love). It includes the assertion, “I don’t need your facts when I have faith, and I don’t need your reason when … Continue reading Devils at the door
Jack Cafferty just read my comment on CNN. It was in response to his commentary and question: In light of the Colorado shootings, what kind of role should gun control play in the presidential campaign? If you scroll down through the comments, you’ll find mine: PiedType The insanity has to end. Your right to own … Continue reading Cafferty, guns, and the campaign
(Note: Dec. 21, 2014: For this winter, as long as it remains operable, the camera will show just three views a day — at approximately dawn, midday, and late afternoon. The view may sometimes be obscured by snow, ice, or clouds. Normal operation will resume when Trail Ridge Road reopens next spring.) There is another … Continue reading There’s a webcam at 11,796 ft on Colorado’s Trail Ridge Road
In Memoriam Jessica N. Ghawi, 24 Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6 John T. Larimer, 27 Alexander J. Boik, 18 Jesse E. Childress, 29 Jonathan T. Blunk, 26 Rebecca Ann Wingo, 32 Alex M. Sullivan, 27 Gordon W. Cowden, 51 Micayla C. Medek, 23 Alexander C. Teves, 24 Matthew R. McQuinn, 27 Continue reading In Memoriam – Aurora
The latest local reports say 12 people died and at least 54 were injured when a lone gunman opened fire in a crowded Aurora, Colorado, theater last night. The sellout crowd was attending the premier of the third Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises.” This was the news that greeted me when I got up … Continue reading 12 dead, 54 injured in Colorado theater shooting
