Please explain African-American anger over police shootings
By Dan Bodine Ok, I’m raising my hand. Too old to be embarrassed by being called a cultural idiot, maybe. Or just realizing I need more education. But what is it with this uproar over...
View ArticleVenerable ag agent guides UTEP SunScape class thru gardens
(Readers note: My apologies for being late with this. Remember a professor in graduate school telling me once, no way could anyone be any slower than I was then. He was wrong. At 71 I’m much slower!...
View ArticleLibertarian yáhoos are evolution’s “newest darlings”
Note: “Libertarian yáhoos are evolution’s ‘newest darlings'” first appeared on the Center on Social Minimalism. By Dan Bodine Pédro (not his real name of course), one of my “regular” yáhoos in the...
View Article‘Shady deals’ sometimes lead us to larger wings
By Dan Bodine Yeah, the above headline is a bit incongruous, but so is the thinking of us humans! Reacting to growing pains, and what it causes, is what it is! And no end in sight for this as a...
View ArticleNo potty at San Jacinto Plaza could kill pine tree after all
By Dan Bodine Yeah, yeah, we’re in the presence of ladies and children and other alleged delicate ears, but it’s reality check for the El Paso City Council in reference to omitting restrooms in their...
View ArticleEaster is about celebrating a promise kept
By Dan Bodine Easter in the northern hemisphere, at least, is about coming together, coming out of winter darkness to join and spread cheer with each other. Something within us has been defeated...
View ArticleBhutanese chapel helps dedicate UTEP Centennial Plaza
By Dan Bodine Students from Bhutan may want to spend some time in quiet reflection there, but to most other students and visitors on the University of Texas at El Paso campus, the eloquently...
View ArticlePets often victims of owner’s shortsighted lifestyles
By Dan Bodine The number of dogs, cats or other pets I’ve had to move in my life — when changing jobs or changing relationships and such — isn’t a lot. Admittedly, poor folks travel light. But it’s...
View Article$13 billion aircraft carriers now short-sighted
By Dan Bodine Talk about being short-sighted! At an average of $13 billion a pop, the U.S. naval planning brigade has stepped in it big-time! Modern-day aircraft carriers, critics say, don’t have...
View ArticleSetting out asparagus fern purchased 26 years ago
By Dan Bodine Monday I did it! Before the season’s first hard freeze arrives, I set out an asparagus fern named Methusela I’ve toted around for the past 26 years – transplanting it every few years...
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