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    Happy 50th anniversary, 1969 … you were groovy, you were grievous

    Ed Kociela - June 18, 2019
    Taylorsville Justice Court Judge Michael Kwan found himself suspended from the bench for six months without pay.

    Utah judge suspended for Trump comments

    Ed Kociela - June 11, 2019
    Although there is much of substance to support it, don’t hold your breath for impeachment ... at least, not yet.

    Don’t count on impeachment, at least not yet

    Ed Kociela - June 4, 2019
    Michelle Thomas, a longtime advocate for those poisoned by the fallout from the nuclear detonations at the Nevada Test Site, left this good Earth recently.

    RIP, Michelle Thomas

    Ed Kociela - May 29, 2019
    I am still trying to wrap my arms around President Trump's decision to hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10 percent to 25 percent.

    There’s a new tariff in town, boys, and it’s gonna kill...

    Ed Kociela - May 21, 2019
    The Lake Powell Pipeline pipedream is nothing more than a nightmare for those truly concerned about our environment and the future of the planet.

    Lake Powell Pipeline pipedream is nothing more than a nightmare

    Ed Kociela - May 15, 2019
    My wife Cara and I have just finished binge-watching season one of a series on Netflix called “Our Planet.”

    “Our Planet” is worth your viewing time

    Ed Kociela - May 8, 2019
    The Pinocchio Factor was a clever lift from Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, who used the principle to great advantage in creating a fervor that whipped the people into a frenzy in pre-war Germany.

    The Pinocchio Factor and our true economy

    Ed Kociela - April 30, 2019

    I thought, “So this is how it ends”

    Ed Kociela - April 23, 2019
    These real-life Looney Tunes scare the hell out of me

    These real-life Looney Tunes scare the hell out of me

    Ed Kociela - April 16, 2019
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