So SoCo–The Collection
A day in the life of a dispensary employee. . . . *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Jeff Cleek is a writer and cartoonist from the Colorado Springs area.
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Writings
Oklahoma’s Solid Waste Problem
For as long as anyone can remember, humans have struggled to consciously address proper solid waste management and environmental health. In America, early colonies allowed rodents to clean street garbage. Oceans, lakes, and rivers were common places for waste dumping. Westward expansion, along with economic and technological advancements, boosted the accumulation of garbage across the
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The End, Beginning
All of my getting-me-to-here years, plus the place in which those years went by, have left no trace upon your memory. You even casually mused recently how we would ferry your ashes one day to England where, you said, Dad lay alone in a cemetery plot for two. As if a man who had never
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Trying to Justify Mother Teresa’s Sainthood
Mother Teresa was granted sainthood recently. The speed and manner in which it occurred ruffled the feathers of some Catholics who know and value the normal sainthood process. But when a pope is pushing a cause, things get done, formalities be damned. As a recovered Catholic, I shouldn’t care a whit. But I do. Teresa
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Bankruptcy, the American Way
Bankruptcy is almost here although many don’t even realize this. It’s time for Americans to get serious and ask themselves why the United States government consistently spends far more than it makes. This fiscal policy has placed our country in terrible jeopardy. In 2010, for instance, the U.S. government spent $3.5 trillion yet only took in around $2.16 trillion in total
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The Blood Moon: If You Have Eyes to “See”
A total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2014 obsessed our media. It was a part of a Blood Moon Tetrad. Tetrads consists of four successive total lunar eclipses, with no partial lunar eclipses in between, each separated from the other by six full moons. “Blood moon” refers to the deep red color of the moon
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