Columns

Thanks for Thanksgiving

By Wally Bobblenic
Well, it’s almost that time of year again when the seemingly endless line of family and friends begins to frequent your front door, bringing all kinds of delectably fatty foods and candies.  You will of course pay for the indulgences come January first, but for now the feelings of warmth and love abide.
Around… »

I anonymous,

To the restaurants who insist on cheapening my experience while cutting your bottom line, I say: ENOUGH!!!  This situation has come to a head and I can’t take it anymore.  While the offenses are numerous, my frustrations can be embodied by one particularly egregious culprit.  I refer to the prepackaged half and half in containers… »

The Crowded Acre Series

Turkey Day
For as big as the World Wide Web is, there is a shocking lack of informative turkey slaughtering videos. Even more shocking is that for almost every person I know that likes to eat turkey, NONE of them want to take part in raising and slaughtering one for their Thanksgiving meal. When we started… »

It’s Not About the Soup

By Steve Stucko
It’s a cold Wednesday evening; the sun has already retreated and scattered flakes of snow glisten as they swirl past the porch light. Laughter spills out from inside the house as we step onto the porch, open the door, feel the warmth of the house and are cheerfully greeted by nearly a dozen… »

Celebrate This: Thankful But Not Forgetful

By AVV Staff
Thanksgiving is one of the truly iconic American holidays.  It is also, perhaps, one of the most broadly misunderstood.  For many, the long dining-room tables, festooned with rare delicacies, conjure images of happy Native Americans sharing the bounty of the harvest with the kind-hearted Pilgrims.  This unexamined narrative continues with a few disputes,… »

Ask Your Uncle Rocco

Dear Uncle Rocco,
 

 
 
I’ve read your first few advice columns in the Voice, and I’m a bit confused. Most of the advice columns I’ve read focus on issues around relationships, family relations, and workplace conflicts. While you address these, you also seem strangely determined to mention politics, the war on terror, and something you call the… »

The Polemical Post: The Progressive Movement

James Franklin
 
Chaffee County, CO
June 18, 2009           
 
During the 2009 presidential campaign, candidates gave themselves the title of “modern progressives.” A prime example was Hillary Clinton. During an interview, when asked how she thought of herself, Mrs. Clinton proudly stated that she thought of herself as a “modern progressive.” But who is she referring to? Who… »

Celebrate This!

June Holidays – What is Juneteenth?
 
Lindsey Quinton
 
Chaffee County, CO
June 8, 2009             
 
With June well underway, a stroll by the grocery store card aisle, reminds me that Father’s Day is quickly approaching. As I stand peering at Hallmark’s latest creations, I wonder what other holidays might merit space in the “holiday of the month” section.  For… »

It’s Time to Decide Where You Stand

Wally Bobblenic
 
 Chaffee County, CO
June 11, 2009
 
 Have you all heard about this new fangled development in Buena Vista? I believe they’ve dubbed it “South Main.” I haven’t spent any time there, but I hear tell they’ve got all the hoity toity accouterments you’d expect in a New Urban, apocalyptic, survivalist cult: right down to an outdoor… »

The Polemical Post

Chaffee County Residents’ Perspectives on Politics
 
James Franklin
 
Buena Vista, CO
June 1, 2009
 
Several members of the Democratic Party around the nation continue to argue that President Obama has “inherited” the financial crisis that we are now in. These statements have left me wondering: is this truly an inheritance that grew from the Bush administration or is it something whose… »

The Weekly Roundup

Interesting Headlines from Chaffee County, Colorado, the US, and Beyond
 
Compiled by the Ark Valley Voice
 
Auditing the Federal Reserve?
 
Fed Would Be Shut Down if it Was Ever Audited, Expert Says
 
The Next Great Crisis: America’s Debt
 
National Guard Finds Lost Man
 
DA refuses to prosecute in death of Nancy Mason
 
Chaffee County Death Case: Filing Fights D.A.’s Action
 
Special Prosecutor Requested… »

A Different Take On Fat: part 2

Refined Carbohydrates and Sugar
Marcus Trusty CSCS
Buena Vista, CO
June 13, 2009
In part 1 of this article we discussed how fat might not be as harmful as once thought, and the idea was introduced that refined carbohydrates and sugar might be more to blame for the rise in cardiovascular disease, stroke, and high cholesterol in America.
In… »

Off the Shelf

God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, and a chat with the explosive Christopher Hitchens
 
By Evan P Schneider
 
Christopher Hitchens’ 2007 and most recent book, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, is now out in paperback and so it seemed appropriate to get in on the action and have a word with Mr…. »