Tag: Evelyn Pyburn
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Let’s Stay with Messy & Inefficient
By Evelyn Pyburn No. No. No. In passing—while talking about engaging a private company to manage MetraPark, Commissioner Don Jones briefly pondered that maybe they should hire an administrator for county government. It was just a quick remark and how serious he was is unclear, but the idea is a very bad one. Appointing an…
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“Tin Hat” People are Right
By Evelyn Pyburn Remember when some folks were resistant to the installation of “smart meters” that made monitoring electrical usage so easy? Remember their “paranoid” concerns about how smart meters might be eventually adopted to control people’s use of electricity? You know — Big Brother stepping in and declaring that you could only use so…
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Some thoughts…
By Evelyn Pyburn In gathering up the latest on some of the actions of the state legislature, some observations just couldn’t be avoided…. One positive that will hopefully emerge from the COVID crisis is the understanding that state and federal laws in general are barriers to efficient, prompt and affordable health care. That President Trump…
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Just Some Observations – by Evelyn Pyburn
DIY?–Quit Counting on Government Though it’s diminished somewhat, at one time the “Made in Montana” promotion was incredibly effective because it had a lot of support by local manufacturers and the public in general. When it comes to labeling meat products with the same message one has to wonder why its advocates need the government…
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When Old-fashioned and Cumbersome is Good
By Evelyn Pyburn Sometimes modern technological innovations may not be an improvement over old fashioned, labor intensive processes. Such is perhaps true regarding voting. No matter how this election turns out, it will have totally undermined confidence in the electoral process for all, and that is a massive casualty for the country. And, it isn’t…
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Pursuing a Lose-Lose Strategy
By Evelyn Pyburn It’s a sad lesson of life, but there is always those among us who strive every day to acquire the unearned. In my world, that is the real definition of greed – much more so than people working hard to make money. The reach for the unearned is seen all around us,…
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The Use of Force
By Evelyn Pyburn There is lot’s not being said about all that is happening. Despite what is claimed, COVID-19 is a political issue. When political power is brought to bear on any issue it is political. It becomes political in that moment. One must remember that politics is about the use of force. When people…
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Free Stuff Enslaves
By Evelyn Pyburn A few months ago, I encountered a news story about a recent court decision that was at once heartening and disheartening. A federal judge ruled that children do not have a fundamental right to learn to read and write. A surprising ruling, given the state of our judicial system, but a wonderful…
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Everyone’s Problem, Everyone’s Solution
After work, tonight, take a walk – around your neighborhood or through a nearby park. It’s a simple way to claim your neighborhood and discourage mischief, vagrancy, and crime. Unused neighborhoods can easily become targets for mischief makers. Vacated or empty areas that become overrun by criminals or vagrants can be reclaimed by citizens simply…
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What Is It All About?
“If you observe a really happy man you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, growing double dahlias in his garden, or looking for dinasour eggs in the Gobi desert. He will not be searching for happiness as if it were a collar button that has rolled under the radiator. He will not…