Category: Press Columns

Goodbye and farewell

I’m sad to say that after 14 years, I will be leaving The Power County Press and The Aberdeen Times. This is likely my last “Moore or Less” column. I have mixed feelings as I write this. I am certainly…

The years come and go too quickly

I think of myself as an even-tempered sort of guy, not getting too carried away by the strange goings on around us every day. Sure, some things bother me, like how people see things in social media and immediately think…

Goosebumps with my flag

I’m not writing this to weigh in on either side of the discussion about how best to recognize and honor our American flag. Because of my newspaper background, I’ve always believed in the constitutional right to freedom of speech and…

The back nine

I know, I know. It’s been a long time since you’ve seen me write anything. My son, Preston, reminds me almost weekly that he hasn’t seen my column in ages. So it goes….. (And technically, I didn’t write this, but…

The price of a puppy

Last week I mentioned being in a road rage incident. I didn’t think anything of it until I received a missed call from my mom. I was driving so Adriana called her back and I could hear my mom asking,…

“I Get Carried Away”

I’ve come down with a serious case of writer’s block, a common phenomenon that nobody has found a cure for yet. Last week I was planning on writing a column and came across this devastating crutch. I’m not sure if…

One year and counting

People tend to put a lot of emphasis and celebration, or just the opposite of celebration, on certain occasions each year. There are those who celebrate anniversaries, birthdays and other special events, while they might try to ignore others, like…

A year can change a man

It’s been just over a year since my dad suffered the first of three aneurysms. It feels like yesterday but also like it never really happened. It’s hard to explain something that’s self-conflicting. Seeing my dad out and about doing…

Grab your floaties, we’re going swimming

If getting married is referred to as taking the plunge, right now I’m grabbing my sun screen and towel. Being pale complected is the first thing I go for is the sun screen. Adriana, on the other hand, would probably…

They are seldom perfect

by A.F. Mayor Marc Beitia Last Wednesday’s city council meeting concluded with a vicious dog hearing; a vicious dog hearing that ended with a split council vote but whose initial declaration was upheld. The thing with ordinances, like most things…