Good point(s)…my original thought was in times of stress make the posts short. Like a show and tell of traveloges. I could weigh in with my vacations in Chad or Mali. More mellow than the angst of Utah politics or the horror of VP and W.

I don’t like what ttstark has written on your blog. I’m assuming the writer is male. He’s worth ignoring, shows little intelligence, has no idea what good or bad journalism is, probably spouts off elsewhere on the web. I say so what. Every walk of life has its ttstark. What they write lacks luster, sheds no knowledge, contributes nothing to the threads at hand, wants the spotlight shined on his stupidity.

The fellow seems to have his demons. Perhaps a war veteran; perhaps someone who has had a huge share of hard knocks. Who knows?

As a veteran journalist you’ve learned to take flack. From readers, editors, government and anyone else with soapbox in hand. You did superior work at the Tribune and you’ll do equally well with the weekly. I’m not used to reading the weekly but will turn some atttention to it now that you’re in charge. Your experience and background augur well for your success.

Keep a positive approach to your family and work. Accept the occasional blowhard’s nonsense as just that. Your readers and fellow bloggers here respect you greatly. That, indeed, says something about Holly Mullen.

mamapapaluv

How come Weekly doesn’t take on the private club exclusion at the airport? How come a californian can fly into utah, get a gin and tonic without having to pay a private club fee (nor write down their name and address), and then fly off AS LONG AS THEY ONLY DRINK IN THE AIRPORT????

I think Weekly should lead a campaign to get rid of this exculsion: damnit, you come to utah, you have to follow the same islamic drinking rules that everyone in the state has to follow. It isn’t fair to have this exclusion. And if this issue might embarrass the legislature enuf to get rid of the private club rules altogether in the state, so much the better. But this is an issue of fairness, and I am tired of being a second class citizen in my adopted state.

Whadda think??

Signed,

Lost in the Ozone Again

There is one thing to point out about Romney’s changes in position on abortion law, gay rights, and embryonic stem cell research–they all occurred after he took office. I believe it’s plausible that his changes derived from having to confront the reality of the issues for the first time as an elected official, like when he reviewed the cloning request from Harvard.

I know I’ve had many times where I thought I knew how I felt about an issue, but then a life circumstance made me face the issue squarely and make a decision. Sometimes I ended up feeling the same way, but stronger, but other times I changed how I felt, based on the ‘further review’.

The problem I have is, I can’t stand the man’s waffling and he looks like a used car salesman. And, though I still read the Trib and like it for the most part I wish they would GET OVER MITT. No offense, Holly, I think once in a while a well placed story or column is fine. But Utah’s media doesn’t have to be on a “Mitt Romney Watch” for heaven’s sake.

Whew.

I didn’t know Jackson did that! If so, forget what I said and screw him:-).