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Demolition Man saw Taco Bell coming
The Mesquite Weed Comments Apr 04, 2013 10:01amIn the 1993 Science Fiction/crime movie, “Demolition Man,” starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes, the United States of 2023 has become a utopian society without visible...
Who is George Gault?
The Mesquite Weed Comments Mar 27, 2013 11:59pmGeorge Gault and Mesquite Regional Business, Inc., have been in the news a lot lately.
MRBI is the public-private partnership that has replaced the Mesquite Department of Economic...
Ramaker locks horns with MRBI board members
The Mesquite Weed Comments Mar 21, 2013 9:51amSandra Ramaker isn’t about to let go of two issues.
One has solely to do with her seat on the Virgin Valley Water District Board of Directors. She opposes...
Issues at the VVWD and the MRBI could use some sunshine
The Mesquite Weed Comments Mar 14, 2013 9:16amThis week, March 10-16, is Sunshine Week.
During this week newspapers from across the nation are asked to focus attention on local governments, to laud...
The Elks honor citizens and serve some themselves
The Mesquite Weed Comments Updated: Feb 28, 2013 9:51amThe Mesquite Elks Lodge 2811 named Geno Withelder its 2013 Citizen of the Year during its annual Pin-and-Awards banquet, held at the lodge at 545 Riverside Road on Feb 16.
...What if we visited the Founding Fathers?
The Mesquite Weed Comments Feb 21, 2013 10:24amLast week I imagined H.G. Wells’ time machine bringing a group of our Founding Fathers to our time to see what they might think of what we’ve done with their revolution.
...What would our Founding Fathers think?
The Mesquite Weed Comments Feb 14, 2013 9:04amI hope the tombs of our Founding Fathers are large enough to accommodate considerable rolling.
Someone should make a zombie movie about the authors of our...
There are killers among us; some are cute
The Mesquite Weed Comments Feb 07, 2013 10:26amI saw the headline on a news ticker that scrolled across the bottom of my TV screen late last week: “Cats murder billions of birds, scientists say.”
I...
Epic battles clash this Sunday
The Mesquite Weed Comments Feb 01, 2013 9:33amThis Sunday is Super Bowl XLVII: the San Francisco 49ers versus the Baltimore Ravens. The Battle of the Harbaughs is the first time in Super Bowl history brothers have coached...
Mesquite should avoid a city-owned power company
The Mesquite Weed Comments Jan 24, 2013 10:08amI’m writing this just hours before the Tuesday, Jan. 22, Mesquite City Council meeting. You’re reading it two days after the meeting.
Not having a crystal...