Archive Month: December 2011

by Teri Ong Once upon a time there was a little hen who wanted some bread. She knew she had some wheat in a corner of the chicken coop, but she needed to prepare a place to plant it. She asked all of her barnyard friends, “Who will help me prepare a garden to plant some wheat so we can bake some bread to share?” “Not I,” said Turkey-Lurkey, “I am in college finishing my degree in turkey studies.” “Not I,” said Piggy-Wiggy, “I have 20 weeks of my 99 weeks of unemployment insurance left.” “Not I,” said Daisy Cow, […]

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October 22, 2011 To the Greeley Tribune

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  December 24, 2011

by Teri Ong This week I was approached by a man who wanted me to sign a petition promoting the legalization of marijuana. When he asked me to sign, I said in a clear voice, “I have lived in a neighborhood plagued by the problems of drug abuse too long to want to encourage more of it.” He quickly replied, “People are going to do what they are going to do anyway. The government might as well have the tax income from it.” I said, “That is a terrible way for our government to make money!” We could easily find […]

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