Loking to the future chalenges
Another year has passed, and we should
America.
The amount of money flowing to sports and
entertainment is massive. We seem to have
yet we complain about the cost of groceries.
While the world and nation seem violent
and disruptive, this has always been a troubled
planet, given the diversity of cultures, genders,
religions, governments, and the widening gap
between wealth and poverty. What makes
this so visible is that all this news is broadcast
modern technology.
Ironically, professional athletes and coaches
are paid millions of dollars, while the public
complains about the high cost of food. The
production, processing, and distribution of
food. We should be thankful that we have
grocery stores with wholesome, fresh, and vast
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Think about the Civil War being broadcast
on TV every night. Think about coverage of
the Crusades to free Jerusalem. What about
Rome?
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The food industry in America is amazing,
and the quality of farm- and ranch-raised veg-
The point is that we may have our priorities
mixed up.
World War II and MovieTone News first
brought war coverage to local theaters as pho-
tographers captured the many battles.
about the lack of snowfall and the drought. We
are oblivious to the impending disaster of closing
and solar to meet soaring electricity demand.
violent since the beginning, with Adam and
Eve.
Current and future energy demands are in
jeopardy because we’re helpless without our
phones, lights, electric gas pumps, stoplights,
and the list goes on. We can’t hold our high-
power outages in Gilpin and Clear Creek coun-
ties are a prelude to the future.
The new phenomenon, Artificial Intelli-
world. Are humans going to be smarter than
computers? Science fiction novels and movies
are coming true as the Flash Gordon cartoon
drones are now the latest weapons of modern
warfare.
Think back to the Colonists who had almost
nothing, yet they survived and prospered.
Americans have great resilience when chal-
lenged. As we end this year and look ahead
to the future, there are serious challenges to
meet. It will be for all of us, not they or them,
but all of us working together for the common
good of our great nation.
What a world we live in, and each of us plays
a part in this great saga of civilization.
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I’m almost bleary-eyed from watching so
much football. Millions of sports fans fill col-
lege and NFL stadiums to watch amazing ath-
letes run, throw and catch a pigskin. If football
isn’t enough, we have basketball, hockey, soc
cer, boxing, wrestling, track, skiing, and horse
and car racing. America is gorging on amateur
and professional sports.
Let’s all try to do our part to make a better
