Category Archives: Galen Larson

A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation.— Economist Howard Scot. I really have to give credit to the Tea Baggers and 9-12 people. If nothing else, I admire their diligence and commitment … Continue reading →

Happy New Year, Montezuma County. The country and the state are in dire straits. But we here can with ingenuity and unity still stand a good chance of making lemonade. By that statement you may think I’m saying Montezuma County … Continue reading →

On Nov. 15, I attended a meeting about health care put on by a group of concerned citizens. I was disturbed by the poor turnout on such an important topic. The speaker, a doctor from out of state, gave his … Continue reading →

Over the last few months, I’ve been asking friends, relatives, and strangers what they think of when they hear the word “save.” The answers were varied; some made reference to one’s soul, while others talked about saving money for the … Continue reading →

Recently I read an article touting the education of trained pickpockets. But they didn’t call them that, they called them casino workers. The feature told about the benefits of a business that trains people to deal cards. When did gambling … Continue reading →

The wheels of progress grind slowly, especially in Montezuma County. But we should thank everyone who worked so hard to bring us an expanded college campus, Southwest. There is no cleaner nor more lofty economic engine than education. We shouldn’t … Continue reading →

Hey, Joe, where did our country go? Off to China, don’t you know. Thanks to Walmart, who led the way as our nation went astray. Other companies followed suit. About America they don‘t give a hoot. Of course the public … Continue reading →

For 30 years I’ve been living in Montezuma County, and I’ve seen our local officials drive this county and city downhill with closed-minded, shortsighted decisions. Progress doesn’t seem to be their governing position unless it suits them or their friends. … Continue reading →

April Fool’s Day is not enough. I propose to dedicate the whole month of April as All Fools Month to commemorate the American consumer. I can’t imagine another species that would revel more in being played for a fool. When … Continue reading →

The other night, around 2 in the a.m. while in the midst of a bout with insomnia, I was intrigued by the voice of a lovely lady and some excited exclamations from a man peeking over her shoulder as she … Continue reading →

Since Obama was elected president on Nov. 4, gun stores have been flooded with folks stocking up on all types of arms. Apparently they think Obama will be coming in the night to steal their handguns and AK-47s. But why … Continue reading →

The elections are over and soon we will see the changing of the guard. Fifty thousand or more are vying for seats to see the presidential inauguration, a great moment in history. But how many of these supposedly dedicated voters … Continue reading →

Are we a great nation, or what? In the present circumstances, I would answer, “Or what.” It’s hard to believe that a single administration could bring this great country to its knees in eight short years. We elected a group … Continue reading →

A day in paradise, my wife used to say when she gazed from her garden upon the snow-covered San Juans, turning south to the majestic Sleeping Ute Mountain and then to the Blues — just a short hop away, or … Continue reading →

It’s election time. Three hundred million people in this country, and the best we can do for presidential possibilities is these three candidates: A woman that couldn’t control or satisfy her husband, a guy who hasn’t removed the training wheels … Continue reading →

In reference to David Grant Long’s article, “Oh, Canada!” in the April 2008 Free Press: The Taliban are coming, the Taliban are coming! Women, get out the bhurkas or, hell, just throw a towel over your head. Hang up your slacks … Continue reading →

In Jackson, Mo., Wal-Mart is suing a brain-damaged woman and her family for the money it has paid for her medical expenses. Debbie Shank, 52, sustained severe brain damage in a traffic accident eight years ago that left her in … Continue reading →

Water, water all around with not a drop to drink. Soon enough, this grim prophecy may be coming true or, if uncontrolled growth is allowed to continue in the arid Southwest, we may end up scooping water out of our … Continue reading →

2008 is upon us, and the big thing this year is the election. The last two elections were supposedly decided on moral issues. How moral is it to lie and start a pre-emptive war against a people who had nothing … Continue reading →

Veterans’ Day has come and gone. The small, guilty parades have passed. The old veterans have been trotted out in their wheelchairs and helped into flag-draped convertibles attended by pretty young girls, all waving to the crowd. Those that remember … Continue reading →

After reading the article in the September Free Press about Bluff, Utah’s, septic problems, I decided to do some research on the regulations of the same in Montezuma County. We could very well be in the same fix 30 years down the … Continue reading →

Did you have a good breakfast this morning? Did you see a beautiful sunrise? Were you hugged by your wife or greeted by an affectionate slap on the back from your father? Were you able to ruffle your children’s hair … Continue reading →

In 200 short years we have ruined the greatest nation in history. In our headlong rush to be the best, we have become the worst. Born with a silver spoon in our mouths, we pretend to be benevolent toward other … Continue reading →

I must be honest. I am not a person of a mysterious faith, a believer in heaven or hell or a figure employing mystical powers from a throne on high. Yup, I am (as the righteous refer to me) an … Continue reading →

Some of my friends are going to be upset with me for the coming statements. But, as Truman said, if you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen. I pretty well stay right against the kitchen oven and … Continue reading →

It’s getting somewhat trying of late to be labeled by people who are ignorant of the meaning of words. Take “liberal,” a word bandied about by some folks who it seems have never opened a dictionary. When one becomes aware … Continue reading →

Environmentalists — the enemies of progress! Or at least that’s what we hear from those who rape and pillage our planet. When Bambi meets John Wayne the sparks fly and reason heads out the door. Yet both sides need the … Continue reading →

Montezuma County and Cortez are in ill health. I recently returned from a 20-day, 2,800-mile tour of the back roads and small towns in Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and northern California. Everywhere I went, I saw examples of viable economic … Continue reading →

As I read and listen to the shabby reporting of what we are supposed to accept as fact, I grow nostalgic for journalists of the past. These Ken and Barbie cue-card readers on TV, pretending to give us news they’ve … Continue reading →

Hallelujah, praise the Lord. Galen Larson, the avowed atheist, has seen the light, moved to the right, and become a fundamentalist. Hallelujah, praise to God. Yes, I pray each night that gas goes to $5 a gallon so the Walker … Continue reading →

Montezuma County is a jewel, located at the place where four states converge, boasting of a unique mix of desert and mountains, and a rich diversity of peoples. But instead of being a land where most of the inhabitants are … Continue reading →

With the indulgence of the Free Press, I’m going to do some articles on my views about Montezuma County and the Four Corners area. My late wife and I chose this area by mutual agreement some 25 years ago, so … Continue reading →

I just returned from a 1,600-mile journey through Arizona and Utah and am sad to report a crisis is looming on our horizon. Every restaurant I stopped in required that you ask for a glass of water before you got … Continue reading →

Recently I asked, in a letter to the editor, how people who voted for this administration could justify their vote, now that we’ve taken a budget surplus and turned it into an astounding national debt and have sacrificed and maimed … Continue reading →

For centuries, Christians have been reading, worrying and warning others that there would come a day when the prophecies of the Book of Revelations would come true. It was written that there would come a man who is most deceiving, … Continue reading →

Taxes, taxes, taxes – how we protest them! We hire experts to help evade them, and elect politicians who say they’re going to cut them without cutting any of the benefits they provide. Without taxes we would have no roads … Continue reading →

I tried to write a positive article this month about the Four Corners area, and there are many good things about it to tout. But it will all be for naught if we allow our nation to be ruined. The … Continue reading →

Open the Aug. 6 Denver Post and out falls a 20-page supplement about the life and times of John Elway, who turned the simple act of throwing a football into an $80 million used-car empire. Pray tell me, did he … Continue reading →

Isn’t it interesting that the talking heads (or is it bobble heads?) in Washington who spent millions probing the “why” of 9/11 came up with the conclusion that everyone’s to blame and at the same time no one’s to blame? … Continue reading →

A lot of my articles are negative. Sometimes, I guess, one should find something positive to write about. So this is going to be a positive article on our Western Slope environment. We are the last frontier of small ranches … Continue reading →