I approach 2026 with a guarded enthusiasm – and an apolitical apprehension. I can’t be the only one amongst everyone who foresees a year of maximum unpredictability, based on how much sh-tuff has been annually occurring during the years leading up to this... See more
Well, it’s that time of year when The SandPaper takes a little siesta – with some fiestas thrown in for the holidays. We’ll be back on the streets in the first full week of January, though major happenings will be rushed to our online issue, found at thes... See more
I already hate the feel of winter and we’re not even there yet, at least not in calendar times. As I sit in my warm office, wind chills in the teens outside, I looked into how pre-winter winteriness might relate to how the arriving winter might go. Odditi... See more
LICENSE TO LOOK IN: Sir AI is up and about during this heavily driven holiday season. Our vehicles are being closely watched – sometimes tracked – at every turn. I’m speaking of the inescapable presence of automated license plate readers (ALPRs). These un... See more
Decently painful. That’s how I describe the poisonous four-fang bite of a larger bloodworm, the size we use for bass bait. I’m most familiar with this polychaete’s bite based on the smaller bloodworms I dig locally – and have allowed to bite me in an educ... See more
