SNJ Journal Archive

Friends and neighbors –Such an odd mix of airs – the beauty and hope of Springtime and the gloomy anxiousness of a viral pandemic. I hope the former are helping sustain you through the latter. The Spring sunshine isn’t the...

Friends and neighbors – Interview for the school newspaper, Fall 2019. First question: Student Reporter: “You’re best known for your opposition to Daylight Saving Time. What else are you interested in?” Me: “Wait – what?”...

Friends and neighbors –  Leap year is like getting an extra day without aging. Cool. While nothing to sneeze at, a single day won’t add much to the legislative Interim. I used to wonder how we’ll fill the time before the...

Friends and neighbors –  We're two weeks into 2020 and I'm moving forward with what I’ll call objective optimism. Despite partisan divisions, hopeful signs abound. Policymakers are beginning to look more to objective...

Friends and Neighbors - Welcome to our first installment of the SNJ Journal. Each month or so I’ll aim to bring you a glimpse of a few happenings in and around District 16 and the State Capitol, and a closer look at an...