Steve's Writings

Here are the types of writing I have here:

• Editorials
• Humor
• Trip Reports
• Poetry

Editorials

The following is a list of some things I've written about. It is currently not complete; I've written over 50 pieces, most of which were published (one of the benefits of living in a small community).

For my best work, read my version of A Modest Proposal. Yes, I ripped off Jonathan Swift's title -- to see the original, check out Swift's A Modest Proposal.

July 4th Motorcycle Rally

• Working with the Community
• Rebuttal to Steve Gordon's Hit Piece
• A Modest Proposal
• Low Riders and Bikers -- The Parallels

Local Taxes

• Utility Tax Refunds
• How to Pass a Library Tax
• Measure J (Road Taxes)
• Measure J Straw Man
• Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure J

Local Issues

• Rising Garbage Costs
• Roadside Call Boxes and Libertarian Ideals
• Censoring Bob Valenzuela
• As the Murals Churn
• Department of Public Safety Consolidation
• Assemblyman Frusetta vs. Mayor Styles
• School Busing Problems
• Affordable Housing
• Limiting Garbage Pickup
• Meeting the Garbage Reduction Goals

State Issues

• Justifying Eminent Domain
• Anti-Hispanic Accusations
• The Case for Open Primaries
• Smoking in Bars
• Women in Government
• Contraception vs. Viagra
• Legal Reforms: Punitive Damages
• Proposition 22 (Opposing Gay Marriages)

National Issues

• United Nations
• Filtering the Internet
• Universal Health Care
• Closing the School of the Americas
• The Death Penalty
• George W. Bush, Iraq & The Economy

Miscellaneous

• Nostalgia -- It's Not What It Used to Be
• The Facts About The Millennium
• On the Term "Hispanic"

Humor

Here are my humorous (I hope) pieces.

• Society To End Vegetation Exploitation
• UND-PS Researchers Create World's Fastest Processor
• The Efficiency Expert's Night Out

Trip Reports

I took a few trips and created trip pages for some of them.

• Abu Dhabi, 5/2001
• India, 6/2001

Poetry

I've even written some poems. This is the only one I've chosen to share, though.

• Requiem For A Hamster