Blue Reporter In A Red State A Journalist Burns Out And Breaks Down In Small Town, U.s.a I reported on a murder trial that seemed open and shut when I walked in one Monday morning for jury selection. A Norman, [...] John Bear \ Sep 03, 2009 Read More
Bear With Me I had to go and become a newspaper writer. Newspaper writers are becoming a thing of the past, like typewriter repairmen. It’s all [...] John Bear \ Aug 06, 2009 Read More
Average Dude An Experiment In Mediocrity I feel so average. It’s hard to feel average in a country where no one feels average. Everyone’s a unique snowflake, a maverick, [...] John Bear \ Jul 30, 2009 Read More
Bear With Me A Step-By-Step Guide I recently had the privilege of going completely crazy 500 miles from home.Stress at work (fighting with an entire backwoods police department) and [...] John Bear \ Jun 18, 2009 Read More
I Live With My Mom Blues The economy sucks and I live with my mom. I just had the good fortune to leave my job as a police reporter [...] John Bear \ May 21, 2009 Read More
Thin Line OCD— It is one of the least known of all government agencies. Some say it doesn’t exist at all. It’s the Office of [...] John Bear \ Jun 28, 2007 Read More
Too Punk To Smoke, Part Ii Flow My Tears, The Ex-Smoker Said Well, it looks like it’s over for all you smokers. Your days are numbered. You will soon be forced to join me in [...] John Bear \ Jun 21, 2007 Read More
Thin Line Albuquerquephobia— As you probably know by now, I have wandered out into the vast southern desert (Alamogordo) and embarked on a magnificent quest [...] John Bear \ Jun 07, 2007 Read More
Too Punk To Smoke The New Mexico State Legislature recently made it almost impossible to smoke anywhere beginning June 15. In light of this and numerous other [...] John Bear \ May 31, 2007 Read More
Commentary Kurt Vonnegut Went Up to Heaven– I went to see the writer at Popejoy Hall a few years back and he asked those [...] John Bear \ Apr 26, 2007 Read More
