Author: Todd Tarbox
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GUEST COLUMN: Horrendous hail storm reflections
In a life that’s spanned eight decades, I’ve had the good fortune of living in the four points of the American compass. I’ve valued experiencing the distinct cultural, geographical, and climatic regional differences our land affords. The most challenging and character-building of the three is the latter. I’ve experienced subzero, 2-foot snows in Cambridge, Mass.;…
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GUEST COLUMN: Life on the jury
Recently, I received a juror summons from Michelle Flesher, El Paso County Jury Commissioner, requesting my presence at the El Paso Combined Court, 270 South Tejon, Jury Room 113. She informed me that I should “be prepared to serve at least one full day, or, if selected for a trial, the duration of the trial,”…
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GUEST COLUMN: Life on the jury
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Recently, I received a juror summons from Michelle Flesher, El Paso County Jury Commissioner, requesting my presence at the El Paso Combined Court, 270 South Tejon, Jury Room 113. She informed me that I should…
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GUEST COLUMN: Community’s children promise a bright future
Two years ago, after decades in corporate harness-marketing products as esoteric and intangible as higher education to as mundane and corporeal as plumbing products – my wife, Shirley, and I relocated from suburban Chicago to Colorado Springs. The change in location brought a change in direction: more time to smell the Dianthus, write what’s on…
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GUEST COLUMN: Savoring the snows of yesteryear at 50th college reunion
A 50th college reunion is a momentous mile marker along life’s tortuous path that merits celebrating, which is what thousands of alums from hundreds of colleges and universities do, who are fortunate to live long enough to celebrate their golden jubilee. I recently heard from two friends who attended their 50th college reunion. Jim, who…
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GUEST COLUMN: The wonders of life and growing up
I find late September bittersweet. The transition from verdant summer to russet autumn is one of life’s sweetest annual rewards. The loss of my father, Hascy Tarbox, 26 Septembers ago, is one of life’s bitterest lessons. Dad strode the world with grace, wit, confidence, and intelligence. With an artist’s gimlet eye, he gleaned and recorded…
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GUEST COLUMN: Philanthropist left an inspiring legacy
Recently, I attended the showing of Aviva Kempner’s documentary “Rosenwald” at Temple Shalom, that should be required viewing in classrooms and living rooms across the country. The film chronicles the remarkable life of a seminal civil rights champion in America during the first half of the 20th century, Julius Rosenwald. Born in 1862, he left…