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Nick Hoppe's columns appeared for many years every Tuesday on the back page of the Datebook section in the San Francisco Chronicle. He retired from the weekly grind in 2019 and now posts columns online only when the spirit moves him, which is every two or three weeks. Or sometimes longer. His father, former San Francisco Chronicle and nationally syndicated columnist Arthur Hoppe, wrote for a living. Fortunately,  Nick has other means of support. His topics include business columns relating to the common absurdities of owning a business (he owns restaurants and retail stores throughout  California), general lifestyle columns, and travel columns.
But no matter what he is writing about, rest assured that he is not taking it too seriously.

MAKING FRIENDS ONE
COUNTRY AT A TIME
(July 1, 2025)
   Someone had to do it. With our international reputation in tatters thanks to the current administration, I flew off to Scotland last week to try and mend the fences.
   Why Scotland? Well, it happens to have some golf courses in case I had some free time. I managed to get in a round or two, or seven, while repairing the damage to the American mystique.
   It really didn't matter where I went. Scotland was just the beginning. As much as I despise traveling, I'll need to travel more and more to let the world know that not all Americans are on board with the policies of Mr. Trump... (Continue)

 

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