Worthy to Print Column | My Best Friends
Are you still saying āHappy New Year?āĀ I suppose that you are tired of saying that to your friends or neighbors. I always say it for the first few days of the New Year. I donāt know why, just something to say while the ticking...
Worthy to Print Column | Confessions
Was there ever a time in your life when you may have done something that was frowned upon by all that knew you? I wish I was smart enough to explain to you what I am thinking about, but when I scratch out a...
Letter to the Editor: Readerās View of Ballot Choices
Editor's Note: We welcome Letters to the EditorĀ of local and general interest to our readers. Letters should be typed and include the writerās first and last name, home address and phone number for verification. No anonymous letters will be printed. Letters may be edited...
Window on the World Column | Mapping to Cowboy Country
You cannot be in Idaho without thinking potato. For most of the uninformed world, that is its claim to fame. We noted on the map that husbandās tribe, The Blackfoot or Blackfeet tribe, had their own town of Blackfoot on our route and, not...
Guest Column | Gifts Help Re-Confirm or Establish a Connection With Others
Because itās officially the season of giving, Iād like to take a moment to reflect on some precious gifts Iāve witnessed as CEO of Mee Memorial Healthcare System.
A present of presence
As its name implies, our amazing Service League is the driving force behind an...
Funny Papers Again Column | The Travails of Patient and Customer
I am grateful for Mee Memorial Healthcare System, I really am. In the past decade I have had more contact with the folks there than I wanted to, but as one ages one must face the realities of natural physical deterioration or, as in...
Funny Papers Again Column | From Loop to Loop: Roads We Once Drove
Funny how the mind works. Today I was blankly sitting in front of my laptop with no idea what to write about, tuned to KCBX, the local NPR radio station, when a report from Chicago mentioned the famous circular downtown roadway known as the...
Funny Papers Again Column | Missouri and Florida: Never the Twain Shall Meet?
I have always enjoyed words and how they are used, but as I have not kept up on the grammatical, I frankly admit to longer being able to accurately describe, or recognize in use, the dangling participle or the gerund, nor would I be...




















