Letter to the Editor | Another Brave Woman
To the Editor:
On March 13, 2024, in Blackfoot, Idaho, a 39-year-old man broke into an elderly womanās home and assaulted her. However, despite her injuries, the woman was able to defend herself with a gun; shooting and killing the man.
The lady was transported to...
Window on the World Column | My New Favorite City
And the award for the Best Airport in the World goes to ⦠JFK! Said no one ever! After a long flight across the country, I arrived at JFK, which was freezing cold, surrounded by snow drifts and about the greyest place I have...
Letters to the Editor for Week of July 12
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Funny Papers Again Column | Golf Program for Local Youth Hits a Hole-In-One
I do not know much about the game of golf. Not sure even if golf is referred to as a game, or a sport or a hobby or what. What I can see about the game, let us stick with game, is that a...
Funny Papers Again Column | From the Shores of Tripoli to the Streets of Athens to the Library at KCHS
āFrom the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli; we will fight out countryās battles in the air, on land and sea.ā Many will recognize that refrain as the opening words of the Marinesā Hymn; I became aware of the song and the...
Worthy to Print Column | Pants on Fire
Liar, liar, pants on fire! Have you ever heard those biting words as a child? Maybe it was just a schoolyard taunt by someone you didnāt get along with. Perhaps it was a case of āThe dog ate my homework.ā And your teacher was...
Letters to the Editor | Published Nov. 27, 2019
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...
Funny Papers Again Column | Tis the Time to Gather and Remember
The body politic of a school campus is known as the student union, so it follows that when a class graduates from the institution, those students are no longer part of the union. There is a tradition within societies that members of a particular...
Worthy to Print Column | Life Lessons
Itās kind of strange to start a column like that, but I have been struck with a book I have been reading and I havenāt even finished the first chapter. Itās called āHillbilly Elegy,ā by J.D. Vance. This is the guy the Republicans have...
Worthy to Print Column | The Good Old Days
I had an occasion this week to walk across town. My roommate reminded me that she had walked our best friend, Ranger, for the past couple of days and she would appreciate some assistance. She was pretty busy today working with the American Legion...




















