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The summer of 2026 was a hot one for many
The Summer of 2026 brought exceptional heat to many parts of the world, including the U.S. According to the World …
Smart phones, dumb us
These days multitasking is not so much choice as it is compulsion. People rarely seem to do just one thing anymore; while working, eating, playing, driving, child-caring, shopping, watching, and in-person conversin…
My annual spring and summer weather outlooks
As of this late March writing, we still have a very 'weak' warm and wet 'El Nino' sea-surface temperature event lingering in the tepid waters of the east-central Pacific Ocean.
The Dodo Bird Society
It's been a month or so since I wrote a spoof piece hoping to spark a movement to run smart people out of our state.
Wolf harmony is possible
Here is the truth about how wolves were suddenly removed from the Endangered Species List:
Public servants provide essential services
The "My Turn" article in Press on March 21 finally angered me enough to give a piece of my mind concerning the profession of being a government employee or "public servant."
Goodbye, Dad
WALLACE, Idaho - My father, Richard Milton Bond, slipped the hook this morning. Had he lived another month, he would have been 94 but given his failing health, I would not have wished that on him.
News for all you optimists
Lest journalists be accused of devoting too much ink to "negative" stories, and the reading/viewing public of paying more attention to them, here's a glimpse to remind us of the progress we're making:
Spring and the Zags
A flicker squawks loudly as he sits on the ridge of my home searching for a mate. I open my bedroom door looking for the focus of the screeching and see the male standing proudly beside the vent to my furnace. A lo…
Quiet good deeds don't just happen
In our communities, there are countless things that occur that most people never give thought to the how and why or the who.
Arm yourself against this insidious enemy
March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. With more than 8,000 Idaho residents estimated by the American Cancer Society to be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, now is the time to bring attention to poten…
Flag unfurls images, emotions
Who decides the meaning of a symbol?
More thoughts about Leviticus
First let me say Dick Cripe and his wife are friends of mine. I sing with him in a chorale in town. They are very nice people. This is not a criticism, but rather an addendum to his letter.
The winter of 2014-15 was one for the record books
Talk about WIDE WEATHER 'EXTREMES,' we certainly have seen them during this year of 2015, both in the U.S. and around the world. It was indeed a "winter to remember!"
Local taxes can kick people from their homes
Well the county commissioners have done it again, ever determined to tax the retired, unemployed and low-income citizens out of their homes. All this so government employees can live a little bit better, at the exp…
TV talk shows boosts Risch profile
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch has been called a lot of unflattering things over the years, so he is not troubled by suggestions that he and 46 other Republican senators are "traitors" for sending a letter to the Iranian gov…