Category: Times Opinion

City of Rocks by Celia Klassen Time for Tea

One hour 32 minutes of driving time, 83 miles. The City of Rocks National Reserve is widely known for enormous granite rock formations. Although you won’t find shiny granite countertops, you can view granite in its natural form with remarkable…

Three times a day by Todd Thomas Guest Comment

Thirty plus years ago, I used to sit at the Sunday dinner table of a family to whom I was not genetically related. It was here in the southeast corner of the Idaho agricultural corridor but their occupation and living…

Spring Cleaning by Celia Klassen Time for Tea

It’s spring! A 1922 edition of the American Falls Press said “three unfailing signs of spring are the circus, the ball game, and the mobilization of soap and brushes in a house cleaning campaign. The first two we are not…

Mom is waiting by Todd Thomas Guest Comment

Moms do a lot of waiting…starting with waiting for the birth of their child. Nine long months of waiting, enduring symptoms of body change, knowing that monumental work is on its way into their life…forever. Forgive me for my sometimes…