They don’t call me Johnny Appleseed for nothing. Well, actually, they don’t call me Johnny Appleseed at all. But they should. While I haven’t been living up to his legend of spreading apple tree seeds across the Midwest, I’ve certainly…
Category: Press Columns
Seed is planted, help it blossom
I was preaching to the choir when American Falls Mayor Marc Beitia asked me to speak during the grand opening ceremony for the downtown revitalization project Wednesday, Nov. 20. All those attending the ceremony, suffering through a cold and miserable…
Lunch with Kennedy
I was a little over two months away from turning eight years old when the Western Union telegram arrived for my dad. The telegram read: “It would be useful to me to have an exchange of views with you on…
Pity party after sore round of golf
Late Sunday morning at the American Falls Golf Course looked like the makings of a regular season tournament, when word spread about potentially good weather and one last chance for a little friendly competition. The golf course was officially closed…
Of mice and men: Mice and I don’t get along
Years ago I wrote a column in the form of a “Twas the Night Before Christmas” mode, after a mouse scampered up on the bed and chewed a hole in the stocking, enjoying a nice chocolate snack while we slept.…
Share the love, and respect, too
The last thing I do each morning before I leave the house is tell my wife I love her. I say it despite the fact she will soon be leaving to greet me again at the office we share with…
Outsource it all to India
I often questioned why my grades weren’t as high as I thought they should be in my school days many decades ago, but now I wonder no longer. It couldn’t have been the quality, quantity or accuracy of my work.…
This isn’t America they fought for
As the stock market continues its downward spiral, potentially costing business and investors billions of dollars, and as the approval rating for Congress and the President continues the same direction, the so-called “government shutdown” shows no sign of being ended.…
Gubernatorial hopeful also plans to be Prez
Idaho Republican candidate for governor Harley D. Brown will be the President of the United States. Just ask him – or read his campaign brochure which proudly proclaims him as “Future U.S. President”. I don’t know about you, but I…
IRS audits aren’t always a bad thing
I admit with blushed cheeks that Debbie and I missed the deadline for filing our income taxes with the IRS and the State of Idaho this year. As the April 15 deadline approached it became clear we weren’t going to…