When Radio Meant Liberty (Opinion)
A co-worker rode a motorcycle up the stairs and burst into the broadcast booth. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe Passing of a Great American
He had too much respect for his peers who suffered and bled at the Chosin Reservoir to claim anything else. Continue reading…
View ArticleOn Memorial Day, Remember as Well the Families of the Dead
An earlier faded telegram from 1943 explains he was killed in action. Continue reading…
View ArticleBig Railroad Memories at a Small Idaho Museum
The Northern Pacific Railway Museum in Wallace, Idaho may not be enormous but it’s certainly a great place for anyone who loves trains. Continue reading…
View ArticleA Message From The Last of Idaho's World War Two's Veterans
I felt a sense of pride to see him still going about his daily life, 73 years after the end of the war. Continue reading…
View ArticleElitism Has a Long History in America
They routinely mocked rural and southern speech patterns. Continue reading…
View ArticleTear Down The Martin Luther King Memorial
Franklin Roosevelt was an adulterer too. Continue reading…
View ArticleVeterans Day in Twin Falls
This weekend, a pancake breakfast is scheduled at County West. Continue reading…
View ArticleOgden Air Museum a Good Way to Break Cabin Fever
There is a jet that served as Air Force One during the Johnson Presidency. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe Andersen Brothers Were Idaho Sports Legends
Ladell Anderson made his name not far from where he grew up. Continue reading…
View ArticleYou Can Help Oppressed Minorities by Giving Them Your Farm
They probably follow the thinking of Mike Bloomberg. Continue reading…
View ArticleNo, COVID Hasn’t Killed More Americans Than These Three Wars
Keep this number in Mind: 582,150. Continue reading…
View ArticleAn Idaho Man Contemplates Drinking Hemingway’s Whiskey
The flags were a nice touch this Memorial Day. Continue reading…
View ArticleAfter 80 Years an Idaho Sailor is Home at Rest
Arnold M. Nielsen was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Continue reading…
View ArticleEarly Idaho Christmases Included Grizzly Bear Steak
Times were tight. Continue reading…
View ArticleIdaho State Museum Recalls Japanese-American Internment Camps
Some of the internees came to Idaho. Continue reading…
View ArticleLessons for Coming Hard Times from Idaho’s Hunt Camp
The internees endured. Continue reading…
View ArticleYou Need to See a Shining Room of Chrome Not Far From Twin Falls
While I’m not much of a mechanic, I still enjoy looking at old cars. Continue reading…
View ArticleBittersweet Memorial Day (Opinion)
Memorial Day brings bittersweet emotions. I remember the holiday from my days as a kid and am filled with pride because of the stories I heard of heroism and the sound of flags flapping in the breeze...
View ArticleBarack Obama Plots on Eve of Destruction (Opinion)
Nobody asked me but I can answer in one word why President Obama is promising weapons to Vietnam: China! The Vietnamese and Chinese are traditional enemies. The Vietnamese were only an enemy of the...
View ArticleThe Coming War (Opinion)
I’m evidence life isn’t predictable. In the summer of 2007, I was working as a casual employee of the United States Postal Service. Every night when I walked...
View ArticleBringing a Knife to Brushing Teeth
I got out of bed Saturday morning and my left wrist was aching. By Monday the pain was severe and I couldn’t even lift a cat with my left arm. Continue reading…
View ArticlePearl Harbor: A Survivor’s Tale
My old neighbor, Dean Reynolds, joined the Navy to get off the farm in Franklinville, NY. On the morning of December 7th, 1941 he was working a radio room at Pearl Harbor. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe World War Two Experience
I’m a history buff. I’m not alone. I also like firearms. I’m not alone. Continue reading…
View ArticlePolitically Correct History in Utah (Opinion)
The politically correct are working to mimic Orwell’s 1984 when it comes to rewriting history. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe Martin Luther King Memorial Must be Removed (Opinion)
[pullquotes alignment="right"]Roosevelt was a scoundrel! His monuments must go.[/pullquotes] Continue reading…
View ArticleA Retired Colonel Takes on the Rewriting of American History (Opinion)
it seems that more and more of our citizens have become so over sensitized, so myopic and so lacking in intestinal fortitude that they now can be traumatized by something that happened even before they...
View ArticleMy Connection to the Greatest Generation
He was tall and fun loving and was a crewman on a B-24. Continue reading…
View ArticleWhile Millionaire Athletes Disrespect the Flag… (Opinion)
The ceremony took place nearly three-quarters of a century after he was killed-in-action in World War Two. Continue reading…
View ArticleHollywood Portrays Churchill as a Weakling (Opinion)
This isn’t the first time Hollywood has rewritten the past. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe Ten Best Christmas Songs (Opinion)
Little Drummer Boy. My father absolutely loved the song. Others despise it but I think of my old man every time I hear it played. Continue reading…
View ArticleTake Time and Remember Idaho’s War Dead
The line says freedom isn’t free. I don’t believe you can ever wear it out. Continue reading…
View ArticleIdaho’s Favorite Christmas Song Proves We Have Good Taste
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is also on the same list, however. Continue reading…
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