Monthly Archives: February 2011

Anybody who has followed baseball over the last 60-plus years knows that Duke Snider of the Brooklyn and L.A. Dodgers was among the greatest centerfielders to play the game. To me, he was more than that. He was my late … Continue reading →

Last week, I had a delightful time in a place where the Idaho Legislature was not the center of the universe … where people cared nothing about budget cuts or raising taxes  … where Supt. Tom Luna’s education plan was … Continue reading →

Even the most casual of followers of Idaho politics are accustomed to Republicans labeled as anti-education, anti-union, anti-labor, etc. But Shelley Landry, the interim director of the Idaho Democratic Party, brought up a new one today.  Idaho Republicans are now … Continue reading →

I left my job as editorial writer with the Idaho Statesman just a little more than seven years ago because I lost most of my eyesight, which is one of the many complications I have experienced from diabetes. The human … Continue reading →

No offense to Boise State University, but the university’s Public Policy Center is full of it. The folks there think they can measure the feelings of Idahoans by surveying 525 people selected at random.  The policy center deserves some credit; … Continue reading →