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The Dog House Hedging your bets in 2012? (The cowardice of timed political endorsements)
Normally, when you hear from someone today about the Republican Presidential candidates, you you hear hedging and equivocation until very close to the end of the primary season. Why? Because…
Feed Store St Luke’s Meridian: Hospital of Horrors
I must say that I was until now, blithely unaware that here in the Treasure Valley there was such a huge disparity between our two major hospitals, St. Alphonsus and…
Fence Line A question of service: A look at Military service and citizenship
A question was raised to me recently that I have heard before often enough and it deserves a little time and attention to explore a few of its twists and…
Feed Store Yogurt: A weighty subject
I recently visited a new Yogurt shop here in Eagle that sells frozen yogurt self-serve by the ounce. Now let that sink in a moment and consider the pro’s and…
The Dog House Occupy [your city name here] Powerful movement for change, or pointless whistling in the wind?
Perhaps at some point when they (the Occupy Movement) begin to make actual sense and can articulate something other than “Rich people, bad. Give me their money!” Someone might take…
Fence Line Unpatriotic youth today? Really? In Idaho?
My letter to the Mayor of Eagle, Idaho: Dear Mr. Mayor, I am sincerely disturbed to learn that not a single day after being elected as the Mayor of…
Feed Store The wolf at your door. Is it your own employer?
A look at today’s job market from the inside: You’ve worked for one company for more than ten years and even in hard times it seems to continue growing. The pay…
Feed Store An Iphone for an eye…
Yes, there are indeed far too many smart phones running amok these days, and I really do hate to be jumping up onto the Apple bandwagon (it’s a cart, really),…
Feed Store Home Warranty: A good deal, or ripoff?
Buy a home and you’re likely to be offered the safety of a home warranty to make you feel better about taking a chance on buying someone’s existing house. The…
Pecking Order Obama’s new Jobs Act. Will it work?
Someone asked today if I thought Obama’s Jobs Act would work. That got me to thinking… As I listened to his speech the other day I was impressed by how…
Feed Store Is small business’s approach to healthcare turning into a full retreat?
I follow many discussions in LinkedIn, and one popped up the other day that really got me to thinking. With the economy taking top billing in the news every day…
Feed Store Long term care Insurance: For whom doth the bell toll?
I was approached one day by a huckster for long term care insurance and they dutifully pulled out their prize turkey for all to view: “A common misconception about long-term…
