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Hunger Games: “festival of human depravity”

Today I finally broke down and watched Hunger Games… It was a challenge, as a father, to sit through this piece of filth all through to the end, but lets…

Apr 4, 2013
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Why this scoffer of Organic food myths drinks only Organic coffee

I am one of “those People” who has never bought into the mythology surrounding organic goods as being the end-all, be-all of human health and wellbeing.  The exhaustive studies published…

Nov 25, 2012
Wooden barrels with spilled oats in a shaft of light Feed Store
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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…

Jan 29, 2012
A guilty-looking goat beside a chewed wooden sign Feed Store
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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…

Dec 24, 2011
A mason jar full of pennies on a feed store counter Feed Store
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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…

Sep 14, 2011
An old feed store counter with a brass hanging scale Feed Store
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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…

Aug 31, 2011
A snow-covered kennel crate under a bare tree at first light The Dog House
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From the archives: Shelter Skelter

  Shelter-Skelter A true story of death, deceit and betrayal of the public trust at the Boise Humane Society.  Greetings: Fostering animals for the Boise Humane Society is at best,…

Nov 7, 2007

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