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6 feet and beyond: That would be Wilde
What happens when you clear 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump as a high school senior?
The truth is up there
If you were addicted to the innovative television show "The X-Files" as I was in the 1990s, then you know that "The truth is out there." You also know that you should "Trust no one."
Tech support for the clueless
It seems that the first thing you are asked when you call tech support for a computer, for instance, is a very basic insulting question such as whether the computer is plugged in or if you've tried restarting it.
After winning contest, I'll have it 'maid' in the shade
I've always aspired to having a clean house, a really clean house, but living with slobs most of my life hasn't helped my cause. Now I may have stumbled upon a way to actually get the dream clean I've been longing …
Haditha: A media-made 'atrocity'?
The New York Times referred to the deaths of as many as 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha as the "defining atrocity" of the Iraq War.
Storm damage is all relative
Last week's snow was a bit annoying for a few reasons.
The persecution of Mark Steyn, or why I am glad I'm not Canadian
I don't have it too bad.
Amtrak ride 'like a box of chocolates'
Remember Forrest Gump's famous line? "My momma always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'"
Obama's wee small promises
I see that Sen. Obama in his coronation speech the other night promised to turn back the waters of the ocean - or did he say he had already done it?
Scenes from a local version of 'The Birds'
A few people close to me have a great appreciation for birds that I don't quite understand.
Just a pawn in their game
It is ironic that liberals, who generally don't believe in absolute truth in religion, swear upon it in politics.
Barbie couldn't compete with the boy toys
I chuckled a few weeks ago when National Public Radio teased a business story with this line: "And the last word is Barbie - flat. We're talking about sales."
Speak up now, or lose your voice forever
In my column last week, I made a rather quick comment about how the country is endangered by a current tendency of people not to "speak up and say what they believe."
The mob rules during local presidential stop
I've experienced two "mosh" pits in my life - on the floor of the Tacoma Dome for a Green Day concert and Tuesday at Flathead Valley Community College when President Bill Clinton decided to walk a rope line.
Barack Obama 'saves the world' (between speeches)
First, it was "Change you can believe in," a nice friendly bit of folderol that was no more scary than "I Like Ike." Heck, Bill Clinton used "It's Time to Change America" back in 1992, and he only scared a few Repu…
Sen. McCain turns his back on GOP; will they return the favor?
Some diehard Republicans like Sean Hannity (who admittedly doesn't realize he is one) are puffed up with excitement over the long, drawn-out knockdown battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.