My partner celebrated his 25th birthday with a skin cancer diagnosis. Read more
Thursday, December 05, 2019
Twenty-seven years ago this week ago I was on sabbatical leave in I…
One of the highlights of my Thanksgiving break was the traveling. M…
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
Scientists are often asked to assist with “peer review.” This happe…
Len Jordan, who served in the U.S. Senate from 1962 to 1972, was a …
The Moscow School District is exceptional. Its graduates go on to a…
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
Carole, a friend, works in mental health. She has several siblings,…
You could be forgiven for missing it in the build-up to Thanksgivin…
Monday, December 02, 2019
Here’s one safe prediction for the 2020 presidential campaign. Twel…
Pullman police chief: Parking ticket a mistake
Saturday, November 30, 2019
As we survey the havoc that President Trump and his sycophants have…
Times are changing; be part of that change
Friday, November 29, 2019
An hour ago, sitting down to write, I didn’t have a topic for this …
The Trump administration’s foreign policy, such as it is, has been …
Change hard, but great things can come from it
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Entirely by coincidence, I was finishing a reading of Catherine Dri…
There are new health coverage options in Idaho. The rules for Medic…
We need our bacteria and other microbia
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
The recent Moscow-Pullman Daily News article (High wages and toughe…
As Thanksgiving 2019 nears, it is a good time to reflect upon the s…
School district needs to halt program immediately
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Epiphanies arrive unannounced. Mine was served up recently in front…
President Trump allegedly committed “bribery”
Monday, November 25, 2019
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and I have something in common.
As online shopping has steadily grown during the past decade, brick…
Carbon dividend act is one small step for our country
Saturday, November 23, 2019
For the last week, I’ve been watching the news coverage of mastery-…
There is no such thing as an accident
Do you remember the climax of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orie…
Friday, November 22, 2019
President Trump’s obsession with a Ukraine conspiracy theory is alm…
The BYU-Idaho administration dropped a bombshell on thousands of st…
Slippery slope: Lack of proper cleanup was not appreciated
Thursday, November 21, 2019
“Attack first, never admit fault or apologize, spin every loss into…
The BYU-Idaho administration dropped a bombshell on thousands of st…
When I was running for office in 2018, I frequently talked about im…
“Attack first, never admit fault or apologize, spin
MLB not living up to its anti-hazing, anti-bullying policy
When I was running for office in 2018, I frequently talked about im…
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
According to the just released Centers for Disease Control and Prev…
Our fear heightens the power of those abandoning our needs
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Our ties to soil may seem far-removed, but they still exist. Even i…
The public impeachment hearings were barely underway when Jim Jorda…
Monday, November 18, 2019
I am the newest Moscow School Board trustee and a parent of two stu…
Columnist lacks grasp of fairness and justice
We interrupt this impeachment hearing to bring you a message from D…
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Sometimes the things that get posted by people on social media are …
Outsourcing UI maintenance is not the right solution
Friday, November 15, 2019
When the voting started to select the CNN hero of the year, I began…
Responding to columnist about the ‘click down’
Thursday, November 14, 2019
The lesson of the 2019 state elections confirmed the lesson of the …
Idaho is a very popular place to live and, as a result, it is at th…
