What Happened to Us? By Les Tanner Hello. You are chatting with [name withheld to protect the innocent]. How can I help you?” “I can’t log on to my account.” “I can help you with that. What is
Three Brothers Who Never Parted Story and Photos by Michael Vogt Caldwell native Dale Smith’s pride in his great-great uncles, the Johnston brothers, led him to study their lives closely, and he even portrays one of them when
On a Two-Way Street Story and Photos by Les Tanner “Hello?” “Hi, Lindsey, this is Les. I’ve got a quick question for you.” “Ask away.” “What are your plans for the first couple of weeks in June?” “In
What Is It about The Thing? Story and Photos by Les Tanner Jimmy the cat is not the bravest critter in the world. Any sort of sudden noise causes him at least to start, but if it’s even
The Less Obvious Ones Story and Photos by Les Tanner Not long ago, as I was crossing the parking lot at a local market, an elderly lady coming toward me dropped a small parcel. As I picked it
Two, Actually By Les Tanner A while back, as Kitty Fleischman and I were having lunch near IDAHO magazine’s office in Boise, a woman sitting at a nearby table came over. “You’re Mr. Tanner, aren’t you?” she said.
A Lot of Cars Totaled By Michael Vogt Photos Courtesy of Michael Vogt The author, who compiled an oral history of a horse racing track near Caldwell in the 1940s (“Sage Acres,” IDAHO magazine, January 2021) now does
Wild in the Yard Story and Photos by Joseph Zahnle My wife Barbara loves feeding the birds in our yard but whether I’m right or wrong, I wouldn’t do it. I believe they can pretty much take care
And Other Useful Ideas By Les Tanner I read a book a while back entitled The Next Fifty Years. It consists of a collection of essays written by scientists from a lot of different disciplines. In each essay,
A Small-College Professor Remembers His Students By Les Tanner Photos Courtesy of The College of Idaho Some years ago, I asked the students in my trigonometry class to help decide what to do about an application for admission.
