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My Teachers

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Les Tanner / Comments Off on My Teachers

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
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The Hat [read this free]

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Les Tanner / Comments Off on The Hat [read this free]

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.
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Slant-Topped Tables

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Les Tanner / Comments Off on Slant-Topped Tables

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,
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Ward of the Flies

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Ray Brooks / Comments Off on Ward of the Flies

No Escape from the Bloodlust Story and Photos by Ray Brooks My most traumatic horsefly experience came at the tender age of twenty-two, as I maneuvered a raft through a small but very rocky rapid on the Middle
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Stalking the Wily Slug

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Ron McFarland / Comments Off on Stalking the Wily Slug

An Open-Season Blood Sport By Ron McFarland This late June rain has really brought out the slugs in our Idaho Panhandle yard. Armed with my deadly saltshaker, I nailed 115 last night. Noticing a couple on the sidewalk
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An Accident

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Kim Steinberg / Comments Off on An Accident

Several Accidents, Actually By Kim Steinberg On the drive home to Boise after a weekend in McCall, my husband Si and I zipped around a corner and looked twice. A forest-green sedan tilted over the shoulder on the
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In for a Penny

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Les Tanner / Comments Off on In for a Penny

Trying to Stay Sane in an Insane Time Story and Photos by Les Tanner This spring was a scary time, no doubt about it. An uncertain time. When most of the news seemed to be bad. When a
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Hang On, Cowboy

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Michael K. Edwards / Comments Off on Hang On, Cowboy

It’s Easy, Right? By Michael K. Edwards It can be chilly around the middle of October in southern Idaho’s Magic Valley. At six in the morning, before the sun has come over the horizon, it can be downright
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I’m from Idaho

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Michael K. Edwards / Comments Off on I’m from Idaho

And Willing to Admit It By Michael K. Edwards When I was in grade school in Hansen, growing up in Idaho was never a big deal for the obvious reason that just about all of my fellow students
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Hitting Ninety

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Roxie Olmstead / Comments Off on Hitting Ninety

Rethinking the Successful Life By Roxie Olmstead When I reached the age of ninety more than a year ago, common sense told me parts would wear out. But I didn’t expect this of my belongings. In my first
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