News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
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Now, I’ve lived here just a little over half my life, 41 years to be exact. Most of the other years were spent in what could be called a real company town. Yes, they controlled the jobs, business, the media (newspaper, radio station), churches, schools, and etc. Things aren’t perfect here, but it’s sure a lot better than where I came from. Kind of refreshing to hear more than one side of the stories. Thanks for providing many sides. Yours truly, Robert F. Piekarsk...
In 1965 I got a job in California. Five months later, some new friends asked this Idaho country boy to go hunting with them in the Sierras on one guy’s family ranch, where I had to show three of them how to load their rifles. There were some very close calls. The same gun laws that kept people safe in Idaho didn’t even come close in California. I somehow survived, and this was among friends. Forty years later I strapped on a pistol for a walk in the woods. A visiting granddaughter started yelling “Gun! Gun! Gun!” What a wake-up call! Even in...
Well, America, if I remember my history, we have two opposing ideas: Roosevelt and Reagan. Roosevelt took the Hoover ideas (the “roaring 20’s” and its side effects) and converted America into the greatest nation. Reagan thought we didn’t need all those rules on business and banking (less government) so he promised the “good” life — computers, cell phones, alcohol, drugs, flat screen TVs and SUVs. He made good on his promises. All the presidents after him kept his ideas going, plus its side effects — national debt (9 trillion to 18 trillion). W... Full story
