The church that I am attending began a book of the month club this summer. This month’s installment is What is the Gospel? By Greg Gilbert. The book is only 8 chapters. Much of it is very good and I have no complaints but chapters 6 & 7—which are built on each other—are simply cringe…
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Projectile Vomiting in Tracy
Folks, this blog may make you want to throw bleach over your eyes. It’s that bad. Jeffrey Pribble, a varsity football coach and teacher at Tracy High School, was arrested last week after police said his cell phone was found recording students in the boys’ locker room. Pribble, who began coaching at Tracy High School…
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This post is about willful ignorance and my frustration with it. Folks, over the last year, I have been crystal clear about the intricacies of navigating the legal and ethical dilemmas that I have encountered in my relationship with my special friend. The basic frustration that I have is that Americans tend to think that…
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Trigger Warning: the following post discusses mature issues such as body parts, reproduction, family relations, and other stuff. If you are thin skinned, narcissistic, or easily offended then stop reading now. You have been warned. I will give you a countdown to change to another article. 5 4 3 2 1 Ok, thanks for sticking…
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Just for those who are doubting my political allegiance I do support President Trump’s attempt but he is doing it all wrong. Sadly, this isn’t totally on him, it’s his generation and they are out of step with today’s Americans. His “all or nothing” day of liberation approach backfired tremendously. It’s been said to me,…
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Sheryl Tolson passed away peacefully from cancer in Bonners Ferry on April 22, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Viewing will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Providence Bible Presbyterian Church, 6530 Washington Street,…
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We, as a society, can all admit one thing, we have a massive growing crisis in homelessness, specifically folks with major mental health issues. When I reference mental health issues here, I’m not talking about the folks who begged a doctor to be put on a pill, I’m talking specifically about the ones you see…
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Halfway through April my wife’s health is continuing to decline. She is in pain much of the time. In addition, breathing is becoming more difficult. Morphine and oxygen are now regular parts of her care. She grows weaker by the day. Food consumption continues to decline. When you vomit part of whatever you eat, you…
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You will have to put the Kool-Aid down for a few minutes for this blog. For the most part I agree with everything President Trump has done, foreign policy issues notwithstanding. While I agree tariffs are necessary to even the playing field globally, I think Trump is going about it wrong. A little history here…
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In this installment I will lay out a solution to our mental health crisis in the country. I again want to inform folks this part of my series is satirical in nature for one reason; none of these options are likely to ever become law. In addition, some will likely think I am being overly…
