Last week the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife put in place an emergency rule that allows livestock and animal owners in eastern Washington to kill a wolf that is attacking their animals. Without the emergency rule, animal owners had to obtain a “caught in the act” permit from the WDFW before lethally removing (killing) [...]

A case involving a predator and a citizen protecting his property and family occurred in Bonner County, Idaho some time ago. The case involves three bears (at least one was a grizzly) that came into a man’s yard when his children were outside playing. The grizzly was reportedly climbing into a livestock pen when the [...]

It was recently reported in the media that a missing Oregon man was in a local hospital for two days while friends and police looked for him. He was a diabetic and had been reported missing by friends who could not locate the elderly gentleman. Authorities contacted local hospitals while looking for him and apparently [...]

In an article written by Andrew Price, “Saying sorry better than Prison,” he writes that a new way to deal with young offenders has been started in Northern Ireland. They have been experimenting with something they call the “Youth Conference.” Instead of sending kids who commit assault, theft, or “motoring offences” to a juvenile prison, [...]

Red Skelton— an American, (quoting his childhood teacher) said in 1969: “Boys and girls, I have been listening to you recite the Pledge of Allegiance all semester and it appears that it has become monotonous to you or could it be you do not know the meaning of those words. If I may, I would [...]

A few weeks ago, I had a visit from some folks who have some land in Stevens County. The land had been an old home site many years ago, complete with an outhouse and hand dug well. The folks started with a roof for their travel trailer and then they added a concrete floor, and [...]