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Coroner Story…..New Years

It was a weekend of being on call for the group. I started early Saturday morning in the hospital. I rounded on patients in the hospital then I needed to cover the Saturday clinic from 830 to 1:00 in the … Continue reading

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The Call

I was cutting dadoes down in my shop when I felt the vibration in my breast pocket. Unidentified number so I went back to the table saw. When I got another shot of the cooling morning coffee I looked again … Continue reading

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Communism, Not Libraries

It seems the Freedom Foundation warriors have library porn in their cross hairs. Who would oppose protecting children? The sweet little things. I just had a long afternoon with some difficult, not very sweet granddaughters. They were not at their … Continue reading

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Give Thanks

It was over six years ago I asked for a spot on this medium. The editor looked through my blog and said I could slip into the Thursday slot. He was aware of my political past. Maybe he thought I … Continue reading

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Moving

I have not been able to make this work here in WordPress, so I have moved my archive and new post to Substack. Here is the link. You may get an email from Substack about this too. Sorry for the … Continue reading

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How, Just How?

I don’t know if we all agree that folks with disabilities or low income should have access to health care services. I’d love to have that discussion. It seems that our nation thought this, and so the Medicaid program was … Continue reading

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Retired

Just as people start things in all sorts of ways, so do they quit them. Some people describe “falling into” a job or a profession. Others tell the story of seeking it, “knowing” from a young age that it was … Continue reading

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Experiment

Our new County Clerk has announced she is going to conduct an experiment in the next election. Our county uses machines to tabulate (count) the paper ballots. She has put out a call for volunteers to perform a hand count … Continue reading

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Shucks

I’ll bet you have been riveted to the goings on of the interim Idaho legislative committee looking into whether adopting a managed care contract for Idaho Medicaid would solve all our problems. What? You don’t know about this?  It’s more … Continue reading

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Stake

I’ll admit that I am not fully aware of the Idaho Code sections when I talk with patients. I believe I have a good sense of right and wrong, but legalese confuses me. And I was a State Senator for … Continue reading

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