Another Farewell to Taters:

Sorry to see the Hot Potatoes column go, but I can appreciate how much work and time it must have consumed each week. At least Huckleberries will still be around. How 'bout the Bard? Love the dude, who ever (s)he is. Dudette?

We communicated last fall about the back woods attitude around here,
and had a good chuckle. I still don't get the attitude and points of view, held by the people from Spokane. They deserve the inferiority complex they bestow on themselves. And that parking garage thing, what's up with that?

I always looked forward to the Letters to the Editor column, with the "West Side" locals up in arms over your opinions. In fact, I'm still amazed over how heated the "discussions" get over the dumbest topics. Like the effectiveness of studded tires, and the cause of the rutted highways. There never seems to be any middle ground around here when it comes to opinions. Very polarized, one way or the other.

I have loved your pot shots, opinions, and points-of-view, and have learned a lot about life in North Idaho in my first year living here.

I've briefly checked out your Blog, and will have to explore and dig deeper, to mine "your nuggets of wisdom", but I must confess, I too, prefer reading a newspaper over a computer screen and web pages.

Keep up the good work, and don't cut 'em any slack!

Rick Casemore
French Gulch / CDA

DFO: Thanx for the kind words. I, too, will miss the return fire from folks set off by Hot Potatoes. Sometimes, they almost sounded as though their heads were going to explode. It doesn't get much better than that (other than their heads actually exploding).