CindyH: Remember tonsillectomies? When I was a kid it seemed like everyone had their tonsils removed. What was up with that? I've got four kids. Nobody wanted to yank out any of their tonsils, nor do I recall any of their friends have the surgery. (Follow-up Question: How many of your kids have had tonsillectomies?)
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.