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Do You Really Miss This?

Several vehicles are piled up in the southbound lane of Highway 65, one mile south of Mason City, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. The National Weather Service said snowfall ranged from 1 to 4 inches, but winds were blowing up to 35 mph, with gusts near 45 mph. (Bryon Houlgrave / The Globe Gazette)
Several vehicles are piled up in the southbound lane of Highway 65, one mile south of Mason City, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. The National Weather Service said snowfall ranged from 1 to 4 inches, but winds were blowing up to 35 mph, with gusts near 45 mph. (Bryon Houlgrave / The Globe Gazette)

Several vehicles are piled up in the southbound lane of Highway 65, one mile south of Mason City, Iowa, on Monday. The National Weather Service said snowfall ranged from 1 to 4 inches, but winds were blowing up to 35 mph, with gusts near 45 mph. (AP Photo/The Globe Gazette, Bryon Houlgrave)

Question: Yeah, I know we should be concerned about the diminished snowpack from this mild winter and what that means for water reserves and fire danger later this year, but do you really miss the harsh winters we've had for the last two years?



D.F. Oliveria
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.

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