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RU: Didn’t We Use To Be Kinder?

Rational Universe: Didn’t we use to be a kinder people? Am I just being nostalgic? Or was there a stronger sense of community in the old North Idaho? An idea that we were all in this together? Now it is all- “Don’t tread on me”. “Take care of yourself”. “Don’t ask for any kind of assistance”. “Arm yourself!”

Question: Was North Idaho kinder & gentler before the turn of the century?



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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