Stories from Thursday, September 5, 2019

Linda C. Rhodes, age 72, of Mountain Home, passed away in a local hospital on Sunday, September 1, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Rost Funeral Home.

There is nothing better in the summer and early fall months than a fresh garden tomato. The deep tomato flavor is nearly indescribable. You can slice them up and put them on a sandwich, eat them fresh (I recommend a little sea salt – pink Himalayan salt is even better), add them to a salad, can them or use them in some of your favorite summer recipes. ...

Dear Melva, Thank you for taking the time to write to me with your concerns. I want to assure you that it gave me great pause to be putting the beer festival article on the front page a week after putting the story of the accident that took those three girls’ lives on it the week before. I was not blind to the irony of that moment. However, I am not able to predict how a news cycle will play out and the timing of events...

Dear Editor, In an article written by Jennifer Graham, DESERET NEWS, August 18, 2019, p. 3, she states "…medical research has shown there is no safe amount of alcohol consumption." On the other hand, some say drinking beer is healthy if used moderately. I guess it is up to each individual to decide. And there are laws determining "moderation" - at least while driving a vehicle...

Activist federal judges overstepped yet again in a case involving an Idaho transgender inmate seeking gender reassignment surgery. If upheld, taxpayers will foot the bill down the road for more lawsuits and medically unnecessary procedures for prisoners...

The Mountain Home Cross Country team traveled to New Plymouth for the New Plymouth Invitational last week...