Bottom Lines A Satirical Look At Topics In The News

There’s a charming ethnic neighborhood near Hayden Lake

U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth (R-Pluto) said there’s a rich mix of ethnic diversity in North Idaho. There are Poles, Italians and even a vibrant and colorful Aryan community.

She was certainly right about the atmosphere being chilly

Of course, Chenoweth (R-Harlem) later had to apologize for saying that Idaho’s “cold climate” isn’t attractive to African Americans and Hispanics. She explained that what she really meant was “cold political climate, as created by myself.”

Call me naive, but I think Tim McVeigh is in some legal trouble

Is it my imagination or do they have enough evidence in that Denver courtroom to convict Timothy McVeigh and, retroactively, O.J. Simpson?

The Mullan Trail didn’t have quite so many potholes

There was a great deal of excitement this week when historians announced they had discovered the wagon ruts of the original Mullan Trail. Unfortunately, it turned out to be only a particularly bad stretch of North Monroe.

NATO will be united against outside threats from, maybe, other planets

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all in favor of NATO signing up all of those Eastern European countries and of giving Russia a NATO-related role. The question is, who will be left for NATO to defend itself against? Switzerland?

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MEMO: Bottom Lines is Jim Kershner’s look at issues in the news. The views are the writer’s.