Confessions

Don’t tell but I have a confession to make. I’m well aware that my opinions may be wrong! My first editorials, opinion pieces, were written some 25 years ago for the Los Angeles Times, and I’ve written over 500 just for the Cascade Courier. I’m sure some folks think I’m completely goofy on a regular basis but, I assure you, I never intentionally write anything I don’t consider true.

The thing is, truth is somewhat flexible. Some truths hold up under scientific scrutiny. They are subjected to objective testing, usually over and over, and always come up with the same answer so we can feel sure t...