Jim Willard
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 8
- Latest publication
- Sep 27, 2026
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- Top 1M sites
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- Jul 5, 2026
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Trivially Speaking: Mystery and mystique of Area 51 (opens the original)
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By Jim WillardPUBLISHED: September 27, 2026 at 7:03 AM MDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...Let me begin by saying my Top Secret Cryptological Clearance from my Nuclear Weapons Officer days was still (probably) not sufficient to allow me access to the truth. None of my adventures took me close to the dry lake bed known as Groom Lake. Already have an account? Log In This article is only available to subscribers Flash Sale Standard Digital $1 for 1 year Get this offer Offer valid for non-
Trivially Speaking: Here’s who to blame for diesel prices (opens the original)
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By Jim WillardPUBLISHED: September 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM MDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...I read an article in the Reporter-Herald — of course, I still subscribe, it's critical to support independent journalism — that struck me with potential. The headline screamed, and I paraphrase: Diesel prices have hit a record high. I put myself in the mind of many current politicians and thought “Who can we blame?” Already have an account? Log In This article is only available to subscribers Fla
Trivially Speaking: Pique, peak or peek — pick the word that fits (opens the original)
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By Jim WillardPUBLISHED: August 30, 2026 at 6:24 AM MDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...On a recent wildflower nature hike a reader said her mother had occasionally used the term "a fit of pique." She spelled "pique" for me and mentioned she'd look for a reference in a future column. This is it. Already have an account? Log In This article is only available to subscribers Flash Sale Standard Digital $1 for 1 year Get this offer Offer valid for non-subscribers only Share this: Share on
Trivially Speaking: Government controlled the news 2 millennia ago (opens the original)
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By Jim WillardPUBLISHED: August 23, 2026 at 6:50 AM MDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...The first regular publication for spreading the news was the old Roman gazette Acta Diurna (Action Journal). The Diurna was controlled by the government and had its "news" heavily censored — perhaps preceding "alternative facts." Already have an account? Log In This article is only available to subscribers Flash Sale Standard Digital $1 for 1 year Get this offer Offer valid for non-subscribers only
Trivially Speaking: A fascination with numbers, enumerated (opens the original)
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By Jim WillardPUBLISHED: August 16, 2026 at 5:32 AM MDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...For as long as I can remember (many decades) I have been fascinated with numbers. I see patterns in many things. I arrange items in order, place silver in parallel and other (sometimes) annoying habits. My phone number at my former place of gainful employment was a numeric palindrome, 6792976, a rarity for that phone system. Already have an account? Log In This article is only available to subscribe
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