Vic Miller: He loved, he hurt, he was human

This week Victor Miller died. 'Most everybody in the state knew Vic. He was a former mayor of Harlem, a Blaine County Commissioner at two different times, talented drummer who nearly achieved national fame, a tireless storyteller and a man with a heart as big as he was. And Victor was a big man. Victor was my friend.

It was a hard week for me. Every morning I walked down to City Shop for my usual coffee with the boys before work. I wanted to hear the report on our friend in the hospital. Victor was one of our coffee regulars. He called us his "kitchen cabinet." He often said we kept him san...