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The 2025 hurricane season may get off to an early start
The official start of the 2025 tropical storm and hurricane season is right around the corner and many forecasters…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Hope Cemetery, a forgotten resting place
A holy acre in the middle of Coeur d’Alene comforts parents of lost babies. But most locals don’t know it exists.
MY TURN: Supporting your local creative economy: A call to action
In recent years, the creative economy has faced unprecedented challenges, from the impacts of a global pandemic to significant changes in federal funding for the arts. The recent abolishment of the National Endowme…
MY TURN: Being a mother is not easy
Being a mother is not easy. For when you become a mother you willfully make a choice to allow your heart to walk around outside your body. A mother laughs when her child is joyful. A mother cries when her child is …
OPINION: Your child’s safety
The culture war rages on multiple fronts, and for decades, conservatives who champion traditional values have been losing ground. The battle surrounds us, and …
MY TURN: Idaho's child care crisis: Rising costs force health care workers out of the workforce, impacting businesses and families
Recent findings from the Idaho Department of Labor reveals that Idaho's overall workforce is significantly affected by the escalating cost and limited accessibility of childcare, with a particularly strong impact o…
OPINION: Elon Musk’s massive collection of personal data is a threat to all Americans
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general should be commended for calling public attention to the need for Americans to protect the privacy of their generi…
OPINION: The Trump impact gets real
When an emerging problem starts affecting your neighbors and friends, you know it’s starting to get real.
MY TURN: Legislative District 4 Republican Central Committee: Why we unanimously support the Fire Public Safety Bond
On May 20, 2025, the voters of Coeur d’Alene have a critical opportunity to strengthen the safety and resiliency of our community. As Chair of the Legislative …
Historic church and school in the spotlight
Twice a year, in May and September, the Pleasantview Community Association holds a public breakfast at the historic Pleasantview School to help fund restoratio…
Could we have the driest year since 1929?
It was a dry April across the Inland Northwest. Only 0.54 inches of rain fell at Cliff’s station in Coeur d’Alene last month, compared to the average of 1.77 i…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Joe Murphy: An open case
Joe Murphy was the type of newcomer that locals appreciate. He moved here to enjoy our outdoors, embrace community values, join worthy organizations, such as B…
OPINION: Why has Senator Risch gone silent on supporting NATO and Ukraine?
Although Jim Risch is one of those Congressional lifers who does not have a particularly distinguished record on domestic issues, he has exercised good sense o…
OPINION: Better or worse?
Better or worse? How can we know? The 2025 legislative session is done and our citizen legislators have come home. We thank them for their service. We will hea…
OPINION: Breaking the cycle
Women should keep this number filed away, especially those who live in remote rural areas of the Gem State. And this is the number to call if you want to get o…