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Home sweet — moon?
The year is 2040. You’re looking for a new home, and you want something a bit different. Maybe very different. L...
We're in a strong solar cycle
Sunspots are storms on the Sun and during the height of a cycle, its magnetic poles will usually flip as the North Pole becomes the South Pole and vice-versa.
HUCKLEBERRIES: A defining moment in Wallace brothel history
Facing political pressure, a half century ago, the brothels of Wallace closed for the first time ever.
Marty and Max: Real Estate Recipes
Today we will discuss two ways to buy an actively marketed home at a bargain, where you actually want to live.
MY TURN: Infrastructure projects for Idaho
I noticed a news article about more money being spent on the bill. That made me curious about what projects have gotten money so far. A google search turned up a lot of projects.
Friday night lights in a small town
I like to do my part to ensure that the elusive “small town feel” reminders are a priority.
MY TURN: Shoshone County BOCC blaming others, working less
This letter is to express my own opinion, and no one else’s. The new commissioners are pointing fingers and blaming us for overspending for the last four years, but not saying what we overspent on. Why?
Warts and all, the U.N. has purpose
Like the humans who compose them, no institution is without flaws. In both cases we can only hope that, on balance, the good outweighs the rest.
More weather extremes and El Niño
It’s been a very dry September across the Inland Northwest.
HUCKLEBERRIES: A cautionary tale from Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter is no longer a household name.
OPINION: Pattern of deception
A large portion of what we call “intelligence” is pattern recognition. Patterns of sounds are recognized as words or music. Patterns of symbols are written l...
Marty and Max: Market Segments
In today’s column, we are NOT going to discuss the market. Rather, we ARE discussing how to read and interpret the data when you do choose to look at the mar...
OPINION: Let’s talk about endorsements
Just over six weeks from today, on Nov. 7, you will be asked to elect (or re-elect) city council members, school board trustees, and fire district commission...
Lasting love and laughter
On Sept. 20, 1948, a young couple recited their wedding vows at the Hitching Post in Coeur d’Alene.
When libraries weren’t free
In this American culture war over books, Ground Zero is the public library. It’s interesting, to say the least, watching from the sidelines as free access to...