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It was a very dry spring of 2025
The first day of summer arrived Friday, June 20, at 4:42 p.m. On that day, the sun angle was the highest in the sk…
MY TURN: Response to Jim Jones
Jim Jones must have a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). According to Psychiatrist Dr. Carol Lieberman, TDS should be added to the next Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Lieberman’s…
MY TURN: Democrat and Republican differences
I’m disgusted at the Republican individuals who constantly demonstrate their inability to distinguish between the word “ALL” and ‘SOME’, or the word “FREE” and “INEXPENSIVE.” Time and again some Republican will say…
OPINION: Trump flashback
It was 10 years ago this week that Trump rode down the golden escalator to announce his candidacy. In November 2015 I wrote the following “My Turn” essay whic…
MY TURN: Did we just witness a Color Revolution? No — we watched democracy work
Let’s be clear: what happened at North Idaho College wasn’t some shadowy “color revolution.” It was ordinary people doing what they’re supposed to do in a free republic — standing up, speaking out, and using the po…
OPINION: Forward together
On June 10, the Kootenai County Democrats officially opened a new chapter in North Idaho’s political history. Longtime party Chair Evan Koch stepped away from …
OPINION: Tony Park was a genuine soul and an Idaho champion of the rule of law
About four years ago, I made a decision that enriched the lives of four elderly Idaho lawyers. I invited Tony Park to join a weekly lunch trio at Eddie’s Resta…
Read the signs of summer safety
Happy first day of summer Friday, although forecasted weekend high temperatures in the mid-60s just don’t cut it for me. Somewhere in the 80s is my happy place…
Ghost hurricanes and weather models
In recent decades, there has been a lot of progress with weather forecasting based on numerical predictions. However, when forecasting tropical storms such as …
HUCKLEBERRIES: Take a hike, Goat Trail
Governor Cecil Andrus was there for the beginning of the end of the “Goat Trail.” On June 16, 1975, the Idaho Democrat and hundreds of others dedicated a 7-mil…
MY TURN: Our flag as more than cloth and color
June 14, 2025, Marks 248 years since the second Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the “Flag Resolution”:
OPINION: These ‘angels’ provide service where it counts
With a name like “Angel Wings Network,” you’d gather that this must be a special nonprofit organization. It goes far beyond that, according to Mabel Dobbs, the…
OPINION: Rules rule, Ms. Tillman
Would you rather live in a society governed by the rule of law or one in which the emotions of the moment govern. All you need to do is watch the lawless riots…
MY TURN: A son’s love for his father
People often say, when it is too late, that they wished they had told someone special about feelings that were bottled up in them. And so it has been with me, but no more. I wanted you to know of the many thoughts …
MY TURN: Restoring trust at NIC
Dr. Debbie DiThomas and I have been working with North Idaho College for more than two years to assist with restoring NIC to a favorable accreditation status. …