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HUCKLEBERRIES: Tubbs Hill came close to being developed
Tubbs Hill is hallowed ground today. But it wasn’t in the early 1960s when the City Council, by a slim majority, approved a developer’s request to carve up the…
OPINION: Trump redux
In December 2015 I wrote an article that made the case for a likely Trump victory in 2016. I submitted it to our local paper and it was rejected as a “ridiculo…
OPINION: Why file a lawsuit over deceptive initiative titles?
It is said that you can’t judge a book by its cover, which often turns out to be true, but you have to read the book to learn the truth. However, if the cover …
OPINION: Five steps to sharing your Democratic values
I realize that through this column, and my position as KCDCC Chair, I am one of the lucky few Democrats with a platform to talk boldly about Democratic politic…
Once a Viking, always a Viking
It’s not often these days that I’m the youngest in any gathering, but this week, when I joined the CHS Class of '68 for their 50-year+ All Class reunion planni…
Will solar flares affect us?
As I write this, a soft rain is falling in New England. Birds herald the morning from the protection of their maple trees. A lush, green view elicits probing t…
We could see a strong El Niño later this year
Since early this year, ocean waters along the equatorial regions have been warming up. U.S. forecasters who carefully watch the trends of ocean warming and coo…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Still French cleaning after all these years
Paul and Inez Sand faced a challenge on June 29, 1963, when the Press announced their purchase of French Cleaners, then at 730 Fourth St., from Colorado busine…
OPINION: Power vs. Base
“Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage” Roger Walters, Pink Floyd Because of mining, ranching, farming and timber, 50 years ag…
OPINION: Children’s Congress set to deliver timely message
Imagine a Congress that accomplishes something … one that isn’t bogged down by gridlock and political posturing. Now imagine, if you will, a lobbying effort th…
OPINION: One more launch of inspiration in the afterglow of Independence Day
As the smoke settles from another North Idaho Fourth, we are still basking in that feeling of patriotism and hope in America’s promise. We hope that you enjoye…
Heartbreak is never a long time ago
I consider Theresa Hart a good friend. Her son and my nephew served together with the 116th out of Post Falls when they were deployed to Iraq in 2010.
OPINION: Freedom Foundation demonstrates its plan to destroy public education
The Idaho Freedom Foundation has already shown us how to drive a storied community college to the brink of ruin. IFF board chair Brent Regan and his wrecking c…
Danish picnics and other Fourth facts
Happy Independence Day!
All-time record heat for many locations in June
The astronomical summer season has barely begun, and we’ve already had record amounts of heat across parts of the globe.