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HUCKLEBERRIES: Rooster tails and screaming engines
It was Car d’Alene, Ironman and Art on the Green rolled into one. Coeur d’Alene was all in. The unlimited hydroplane owners and drivers were all in, too. The…
MY TURN: The Fourth of July
Poetry by Michael Paul
MY TURN: Stop the KMPO
"Globalist organizations pushing for an expensive traffic management center will tell you it’s to keep us safe by observing traffic or to aid with congestion. Might the real reason be to establish a control grid to…
MY TURN: Regan wannabe Republican
Mr. Regan wrote in his recent My Turn: “George Orwell notoriously observed that language controls thought and thought controls action. If you can control the w…
OPINION: Republican summer meeting
The Idaho Republican Party wrapped up a very successful summer meeting held at the Living Waters Ranch in Challis. The facilities were superior, the food delic…
MY TURN: June is for gratitude and humility
One of the ironic consequences of the promotion by politicians and educators of their version of diversity, is that our cancel culture has abandoned the beautiful and many-faceted history of our region in particula…
OPINION: A year without Roe
On June 24, one year ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States does not confer a right to abortion.
Skybox swansong redux
A baker’s dozen years ago, when I was doing morning radio on KVNI, I accepted the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce invitation to announce the Fourth of July p…
Being authentic a big part of being free
"Authentic" isn't just a buzzword
Types of thunderstorms and thunder
The first half of June was warmer than normal in Coeur d’Alene and the rest of the Inland Northwest. The average temperature was around 80 degrees, compared to…
Huckleberries
“Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness (lie).” Blessed words for some. Fighting words fo…
OPINION: Wannabe Republican
George Orwell notoriously observed that language controls thought and thought controls action. If you can control the words, you can control people. If there a…
MY TURN: To the people of the Silver Valley
I am writing today as the CEO of Heritage Health, deeply moved by the recent events in your community. My heart aches for all that you have endured, but I find…
OPINION: Democrats deliver
While different factions within the Kootenai County GOP bicker over who is the “real conservative,” Democrats deliver on the national and local issues that rea…
Safety first for summer fun
Happy first day of summer, although a forecasted high temperature of 67 just doesn’t cut it for me. Somewhere in the 80s is my happy place. Summer solstice tod…