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El Nino continues to strengthen
For many months, we have been featuring the strengthening El Nino in the waters of the south-central Pacific Ocean…
OPINION: There are 2.5 million reasons to like this store
The kind of generosity and spirit I see from those associated with CAL is part of what makes North Idaho such a special place.
Any way you slice it, birthdays are special
With Groundwater Losses, Many Cities are Sinking
As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, water seems to be becoming scarcer. To accommodate increasing populations and agriculture, the pumping of groundwater i…
A snappy tune from Coeur d’Alene
Estes Kefauver, the crime-fighting U.S. senator from Tennessee, campaigned hard for the 1956 Democratic nomination for president. And, as he shook hands and…
MY TURN: It’s lonely at the top!
Some mayors fired their city administrator, attempted to fire their police chief, and openly wished they could fire their new city administrator and city attor…
MY TURN: Older adults serving in their communities are part of the solution
Idaho State University’s AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Program brings seniors together in a peer connection program, and you can be part of it!
Dear mothers, we see you
More lightning facts
Conditions across the Inland Northwest are expected to dry with warm afternoon temperatures this week. However, May is one of the months we will experience thu…
A visionary overcoming challenges
Duane Hagadone was a visionary who transformed reluctant Coeur d’Alene. On May 4, 1986, he unveiled his magnum opus: The Coeur d'Alene: A Resort on the Lake…
OPINION: Idahoans win with Idaho Gives campaign
The MVP trophy is a foregone conclusion: it goes to the Idahoans who put their generosity on full display.
Cheers to May baskets, birthdays and fast horses
Strong tornadoes hitting the central U.S.
Tornado season in the U.S., especially in the southern Great Plains, is in full swing despite reporting drought conditions. On April 23, an EF4 twister went th…
‘It was a miracle’
Christmas 2006 arrived early for Sandi Bloem and Coeur d’Alene. On May 1, 2006, then Mayor Bloem and 100 supporters jammed the old City Council chambers to …
OPINION: A critical decision
As a Kootenai County Republican, you face a critical decision that will have a lasting impact on our county. John Padula is running for Kootenai County comm…
Why your democratic primary vote matters