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For Dorothy, keep history alive
My good friend Dorothy Dahlgren, the director of the Museum of North Idaho, is taking a well-deserved retirement after a long 38-year career. I have known and …
National conventions look whole lot different
Whether you prefer donkeys, elephants or any other mascot when you vote, the parties’ national conventions Aug. 17-27 should interest you.
Wild weather rocked the planet
We’ve had some interesting and unusual weather events across the globe over the last week. There have been floods, wild thunderstorms and a derecho. Here in No…
Better options than mail-in voting
There is a critical difference between mail-in voting and absentee voting, and that difference is like night-and-day when it comes to the safety of elections a…
How can we help?
The pandemic has hit nursing homes hard all across the country, leaving illness and death in its wake. Even though the number of assisted living and nursing ho…
OPINION
The angst many educators and parents have surrounding whether students should return to the classroom or learn online is not surprising, given the news we rece…
OPINION: JIM JONES — Anti-maskers might give Biden boost
The coronavirus has uprooted life in the United States like no other single cause in recent memory. Serious conflicts have arisen among our people as to when a…
A clean car joke you just can’t miss
Nancy Trusty worked for the four Coeur d’Alene mayors who served during the final two decades of the 20th century: Jim Fromm, Ray Stone, Al Hassell, and Steve …
See if Facebook is using your camera
Facebook is sending messages to customers letting them know that the company has the right to access their phone cameras, apparently in many instances without their knowledge.
Hard work alone isn’t antidote to poverty
“Mom, we’re out of my cereal. We need to get more.”
OPINION: CHUCK MALLOY — Bipartisan cooperation? There’s hope
In the Gem State, we have the Idaho Freedom Foundation’s “freedom index,” which attempts to sort out the true conservatives from the RINOs while driving some legislators nuts in the process — particularly those Rep…
Make room boys, there’s a new girl in town
In February this column featured the back story of the Suffragist statue that’s to be placed and dedicated on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at noon. It’s a testament, not only to artist Terry Lee’s talent but to how a group of…
Speedy trials challenged by pandemic
Once upon a time, mere accusation by someone with power could mean an indefinite stay in a dank and desolate place. Many an innocent without resources or connections literally rotted away in centuries gone by, neve…
CDA schools, don’t subject students to this
As a parent of two school-age children and having worked in social services, educational environments and mental health facilities, there is an important persp…
A month without moisture in the Inland Northwest
After 30 days of rainless weather in Coeur d’Alene and surrounding regions, we finally received some measurable moisture last Thursday. However, amounts were v…