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Drought patterns are difficult to break
As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, the western portion of the country, especially the Southwest, has been in …
The summer heat dome
The weather will certainly feel like summer this week. High temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s across many areas here in the Inland Empire. Up unt…
Doing our part for our schools
I want my kids to walk through the doors of their school on Sept. 8 as badly as anyone else, but in watching the COVID-19 cases Kootenai County numbers rise, t…
The story behind the Obama sticker
Regular readers of the Coeur d’Alene Press Opinion page know that letter writer Marvin George Miller of Coeur d’Alene is a red-meat conservative. He eats liber…
Study: Nearly half of Americans password-stressed
Forty percent of American computer users find coping with passwords as stressful as worrying about retirement. The same percentage forget their email passwords.
Apps that inappropriately advertise to kids
There are dozens of apps out there that are very enticing to children. Many of these app developers know how to get kids hooked on their games and are touting their games as being educational in nature even if thei…
Miracle atop a mountain for father, son
Last Wednesday Eric English and Keith Richardson headed out for a dirt bike ride. Eric’s 75-year-old dad, Bruce English, was joining buddies on ATVs for a ride. Neither Eric nor Bruce knew where the other was plann…
OPINION — Memory care centers: Lockdowns equal death
I’m writing to call to your attention to an urgent situation regarding visitation at memory care and all senior living facilities in Idaho and around the count…
OPINION: CHUCK MALLOY — Jordan hopes for boost from ‘Bountygate’
Here we go again. More talk about what the president knew and when he knew it in relation to news reports saying that Russia offered bounties to militants in Afghanistan for the killing of U.S. soldiers.
Eight tips to prevent collisions
In 2019, there were more than 664,000 licensed pilots in the U.S. according to the Federal Aviation Administration. From military hotshots and retired commercial captains to student pilots and off-and-on again recr…
OPINION: Freedom Is the Cure?
Carrie: Have you seen the “Freedom Is the Cure” event promoted by an Idaho legislator on Facebook?
Summer heat and sizzling lightning facts
Our summer season in the Inland Northwest has started off to be cooler than normal. Our warmest day was Saturday as high temperatures approached the 90-degree …
Super CNA does it again
When we last visited Charlotte Mitchell, of Athol, she was removing litter along Ramsey Road, near her Athol home.
Study: Life, a white dwarf
There probably has never been a person who hasn’t gazed up at the stars in wonder. It must be instinct.
Do negative interest rates impact consumers?
If you are a saver and have any money in a savings account at your bank, you have probably noticed that in a low-interest-rate environment you are earning next to nothing on your money. But what happens when intere…
Tragedy and trauma: No one’s immune
For the majority of us, five months into navigating a much different life and world, emotions seem magnified and intensified. But with the sun shining and the promise of the welcome diversion of summer, we didn’t i…