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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 …
Survey: Fewer Americans planning vacations
Most of us are skipping the usual vacation this year. An online survey of 22,000 people released in June by the American Hotel & Lodging Association found only 44 percent of Americans are planning leisure travel i…
It looks like we’ll have another wet year in North Idaho
It’s starting to feel more like summer here in the Inland Northwest as temperatures finally warmed up over the holiday weekend. On July 1, there was a record l…
Independence Day 2020: We have much to celebrate
We are celebrating our nation’s birthday again. This year the good ol’ United States of America is 244 years young. So, happy Independence Day, everyone! It’s certainly a year for the books.
The unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
By JIM JONES
Bicyclists have rights, responsibilities
I have ridden a bike for the past 45 years plus. From New Haven, Conn., to Olympia, Wash., to Coeur d’Alene and places between. Bike races, the Seattle-to-Port…
‘Carnival Girl’ living the dream
Phyllis Horne has lived a life made for movies.
Be sure to respect the Spokane River
Due to recent and past events, I feel obliged to tell you a story about the day my junior high friends and I nearly drowned in the Spokane River.
Playing with fire? Do it right
Happy birthday, America.
Phony Roku set up websites are a scam
As more and more consumers are getting away from traditional cable TV service and moving to devices like a Roku that streams media content for various online services, it is important to know that you are not charg…
Moving forward despite impact of virus
Last Thursday afternoon I felt like a little kid who dropped their ice cream cone on the sidewalk when the decision was made to cancel Coeur d’Alene’s Fourth of July parade. My disappointment should not be interpre…
Happy … Second?
Independence Day, wrote John Adams in a letter to his wife in 1776, should be celebrated on July 2 — the day the Continental Congress voted in favor of it.
Could a wet May and June lead to a dry July and August?
After Tuesday, 2020 will be half over. Conditions here in the Inland Northwest were fairly warm last week before cooler temperatures arrived over the weekend.
Huckleberries: Rustlers Roost doing well despite COVID
Woody McEvers and his Rustlers Roost are doing all right, thank you. Maybe better than all right.
OPINION: CHUCK MALLOY — Freedom group pins ‘liberal’ tag on Republicans
Sen. Mary Souza of Coeur d’Alene has been referred to in a variety of ways during her political life and time as a community activist. But it’s a safe bet that no one in the Lake City has accused her of being a “li…
Calls to defund, demilitarize police thorny
Police serve several functions in a healthy society. Some are community-based. Some, protective. Others more assertive.