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OPINION: Trump flashback
It was 10 years ago this week that Trump rode down the golden escalator to announce his candidacy. In November 20…
OPINION: Donald Trump is seeking to infuse politics into America’s military forces
Donald Trump has repeatedly shown disrespect for America’s non-political military forces for selflessly performing their role of serving the country’s vital se…
The measurement of a father's love, moments and days
In this column for Father’s Day 2005, the first since my father had died in October 2004, I wrote these words: “What I will most recall of that life-changing …
MY TURN: An expandable table
Much is written about election integrity. Since 2015 we have been advised that our election system is rigged. This is despite many court cases, reviews by Repu…
Volcanic eruptions and a new method for prediction
Over the last month, volcanic eruptions have once again made headlines across the globe. One of the most active volcanoes in the world is Italy’s Mount Etna, a…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Dinner, diplomacy and decisions
Bill Webster has come home again twice — the first time in 1965 to help his father, Bill Sr., manage the iconic Brunswick Café. As a teen, Bill Jr., now 84, se…
OPINION: Nonprofits benefit from the spirit of giving
Evin Bask has 5 million reasons to be happy. Actually, 5.1 million reasons.
MY TURN: Heartless leadership
“You know, there are really two Republican parties in Kootenai County,” a gentleman told me recently. It made me pause, then I realized the truth of his observ…
OPINION: Election integrity
Conducting honest and fair elections is a cornerstone to our Republican form of government. However only 69% of adults are confident their votes would be count…
OPINION: Sheriff Norris: Resign
We, the undersigned, express our deep concern over the conduct you exhibited during the February 2025 Republican Town Hall at Coeur d’Alene High School, where citizen Teresa Borrenpohl was forcibly removed.
For Class of 2025, these are your people
In recent years, I invited my village of friends, many of whom are actual long-ago classmates of mine, to give sage advice to the new crop of high school gradu…
Canada is already having another bad wildfire season
It’s looking like another disastrous wildfire season across Canada. As of the last weekend of May, news outlets are reporting that the country was battling aro…
HUCKLEBERRIES: The hero who wore an apron
Amber Peace is happily lost in middle America today. But 20 years ago, she received widespread media attention as the waitress at Coeur d’Alene Denny’s who hel…
OPINION: Color Revolution
Did we have a Color Revolution right here?
MY TURN: Russ Fulcher sells out working families for big beautiful lies
Russ Fulcher is bragging. After seven years in Congress, collecting over a million dollars in taxpayer-funded salary, paying nearly $7 million to his staff, and enjoying free healthcare and travel at public expense…
OPINION: The big, beautiful billionaire tax-cut bill will hasten America’s decline
Ever since the defeat of the Axis Powers in World War II, America has been admired around the world as a beacon of equality, freedom and opportunity. That admi…