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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…
MY TURN: Community concern over changes to Kootenai Health's pool therapy services
Veterans and disabled community members, who often utilize the facility’s warm water therapy and assistive devices like chair lifts, now face additional barriers to care.
OPINION: A convenient lie
Wasting resources on things that sound good but don’t work seems unwise.
OPINION: Hope and change
Research, experience, and history tell a quieter, more useful story about political change: consistency outperforms bursts of effort every time.
OPINION: Wayne Kidwell devoted many years to serving his state and nation
Kidwell left a life-long legacy of standing up for the rule of law.
Auld Lang Syne to old friends
Bon vivant. According to Merrium -Webster, it’s a noun meaning a sociable person who has cultivated and refined tastes especially with regard to food and drink…
Worldwide New Year's Day weather extremes
Last week, I featured some extreme weather events on Christmas Day. With the start of the New Year, here are some extreme weather records that occurred on Jan.…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Biting the bullet
The “Gang of Four” left the city stage 40 years ago. But the debate goes on among old-timers: Were the four men heaven-sent reformers? Or were they rabid tree-…
MY TURN: If my life was a Hallmark movie
Although a utopia is impossible, “Hallmark moments” do happen with kindness.
MY TURN: Reflections from a Coeur d’Alene Public Schools trustee
Trust in public education is not abstract. It shows up in real decisions that affect classrooms, staff, budgets, safety, and long-term direction. It shows up w…
OPINION: A message of political peace
This beloved poem and the circumstances that created it prove that feelings of peace, hope and optimism can blossom no matter what surrounds us.
OPINION: We have Christmas because Egypt gave sanctuary to Jesus and his family
Christmas Eve journey of the heart
Extreme local and world Christmas weather
We’ve had some crazy weather in the region last week. On Dec. 17, very strong winds, some having Category 1 hurricane strength, battered many parts of North Id…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Roaming the road
A king once visited Coeur d’Alene — a benevolent one who told stories for free beer.
OPINION: High-tech lynching