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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 enemy of your resolutions
Surveys tell us only so much. The size of the sample, profiles of respondents, and how things are phrased and interpreted affect results. But whether New Year’s resolutions surveys conclude the “success” rate is 6 …
A review of the strange year of 2019
There’s no question that 2019 was another year of extremes across North Idaho and the rest of the world. With last year being so crazy weatherwise, Climatologist Cliff Harris put together a 2019 weather review of N…
Signs of hope for the future
What a perfectly wonderful start to the new year! The Jan. 1 front page of The Press shared many opinions/resolutions about our future from local “young” peopl…
Let's talk about what ails the public education system
One of the first lessons we learn as small children is: Honesty is the best policy. Yet, in 2019, my unvarnished assessment of public schools — that government shouldn’t be in the education business — wound up bein…
Re-entry alternative: Ship them to Arco, ID.
I am opposed to a pre-release facility in Kootenai County. We already have Spokane right next door and that is more than enough of a criminal activity generato…
Restaurant surcharge causes indigestion
A friend and I went out for a lovely Christmas Eve dinner at Satay Bistro. The food there is quite good and the décor was festive but when we received our bill we were hit with an unexpected item on the receipt cal…
Politics, trade dominate top stories
Each December, newspapers and other media announce their top stories of the year — those which elicited the most attention by readers. If you missed 2019’s top local stories you can see them at Cdapress.com. For th…
Focus on the river banks in 2020
“Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes,…
Dumbest passwords of 2019
Come on, admit it. Unless you’re the exceptional tech-sophisticate, you probably use a not-so-unique password online. Or at the very least, you use the same password for everything.
Backup on I-90 was sure no holiday
This is in response to the Press article by Devin Weeks on Saturday, Dec. 7 regarding the westbound I-90 lane closure at mile marker 63 on Dec. 5. I do not kno…
Weather roller-coaster may continue
The Christmas holiday did produce some snow across North Idaho. Unfortunately, the snow that did fall on Christmas Day in Coeur d’Alene melted almost immediately as the ground was too warm. Therefore, the odds caug…
CHS: The water is blue!
I started this letter over a year ago … soon after the dedication of the new competition gym at Coeur d’Alene High School in 2018. I put my issue on hold to se…
Hanukkah evokes faith, freedom
For those celebrating on this fifth night of lights, we at the Press wish you a very Happy Hanukkah.
Beware investment fraud in faith-based communities
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy along with the Retail Strategy Task Force recently issued an alert because faith-based investment fraud is on the rise.
Community helpers make a difference
Merry Christmas!