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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 …
Eyes open, let's see beauty of American quilt
As Thanksgiving 2019 becomes a pleasant memory, it is a good time to reflect upon the significance of this important holiday. Families and friends gather to br…
A little gratitude goes a long way
This column is shamelessly, and gratefully, derived from the work of another (with a little effort to confirm and flesh out his research). Steve (“S.J.”) Scott’s blog on Happierhuman.com, 31 Benefits of Gratitude, …
Season of joy and thankfulness
Big doings in Coeur d’Alene this weekend with the Christmas Lighting Parade, holiday lighting and fireworks over the lake on Friday night and the kick off of Kootenai Health’s Festival of Trees events. The Coeur d’…
Black Friday: Is it worth all the hype?
Black Friday isn’t what it used to be. Once a doorbuster dash by only the most committed Christmas shoppers in the wee hours following Thanksgiving, “Black Friday” sales have stretched from three-hour mad grabs to …
Corridor could kill local businesses
Dear Ms. Miller and Mr. McEvers (Kiki and Woody), Ms. Evans, Dan English, Dan Gookin:
Tree Festival bears gifts to community
With the Kootenai Health Foundation’s Festival of Trees just days away, this seems a perfect opportunity to offer some information on the Foundation and the Fe…
Open letter to Kootenai County commissioners
Good Day:
MY TURN: Hope for Idaho forests
The Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership (IFRP) wishes to thank Idaho Governor Brad Little for appointing us to the state’s Shared Stewardship Advisory Committee, which will hold its first meeting in Coeur d’Alene …
Art's value includes some pain
Since cavemen painted on rock, art has been essential to mankind. As common as man’s challenges, joys, and inclinations is his persistent need to express himself.
Avoid scams on social media networks
Facebook and other popular social medial platforms certainly have a huge incentive, including ad revenue, to create a safe digital space for us to hang out in. But it’s exactly this safe, casual atmosphere that mak…
Community moved and awed on moving day
In my Main Street column on Aug. 14 I wrote about the efforts by the Museum of North Idaho to move the J.C. White house that had been gifted by the owner to house the museum.
Human Rights group condemns hateful symbol
Over the weekend we learned about the art piece on public property in Riverstone displaying the symbol of the hammer and the sickle.
Hammer and sickle symbol for hypocrites
At long last Coeur d’Alene has a monument to Hypocrites, celebrating their irrational and selective outrage at perceived random offenses.
Better know your advisories, North Idaho
The snowfall season for the 2019-20 season is off to a very early start. Rare snows in late September and October resulted in 6.6 inches of snow at Cliff’s station in Coeur d’Alene.
Keeping up with the Joneses
The lawyer-turned-writer is no rarity as bestselling authors John Grisham, Scott Turow (Presumed Innocent), Meg Gardiner (the Evan Delaney Series), and Erle Gardner (Perry Mason) well illustrate.