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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…
Public schools deserve support
Public education should be priority
OPINION: Economic dignity should be a legislative priority
Ever hear of a 'snownado?'
We’ve all heard about tornadoes and the devastation they can cause. In fact, more than 100 structures were damaged in the Houston, Texas, region Nov. 24 when a…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Forget Greek Week — let's go medieval
North Idaho College shot a beer barrel into the air — and it fell, we do know where — about two football fields away.
MY TURN: Legislators need to support public schools
Public education is one of the foundations of our constitutional republic. Those who attack public education and make no effort to improve our schools do real …
OPINION: What to think
It’s just common sense.
'Tis the season of gratitude
OPINION: Remember to give thanks for the unlikely success of America’s revolution
Let’s leave our petty disputes and troubles aside and continue the task given us by the US Constitution– to make our people and states “a more perfect Union.”
OPINION: We fight to preserve what we are thankful for
Thanksgiving weather history and the polar vortex
Thanksgiving is this Thursday, Nov. 27, and there is a good possibility of some rain and snow across the region. The holiday has been observed every fourth Thu…
'Rhythm of the Rain' in Coeur d'Alene
The pitter-patter of rain this November recalls a 1960s gold record — and a drummer who fell for a Coeur d’Alene girl and later lived out his life here. In…
OPINION: Design is Destiny
We know the problems can be addressed. In 2023 Gavin Newsom cleaned up San Francisco prior to the visit by Communist Chinese President Xi Jinping comparing it …
Home stretch to the holidays
The strange phenomenon of Earth's gravity anomalies
We don’t often think about gravity, the invisible force that anchors us to Earth, as it always seems constant and dependable. However, it will slightly vary, s…
HUCKLEBERRIES: A new leash on life
The idea of a cat leash law didn’t bother Don Moormann and his cat named Rat.