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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 …
Integrity, training key to initiative process
Increased signature and district thresholds to our already challenging initiative process would certainly make grassroots petition drives virtually impossible.…
You don't need to know; just sign!
The Reclaim Idaho Town Hall meeting this past Tuesday evening was an eye-opener. I was honestly stunned when the crowd said it is not important to provide clea…
Getting to the heart of art
Even for North Idaho natives, Art on the Green never gets old. The sights, sounds, and colorful bustle of the massive annual arts festival, sprawled across the lush lawns of North Idaho College and City Park, conti…
Thank you from a world and a lifetime away
On Saturday morning a rather unique and certainly touching ceremony took place at the American Legion Post in Post Falls. The combined effort of the Republic of Korea and the Idaho Division of Veterans Services bro…
As a matter of fact, these 'truths' are fiction
Remember when they said smoking was good for you? Those cocaine ads for toothaches? That lightning never struck the same place twice?
Wildfires have moved farther to the north this summer season
Compared to the last two hot and dry summers, 2018 and 2017, this one has been pretty nice. There have been only three 90-degree days in Coeur d’Alene thus far during the summer of 2019. The first one occurred on J…
Education narrative dangerous to Idaho
A troublesome narrative has emerged in our state that is increasingly critical of postsecondary education. If this narrative takes hold, we risk endangering th…
You asked, Dave, so here are the answers
In answer to Dave Walker’s questions (Press Letters to the Editor, July 21), North Idaho Life has about 60,000 members. It’s one of the few places on the inter…
Do the initiative and referendum harm rural voters?
During the 2019 legislative session, numerous lawmakers made the claim that the initiative and referendum had to be severely restricted in order to protect rural Idahoans. This argument overlooked the fact that Ida…
FaceApp might not be just fun and games
Wireless Lab’s FaceApp is a smartphone app that applies filters to selfies, including the viral version that shows the progression of age. I’ve been hearing from people who’ve been amused with their aged photos and…
Region's largest Powwow starts Friday
The first Julyamsh at the Greyhound Park in 1998 and in all of the years since have been a generous gift of shared culture and sacred traditions of dance, drums and prayer from the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. Powwows are …
Stick these in your pipe and blow
As the old joke goes, you know a bagpipe is out of tune when someone is playing it.
Here's the deal about disabilities and the law
Friday marks the 29th anniversary of the ADA — landmark legislation for all Americans. Why? Because placing the whole of society on equal footing is as quintessentially American as democracy itself.
Momentum rising for history in high schools
One year ago I began to work to make the history of western civilization a graduation requirement in Idaho’s high schools. I am proud to say that the effort ha…
Stop 'up-zoning' Cd'A's heritage neighborhoods
Kudos to Ms. Thruman for working to save the historic home on Government Way from destruction (Coeur d’Alene Press, July 2). How many of these heritage homes will be lost before measures are taken to preserve these…