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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: Police deserve respect
OPINION: Republican factions
A hop, skip and jump back to childhood
A few weeks ago, my husband and I took advantage of one of the last 70-degree sunny days to take a leisurely mid-week drive up the North Fork of the Coeur d’Al…
OPINION: Donald Trump’s ugly immigration machine tarnishes everything it touches
When about 200 federal, state and local agents descended on a racetrack in WIlder to frighten and intimidate a festive crowd, it smeared an ugly stain upon the…
OPINION: Weaponizing hardship
Politicians and policies exist to serve the people — not the other way around.
Frostbite versus hypothermia
Frigid weather is plunging down into the central and eastern portions of the country this week, with freezing temperatures likely in the Deep South. Despite De…
HUCKLEBERRIES: A woman with a cause
Dixie Reid made one thing clear after she became the first woman to be elected to the Coeur d’Alene City Council: She wasn’t a women’s liberationist.
OPINION: Election analysis
It’s just common sense.
Open your eyes
Most people I meet, Republican, Democrat, Independent, doesn’t matter, want the same things. They want safety. Stability. Fairness. A future for their kids. Th…
Gratitude for voters, U.S. Marines and veterans
Since I filed this column before the polls closed yesterday, no Wednesday morning election quarterbacking will be included. To all of the newly-elected and re-…
OPINION: We owe veterans much more than thanks and praise on Veterans Day
While every American should step forward on Veterans Day, November 11, and every other day of the year, to express appreciation for those who have fought, died…
OPINION: You are officially elected … now what?
Accountability isn’t partisan — it’s the duty every citizen has to ensure their leaders work for the common good.
Hurricane Melissa: A record-breaking hurricane
We all heard about the catastrophic hurricane that slammed into Jamaica last week. Hurricane Melissa rewrote the record books when it made landfall Oct. 28, ne…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Carissa’s Law: Wrongs made right
In life, Carissa Benway was “a pretty girl with a pretty smile” who ran away from home.