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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…
The long dry spell is breaking
After seven months in a row with below normal precipitation in Coeur d’Alene and much of the Inland Northwest, weather patterns have now turned toward the wett…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Twenty-two years of silence
For two decades, locals wondered what happened to Ron and Rita Marcussen.
MY TURN: Now is the time to decide who will help lead our communities
Election season is here, providing each of us with the important responsibility to shape our local government, but only if we get out and vote. I have been enc…
Christmas quilt jacket comes full circle
In the Oct. 1 Main Street column I wrote ... “Last winter Jesse and I were watching a Hallmark Christmas movie and one of the characters was wearing a Christma…
Our city-by-city winter of 2025-26 snowfall predictions
Every year in mid-autumn, Cliff and I issue our annual city-by-city snowfall predictions for North Idaho and the surrounding areas of the Inland Empire.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Part of our world
The dedication of the Coeur d’Alene Resort’s floating green didn’t go as planned, thanks to an afternoon wind, but it still sizzled.
Villages don’t get better than this
Village of Hope provides support and resources for more than 250 child-foster families.
Career Day inspiration lasts for decades
In the 1980s, a presentation by Missoula Police Chief Doug Chase during a school Career Day inspired Greg McLean to pursue a career in policing. Greg enrolled …
La Niña and comets
A new La Niña has arrived, according to forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center. Sea-surface temperatures near the West Coast of South America and along t…
Mammogram experience enlightens
A few months ago, my doctor referred me for a routine mammogram as part of my annual wellness checkup. At my age, every few years for the screening is recommen…
Freezes after a warm September?
We’re coming into the time of year when local gardeners will have to start monitoring the weather more closely, as our region will eventually be heading toward…
MY TURN: Choose the best
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OPINION: Toolbox Theory
In today's dynamic political landscape, success isn't solely determined by experience or tenure. Instead, when individuals pursue elected offices that align wi…
MY TURN: Much at stake in Hayden council race
Ed DePriest reminds us often that the base tax rate in Hayden has been too low for decades, and now, ‘It has caught up with us.” What is his plan to remedy this? He proposed a zero % increase in 2026 rather than…
OPINION: Note to Idaho’s attorney general — conflict of interest rules are not optional
Attorney General Raul Labrador is having a hard time taking “no” for an answer to the State Land Board’s June 17 decision to terminate his legal services and hire its own legal counsel.