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No trick: Halloween is a town in Oregon
Halloween ain’t what it used to be.
Yo ho ho! Mess with scam callers
Jolly Roger (jollyrogertelephone.com) is a new program using artificial intelligence (AI) to drive scam callers crazy. The program “engages” the live caller using AI to keep them on the phone as long as possible an…
And now, time for the good stuff
Sorry for doing things backward.
Lifetime of lessons learned from my father
Oct. 12, 2004, was a Tuesday, a beautiful bonus summer-like blue sky sunshiny autumn day. It was a day I will never forget ... not the sunshine or the sounds or the words that came out of a doctor’s mouth as I stoo…
Idaho's top treat is a trick
Chat Day!
Which side of the line is yours?
Empathy is nice. Compassion is better. But when it comes to shifting cultural attitudes, what counts most is complete understanding. That’s impossible without an exercise in what it is like to live the life of anot…
'Big Blows' no match for world wind records
The fall season is here, and we often see windy weather from time to time. At this time of year, the clash from the invading cooler air from the north and the warmer air to the south can often generate large windst…
Don't take the Craigslist bait
CRAIGSLIST CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM: A couple from Chicago contracted for the perfect Seattle location for their wedding using Craigslist. The couple rented a Seattle residence for two weeks for about $3,000 for their…
Prop 1: A threat to tribal self-reliance
The Coeur d’Alene Tribe opposes Prop 1 and I want Idahoans to understand why.
Growth, it's inevitable
NOTE: This is the conclusion of an overview that began in Friday’s column. We’re looking at the construction boom in Kootenai County, and the resulting reactio…
Here's an invite to understand our Idaho
Next week, the wholly reimagined Idaho State Museum is set to open in Boise. After several years of planning, fundraising, and implementation, we’re finally re…
Readers write what's wrong here
SPOILER: We’re going to be discussing a planning and traffic puzzle that can’t be fully addressed in one gulp. We’ll start the explanation today and finish tom…
Wild beasties abound in Cd'A
Cougars and moose, you might understand.
Time for Columbus to step aside
In an otherwise harmonious marriage, one debate soon reached a bright line: I was wrong. We tend to accept the cultural perspectives of youth. I had to step back to see things anew from a viewpoint I’d never been c…
Vote for your favorite scam
Scam artists are using the phone to prey on prospective Idaho voters.