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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…
Holding up a mirror on community and country
As a newspaper columnist, I don’t do work that would be considered heroic or dangerous. Sometimes, as someone who weaves words, observes and documents, life ca…
Canadian wildfires linked to deaths in North America and Europe
The Canadian wildfire season of 2025 has now been labelled as the second-worst in the country’s history. So far, over 18 million acres of land have burned acro…
OPINION: They go through wind and snow to save lives
Ron Christensen of Nampa does not think of himself as a hero, although he checks off all the boxes. The same goes for the more than 100 volunteers associated w…
HUCKLEBERRIES: At the right place, at the right time
A broken-down 1966 Buick saved a 4-year-old girl’s life 45 years ago.
MY TURN: U.S. Constitution (Sept. 17, 1787): an unlikely constellation
Our Constitution is the application of principles of liberty proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence.
MY TURN: President has terrible image
I love my president and am so thankful for many of the things he has done and is trying to accomplish.
MY TURN: A public health unraveling we cannot ignore
In the last few months, we’ve seen a troubling shift in federal health policy that will have direct consequences here in North Idaho and across the nation. Millions of Americans are facing the loss of healthcare co…
Kindness ripples for decades
In September 1965, our family moved to Coeur d’Alene, then a small town of around 15,000. I was 13 and just starting the eighth grade. Walking up the steps of …
OPINION: Your Medicaid story matters
There is one thing that unites us across the political aisle: we want our loved ones to live with health, dignity, and security. Seniors deserve comfort in the…
OPINION: Trump’s Epstein 'hoax' claim is a slap in the face for sex abuse victims
Survivors of Jeffery Epstein’s abuse spoke at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 5, telling about their years of torment caused by the serial pedophile. They made the s…
A record-breaking early September
Last week was the hottest early September period in Coeur d’Alene’s history, dating back to 1895. The first three days of the month had temperatures at or abov…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Wait a minute, please, Mr. Postman
Hayden Lake residents were miffed in the 1950s when the U.S. Postal Service folded their post office into the one at the former Hayden Village.
MY TURN: Idaho public education and your taxes
The Idaho governor's $50 million carve out to fund homeschooling for unregulated and limited accountability homeschool education curriculums to salve a 7% minority is just wrong. Some of the homeschool kids have ed…
MY TURN: Restitching the community fabric
In this era of ideological division, misinformation, disinformation, echo chambers, outright lies, and conspiracy theories, where do we turn, and how do we ascertain the truth? How can we improve our community with…