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OK, let's talk about climate change
Over the last several weeks, I’ve been writing about the disastrous wildfire situation going on across the western U.S. and the rest of the world. Last week’s article reported that “decades of fire suppression and …
Rikki don't trust that number
Throw away your caller ID.
Walking common ground together
There was only one downer.
Vision for 'health corridor' isn't 20/20
You thought your BEAUTIFUL downtown park was expensive, wait!
President's press attack is darkly unpresidential
The historical, sometimes grudging respect that two centuries of American presidents have paid to the essential constitutional role of the press has been abandoned by President Donald Trump, who has waged an ongoin…
Still miles to go on educators' pay
Progress? Absolutely. However, Idaho cannot afford to rest on its laurels regarding compensation for our professional educators or thinking that we have adequa…
Consider this in race for Congress
The Coeur d’Alene Press takes its job seriously to inform citizens about those candidates running for political office. It is an essential and critical job for…
Idaho no haven for haters
It becomes so tiring.
Can 7 words really reveal your class?
It’s difficult to write this. Apparently, one’s “social class” can be detected in as few as seven words.
Beware charity auction items with strings
People in our area are truly generous. A consumer called me with a sad story. It made me angry as I listened to him.
The Lake Debate: Envelope, please
Well, we have an answer.
Out of the Shadows comes into the light
Last November I experienced a truly profound, uplifting and inspiring performance of “Fiddler on the Roof,” a production of Out of the Shadows Theater. With all due respect to the Tony and Pulitzer prize-winning pl…
Chat: Columnist risks feline felony
Wednesday, Chat Day, and I need to remind you of something.
Don't let energy bill boil over
It’s former Press weather columnist Cliff Harris’s little joke — “Sholeh days,” i.e. anything above 90. He knows the hotter it gets, the more miserable I feel.
They'll go to great lengths to get inside your house
A couple attended an event where an exhibitor was conducting a contest to win an off-road vehicle made by one of the motorcycle manufacturers. The vehicles look like a lot of fun — zooming over sand dunes riding wi…