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Sorry, but you can't take GEG with you
I love Spokane’s airport! However, when we leave GEG (that’s airport lingo for Spokane International Airport), we become subject to the vicissitudes of other, not so friendly airport environs.
Broadband bill has Idaho in mind
There are roughly a zillion bills discussed each year by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Veteran sees need for Honor Flight verification
In regard to the “On your honor flight” (May 20), a follow up article written by Devin Weeks, I would like to commend Devin for following up and looking into the Mike Dunham issue based on a phone call to the paper…
Another take on Timberlake Fire, BWSD
Editor’s note: Bayview resident Sheryl Puckett has reproduced a column by Colleen Dahlseid and supplied her own views on Dahlseid’s statements.
That's an Idaho kitty, fur sure
Well, we’re in for another Chat Day.
Digital switch sends some Spectrum heads spinning
This week I’ve had a number of calls about Spectrum and its recent move to digital. I’ve included a link below to a very well-written article in the Cd’A Press by Brian Walker. One of the reasons I say it’s a very …
NATO: Why keep a boot in Europe?
Mrs. Language Person stumbled in Tuesday’s column about acronyms and initialisms, defining NATO as the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance. Turns out, that’s not entirely wrong. While the “O” indeed stands for “Organiza…
Don't confuse legal betting and 'horse racing'
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It took a village to achieve his dream
I first met Nathan Smalley in October 2017, when I was invited to make welcome remarks for the groundbreaking for Habitat for Humanity of North Idaho’s 42nd house, this one in Post Falls. It was a brisk but sunny a…
Forget Oscar: Hoku is king of the throne
We’ll have to start the week with a Chat Day, for the most obvious reason of all.
MLP: Taken to the acronym woodshed
Let it not be said that Mrs. Language Person, that Snitty Old Biddy, is infallible. Mais non; in fact, learn she did from one Mr. Intern Person (with initials MG). What lovely irony; he who endeavored to learn did …
Huge project on river would be traffic nightmare
I am writing to oppose the City’s MOU, as written, for an exchange of City land with the River’s Edge LLC development corporation. Some terms of this MOU are not in accordance with City Resolution 14-049, which req…
Tornado season off to a slow start
The last several months saw more extreme weather across the U.S., especially in the central portions of the country. Many areas went from record cold to record warmth. Despite the big change in temperature, the mon…
Pull the plug on robocalls
“I’m mad as hell, and not going to take this anymore!”
Urgent goal: Keep guns out of schools
In the United States, as in all of western civilization, children of certain ages are required by law to attend public schools. Because of this coercive factor, public school systems have the highest possible duty …