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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…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Steering into — then away — from the skid
Jim Fromm was for hydroplane racing before he was against it. The late Coeur d’Alene mayor is recalled for casting a tie-breaking vote 40 years ago that vanqui…
MY TURN: Idaho’s DOGE Task Force: Seeking efficiency without the drama
In the interim between legislative sessions, much of our work shifts to focused study and oversight through committees, panels, and task forces. I currently se…
OPINION: Redistrict this
“That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed” The Declaration of Independenc…
OPINION: Small voices shake the world: The power of the 19th Amendment
One hundred and five years ago on Aug. 18, Febb Burn changed the course of American history, proving that small voices can shake the world.
OPINION: Appeasement merely encourages a bloodthirsty aggressor
Donald Trump has given Vladimir Putin’s war machine a green light to continue its genocidal war against the Ukrainian people. Just days before the Alaska summi…
MY TURN: Service does NOT = freedom
You know fall is in the air in North Idaho when you step outside early in the morning and feel the “chill” from the night before. You know your neighbor is onto a new multi-level marketing scheme when he calls and …
Shining the light on Shasta's long journey
This isn’t so much a book review as it is a revelation. Greg Olsen’s book, "Out of the Woods," written with Shasta Groene, is profound. Yes, there are parts th…
La Niña and hurricanes
As of the middle of August, there have been five named storms in the Atlantic and Caribbean waters.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Pappy's place
Gregory “Pappy” Boyington was a hero who debunked heroes.
MY TURN: Keenans v. Aryan Nations 25th Anniversary: Justice triumphs
Richard Butler and the neo-Nazis arrived in northern Idaho in 1973 and established the political arm known as the Aryan Nations and the religious arm called th…
OPINION: Skinsuit politicians
North Idaho is largely populated by good and friendly people. People who volunteer their time for civic and charitable causes. People you would want for neighb…
Adjusting to being a retired couple
My much younger husband, Bert, officially retired June 30 after nearly a quarter century with the Lakeland School District Transportation Department and over h…
The most turbulent routes on Earth
We’re still in the maximum period of summer air traffic. During this time of year, thunderstorms are more widespread east of the Rockies and other parts of the…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Prepared to die, but lived long lives
Jim Shepperd and Earl Hunter expected to die.
MY TURN: Small cities, like ours, deserve reliable and safe public transit too
When we talk about public transit in America, the conversation usually centers on the usual suspects: New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, maybe Portland or Washington, D.C. And for good reason — millions of people…