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Research flunks the eye test
Perhaps you recall a two-part series we ran in this space last month, explaining how outside factors can change what we ingest from social media.
Let there be later light, Idaho
With all due respect to Steve Vick ...
Honoring one of the really good guys
Bob Hubof is a hometown guy who’s had a big impact in our community. Bob grew up in Post Falls, graduating from PFHS in 1968. After graduating from the University of Idaho he began his 35-year teaching career at Se…
How about another billionaire president?
Another billionaire appears to be laying the groundwork to run for president in 2020. Only this one intends run as a Democrat and he has hired one of the best in the business to put together the pieces and devise t…
Standards apply to nonprofit boards, too
News of an alleged major theft from a local charitable organization brings to mind the conundrum facing every charity: Getting well-qualified, volunteer board members willing to put in the work and accept the risks…
We move the clocks as daylight saving starts on Sunday
On Sunday, March 11, most U.S. and European residents will move their clocks forward one hour. Daylight saving time is the cycle that starts in the second week of March and ends in the first week of November. The m…
Repository opens many otherwise secret doors
There’s a state of Idaho website called the Idaho Supreme Court Data Repository. It’s a handy little website. Have you ever heard somebody say “TMI” (too much information)? Well here it is — on the web for us all t…
College hoops 101: All about the money
If you follow sports at all, it’s been hard to miss the explosive investigation into big-time college basketball.
A cure for what ails us
The “Readers Write” page of the Cd’A Press recurrently explodes with hateful language regarding politics.
Integrated approach proposed for high school math
Last fall, the Coeur d’Alene School District assembled an ad hoc committee for secondary mathematics education. The Board of Trustees approved the committee me…
School district math plan doesn't add up
I am a concerned parent who recently served on the Coeur d’Alene School District’s Ad Hoc Math Committee. My Idaho roots, background teaching in Minnesota, and a strong desire to better education for local children…
Urban renewal agency's midtown fiasco
The Coeur d’Alene urban renewal agency — embarrassed by its recent failure to get a developer proposal for taxpayer-bought property it owns in midtown — is now…
Lightweights can pack a heavy punch
Only teenage girls watched “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”
MLP: Dissimilate this, folks
How frustrating English can be! Before we leave Feb. (abbreviated lest you arrive at the point too quickly, Dear Reader), answer this one honestly: Can you pronounce it? You probably can, but do you actually say Fe…
Stubborn is a good ass-et for this mule
A concerned grandmother called me this week asking if I’d heard of a company called Air Mule. Her adult grandchildren are about to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime backpacking trip to Europe and beyond.