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Grand Marshal choice absolute perfection
Another Fourth of July celebration in Coeur d’Alene is in the books. The Coeur d’Alene Chamber’s Hometown Heroes parade was again remarkable, in that even though the city has grown, it’s still such a small-town eve…
Bart Davis simply ideal for U.S. Attorney post
Have to give the twin devils of President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions their proper due for their nomination of state Sen. Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls, to be the next U.S. Attorney for Idaho.
Feds overstep their bounds in demanding voter data
The federal government sent shock waves around the nation over the Fourth of July weekend when it demanded that states turn over a trove of your personal and v…
Patriotic fires burn bright in Cd'A
It’s the one holiday that unites all patriotic Americans across this huge and amazing country. While many of us celebrate with fireworks and barbecues, I hope at the end of the day we all appreciate our veterans wh…
Here's how presidents celebrated the Fourth
Happy Birthday, America. Most Americans are celebrating today, with picnics, fireworks, and friendly congregation. Like Taft and Eisenhower, President Trump is playing golf at one of his resorts, according to a Whi…
A spectacular solar eclipse is coming
Recently, I have received many questions about the upcoming solar eclipse that is coming in less than 2 months. On the morning of Aug. 21, the moon will move d…
Here's the key to health-care liberty
When we try to contemplate the terrible tragedies that are suffered by the citizens of our republic, along with our global brothers and sisters, the situation seems so overwhelming and so hopeless. It is time to ke…
Here's your flash news antidote
Tuesday’s column took aim at flash news — that showy, sound-bite, emotionally evocative stuff that leaves the mind undernourished and uncomfortably overfull. Quantity over quality; pop-ups, scare-shares, and quick …
Friends are best gift of all
Clayton Bonsell turned 16 yesterday, a milestone birthday by anyone’s standards. My friend Dorene Russell tagged me in a post on Monday on the CDA Crazy Love Facebook page. She (and all of you) know how I love birt…
News flash: Flash news is making you sick
German author-entrepreneur Rolf Dobelli pegged it when he said news “bites” are to the mind what sugar is to the body. We seem similarly addicted to its mind-numbing consumption. Not only does clickbait and its ilk…
Heating up early in the West, Southwest
Our weather here across the Inland Northwest has literally been the envy of those living in California, the Desert Southwest and the Southeast last week. While temperatures in Coeur d’Alene and surrounding regions …
7 points to ponder on Idaho etiquette
North Idaho is growing rapidly with an influx of residents and businesses from all sectors of the country — particularly California. People are moving here for…
MLP: Don't dangle your prepositions
Poor, pitiable prepositions. Your Mrs. Language Person has a soft spot for those useful sentence connectors. Yes, in lieu of well-earned accolades for their eager explanations of when, where, or how, instead we see…
Family, friends are Rocky's lasting legacy
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Voters will see through this unsavory switcheroo
It appears Rep. Raul Labrador, despite being a darling of those enamored with the Tea Party wing of the Grand Old Party, missed one of the fundamental principles of the movement encapsulated in the phrase “We don’t…