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Clarifying the court conundrum
With all this ink about cases and courts, readers have expressed understandable confusion. Courts referred to by state names; circuit, district, and magistrate courts; terms can be dizzying. Why, asked one reader, …
Reviewing the presidency so far
In the game of bridge, any player may call for a review of the bidding if there is confusion. So let’s review the bidding of the first two months of the Trump …
Talkin' Lake Coeur d'Alene, and area flooding
The moisture just keeps piling up here in the Inland Northwest. Since the beginning of October 2016, Cliff has measured 31.75 inches of rain and melted snow through early Sunday. This is another all-time record for…
America quo vadis
In the year 2010 one man made a decision which resulted in hundreds of thousands of military and civilians dying by burning, beheading, shooting and by any other method yet to be devised by depots! Thousands more w…
Bicycle riders own the roads, too
I have been riding bicycles around Kootenai County for nearly a quarter-century. All my friends, our wives and now the second generation of our families also enjoy the fabulous riding here, but an incident happened…
A big slap in the face
Well, since I’m stuck indoors thanks to El Niño (thank you, global warming), I guess I will try to keep up with all of the news on our new groper-in-chief.
Change hard to swallow for school board elections
Do you know who the “zone representatives” are on your local school board?
A letter to the attorney general
Dear Mr. Attorney General:
Them? No, there is only us
I had the good fortune to be born into diversity: Of religion, ethnicity, nationality, and of thought. I was raised bilingual from the time I learned my first words. I was taught two religions (and picked up a few …
Proposed budget would hurt many Americans - like Brady
Nine-and-a-half years ago, my son, Brady, joined our family. Right away, my husband and I knew something wasn’t OK, and by the time Brady was 3 weeks old, he h…
Press still unfair to GOP
We all have been hearing about the press being unfair to the Republicans. Well this paper is no different.
Surprising secret weapon in retirement
Basics of bail - and justice
Sometimes law and the appearance of justice feel like two different things, perhaps even diametrically opposed. Those working within the justice system occasionally feel that way, so it’s understandable when others…
Still lots of snow in North Idaho mountains
At 3:28 a.m. this morning, spring arrived as we say so long to one of the toughest winters in recent memory. No one will argue that it’s been cold, wet and snowy. We’ve had two months with record-breaking precipita…
Tall poppies: Cheer 'em, don't cut 'em down
What do business gurus Tom Peters, Peter Drucker and GE-fame Jack Welsh have in common?