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Courts should be wary of deference to the executive in national security
Looming in the background of the judiciary’s review of the constitutionality of President Trump’s controversial executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim nations, is the specter of the Supreme …
Baha'is: There is no 'them'
Concluding the series on minority religions, a glimpse of peaceful Baha’is, with adherents in Coeur d’Alene.
Routine day turns tragic for teens
A routine Tuesday morning — on deadline for Main Street so I make the big trip down the hall to my home office to write. My husband left for work in Rathdrum at 5:30 a.m. and at 6 a.m. I check emails and respond as…
Gonna be a shootout at Supreme Court Corral
It gets downright depressing to see conservatives and liberals, Republicans and Democrats, oiling their guns, sharpening their knives and starting to circle each other in a modern day version of the legendary gunfi…
Obamacare: Facts, figures, and hand-wringing
I am responding to the My Turn article from Feb. 4.
Good and bad news for retirees
Seniors: Want the good news first, or the bad?
Health care: So you think you're covered?
Do you like your health insurance plan? Do you feel secure?
Looking ahead at global temperatures to 2040
After receiving numerous emails and questions, we finally decided to update our long-term chart and associated article about climate change. Here is Part 1 of …
Struck!
Idaho, God’s country.
Kill off Obamacare at your own peril
Running on a promise to repeal and replace the ACA (also know as Obamacare) in 2010, Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives. They said they had a plan to “repeal and replace” the ACA. They were …
Reaching back for today's solutions
When I was a boy, we didn’t hear about rights; we heard about duties. Every man worth his salt believed he had a destiny, something he was supposed to do to leave the world a better place. Women felt the same way, …
Valentine's Day cards for Donald J. Trump
This week, my brother, Tom, told me he was continuing to hope Trump’s candidacy would result in major changes to the way America conducts its political and commercial operations. I agreed.
Sikhs bridge religious divide
Continuing the series on minority religions, today’s column explores Sikhism. Next Thursday, a look at Baha’is, with adherents in Coeur d’Alene.
What was it all about?
Anyone else trying to figure out what the fuss was about with all the marching the day after the inauguration? Yeah I know, women’s rights. That's the part I can't figure out, what rights?
Joie de vivre is real for survivor
This past Saturday marked the 10-year anniversary of a tragic snowboarding accident for then-14-year-old Jake Pereira at Schweitzer Mountain. He broke both legs, fractured his neck and back and sustained a severe c…