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Weak La Nina expected to bring more snow than normal
Sea-surface temperatures are very different today than they were a year ago. Scientists say that we have a weak cooler than normal sea-surface temperature event, La Nina, in the south-central Pacific Ocean.
Greater local management is right solution for Idaho's public lands
Idaho is blessed with incredible natural resources that should sustain our communities and grow Idaho’s economy. However, misguided policies coming out of Washington, D.C., created by individuals who don’t understa…
Are you undiagnosed diabetic?
Half of adults with diabetes don’t even know it, according to the International Diabetes Foundation. It’s a growing problem affecting 415 million adults worldwide in 2015, expected to increase to around 642 million…
Pickled herring inspires memories
Last week I accompanied my sister, Janna, on a shopping trip to Costco. In the interest of full disclosure, I may be one of the very few people who don’t have a Costco card or shop at the store. No particular reaso…
Be kind
Friday morning I take a walk. Visiting my sister in the town of my birth, I walk by the house I was raised in, the alley shortcut I took coming home from school on rainy afternoons and the pool I cooled off in, on …
White Christmas more than likely in North Idaho
We’re into the full moon cycle this week and temperatures are expected to get colder across the Inland Empire. There is still the chance for some snow showers …
Educate our educators
In spite of the sincere efforts of our K-12 educators in the state of Idaho, there is a lack of student mental stimulation, therefore, students are not motivated toward further learning. From my perspective, our te…
Nephilim giants: History or hoax?
Our family looks forward to “History Corner” on Sundays by Journalist Syd Albright! Syd loves history and has the ability to make history fun and interesting for the reader.
Is your news fake? Anything goes online
With the disturbing yet ever-increasing use of social media for news, readers must learn to better discern the difference between reliable news sources and biased, or fake, news. The speed of this internet-dependen…
Election featured fabulous firsts
America will have to wait for its first woman president, but feminists and those tracking other firsts in our nation’s development may take heart. Others of our gender marked several historical firsts in American p…
Veterans and voting, grateful for both
The opening narration of the PBS American Experience “The Battle of the Chosin” airing this month ... “In the last days of November 1950, twelve-thousand men of the First Marine Division, along with a few thousand …
Regional cooking
Cooking is scientific, culturally specific and artistic. The manner in which a chef or home cook manipulates food creates a feast, quick meal, celebration or aberration. An onion can be “bloomed” and deep-fried to …
Election missing a major voice
Shout-out to millennial adults, and their future. If you’re 18 to 30-something, please read on. If not, please spread word. Today.
An open letter to our officials
Only 4 percent of Idahoans wanted Trump or Clinton
As someone who is heavily involved in elections, almost everyone I speak with will share their thoughts on the upcoming election. It’s often in the form of praise or critiques of the process, but the most common to…