Why America will not fail to accept the results of this election

Whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton wins the presidential election this year, America will accept the results of the election.

Obtaining lasting liberty

We are disappointed by the candidates we must choose in this election. We look at these two candidates and wonder how they got nominated. The answer to that question lies within us as a people.

Christmas tree hunting

The rocky, moss-covered logging road is covered with yellow needles released from Western Larch as the forest prepares for a long, snowy winter. Green trees that camouflage as pines during the warmth of summer chan…

Random murder unsettling

Time for action is now!

"The cornerstone of the Republic, as with all free enterprises, is the respect for and obedience to the law… Where we permit the law to be defied or evaded by rich men (or women) …we are increasing the chances of a…

Why should I care?

Rachel fidgeted slightly in her chair as I rushed by, unable to stop and chat. She smiled politely, and I continued on through the chapel doors to set up for the following day’s Women’s Auxiliary meeting.

Face of caregivers shifting

One of humanity’s most celebrated achievements is a longer life span. Link that to the aging boomer population, and the other side of the coin emerges: the challenges of caring for aging bodies and minds — a growin…

October will be another month of extremes

It’s Halloween Monday and the last day of what I would call a very “extreme” month weatherwise across much of the country and the world. On one western side of the country, we’ve had record rains in places while se…

HJR 5 will give power to the people

The constitutional amendment on this year’s ballot needs to be understood in a more basic way than it has been previously explained. Most readers have a low opinion of the way rules are promulgated in Washington, D…

Yet again Sholeh Patrick exposes her anti-Catholic sentiment

Sholeh Patrick downplays or completely ignores the role of the Church in converting the Irish and European peoples in her recent article, “Thank the Irish for Halloween”, published Oct. 27. The message tends to bia…

Thank the Irish for Hallowe'en

The poor, misunderstood Irish.

A walk down memory lane in old haunts

This past week, my sisters and I experienced joy and sorrow with a wedding, a funeral and a baptism. Family was at the forefront, with introspection worn like a familiar patchwork shawl. On Monday I was scrambling …

Bob Dylan doesn't deserve Nobel Prize

It has been a decade since I wrote several articles about Bob Dylan plagiarizing the work of a Civil War poet, Henry Timrod. In those essays, I provided examples of his borrowing verse without attribution. One of m…

The role of media in America

I read the CDA Press every day and also consult news sources from around the world through the internet and have put all the pieces together in a very easy way to understand.

City-by-city outlooks feature snowy winter ahead

At this time of year, Cliff and I issue our annual city-by-city winter snowfall predictions for Coeur d’Alene and other areas across the Inland Northwest.