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Fire season coming; maybe it's already here
The first day of summer is four weeks away, which means that wildfire season is fast approaching as well. The Inland Northwest suffered through one of its worst fire seasons, especially in terms of the number of bl…
Pastor Tim is proof of God's love
There is so much bad news piling up around us — murderous shootings, tragic accidents, fearful economic fluctuations, political harangueings in this election y…
Jimmy lived a wonderful life
Considered by many to be the embodiment of America’s best characteristics, actor Jimmy Stewart, whose birthday is Friday, was best known for playing affable, idealistic, yet conflicted characters who always prevail…
A day in the life of prairie farmers
Spring round-up started early Sunday morning for the McLean family and friends at their farm house on the Rathdrum Prairie. Just a couple of miles north of I-90’s Greensferry overpass surrounded by subdivisions but…
GOP establishment is out of touch, not Trump
Given the voter sentiment about politics-as-usual on both sides, Donald Trump probably would do just as well for himself by telling “establishment” Republicans to jump in the lake.
The death of Molly
I’m not sure why I’m crying. It’s a beautifully sunny Sunday morning. A hummingbird sips nectar from the feeder above my head, squirrels invite friends to eat peanuts from the box I filled with nuts the night befor…
Is Mount St. Helens showing new signs of life?
Over a week ago, the United States Geologic Survey (USGS) stated that a large number of small earthquakes were reported around Mount St. Helens. The swarm of tremors, over 130 of them, had magnitudes of 0.5 or less…
Nilson: Time to wake up about NIC
North Idaho College is in the middle of a “hostile takeover” and I’m not going to be a part of it.
Time to vote - don't sit this one out!
Hard to believe, but the Primary election is on Tuesday. Back in January, we said our goal was to share more information in this space about the voting records, policy positions, and statements made by our region’s…
Taking notes? Skip the laptop
Some things are still better the old-fashioned way.
Enjoying the rituals of spring
Area high schools have been holding their proms the past few weekends and even though it’s been 21 years since our youngest graduated from high school it’s been fun to see the photographs of so many teens all dress…
Idaho Freedom Index fails as standard for conservatism
The Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF) would have us believe that their “Freedom Index” is the benchmark by which conservative legislators should be judged. In reality, it is of marginal use in identifying fealty to co…
Will air traffic go remote control?
As the world shrinks further, borders matter less. Business is one of the key areas both driving this phenomenon, and being affected by it. Increasingly, people work across the country and the globe, making connect…
Once-strong El Nino causing more extremes
Since early this year, we’ve been hearing about El Nino, the warmer than normal sea-surface temperature pattern in the south-central Pacific Ocean. The latest data now shows that El Nino is weakening at a rapid rat…
Facts about Vietnam War remain distorted
In reading Chris Green’s article, “Effects of Vietnam War still felt today” in the April 8, ‘My Turn’ section, rekindled many personal memories of that time. S…