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Costly fire season left some serious marks
Last year, during the 2015 Legislature, all indicators pointed toward an intense fire season for the summer. Routine fires to remove noxious weeds or slash pil…
A grateful community and country
Sgt. Greg Moore wore the uniform of the Coeur d'Alene Police Department for 16 years. He was a husband and a father who, like all of those who make a career of public safety, protected and served his community. Lik…
Kids eating food
“If I have to eat the whole thing I’ll barf,” I bark at my mother. “Just three bites and you can be excused,” mom prods. I shake my head in disgust, sitting at the dining room table with my sister and brother stari…
History makes those who live it
Martin Luther King said we are not makers of history; we are made by it. The past informs the present, and our roots — both societal and individual — influence the cultures and experiences that shape our thoughts, …
What's in store for Northwest and Midwest
Cliff has been informing his clients of a new Midwestern heat and drought pattern developing later this spring and summer that may be similar to the one back in 2012. During that year, extreme heat and dryness kill…
CdA schools: Use facilities before asking for more
An open letter to the trustees of Cd’A School District 271, 271 administration, and the taxpayers of the city of Cd’A:
Opening 13,000 acres for the public to enjoy
Idaho has long been synonymous with the outdoors; one of America’s last frontiers. Few places in the world provide the access to high quality of life next to t…
Trees central to life
Imagine a world without trees. Without their life-giving oxygen (and sequestered carbon), their soul-soothing beauty, their relieving shade.
Are you financially literate?
April is financial literacy month, and while Americans aren’t flunking, we aren’t exactly excelling.
Is earthquake activity increasing?
One of the topics I cover in my Physical Geography class at North Idaho College is earthquakes and volcanoes. Some readers have been asking if the recent earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan are a sign of increased act…
State tax incentives that really do work
As conservatives, we know that government doesn’t create jobs, but it can create a favorable (or unfavorable) environment for businesses to grow and succeed. W…
Idaho lags far behind on worker training
A new report from the Lumina Foundation contains disappointing news for Idaho.
Green Revolution celebrates 46th year
Earth Day’s 46th anniversary Friday also marks the birth of the environmental movement. Founder Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, was fed up with leaded gas-guzzling V-8 engines, polluted smoke plumes …
The Eagles: More than a bar or lodge
Eagles, 209 E. Sherman Ave., just to the east of Hudson’s Burgers is NOT just another bar, lounge, tavern. It is the Coeur d’Alene Aerie No. 486 home of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
The public place name game
Sunday’s editorial in the Press caught my attention with these opening lines ... “Post Falls isn’t keen on naming things after leading citizens. OK, they made an exception for the name of the town — honoring German…