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Sky-high stunts
Janet Lee Orcutt wasn’t suicidal or intoxicated when she jumped from the eighth story of the Coeur d’Alene Resort …
See how your legislators voted on these key issues
March Madness isn’t just for college basketball! Activity in Boise has ramped up a bit, as the Legislature scurries to adjourn before Easter.
Campaign fails to reflect Cd'A schools
We join the Idaho School Boards Association (ISBA) and a number of school boards and superintendents across the state who are concerned about the Albertson’s Foundation’s Don’t Fail Idaho campaign. At the Coeur d’A…
Is your name Irish?
Happy Patricks’ Day to ye! Yes, our clan claims this day, and as we’re certainly no saints...
Dual Credit coursework helps unlock future doors
Thanks to a significant investment from the Legislature, successful implementation by local school leaders, and hard work from our students, Idaho is leading the nation when it comes to high school students getting…
Farewell to our friend, thanks for the memories
Last month, on the eve of Bob Hough’s 89th birthday, I visited him at Orchard Ridge to drop off a birthday card and give him a hug. He and Cokie, his bride of nearly 66 years, had just weeks before made the move fr…
Giving the beet another chance
Standing in line waiting for my school lunch I notice Ms. Betty holding up a spoon of purple glop. The closer I get to the kitchen; I begin to smell something uncomfortable and unnaturally un-food-like. The smell o…
Beware Ides of March - really!
Like so many of the best-known sayings in English, this too is Shakespeare’s. Yet the warning could have foretold more than Caesar’s death in the Bard’s 1599 tragedy. March 15 hasn’t exactly been a good luck charm.
Parts of the West could be in the beginning of a megadrought pattern
We’re about halfway through March and precipitation totals here in the Inland Empire are quite healthy. A series of storms has brought our seasonal total in Coeur d’Alene to just over 9 inches as of early Sunday, c…
Mental health scorecard can help guide voters
If you were injured in a car accident, would you ask the ambulance driver to take you to jail or to the hospital? Clearly, we would all choose medical attentio…
Independents, here's your best opportunity
Last Sunday’s editorial “Independents, come join the fun” missed the mark just a bit by omitting the fact that the Republicans, apparently upon direction from the Secretary of State’s office, suddenly changed their…
The case for being a true Independent
Don’t you just love seeing the two major political parties urinating down their proverbial legs this election season?
The new range wars: Could food supply follow manufacturing across borders?
Free grass and range wars make up much of our western lore and literature. Here in Idaho, our heritage is deeply rooted in the livestock industry. Our current Lieutenant Governor’s grandfather, Andy Little, ranged …
This grandma lived for others
On this day more than a century ago, the world lost one of its most selfless, dedicated, and tireless human beings. Even today living to age 91 is no small feat, but in 1913 it was simply amazing; she must have bee…
Teasing hurts
Being bullied, teased, harassed or intimidated by a friend is hurtful and often has lifelong effects. Everyone has a story of being teased for having red hair, blonde hair, green hair or no hair. Harassed for being…
Stolen Valor
All of us who have served honorably deserve the distinction of our service. We show our military pride in our actions in society, and of course in the war stories that seem to be embellished over time. Sort of like…