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El Nino continues to strengthen
For many months, we have been featuring the strengthening El Nino in the waters of the south-central Pacific Ocean…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Dinner, diplomacy and decisions
Bill Webster has come home again twice — the first time in 1965 to help his father, Bill Sr., manage the iconic Brunswick Café. As a teen, Bill Jr., now 84, se…
OPINION: Nonprofits benefit from the spirit of giving
Evin Bask has 5 million reasons to be happy. Actually, 5.1 million reasons.
MY TURN: Heartless leadership
“You know, there are really two Republican parties in Kootenai County,” a gentleman told me recently. It made me pause, then I realized the truth of his observ…
OPINION: Election integrity
Conducting honest and fair elections is a cornerstone to our Republican form of government. However only 69% of adults are confident their votes would be count…
OPINION: Sheriff Norris: Resign
We, the undersigned, express our deep concern over the conduct you exhibited during the February 2025 Republican Town Hall at Coeur d’Alene High School, where citizen Teresa Borrenpohl was forcibly removed.
For Class of 2025, these are your people
In recent years, I invited my village of friends, many of whom are actual long-ago classmates of mine, to give sage advice to the new crop of high school gradu…
Canada is already having another bad wildfire season
It’s looking like another disastrous wildfire season across Canada. As of the last weekend of May, news outlets are reporting that the country was battling aro…
HUCKLEBERRIES: The hero who wore an apron
Amber Peace is happily lost in middle America today. But 20 years ago, she received widespread media attention as the waitress at Coeur d’Alene Denny’s who hel…
OPINION: Color Revolution
Did we have a Color Revolution right here?
MY TURN: Russ Fulcher sells out working families for big beautiful lies
Russ Fulcher is bragging. After seven years in Congress, collecting over a million dollars in taxpayer-funded salary, paying nearly $7 million to his staff, and enjoying free healthcare and travel at public expense…
OPINION: The big, beautiful billionaire tax-cut bill will hasten America’s decline
Ever since the defeat of the Axis Powers in World War II, America has been admired around the world as a beacon of equality, freedom and opportunity. That admi…
OPINION: Memorial Day reflections
On Monday, amid barbecues and sun-soaked lake outings, Americans paused for a moment to remember the men and women who have died while serving in the military.
So much more than just a parade
It’s well-established that I love the Fourth of July. I can’t imagine anywhere else to celebrate the Fourth of July other than Coeur d’Alene. Since we moved he…
MY TURN: Choosing judges for Kootenai County
On May 16, the First Judicial Magistrate Commission will meet to consider twelve candidates for two magistrate judge positions. Who are the candidates? What ty…
Our strong solar cycle may have peaked
Our sun has been recently making news headlines as we’re still in a strong solar cycle that has generated numerous solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CME…