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The summer of 2026 was a hot one for many
The Summer of 2026 brought exceptional heat to many parts of the world, including the U.S. According to the World …
Hardest part is the not knowing
She came into the world on April 30, 1987, at Kootenai Memorial Hospital, an unremarkable arrival that 12 hours later would begin a mystery that remains unsolved today.
Not all liars are created equal
Most people encounter at least one pathological liar in life. You know the type - lies easily, often, without apparent remorse, using deception to consciously manipulate and control the actions of others. They tend…
Recent rains have helped in disastrous fire season
After one of the hottest and driest summers in recorded history across the Inland Northwest, we finally received some much-needed rainfall in late August and early September along with cooler temperatures.
How corporatism is killing employees
After wrestling with the logic of Brent Regan's LTE (9/9/2015), I felt compelled to respond. As a business person, I would like to believe that the good employee is a protected and valued asset. At the same time, t…
Ascension of women leaders marked by hurdles, successes
The aspirations of American women to gender equality deserve and require fulfillment if the words and vision of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are meant to be more than rhetorical vessels.
We don't want this stigma zone
I want to address the request by Mort Construction, Inc. for a conditional use permit (CUP14-0005) to allow establishment of a Public Utility Complex Facility, i.e., a wastewater/sewage treatment plant on approxima…
Don't blame mankind for world's weather events
In 1972, I was taught in my first year of college, in both Astronomy and Geology, that the universe we inhabit was born sometime, four to six billion years ago. In 2010 at the J. Paul Getty Museum in L.A., Calif., …
Save just one
Every 12 minutes - that's how often someone in the U.S. dies in such despair as to create his own exit. We all hurt deeply from time to time; this is part of life. But sometimes for a variety of reasons, those mome…
Idaho might soon be cooking with gas
Granny, Jethro, Elly May. We struck oil and we's movin' to Hollywood. Eeeee-haw!
Dealing with grandkids leaving the nest
It's back to school time, and parents are sending their little ones to kindergarten or the first day of their last year of high school, perhaps to college.
Be kind, work hard
The anti-bully message has lost its luster. STOMP Out Bullying, Stopbullying.gov, Kids against Bullying, the Antibully Ambassadors, the Antibully Alliance, The Bully Project, Teens Against Bullying, Project Anti-Bu…
Do you labor over what's 'success?'
Labor Day's history is rooted in appreciation of hard work, recognition and a day off as reward for contributions of American laborers to the success of society. What defines success to the individual is not simple…
You can't learn if you're not in school
Coeur d'Alene Public Schools has joined a nationwide effort to celebrate "Attendance Awareness Month" in September and has pledged to raise awareness about the value of regular school attendance and focus on reduci…
Cops need support, not more scrutiny
I cannot hold my tongue any longer. I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!
MLP: Bridge the divide
Your Mrs. Language-Person is loath to argue. Yet quibble she did with a certain, determined J. R. - much to her chagrin, as witnessed by other official-meeting-persons.