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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 …
Need an accurate thermometer? Just count the cricket chirps
We are seeing an explosion of grasshoppers and all other insects this extremely hot and dry early summer of 2015, already ravaged by wildfires across the drought-parched Far West.
Save our crowned jewels
"Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone? They paved Paradise and put up a Parking Lot!" - Joni Mitchell
Gamers' fear is real
Today's popular video games are anything but mindless. So engaged do players become, concludes a new study, that the common fear they experience is very real. In fact, hardcore gamers say they enjoy feeling afraid.
Hot (and cool) fun in the summer
I enjoyed time in the announcer's skybox for the Fourth of July parade, except for being nearly overcome by the heat midway through. It was a wonderfully All-American and perfectly Coeur d'Alene celebration of our …
Dems have issues with Crapo, but no candidate
While most politicians will do almost anything to attract media coverage, Sen. Mike Crapo is going in the opposite direction in the early stages of his re-election campaign.
I notice you
I validate you. You are important. You make a difference. You have been noticed.
'Good countries' ranking: U.S. 21st
No matter how predominant and global is post-recession introversion, no country can escape the mutual ties that bind. Like or lump it, the days of nation-as-island are long gone. Everything we do, need, use, and - …
The hottest 10 days, including June 28, since 1895
If you thought that last Sunday's all-time record high of 105 degrees for the month of June was likewise one of the 10 hottest days in Coeur d'Alene's 120 years of weather observations since 1895, you were RIGHT!
A more perfect union
Recent events and the upcoming Four of July holiday should cause those following current events to focus attention on the word "union." The United States Supreme Court, by an historic and precedent setting 5-4 deci…
Don't ignore Civil War lessons
The murder of innocent black people in Charleston was a heinous crime, and the fact that it happened in their church is a moral outrage. It would be well, however, to step back from knee-jerk reactions and review w…
Fourth facts, just for fun
Why not start celebrating the nation's 239th birthday today? July 2, 1776, was the date Congress voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence, even if they didn't sign it until the fourth.
GOP budget resolution fine print
The Republican Party's battle cry in next year's congressional elections could be this: "At least we did something."
Traditions provide a slice of Americana
Once again I'll be heading into the skybox between Second and Third Street in front of The Resort Plaza Shoppes on Sherman Avenue for the best view of the Fourth of July American Heroes Parade - the announcer's boo…
New words for your vocabulary
"Awesome strategery," Dick says, applauding as Bill watches Garry's putt from behind to learn the break in the green. "Yep; strategery," Bill acknowledges as he strikes his putt dead-center into the back of the cup…
WHY ignite cda? Writer rebuts Press editorial
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