Interfaith: The new religion

To say that the new generation of American adults is not religious would be inaccurate. To call their spirituality far less exclusive than their forebears, now that's more like it. To describe in a word the directi…

Thank you and welcome home Vietnam vets

Vietnam became real to me on an April morning in 1968.

Spring garden 2015

I slowly crack open my left eye early Saturday morning hoping to discover bright sun streaming through my bedroom window. Unsure of the result, I raise my head to look at the alarm which reads 4:34 a.m. in blaringl…

A financial education fix for the student loan crisis

Congress is rewriting federal higher education policy.

Thank a nurse today

Happy birthday, Florence Nightingale.

The summers of 1939, 1961 and 1967 were the hottest ever in Coeur d'Alene

Every May, I list the hottest summer seasons on record dating back some 120 years in Coeur d'Alene to 1895, the start of daily records.

What's a man's word worth?

I do not know either County Commissioner Marc Eberlein or County Commissioner David Stewart personally. When they ran for County Commissioner they both presented themselves as champions of "personal property rights…

Sgt. Moore: From Texas with love

My name is Ronda Seidule and I live in Montgomery, Texas. I'm just an average citizen who is concerned about the state of our brave men and women police officers. Last night I wrote this in honor of Sgt. Moore and …

Survey: Internet reviews mixed

Internet access varies widely across the globe - from Bangladesh's meager 11 percent to 87 percent of the U.S. population. Yet wherever you look, its saturation and influence is rising, via home computers, tablets …

Dedication to protect and serve humbles

Sgt. Greg Moore has put on the uniform of the Coeur d'Alene Police Department for 16 years. He's a husband and a father who, like all of those who make a career of public safety, protects and serves his community.

Getting a dog

"Labrador Retriever puppies for sale. Great pedigree. Adorable! Born April 6, ready to take home June 6," the Internet advertisement reads. I scan the pictures of the fluffy pups, instantly fall in love and search …

Everyone's a philanthropist

It pays to be nice in Nice

Much has been written about the erosion of civility in human interactions. It's hard not to notice (at least for those old enough to remember when things were different) that doors are less often held a moment to p…

Earthquake and volcanic activity may be increasing globally

It seems that the focus this last week was not so much on the weather, but the recent earthquake activity. On Saturday, April 25, a massive 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, a mountainous nation between India and Tibet whi…

Idaho legislators invite Sharia

This letter concerns itself with the inevitable introduction of Sharia law into Idaho.