Smart people beware

There's been a lot of gay-bashing in the editorial section lately. It's sad that we've come to this. Before they closed down Butler's neo-Nazi compound, we here in Idaho had the great freedom as Americans to hate w…

Leap of faith to live the dream

In the spring of 2012 I was at the Reverse Job Fair, where Post Falls High School seniors prepare displays of their career choice and professionals from the business community walk through and interview each studen…

Venison shanks

I've been busy. With the North Idaho Wild Game Feast only two weeks away, I've been cooking, experimenting, prepping and purchasing rattlesnake, venison, alligator, elk, duck, wild boar and steelhead, ensuring each…

Go inside Post Falls schools ... it's a very different story

I read Thursday's "My Turn" column by Larry Spencer with curiosity and concern.

Baby hearts hold big hope

February is American Heart Month.

Diary of an embezzlement

'El Nino' has faded away, which is not good news for California

The residents of California were hoping for at least a weak to moderate warm El Nino event for the winter of 2014-15. An El Nino is the abnormal warming of sea-surface temperatures along the Equatorial regions.

Homeless doesn't mean helpless

In response to Mr. Stephens' and Mr. Ashby's recent columns in the Coeur d'Alene Press, I would like to offer a couple of my favorite scriptures: "Judge not lest ye be judged," which leads to, "With the same measur…

Stop the land grab

For two years, the Idaho Legislature's Federal Lands Interim Committee has considered how, and whether, Idaho should attempt to wrest control of as many as 34 million acres owned by all Americans and now administer…

Nothing to fear with Common Core

I have a unique vantage point from which to view Common Core. Last fall, the Idaho Department of Education issued an open invitation to Idaho residents to serve on its Bias and Sensitivity Committee; application di…

No offense, but defense lawyers are essential

The criminal justice system is where society and individual meet as adversaries. To function as it was designed, it is ideally a system in balance. Balance cannot be had, its aim of justice not preserved, without z…

Post Falls schools at capacity? Look closer

It is often said that an argument is only as strong as the weakest point advanced in support of it. While not entirely accurate, when a school district comes to the voters with a levy proposal worth tens of million…

Bucket list item checked off in Phoenix

At 83, Norm Soward still has a few items on his bucket list. As a longtime former Seahawks season ticket holder, seeing his team play in a Super Bowl was definitely on the list. The same day Seattle won the NFC Cha…

ADHD: Sleep and diet

I am asked weekly by caring, confused, exhausted, anxious parents, "Does my child have ADHD?" I often wish I could answer this question with a definitive yes or no and design a therapeutic plan for the child's well…

What does God think?

There were four mentions of God in the editorial page last Sunday. That is a lot of press for someone, who, for the most part, is culturally ignored and irrelevant.