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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 …
Parental rights: Do we have them in Idaho?
I would like to begin by informing you about the current status of our parental rights in Idaho. In 2011, a bill sponsored by Representative Bob Nonini and Senator Russ Fulcher, and co-sponsored by House majority l…
OK with perversion? Just add more words
Every time I read something supportive of the "Add the words" campaign I'm disappointed that the advocates are so timid. They are taking mere half-steps when what we really need is a bold and courageous sprint for …
Fresh start? It's been 10 years
Here we are at the end of the time frame known as "The 10 year program to eradicate homelessness in North Idaho." At the conception and in discussion I believed an important point toward success was realizing the d…
Here are your bird flu basics
News flash: Avian flu detected in Idaho. Should we worry?
So, how 'bout those Seahawks!
So you may have heard or hopefully seen one of the most incredible finishes ever in a football game on Sunday. Quite a few local folks had the good fortune of being there in Seattle for all of the action.
New year addiction
The new year is a time of beginnings, a time for change, a time to resolve to become a better you. Snuffing out the Marlboro habit, eating only when hungry and getting off the couch and earning a degree become impo…
MLK would add the words
Some things bear repeating. Freedom in all its forms, certainly. Freedom from legal discrimination, above all.
Veteran applauds local VA health care experience
The formal postal mailing announcement, or was it an "invitation," pronounced my appointment of Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, with the familiar name of the MD clinician, and the 9:30 a.m. time. Great!
'Snowflake Bentley' also had a great sense of humor
Every year in the mid winter season, for the benefit of the local students and teachers, I update the life and times of Wilson 'Snowflake' Bentley, who was born on Feb. 9, 1865, at the end of the Civil War in Jeric…
Schools: We can do better than 'D'
There was a story in the Jan. 12 Press that said Idaho's public schools get a "D." On the cover of the Jan. 13 paper, Gov. Otter plans to seek more funding for schools. That is always the short term, do something s…
We all should be responsible gun owners
First and foremost, as human beings we are destined to make mistakes, sometimes with tragic consequences. Whether a private citizen or a police officer, like everyone, we are cut from the same cloth, the human race…
Big day for the Pentagon
It was on this day in 1943 that one of the world's largest office buildings, the Pentagon, was dedicated in Arlington, Va., one year and four months after construction began on Sept. 11, 1941. Its five-sided symmet…
Wild Game Feast is back
In an Aug. 21 letter to the editor in this paper, Cecil Kelly III of Coeur d'Alene writes:
Firsthand view of historic attack
I've talked to and interviewed hundreds of people for decades' worth of columns, but this week was a first for sure.
Ten of 2014's top 10
They're about as meaningful as tinsel on a tree, but as Old Year fades to New, it's tempting to peruse those proliferating top 10 lists. So just for kicks, here are 10 Top 10 lists for 2014 (in descending order of …