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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 …
I'm still predicting all-time record snows by 2019-20
Since Jeff Selle's "Snowy Sunday" article in the Press on Tuesday, I've had numerous phone calls and e-mails concerning my March 2014 prediction of a record smashing 200-inch plus winter season at the end of this d…
About those echeck tax fees
Thanks for allowing me the opportunity to respond to the Mike Reno letter of Jan. 4. Over these past 14 years, we have tried hard in this office to be responsive to you, our customers. We have worked to improve all…
Binge drinkers are ...
Par-ty! Think "overdoing it" in a boozy, all-at-once fashion; the stereotypically irresponsible who pay for risks considered too late. Who comes to mind?
Creating healthy babies
Fiona is preparing for her first birthday. In three weeks she will eat her first birthday cake, using her hands to smear frosting on her face, body, highchair and mother as our family laughs and takes pictures. We …
Seeing blue in the River City
Blue light special at Kmart? Runway landing strip? Supporting law enforcement?
Idaho name history a mystery
If History Channel is accurate, "Memphis," long before it hit Tennessee, was the name of the ancient capital of Aneb-Hetch (Lower Egypt), meaning "good place to live." Which got me thinking about other American pla…
What INL means to Idaho and America
The end of 2015 marks the beginning of a new decade for Idaho National Laboratory. Ten years ago, the Department of Energy, with support from Idaho’s congressional delegation and state elected officials, separated …
Who killed Michael Brown?
As a white man, I must admit that I do not have the same black perspective, but I do not think it was only a policeman's bullets that killed Michael Brown. At 6-foot-4 and 290 pounds, I know what it is like to have…
The current 'global weirding' weather will persist
The Dec. 29 issue of Time magazine, page 46, predicted "CLIMATE STRANGE" ahead in the next several years, a pattern of WIDE WEATHER 'EXTREMES' that I've been forecasting for decades in the Coeur d'Alene Press and o…
Expert: Sandpoint shooting avoidable
As an experienced police crisis and hostage negotiator for a large metropolitan police department, retired, and 16 years as an expert witness in this field it is my opinion that the shooting death of Jeanette Riley…
Have a punny New Year
Why not start the new year off with a laugh? These classics have been going around for a while, a collection of unknown origin sure to bring at least a giggle or two:
Let's go up from here in new year
The silence of a cemetery. A chiseled hand on an old gravestone points upward. "Gone to a better place."
No photos allowed policy a surprise
About a week before Christmas, I was in the grocery store and came across a product I'd been discussing with my daughter, Melani.
Funny moments in life
Hey, want to hear a joke? OK, here you go: A guy walks into a bar. Another guy walks into a bar. The third guy ducks.
Drones: FAA busts myths
If you saw the futuristic movie "The Giver" (Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep) in theaters recently, you can visualize this: qualified pilot never leaves ground. Instead he flies drone aircraft from a little room, wit…