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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 …
A brief 2014 North Idaho weather review
January of 2014 was an unusually mild and almost snowless month until the very end of the 31-day period, when nearly a 'foot' of snow fell in Coeur d'Alene at my station on Player Drive. Temp-eratures dipped into t…
How to gobble wolf myths
To Mr. Kevin Brown author of the guest opinion in the Cd'A Press published Friday, Dec. 19 2014.
Christmas stocking stuffers
The holiday season chez Patrick means a long list of movies (and too many cookies). Never mind that the kids have grown up; cartoon and Claymation, cheesy and trite - we watch them all, crowned by the Griswolds' Go…
A Christmas Eve journey
Christmas forgiveness
Chele wraps our 4-year-old in footie pajamas, snow-coat, a Pendleton wool blanket and Santa hat then snugly packs her into the back seat of our 1987 Ford Taurus. Complaining from the restraint, Heather screams, "I …
Keep your inner light burning
Happy Hanukkah.
Our updated city-by-city winter of 2014-15 snowfall predictions
In late October, I provided my annual city-by-city snowfall predictions for North Idaho and surrounding areas of the Inland Empire.
Breaking down wolf myths
My friends never pass up a chance to indulge me in the most fear-based wolf stories I have ever heard. Most of these stories get more prolific every time they are told to where the details start to take on a life o…
Bomber beer tasting 101
Microbrews are a world apart from domestic light beers, with a broad variety of tastes according to brewery styles and conditions. Yes, there is an art to this, with its own vocabulary and detailed criteria at prof…
Cooking venison
GB picks me up at 6:50 a.m. on a cold 9-degree November morning. I load my 7 millimeter magnum rifle in the back seat of his truck, dressed in three layers of polypropylene, wool and wind-stopper polyester and jump…
Both political parties wrong about 'civil rights'
"Civil rights," a philosophical phrase that sounds so simple; yet, it proves to be elusive and divisive. There will always be some real and some perceived inequities.
Season of giving and receiving
This time of year we hear so many heartbreaking stories of people in need. We also hear heartwarming stories of so many people and organizations who go the extra mile to bring Christmas joy to others. It's one of t…
Not everyone rolls out the welcome mat
Hello to all of you who have opinions about anything; I have some thoughts regarding Millie, her opinions and the comments of those who have responded to her opinions.
Five tips to guide your gifts
If you itemize rather than take a standard deduction, you probably think about last-minute charity donations. Even if you don't itemize, holidays are about giving; Thanksgiving to New Year is the biggest time of ye…
'Water war' persists between Brazil's two largest cities
Despite some much-needed rains in recent days, Brazil's Jaguari reservoir, which supplies water to the nation's two biggest cities, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, has fallen to its lowest level ever. Measure-ment po…