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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 …
Giving thanks
I remember waking at five o'clock on Christmas morning as a 4-year-old, excited to see if I made Santa's good list. Still wearing slipper-socks and pajamas unwrapped the night before; I quietly peek from my bedroom…
Nothing says Christmas like Elf on the Shelf
Elf on the Shelf is a holiday tradition for many families. The elf magically appears in different places around the house each day of the Christmas season. The cleverness factor of the different poses and places is…
Camping out to help the homeless
Roger is a homeless vet, he served in the Persian Gulf and the Iraq War. He was wounded in battle and they removed part of his stomach. Roger works part-time as night janitor at a local grocery store. He is likable…
Hit the road - sober
In September, Idaho made less-than-flattering national news as the state with the "rudest drivers." So said 2,000 drivers surveyed by Insure.com: Idahoans allegedly fail to stop for bag-laden pedestrians and offer …
A review of the book 'Dark Winter'
There is a new book out entitled; DARK WINTER, by John L. Casey, a former White House National Space Agency Advisor, NASA Head-quarters consultant and Space Shuttle engineer.
Ferguson: A losing case for everybody
In a matter of two or three hours a vile group of black or white thugs destroyed whatever sympathy there may have been for the black people of Ferguson, Mo. My wife and I lived in Ferguson and neighboring Dellwood …
Christmas present: A way to help kids
To all stakeholders in the Coeur d'Alene School District: Our district is sponsoring a holiday book drive to collect gently used or new children's books appropriate for kindergartners and kids in Grades 1, 2, and 3.
Take it for granted? No, be thankful
On this Thanksgiving, the first-ever absence of our children and grandchildren tempts the blues. Such is life.
Teachers are American
Public school teachers are an easy target for nave, hypercritical and ignorant pontificators who spew hateful untruths at the quiet reciprocates. Public school teachers are often called anti-American, communist, an…
First selfie to celebrate a century
I've been fortunate to know and interview a number of centenarians through the years and it's always fascinating to hear personal frames of reference that are like reading a history book. Hazel Fox hit the century …
Thankful for ability to defeat silent killer
Ten years ago this month, a cardiologist told me I was a prime candidate for dropping dead at any moment because my heart was clogging up, as if Elmer's glue was flowing through my veins. I checked into the hospita…
Steves brings Holy Land into focus
What does TV personality Rick Steves say is the best travel souvenir to bring home? A broader perspective.
The worst global famine in 800 years may lie ahead
I have recently discovered an 800-year cycle of PARCHING DROUGHT and GLOBAL FAMINE. It last occurred in the early 1200s and is due to return sometime between September of 2015 and October of 2018. If this cycle rep…
Does Hayden want to close the airport?
So much misinformation is swirling about the airport that I felt it would be helpful if the public knew what is really at stake. Let's start with this simple fact. The city of Hayden wants to extend Ramsey Road pas…
Building a community of readers in Idaho
Librarians statewide have been calling on parents to turn off the TVs and other electronics for a few minutes daily Nov. 16-22 - Idaho Family Reading Week - and read aloud with their children. (Of course e-books ar…