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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 …
Finding the right soup
"I want soup," my wife announces decisively when I ask, "What's for dinner?" On this cold and rainy November day, soup sounds like an appropriate choice to warm my chilled bones and revitalize my dampened soul. The…
What's the matter with Idaho?
Making sense of D-Day
I met Harold in the cemetery above Omaha Beach (Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France) on June 5, 1994, one day before the official commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day landings. He was standing alone …
How to handle toxic people
Even when you love them, toxic people cast dark shadows over others that transform sunny days, even lifetimes, into miserable monsoons.
Join me Tuesday to celebrate freedom
On 9/11/1972, I was shot down while flying an Air Force F-4 on a combat mission over North Vietnam. After evading the North Vietnamese for about 28 hours, I was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Hanoi.
The coldest and mildest winters since 1895 in Coeur d'Alene
Last week in 'Gems,' we featured the all-time Coeur d'Alene snowfall records dating back nearly 120 years to 1895, the start of area weather statistics on a regular basis.
United we stand with nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations throughout Idaho are coming together this November to celebrate Idaho Nonprofit Awareness Month. The purpose of Idaho Nonprofit Awareness Month is to educate the public about the contributio…
Forget PC ... kick ISIS booty, boys
France and Great Britain have joined the United States in an emerging international military coalition to supply air power to blunt the advance of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). Strange bedfellows at best,…
Airport: Reasons to be skeptical
Having been made privy to the disturbing events at Pappy Boyington Field, it has become necessary to interject a few inputs for consideration of all concerned. Our country is a constitution-based nation, thus it's …
Bet you know a toxic person
In life, when others get you down, it helps to step back and ponder the larger picture. Of civilization and its shifting image. Of one man's tiny role in the big organism. Of interrelationships, of the ripple effec…
Mistakes I've made
I've made many mistakes - mistakes I will remember for the rest of my life. What makes these mistakes memorable? I remember each mistake either because of the embarrassment I caused myself, someone else or the oppo…
Absolute power rears its ugly head
Please, letter writers to the editor, you can speak to the facts without joining the circus! Case in point: Laura Boro, in the Oct. 17 edition, blaming the governor and his "fire and brimstone" buddy Vieselmeyer fo…
'River-centric' neighborhood key to corridor panel's goal
The summer of the Spokane River Corridor Advisory Committee was a good summer indeed. On Oct. 28, we presented to City Council the formal request from the Natural Open Space Committee (NOSC) for the council to pass…
Time for elected leaders to lead
Wednesday morning quarterbacking in the wake of the election now begins in earnest.
How you can boost our regional economy
Here in the Idaho Panhandle, we share a common goal. Just like other regions of our great nation, we seek ways to stimulate our local economy with jobs, tax revenue, education and a better way of life.