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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 …
The legend of Leo continues
What a wonderful story on your Sunday, Oct. 12 front page called Leo's Story! Thank you for sharing it with your readers. From start to finish, we felt like we were part of the story and were cheering for the littl…
Family's business is serving community
For 82 years and four generations, there's been a member of the Capaul family in fire service. George Capaul started with Kootenai Rural Fire in 1932 and his son Ray joined the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department in 1956.
Brannon was only exercising his rights
This is in response to R. Bruns' Oct. 17 letter to the editor. R. Bruns seems to be upset that the county clerk, Mr. Jim Brannon, attended an "anti same sex marriage rally" on Oct. 11 in Coeur d'Alene. R. Bruns sta…
Idaho voters: Reject constitutional amendment
On Nov. 4, Idahoans will vote on the addition of a Constitutional amendment to affirm the legislature's power to nullify or veto executive branch rules. A legislative veto is a good idea. Idaho's Constitution is a …
Don't get framed in this election
"'Twas Halloween and the ghosts were out, and everywhere they'd go, they shout ...
Global warming has been vastly over-stated
My good friend, Cecil Hathaway, always sends me interesting weather-related articles. Here is what Cecil wrote me on Oct. 12:
Another view of imperfect officers
I have also read every newspaper article that was published about Cd'A Police Officer Kelley and the shooting of Arfee inside a white van in the parking lot of a local coffee shop. This white van was reportedly not…
Here's why you should vote
In recent weeks, thousands of protesters spilled over the streets of Hong Kong marching and chanting for political change. The protesters desperately seek the right to vote.
Here's what our domesticviolence picture looks like
I am in your beautiful Coeur d'Alene area visiting my sister. I love the quiet road I walk on each day and the scent of the woods and the sight of white tail deer. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and B…
MLP: One head per farmer, please
Your Mrs. Language Person has a nerdy sense of humor. That which makes others guffaw may at best raise an eyebrow, but misplaced modifiers are her great gut-busters. A simple switcheroo is rollicking comedy to a Sn…
The young can help an old 'Princess'
My wife and I drive 1,000 miles from our temporary California home to her Montana birth-land. As we round the dirt road onto the Flagot ranch I ask, "What's up with that old horse?"
Gay son opens mom's eyes to need for equality for all
I love the beautiful state of Idaho and I am glad to call Coeur d'Alene my home. However, it saddens me that it can be such a hostile place for those who want equal rights when it comes to marriage. Happily that is…
Life is good on the golf course
Hayden Lake resident Fred Smothermon has lived through a lot in his 79 years, including three knee replacements, six back fusions and a quadruple bypass - with a few arterial stents thrown in for good measure.
Women not alone in being abused
Societal development happens in stages. Pooling resources, industrialization and mechanization while developing basic laws to manage them tend to precede democratic development, which itself precedes the maturing o…
Natural variability, not global warming, responsible for all the weather 'extremes' around the world
Despite what you may have read or heard lately, man-made global warming is NOT the main culprit in our worldwide cycle of wide weather 'ex-tremes.'