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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 …
Yes to the critters, no to the KHS board
In response to the My Turn column in your paper Friday, I wish to add my comments.
Humane thing was to 'resign'
A few weeks ago an article was written about volunteers not willing to sign a form at Kootenai Humane Society. Refusal to sign this form would result in a volunteer being 'resigned.' We have been asked to clarify s…
Bone loss linked to gastric bypass
As the weekend gets closer, Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls are replete with Ironman contestants. Those trim bikers and runners - not all of them young - remind the rest of us of what is possible with determination an…
Increases in gun violence in schools: Part II
On Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown, Conn., 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Prior to driving to the school, Lanza shot and killed his mother at …
Going big outside the comfort zone
As the saying goes, life begins just outside your comfort zone, and about five years ago I took that to heart.
A summer reading list on civic education should include Milton's 'Areopagitica'
Summer reading lists abound. They target teens, teachers and toddlers, the sports crowd, the beach crowd and the couch crowd. Everyone touts a list. Bill Gates and Bill Clinton have lists. The American Library Asso…
MLP: The neglected semicolon
Beautiful is the semicolon: a harmonic marriage of period and comma. This useful yet fading element of grammar subtly provides emphasis, linking two otherwise independent clauses. Semicolons give pause - longer tha…
Just 5,000 years ago the Sahara Desert was lush with wildlife
Many climate scientists contend that 5,000 years ago or so, as rainfall suddenly declined across North Africa, the verdant grasslands that supported vast herds of wildlife became "lifeless sand" in a mere century o…
Reverse nation's pitiful decline
What could be more disturbing and disheartening than to watch our culture and our nation in decline? There is no doubt that we are in decline in so many areas and in so many ways.
Celebrate learning all summer long
Today is Summer Learning Day, an annual milestone designed to help spread awareness about the importance of summer learning.
Pastors on path of love
Well then. It seems that I succeeded in making a lot of noise here in Coeur d'Alene. At the request of a friend, I simply sent a voter guide to the people I pastor and to my local pastor friends. By doing this I ga…
Are you fully present?
First, an apology. Today's topic derives from an element of personal life, although as a rule I find it annoying when writers are egocentric. Bear with me; what follows is food for thought more universally palatabl…
Pigeonholing people who sit in pews
"Don't Vote from the Pews;" Pee-ew, what a stinky suggestion! Why not tell the barista to take the milk out of the latte, or Seattle Seahawks' Richard Sherman to take the swagger out of his game, or our soldiers to…
Increases in gun violence in schools
Read the following information. Mull it around in your brain. Talk with your friends about the content and possible reason for the substantial increase in school violence nationally and become angry. Are guns the p…
School is out, but candidates must focus on education
The end of the school year signals the start of summer vacation for Idaho's students, but candidates for office should not seek a hall pass from their responsibility to focus on the number one issue in the fall cam…