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A hero passes: Tributeto Principal Bob Olson
My hero, Bob Olson, one of the finest elementary school principals ever to grace the halls of Coeur d'Alene's schools, passed away on Good Friday this year.
From white bre(a)d to Turkish delight
When I first moved here 15 years ago, it was something of a cultural shock. That is, the lack of variety in most elements of culture is something I felt keenly, and unexpectedly. My olive skin, Asian heritage, slig…
Record mid-April hard freezes kill Great Plains wheat
Last Tuesday, April 15, was the coldest "Tax Day" nationwide on record. Hard freezes extended as far south as northern Texas. Mid-April snows were seen throughout the Corn Belt states. Columbus, Ohio, had nearly fo…
Counterpoint to views on one GOP analysis
Ms. Palm has made so many misstatements of facts it is hard to know where to begin.
Stupidity no aid to responsibility
Last Sunday's editorial, "Accountability - anyone?" brought a resounding, "The Truth and the Whole Truth" to mind.
A closer look at critique of GOP
I would like to set the record straight on some of the allegations made in Kellie Palm's Guest Opinion of April 11. Space prohibits me from addressing all of them. I will refer directly to several of her statements.
Creationism and evolution
The following comments and analysis are offered as a personal opinion that creationism and evolution should be viewed as complementary to each other. This idea is not intended to be sacrilegious in any sense of the…
What's in a name? Renewal
Easter, thy name is cornucopia, a veritable feast of traditions. Its name invokes not only religious history, but also cultural, political, and astronomical.
Being noticed
I validate you. You are important. You make a difference. You have been noticed. These sentiments I offer when someone drives by me in a lifted four-wheel drive truck painted brightly with the bass speaker thumping…
Fabulous after all these years
For anyone lucky enough to be at the Eagles Lodge in Coeur d'Alene Saturday night, there was an unexpected performance by the legendary and quite Fabulous Shadows.
Shooting lessons: Washington state v. Gail Gerlach
There are two levels of survival that the armed citizen must contemplate, street and court. A self-defense shooting encounter, or anything else in life for that matter, is like a game of chess. One should try to an…
What's worse than Obamacare? Repealing it
The Affordable Care Act falls far short of meeting its intended goal of lowering health care cost and bringing the uninsured into the health care system. There is no doubt that something needs to be done. But to re…
Are you for the child?
Some days it seems there is too much pain for the world to contain. It can feel overwhelming to even the best-adjusted adults; much more so to abused and neglected children, who live on a steady diet of hurt.
GOP factions need to come together
The Cd'A Press reported Sunday on the two Republican Parties. It would have been comical if it had not been so sad.
Global temperature trends from 2500 B.C. to 2040 A.D.
Until the early to mid 2000s, global temperatures were more than a degree Fahren-heit warmer when compared to the overall 20th Century mean.