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Look closer at 'Don't Fail Idaho'
When something sounds too good to be true it probably is. The same holds true for when something sounds too bad.
Seek not love, but agape
Yes, St. Valentine's Day is synonymous with love, but what does "love" mean exactly? It certainly doesn't mean overpriced cards, candy and flowers, nor any other thing money can buy. Perhaps it means a lover's moti…
Groups work together to help
Here's a full-circle story, and one of the many reasons I love where I live.
Telling the truth is better than lying: Part II
Last week, I offered suggestions and ideas to help create truth-tellers out of child liars. Below are a few of my suggestions.
Signs of cooling are evident on a global scale
Since the late 1990s, we've seen a rather remarkable absence of warming in the Pacific Ocean and the North Atlantic to depths of 2,000 meters, some 6,800 feet. Only the South Atlantic and the Indian Oceans have con…
CoiNuts travesty revisited
Congratulations to Kevin Mitchell for demonstrating to our community that if you are a con-man, scam artist or hustler you are welcome in Kootenai County, Idaho, and you should have absolutely no fear of being brou…
Guns, life, death - and political correctness
Referencing your front page article on Jan. 29 about NIC and guns on campus, it is interesting how culture changes. Not many years ago I taught a "Self Defense Class for Women" on the NIC campus with live and dummy…
Bringing an end to bullying - everywhere
Editor's note: This is the speech Coeur d'Alene School District Trustee Tom Hamilton gave Thursday to the Kootenai County Republican Women. When he was done, Hamilton received a rare standing ovation.
Pastor: In praise of bullies
It seems the Coeur d'Alene School District is concerned about the presence of bullying in the schools. And well they should be. James, the brother of our Lord Jesus, insists that humans who bear the image of God sh…
Memory unreliable by nature
Hindsight may be 20/20, but mind your step when you stroll down Memory Lane.
Telling the truth is better than lying
"Just say OK," I urge the third-grader after repeating my direction, "Don't throw snowballs at school." Instead of OK, I receive a chorus of excuses. "He threw one first, I didn't throw it, it was an accident," are…
Religion must not become weapon for discrimination
We fully support the U.S. and Idaho constitutions' guarantee of religious freedom for one to freely believe and worship as he or she chooses. But we oppose any law that permits one's use of his or her religious' be…
All about hearts in February
February is Heart Health Month and the kickoff of the Go Red for Women campaign. Kootenai Health is offering Heart to Heart screenings every Tuesday and Friday this month for both men and women. Give yourself the g…
Fighting violence with peace
It gets to me every time. In case you missed it shortly before the Super Bowl, NFL players and politicians again recited the Declaration of Independence this year, line-by-line reminders of its vital import. The Ko…
'Punxsutawney Phil' predicts a longer winter season
By special request, I waited until Sunday morning to write this Groundhog Day, 'Super Bowl' update for 'Punxsutawney Phil's' predictions on both the weather for the next six weeks and who will win the big game late…