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It's either 'feast or famine' in North Idaho's snowfall records
Every November, I update Coeur d'Alene's all-time snowfall records since 1895. It list the 10 snowiest winters and the 10 most 'open' winters that had the least amounts of the white stuff in the past 119 years.
The GOP is choking on its tea
Earth to Republicans: If you want to change the Affordable Care Act (aka ACA or Obamacare) win back the other half of Congress or the White House.
Our veterans keep earning their benefits
This Veterans Day brings us thoughts of our warriors of Hayden's 455th Engineer Company training for a combat mission in Afghanistan. Dating back to December 1942, the unit was constituted as the United States Army…
Prepare now for the future
A look back over the 20th century reveals how grand community visions were achieved by local people rallying their support together around future planning. Wherever we find landmark community undertakings, we find …
Stick to facts on urban renewal
As a state legislator it has been my policy to refrain from commenting on local issues. However, two recent My Turn articles dealt with the subject of economic development and one of them, unfortunately, contained …
Drone hunting season now open
A few months back I wrote about drones (or UAVs - unmanned aerial vehicles) and their growing non-military uses - among them crop dusting, policing/traffic, border patrol, rescue ops and firefighting. Potential pri…
Elections, and a life well-lived
Before the Wednesday morning quarterbacking in the wake of the election begins in earnest, I'd like to express my gratitude to live in a country where I was able to put my name on a ballot, go to my neighborhood po…
Our city-by-city winter of 2013-14 snowfall predictions
It's that time of the year, folks.
One email forward worth the consideration
I got this in an email. It is attributed to Warren Buffet. It doesn't matter who put it together, it is a really good idea.
Secure rural schools
Congress recently passed and the president signed a one-year extension of Secure Rural Schools (SRS). Most commentators, however, see dim prospects for SRS's renewal beyond 2014. The SRS program has been widely cha…
No joke: Sampling weird harvests
The Halloween decor is gone, packed in no less than four - yes, four - boxes in the garage. In its place is a single, more tasteful display of squashes and dried flowers to celebrate the Thanksgiving harvest.
Warm up to issue of homelessness
Monique lives in a tent in the forest near Hayden that has been her home for months. She wears two pairs of long johns on cold nights, has no air mattress, and relies on Fresh Start for occasional meals, showers an…
Election: We can all vote for KTEC
In 2010 our community passed and built KTEC. This is a place where high school students learn valuable skills leading them into success, high paying jobs. I don't have children nor am I in the manufacturing industr…
Day of the zombie isn't what you think
"We named him Zombie," she said, talking of the pet corn snake my son had given a friend when he moved to sunny Florida. "As in the African god, not the scary creature."
Christians cast in unfair light bypolitical persecution
In response to Chad Solsvik's recent column, let's start with the first word - memo! Any memo I've received was short, precise, and to the point. None of these normal expectations apply to this convoluted mixture o…