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Liberty is rising in America
"Liberty is rising in America" is what they told us.
Thanks to the city of Coeur d'Alene
As a fourth generation Coeur d'Alene resident and parent of two young sons, I am very thankful for the many accomplishments our community has witnessed and enjoyed over the past decade. Our city's leaders have had …
Open letter to the community about safety in our schools
As a parent, community member and your superintendent I spend much of my day and many nights worrying about threats to our children and our schools.
Changing with the seasons
A yellow leaf wiggles on the stem of an aspen tree in my back yard. The wind freshens and the leaf increase its movement until it flitters with excitement of the coming season. Changing from green to yellow then to…
Attorney picks bone with constitutional scholar Adler
On Oct. 11, David Adler of Boise State University expressed his opinion related to President Obama's purported authority to lift the U.S. debt ceiling. I agree with his conclusion, but he erred in his argument abou…
Main Street Birthdays October 30, 2013
Wish a happy birthday today to Kay Mills, Lori Dahlke, Rainey Coffin, Lori Jurado, Vivian Stadley, Brad Oliver and Derek McGee. Wishing tomorrow's Halloween birthday celebrants more treats than tricks ... Kathy Pro…
Conflicts of interest explained
Election season seems to bring out the worst in some. Is it desperation, an unfettered drive to compete, or simple antipathy that elicits the tendency to accuse and confuse, with or without basis? Sometimes even th…
The 'bellwether' continent of Antarctica is seeing record sea ice
As I mentioned last week, Antarctic sea ice in late September hit a 35-year record high in total volume exceeding the previous record set a year ago in 2012 during September.
Urban renewal: repeal it
The fallacious notion, that Urban Renewal offers any good, needs to be addressed. In a free market capitalist system using the term economic tool and government in the same sentence is oxymoronic. Promoting economi…
Civil rights belong to everyone
Recently I was able to attend a presentation at the Human Rights Education Institute by a staff member of the Southern Poverty Law Center. The presenter gave a brief history of the civil rights movement and also of…
Superfund Straight Talk October 2013
The yard remediation program, moving lead-contaminated soil out of yards and into secure soil repositories, is wrapping up for the 2013 season. About 6,750 properties in Kootenai and Shoshone County have been remed…
Smash pumpkins, help our seniors
Want to help local seniors, and get rid of that decaying Halloween pumpkin while you're at it? Chuck it, at the second annual Punkin' Chunkin' festival (one of hundreds nationwide each fall) at the Kootenai County …
Teasing often has lifelong effects
Being bullied, teased, harassed or intimidated by a friend is hurtful and often has lifelong effects. Everyone has a story of being teased for having red hair, blonde hair, green hair or no hair. Harassed for being…
Abuse of animals continues in Idaho
When the Idaho 1 of 3 group failed to collect the total number of signatures required to get their initiative on the 2012 ballot, or strengthen the penalty portion of the animal cruelty law, the Idaho Legislature, …
Main Street Birthdays Oct. 23, 2013
Happy Birthday today to Sholeh Patrick, Greg Helbling, Nathan Tull, Holly Hansen, Tim Snyder, Margaret VanLeuven and Connor Huft. Tomorrow Rocky Banks, Jeff Turk, Melissa Hjeltness, Adam Slobodow and David Ingalls …