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GOP central committee: Some things never change
Parkinson's law of triviality, first mentioned in C. Northcote Parkinson's 1957 book Parkinson's Law, and Other Studies in Administration, states that: "The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse p…
Main Street Birthdays August 7, 2013
Happy Birthday today to Bill Kinder, Cindi Wimmer, Greg Delavan, Bob Nonini, Billie Collins and Dan Dahl. Celebrating on 8/8 are Roberta Larsen, Sara Meyer, Jodi Anderson, Eli Yates, Bob Perry, Virginia Griggs, Jim…
Focusing on giving of myself: III
Tonight my brother-in-law calls. Grilled halibut, famers market green beans with Dijon mustard and rice wine vinegar vinaigrette and a deliciously buttery chardonnay are served on the deck of my home ready to enjoy…
We are 'Lucky' to know our Rathdrum dog
Lucky was born somewhere around Rathdrum and family legend has it he was begging for an old man's hot dog when the man complained and Animal Control stepped in.
At the core of controversy
Despite the fact that it's a done deal, local angst persists over the Common Core Standards (CCS) to improve and clarify K-12 goals in math and English. An opt-in choice, Idaho and nearly all U.S. states and territ…
Record cold and snowy winter across much of South America
While we residents of beautiful North Idaho were enjoying a near record amount of sunshine and our seventh hottest July in 118 years since at least 1895, our South American friends were, by extreme contrast weather…
Wanted: Pastors willing to speak on the record
There have been a lot of letters lately about churches, Christianity, and pastoral comments concerning controversial issues. While a fairly new Christian (7 years), I have nonetheless been an avid student of the Bi…
Missing the difference in marriage
In the "My Turn" column in the July 19 Cd'A Press, W. Thomas Faucher purports to contrast the Sacrament of Matrimony with natural marriage. But Fr. Faucher did not accurately describe the properties essential to ei…
Let's outsource radical GOP
The Wednesday, July 24, Coeur d'Alene Press featured a double-header attack on public schooling from Brent Regan and Ronald Deady. After public schools have been strangled to the point where some are down to teachi…
The story of science can have two sides
In Wednesday's edition of the Coeur d'Alene Press I read several letters written by various individuals, and the My Turn written by John Ritterbach, all in response to the weekly column written by Cliff Harris that…
Americans want more input: poll
Americans are fed up with national politics. That's old news, by at least four decades.
Harris and friends strike again
Ah, the ramblings of our local weatherman Cliff Harris. He was at it again in the July 29 edition of the Coeur d'Alene Press with his rant about "Where does carbon dioxide really come from?" This time our local wea…
Main Street Birthdays July 31, 2013
Happy birthday today to Patricia Richardson, Bill Hamilton, Adam Durflinger and Tab Bray. Tomorrow, the first day of August, Rich Houser, Tatiana Harrison, Bev Moss, David Noordam, Duane Oliver, Patricia Kaufman, D…
Focusing on giving of myself: II
Last week I introduced the thought of psychophilanthropy - giving of oneself expecting nothing in return. This week I wish to continue the exploration of psychological giving and examine the barriers others place i…
Stem cells: No embryos?
Since its discovery in 1981, stem cell research has been a highly charged issue mainly for one reason: the use of embryonic cells. New research may calm the storm, bringing the sun with it.