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The 'Great Flood of 1993' was the Midwest's worst natural disaster
More lowland flooding occurred this week east of the Mississippi River. Many of our Harris-Mann farmer clients still are unable to plant or replant their washed-out crops in at least seven states in the Midwest.
How to make land code work
An Open Letter to the Kootenai County Planning Commission Commissioners:
Idaho's broadbandinfrastructure challenge
The Idaho Legislature is facing a number of critical issues it will need to address in the next legislative session. But while topics such as Medicaid expansion and transportation funding grab all the headlines, th…
Get more involved in government
The editorial in Sunday's Cd'A Press (June 2, 2013) presents an excellent summary of what the community needs in our next mayor. This will be a key election and a significant event in the history of our wonderful c…
This foundation is all about community
The Idaho Community Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. During that time we've touched the lives of tens of thousands of Idahoans - those seeking help and those offering it. Thanks to our gene…
Ignorance of history goes back further than Reagan
Mike Ruskovich's My Turn, "Reagan Legacy No Laughing Matter," drew some predictable fire. There were those who compared Obama to Stalin (totally off topic). There were those who called Mr. Ruskovich a Bolshevik. Th…
Who gets our donation dollars?
The freer is society, the more responsibility it must take for fellow citizens. To that end we have charities, filling gaps for those who need more help to survive or thrive, and supporting those areas of life, suc…
Succeeding with grit
I've been told that strong fences make good neighbors. I once agreed, believing my home as my castle where I lock out all intruders, screen phone messages and turn off the television, then hide in the bedroom when …
A father's legacy of love
This will be the ninth Father's Day without mine, and cause for reflection. What I will most recall of that life-changing day when this "Daddy's Girl" lost hers, is that I hadn't really lost my dad at all. I have a…
Lying: The latest art form
A neighbor recently made a statement that stuck like glue to my senses. "Lying has become an art form" fits the current day we live in, in the truest sense. The distortions and definition changes of our vocabulary …
Volunteer is 90 years young
There's a palpable difference between living and merely existing. Ethel Sertich embraces life, all 90 years of it. Well, 90 years as of Friday, June 21.
There are several different 'jet streams' that affect our weather patterns
I've received numerous requests from Press subscribers to explain the upper-level jet stream flows across North America.
Sports complex breaking the rules
All of this information regarding the North Idaho Sports Complex development is available through freedom of information requests. Please do your own research and don't accept biased information from people trying …
Hospitality shut down along with Eddie's
It is with dismay that I read the article in the Cd'A Press regarding Gozzer Ranch, Discovery Inc. closing down yet another one of North Idaho's waterfront resorts, Arrow Point Resort, aka Eddie's Bar and Grill.
Bravo to a brave Cd'A City Council
Editor's note: This originally appeared in Thursday's Idaho Statesman.