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El Nino continues to strengthen
For many months, we have been featuring the strengthening El Nino in the waters of the south-central Pacific Ocean…
OPINION: Questions for Republicans
The drastic measures being orchestrated by Elon Musk and his DOGE operators are a coup attempt.
Baby steps in the battle of steps
In December Bert and I bought fitness watches. I know a lot of people who’ve been on the steps bandwagon for years. For us, we hope to be more intentional abou…
MY TURN: A new billboard in Coeur d'Alene
Last Tuesday evening may come to be seen to be a watershed moment in local history if a new billboard project is seen through to completion.
A Western volcano could erupt soon
When most of us think about active volcanoes in the U.S., Mount St. Helens, Mt. Rainier and a few others will first come to mind. However, one of the most acti…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Words to live by
On the final day of the 21st century, a 23-word message from a Hayden second grader will be read in Washington, D.C.
MY TURN: Legislatures: Vote yes for Article V
On Jan. 25, 2025, Mr. Green of Coeur d’Alene wrote an op-ed titled “MY TURN Just Say No “which raised several concerns about convening an Article V Convention, which is currently under consideration in the Idaho St…
MY TURN: Cd'A district policy fails students
A board policy that does not restore the improved grade that a student achieved after retaking a failed class is a punitive permanent policy. This policy punishes a student who has motivation, commitment, persisten…
OPINION: IACI: Idaho moving in the right direction
Drawing a laugh from Alex LeBeau is easy — if you refer to the Idaho Association of Commerce as a “liberal” organization. LeBeau, the longtime IACI president t…
OPINION: Tariff-ic solution
Some people are concerned or even panicked about President Trump imposing tariffs on the products of other countries. Progressive economists and world governme…
MY TURN: Public schools through the centuries
Contrary to the thought that public schools were devised to ensure the stability of a republican form of government as espoused by Mr. Regan in his “The Right …
OPINION: Risch, Crapo, Simpson — Stop federal usurpation of state water rights
Without prior warning to state water managers in California’s Tulare County, federal officials suddenly dumped a torrent of water from two lakes in the state’s…
OPINION: The intersection of religion and politics
In the 1960s, clerics led powerful movements to protest human rights violations and war. It was their religious devotion that motivated them to step into publi…
A dream is a wish your heart makes
Admittedly, I don’t personally know each of the nearly 2,000 readers who appear throughout the year in Main Street birthdays but I do know quite a few.
Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?
Sunday was Groundhog Day and the world’s most famous groundhog of all time, Punxsutawney Phil, the Pennsylvania woodchuck, made his annual appearance. Each yea…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Cops, quotes, cash and coals
Sandpoint gained national media attention — but not the kind it wanted — 30 years ago when news broke that Mark Fuhrman wanted to buy a house there. Fuhrman, o…