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Roe v. Wade anniversary: 40 years of bloodshed
Delusion is reality without truth.
Locals livin' the dream ... in so many ways
Brooke Hayden of Dalton Gardens received a golden ticket during an audition on the Queen Mary with celebrity judges Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj last week. For those of you who are famil…
Grief for my father
The phone rings at 1:23 in the morning and I am lost in sleep. Realizing the ring is not in my dream I sit straight up in bed and attempt to rejoin reality. Heart pounding, I reach for the phone and quickly say, "H…
MLP: Loath to admit loathing
Lest it be said that Mrs. Language Person's language is without flaw, this column opens with identified error. She loathes mistakes in grammar, but never is she loath to admit her own.
Midwest droughts on an 80-year cycle
Major solar-induced drought patterns, often lasting nearly a full decade, have recurred across the midsection of the U.S. approximately every 80 years since at least the early 1600s.
No need to apologize, Mr. Regan
I don't know Brent Regan and have never met the man. That doesn't stop me from feeling sorry while he's under attack by the always righteous thought police though.
Living here is bitc--- ... er, fantastic
Awesome! Cool! Terrific! (Dare I say "Bitchin"!)
Sorry, but Phil's a flake
Thirty-nine percent accuracy isn't exactly convincing. Nor is it very rational to rely on a rodent to forecast the weather, plan agricultural activities, or determine when it's time to put away the down comforter.
Nice to talk to you, doll
When I leave the 1080 ESPN studio after being on the air I listen to the Dennis Miller syndicated radio show on 920 AM as I head home. I love Dennis and have been a fan since his Saturday Night Live days. He was in…
Searching for a cerebral outlet
How times have changed? Seven months ago I had four jobs, began a new career as an elementary school principal and decided to restructure my life to focus on my new opportunity. I closed my private psychotherapy of…
Opinion: City's vision is badly out of focus
Dear Mr. Gridley,
No school fits every child's needs
As any parent can attest, all children are not created equal, even within families. They have different potentials, personalities, challenges and different styles of learning. What works well with one often won't w…
'Snowflake Bentley' - a man of the 'hoar frost' winter season
Every year in the mid winter season, for the benefit of the local students and teachers, I update the life and times of Wilson 'Snowflake' Bentley, who was born on Feb. 9, 1865, at the end of the Civil War in Jeric…
What to do about artifacts
The cultural resources staff of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe has called my attention to the story that ran in The Press concerning Dennis Rachunok's prospecting for historic and prehistoric artifacts along the north sho…
Drafting land-use code: What law governs?
The first draft of Kootenai County's Unified Land Use Code (ULUC) is complete. Its 477 pages raise significant concerns. This column discusses the legal power exercised to create it. In subsequent columns, I will d…