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State of our union
Reminds me of the old Israel, the anti God'ers would get the Jews in to their pagan religion and God would cut them off, literally destroy them as a people and lead them in to captivity. This is our country, the on…
Newtown response: Time to close campuses
When a terrible incident like Newtown occurs, we should use the tragedy to openly address the real cause, which is mental illness. Adam Lanza, Dylan Klebold, Eric Harris, James Holmes, Jared Loughner, Seung Hui Cho…
Sing old long since
Some songs are so classic everyone likes to lay claim. "Auld Lang Syne" is an American tradition. It's also French, not only for the new year, but for any big goodbye. It's also an old folk song to the Thai and Chi…
Time for Idaho to control its own destiny
I think that any opportunity that Idaho has to control its own destiny is one we should jump at. That is why I am glad to see that Gov. Butch Otter has chosen to declare his preference for a state-based health insu…
Culture versus technology
It was the winter of 1937-38 and I was attending a small high school in Hailey, Idaho. The student body was very small, and there was seldom any activity from outside our small realm that influenced us in any way, …
Farewell to 2012, here's to new year
Heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for sharing your stories this past year. I'm truly blessed to have the opportunity to shine a light on our very special communities. Looking back at this column for the…
Christmas is for the birds
Wrapping shredded on the floor? Tummy fussy after the assault of sweets with morning coffee? Choice of critter basted and in the oven? Speaking of critters, they don't get their due credit today. Far more than farm…
Dec. 25, 2008, was the 'Whitest Christmas' on record
The WHITEST CHRISTMAS on record since 1895, to answer a Press subscriber's question, occurred four years ago in 2008. That December 25th, we had an amazing 44 inches of snow on the ground on Player Drive and nearly…
Shooting: Gotta get more God
As we mourn the assault on Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and pray for the victims and the survivors, we also ask ourselves how this can happen in our nation. We ask over and over again "why does t…
Don't make big mistake with busing
At the Dec. 10 meeting of the Coeur d'Alene school board, the issue of contract busing was discussed. After the issue was presented, the decision was made to put out bids for contractors to provide for the Coeur d'…
Christmas dreams of our military brothers
With the holiday season here, we turn our thoughts to Christmas decorations, holiday cheer with family and friends, and of course we look forward to opening those presents under the tree. Houses are lighted along t…
Gun-crazy society must change
It is with great sadness that I feel compelled to write about another school shooting, this time the worst (with the exception of Virginia Tech) in U.S. history, killing at least 27 innocent people, mainly little s…
MLP: Write badly, not bad
Thanks to the death of her computer (why do laptops live only six years?) and commensurate delay recovering its data, Mrs. Language Person has enjoyed a winter's nap. MLP has the memory of a sieve these days, but n…
Spirit of the season abounds
We attended church on Sunday morning at Walmart. There was no sacrament or communion offered. No sermons or songs. But there was an abundance of joy, hope, the spirit of giving and silent prayers for children whose…
Facing the fiscal cliff
Americans are once again facing the consequences of presidential and congressional inaction. If we fall off the fiscal cliff in the coming days, then every American taxpayer will face a tax increase. Here is a revi…