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Extended summer is OK with me
Not one to give up summer without a fight, I've genuinely enjoyed the balmy September, albeit the smoky skies took a bit of the joy out of the sunshine. I try to take a swim in the lake or river just about every da…
MLP all over, again
Although Mrs. Language Person was a stellar typist on the click-and-stick machines, her fingers slip on the smaller laptop keyboard. Not-so-thoroughly Modern MLP uses Spellcheck like most computer users, but she mu…
There are record extremes in sea ice at both poles
Despite the fact that Alaska and many other northern regions bordering the Arctic Ocean suffered through one of the harshest winter seasons in decades in 2011-12, the Arctic sea ice melted this summer to an all-tim…
Day-use boaters not part of McEuen plans
Mike Satren's recent "My Turn" column regarding the Third Street boat launch controversy has inspired me to finally write this letter. It has been long coming. I have watched as one plan after another to replace th…
Lake City Senior Center at a crossroads
We have a wonderful facility in the Lake City Senior Center or LCSC. That is still the legal and corporate name. A branding decision was made to change the public name to Lake City Center. To quote Dragnet, "The na…
Some FAQs about the county ballot question
Your current elected Kootenai County officials - Clerk/Auditor Cliff Hayes, Assessor Mike McDowell, Treasurer Tom Malzahn and Coroner Deb Wilkey - offer this guest opinion to help voters weigh the merits of the Nov…
Even one is worth it
Sinful. Weak. Manipulative and selfish. These are stigmas of suicide and fodder for its secrecy.
The elk hunt of a lifetime
On Sept. 19 Darick Pope joined friends Don Kinson and Rick Tipps for a late afternoon hunt near Shoshone Camp on the Coeur d'Alene River. It's bow season and for Darick, who's been bow hunting for about a dozen yea…
Jumping into trouble one way or another
How far is too far? Consider the latest pediatric advice in a nutshell: No more trampolines.
What happens in October will dictate our winter of 2012-13 weather
There doesn't appear to be any 'normal' type of weather conditions prevailing both locally or globally, only a 'faint line' in the middle of the 'meteorological sands' dividing the wide 'extremes' of climate fare.
Numbers add up to excellence
Ms. Finney would have you believe that Hayden Meadows' 3-star rating is the fault of PYP. Let's look at more than one number and see if we come up with the same conclusion.
McEuen: Ode to a beloved tree
Sometimes my husband calls me a tree hugger. I'm not offended by the label, but I'm not sure it is the one that most accurately describes my "thing" for trees. I mean I am a nature girl and it's true that I drive a…
USPS picks winners, losers
The newspaper business - both small and large papers - has sounded full-throated opposition this past month about a plan by the U.S. Postal Service to purposely entice advertising out of the newspaper so ads can be…
Equinox's balance is brief
Fall, that colorful blend of summer and winter without either's extremes, arrives Saturday morning promptly at 7:49 PST. That's the autumnal equinox, when the sun's zenith is over the Earth's equator. This happens …
What's not to love about a birthday
We've been hearing about the 100th birthday of the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce for a year in an inspired celebration of all of those with vision and generous hearts in this community. The big party is just tw…