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Study: U.S. education just so-so
Without perspective, statistics have little value. This is especially true in education. Minds are complex; learning even more so, as effective methods vary by individual, age, subject, and even culture.
While we've seen record rains, the corn is 'burning up' in the U.S. Midwest
Several weeks ago in the Coeur d'Alene Press, I suggested that investors buy corn futures and 'call' options, because the parching drought in the Midwest would soon become the worst such event since at least 1988, …
Why vice presidents are truly important
I awoke one morning thinking about the importance of selecting a vice president. My interest grew as I researched this Republic from its early years forward. Here are just a few important examples of vice president…
Look at health plan objectively
As an Independent, I find it rather interesting how folks are blinded by ideology to the point where they cannot think for themselves. They follow party lines and parrot their "party" political line without analyzi…
Back to reality ... a three-step program
Here at the Flat Earth Society, you know who we are. The president told you who we are back in May. Anyway, we read with interest Mike Satren's recent Special to the Press featuring Burt Rutan's views on global war…
Emergency workers need you
If you take children to the fair this year, heads-up: Alice Wolfinger may be looking for you. Don't let her sweet, grandmotherly demeanor and small stature fool you. Alice is a strong-willed woman on a very serious…
Remembering the life of my grandma
Grandma Fowler is the last living grandparent I have and now she is gone. My grandmother is dead. A major stroke 15 years ago whittled her mind and body into a bedridden, helpless being who finally succumbed to the…
There's no business like show business
On Monday I had the opportunity to visit with Dennis Franz, Ellen Travolta, Jack Bannon, Dane Stokinger and Jessica Skerritt, professional actors all. On Aug. 1 they will be joined by Patty Duke in a very special s…
What the heck is a 'derecho'? Hold onto your hat
I promised several Cd'A Press subscribers, including Ken Royal of Athol, Dennis Williams of Hayden and Betty Larsen of Post Falls, that I would attempt in this article to give an accurate description of the meteoro…
PF urban renewal: More good news
The Post Falls Urban Renewal Commission recently passed a resolution which was adopted by a Post Falls City Council ordinance to close the Riverbend Urban Renewal District as of Nov. 18, 2012.
A new purpose in my life
Five years ago this month, July 2007, my son Levi set off with some friends to float the river. By that evening, both our lives had changed forever ...
More on McEuen meeting
On June 28, Team McEuen presented their current plans. The article in The Press on that presentation appeared on June 29. That article did not report many things (probably due to time and space constraints) that th…
Here's an all-American reading list
Atticus Finch was my hero. The lawyer I wanted to be, the perfect father, a strong man of quiet character who, when angry, refrained from emotional outbursts and instead put all his energy into effecting change, st…
Gardening time in July
I do not believe it happened. The weather prognosticator predicts 97 degrees and sunny for this second Sunday of July. Finally, summer has arrived. I wake early knowing the lawn needs mowing and the garden requires…
Reunions, generosity, American spirit
It's that time of year when classmates reunite to mark the decades since graduation. I encourage everyone who's able to attend yours, especially those of you who still live in the area. Often the locals take a pass…