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Just how sensitive are you?
Sensitive: It can be good (caring) or bad (touchy) and not just emotional, but also physical. Sensitivity is not a new concept in human understanding; Carl Jung coined the term "innate sensitiveness" in the early 1…
The coldest and mildest winters since 1895 in Coeur d'Alene
Last week in 'Gems,' we featured the all-time Coeur d'Alene monthly snowfall records for the past 117 years dating back to 1895. Each season ends officially on June 30.
Here comes Geezer Brigade
They like to refer to us as senior citizens, old fogies, geezers.
Post Falls urban renewal: It works
Many articles have been written about the pros and cons of urban renewal in the State of Idaho. We, the Post Falls Urban Renewal Commission, would like to take this opportunity to share with you, from our point of …
Perceptions of God, politics entwined
Want a feel for American opinions about taxes, economics, and the size and role of government? Try church. A 2010 Gallup survey revealed that perceptions of the role of God in believers' lives correlate with their …
A new reality for job seekers
“Complete what you start.” We’ve all heard that before. Students at North Idaho College and colleges and universities across the nation are hearing it more than ever before. It is a charge from educators and electe…
Growing as a nation
Obesity is becoming our nation's top health-care concern physically and psychologically, with little relief in sight. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 65 percent of Americans are overweight. In the 196…
Sticking a fork in it
I’m going to blame the remnants of the bad cold/cough and sleep deprivation on a startling absence of my powers of observation. Last week I was driving on Foster Avenue enjoying the colors of autumn and while stopp…
Life ends, begins as one
As humanity ages it tends to progress, but not always. In one very important area civilization has regressed: our approach to death. Death is natural; that's obvious, yet we forget, attempting to deny it long befor…
Top snowy winters: January and December 2008 had a combined 154 inches of snow!
Last week in 'Gems,' we featured the 'Top Ten' snowy winter seasons and the most snowless 'Bottom Ten' winters since 1895. This week, we'll offer the 'Top Ten' snowiest months and the 'Top Ten' snowiest 24-hour day…
Autism Society makes a difference
Advocate. This is a title I thought I'd never hold. My other titles are Wife, Mother, Friend, Chauffeur, Cook, Maid and Chief Boo-boo Fixer. And now Volunteer, Advocate, President.
Satan is in a cell phone
I grew up in a conservative Christian church with a robustly literal view of Satan. He was pictured as an actual being with mind-invading capacities for temptation and an insatiable lust for doing evil. Despite my …
'I was there'
"I was there." Those are three powerful words in the right circumstances. They imply a first-hand knowledge that only a few can legitimately claim. In grade school we were taught that primary sources, those who wer…
Actually, it's warm in here
The Press headline article October 25, 2011 titled "Left Out in the Cold" by reporter Tom Hasslinger really bothered me. I felt it was a little misleading especially with the first sentence "A financial shortfall w…
Little Linda stands tall now
At the Kootenai County Fair, I witnessed a so-called attraction that I hadn't seen since my childhood at circuses during the 1950s in Moscow, Idaho. That was the display of "little Linda" - loudly announced by a lo…