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A warmer-than-normal August and September could help our gardens ripen
Dozens of Press subscribers have complained lately that their gardens are "weeks behind schedule" in some cases following the third coldest spring on record in North Idaho and a generally cooler than normal month o…
4-H more than a club
As I sit to write this letter, a sense of bewilderment once again overcomes me, as it has many times since reading the headline "4-H on the chopping block" on the front page of the Cd'A Press. Once again, I am shoc…
County budget cuts miss the mark
After reading a recent article in The Cd'A Press concerning budget cuts for "unmandated" services proposed by Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes, I felt compelled to write a few comments. Although it is wise to look…
Calling all travelers: help stop trafficking
Twenty-seven million people are trafficked as slaves worldwide, mostly children, with women a close second. Annually about 800,000 of those are in the U.S., in quiet neighborhoods, decent hotels, or anywhere. The p…
Time to show integrity
Constant anxiety is unhealthy mentally and physically. Stress has filled my life for the past three months and left me feeling out of control. I lost faith in people I trust, was forced to change things I felt need…
Portrait of a caring community
If ever a day could be described as both heartbreaking and uplifting, it would be Friday, July 15. I joined the contingent from Post Falls with Chief Scot Haug, Mayor Clay Larkin and Sgt. David Marshall that met at…
Teen pregnancy reaches $11 billion
Another way to cut costs: Reduce teen pregnancy.
The hype of 2012 ... don't lose any sleep over it
By RANDY MANN
Forestland exemption reduces revenue
Kudos to Larry Spencer of Spirit Lake for bringing attention to the forestland tax exemption. This exemption not only reduces revenue to Kootenai County and other taxing districts but shifts the burden of property …
Herman Cain: The strange demographic
I imagine for Democrats, seeing and hearing Herman Cain for the first time is much like that moment when you were a child and learned that Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy weren't real. They must f…
TMDL: Insanity can flow upstream
We take issue with the state of Washington forcing Kootenai County to double our wastewater bill. The story we're about to lay out for you may sound ridiculous. Unfortunately, the story is true and parallels "taxat…
Statue versus small minds
Coeur d'Alene is quite frankly cultureless. It is a crying shame when culture is introduced into our community and expunged by closed-minded residents like a virus under attack from white blood cells.
A loving tribute to Levi DeGon
My son Levi died in a tragic car accident four years ago. My life was changed in so many ways. The night before his accident, we went to put gas in his new car, and when we said "I love you," we had no idea it was …
Goodbye my friend
Mindlessly removing soil from the Earth gives a man time to think; digging a hole is cathartic. I bury my heel into the footrest of the shovel, start to cry and dig deeper trying to determine the space needed to bu…
From a grateful, grieving community
Main Street Sept. 22, 2010: