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Open the doors on budget talks
As someone who is interested in city government and our taxes, I took it upon myself to try and get more deeply involved with the process. The recent property assessment notices provided by the county assessor list…
Smear: A matter of degree
Since the Lake City is taking a stretch between innings in America's "real national pastime" of politics and the recent non-partisan elections turned out to be so hotly contested, I thought it might be timely to sh…
Salmonella - bad stuff - on the rise
Salmonella poisoning is nothing new, nor is it difficult to prevent. Yet as The Press reported Wednesday, a government report says more Americans got food poisoning from salmonella bacteria last year than in the pr…
A mother's request: Understanding
My name is Paula Austin. Recently my son Devon Austin was killed in a car accident. I say recently, it was almost nine months ago, but it still feels like yesterday. Devon was just 19, starting out what we called t…
Hey North Idaho ... company's coming!
This month will definitely be a banner time for visitors to our communities. First the Ironman event will draw athletes and their families from all over the country through Sunday, June 26. As they're on their way …
Meatless meals
My wife and I are foodies. We met while working in a fine-food restaurant, plan vacations around food and eat creatively at home. I attended the Culinary Institute of America and worked in local and regional restau…
AIDS turns 30 this week
Time advances knowledge, albeit slowly when fear is involved. This week marks the 30th anniversary of the discovery of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 1981, although it wasn't so called for three more…
Anthropogenic global warming is a huge costly fraud!
As I've said dozens of times in the past couple of decades in various columns including, of course, 'Gems,' I believe in CLIMATE CHANGES of the naturally occurring variety, but not anthropogenic global warming (AGW…
Idaho decisions prevent public vote
The McEuen Park Plan was blessed, cussed, dissected and otherwise commented upon in a continuous and lengthy packed hearing before the Coeur d'Alene City Council on May 24. Many attending held signs and testified d…
Editorial hurtful, off target
It is sadness, loneness and isolation that I feel as I write this response to Sunday's Coeur d'Alene Press editorial regarding the HREI and KCTFHR. In my 41 years in Idaho and Coeur d'Alene, I cannot recall an inst…
Skype's humble origins
With a son in England we just love Skype. Conor calls on Sundays and when a family emergency came up this year, we could stay in touch with Skype downloaded to the iPhone, hearing him across the Atlantic with the s…
Veteran volunteers continue to serve
Memorial Day weekend turned out much better weather-wise than had been forecast, especially on Monday. While that might be one of the reasons that the three Memorial Day ceremonies we attended were the best attende…
Science of performance
Concentrate, focus, look at the ball, check my grip, feel loose, bend knees, stare at the ball logo, carry the club slowly backward remembering to keep my head still, and whack! My golf ball leaves the tee as I foc…
God's gift: Godiva's body
A woman's body is rarely just that. The female form has long carried symbolism for good and evil, with images of revered madonnas and shunned temptresses, bodies to be cherished and used, rarely considered simply. …
NIC committed to student success
North Idaho College's commencement on May 13 was once again a great event. Out of approximately 900 students eligible for graduation this year, nearly 400 chose to celebrate their success by walking across the stag…