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Laptop questions response
In last week's My Turn, Mr. Larson expressed several questions regarding Senate Bill 1184 of the Students First legislation. There still remains many unanswered questions at this point, but I would like to share so…
Cd'A: Like no place on Earth
As a fourth generation Coeur d'Alene resident, this town and its people are very special to me. I have lived other places in the world - amazing places - but Coeur d'Alene has always been and will always be the pla…
District weighs in on criticism
Editor's note: The Press offered Coeur d'Alene School District officials an opportunity to set the record straight on erroneous statements made in recent letters to the editor. Here's the response from Laura Rumple…
Are rusty books Christ's chronicle?
Archaeology keeps conjecture in check. So might the find of 70 wire-bound, corroded metal books shed light on one of the world's most well-known figures. Scholars of history and of faith are all abuzz about what ma…
North Idaho Cuisine III
What is Idaho? Idaho is wading in the Coeur d'Alene River, water spilling into my waders as I play a 14-inch cutthroat trout, unwilling to move to higher ground in risk of losing the fish I release once landed. Ida…
And they said it'd never last
What a milestone! Elmer and Bernie Currie mark their 70th wedding anniversary today. It was 1941 when 21-year-old Elmer fell in love with 17-year-old Bernie. On Saturday they were surrounded by their children, gran…
Depression, poor sleep bedfellows
It should be no accident that May is both Better Sleep Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. It only takes one bad night to make me aware of how poor sleep affects my mental faculties. I don't just move slowly a…
Global warming did not cause April's record tornadic outbreak
It’s the record flooding along the Mississippi River that’s getting national attention in early May.
Museum of North Idaho seeks support
As a fairly new board member of the Museum of North Idaho, along with eight other more experienced and community minded board members who know the operation a lot better than I do, I figured I needed to get up to s…
PERSI an asset, not a liability
I've been watching and reading the Coeur d'Alene Press series about 'State of the Union' this past week with great interest. On Saturday, April 30, an opinion "special to the Press" from a Mr. Bob Shillingstad, " P…
5/5: Cinco-up, amigos
On this 149th anniversary of the Mexican army's defeat of the occupying French, Cinco de Mayo reminds Americans north and south of the border how much we have influenced one another. Even before that famous Mexican…
Outlasting the Bloomie buzzard
Bloomsday was a victory even for those like my sisters and me who finished just under the wire to claim a coveted finisher T-shirt. My personal goal was simply to finish, after looking the big buzzard on Doomsday H…
Laptop questions
Superintendent Tom Luna's post-legislative tour passed through Cd'A Monday bringing together education leaders from throughout the region. I read the article but did not see references made to the implementation of…
North Idaho Cuisine II
Food tastes better when consumed at its origin. Keeping this in mind, I search for a North Idaho traditional meal. Inland Northwest cuisine pays homage to the traditions and culture of our region. Last week I offer…
How will bin Laden's death affect our safety?
Usama is dead. Now what? That's the million dollar question since the news broke Sunday, but the answer won't be simple. Al Qaeda and its ilk are not a unified force - not in hierarchy, methodology, nor ideology. S…