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End of a local radio era
Kerri Thoreson remembers when the lights went out on KVNI-1080 radio because she literally flipped the studio swit…
Sleep: A magical potion
I have a miracle drug. This drug does not have to be ingested, has no side effects, increases mood, pumps up the immune system, makes one more alert and more productive, decreases auto accidents, strengthens person…
Education reform: Are you kidding me?
Do we have an educator crisis in Idaho or do we have an issue with how education is funded and governed? Everyone is an expert in educational issues because everyone has had one - good or bad!
For a long life, volunteer
After 80 painstaking years of research in longevity, we now know the secrets to a long life. The biggest surprise? It's different for women than for men. I suspect that's less a surprise to the ladies.
Is Seattle next on the 'Ring of Fire' hit list?
In the past year or so, there have been three horrificially destructive earthquakes in the same circum-Pacific system of fault lines called the horseshoe-shaped 'Ring of Fire,' which also features hundreds of activ…
Where has reason gone?
At the beginning of the 19th century, Thomas Paine wrote and published a series of papers titled "The Age of Reason." Paine's theme was primarily a polemic against organized religion's influence on early American s…
Honoring the bravest families in America
Oprah aired a show on Jan. 27 entitled, "The Bravest Families in America," to salute military families, with guests Tom Brokaw, Bob Woodward, and Michelle Obama.
Irish gave us more than Guinness
Patricks' Day - no, that's not a typo - nearly rivals Christmas in our clan. Green and gold adorn the house. Dinner is not only corned beef stewed in Irish stout, but shepherd's pie and shamrock cookies. We wear gr…
Reforms are not union busting
Because Mr. Jim Foley, in his letter published last Sunday, criticized me by name for a 3/3/11 Press online column that did not appear in the print newspaper, I'm sending a copy of what I wrote that bothered Mr. Fo…
Reflecting on marriage, milestones
A quarter century can be measured in years but it's the memories that tell the story. Yesterday Bert and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. We've lived a lifetime in those years, adding sons-in-law and thre…
And so the public pays
Sometimes you get what you pay for. Sometimes you pay for what you get. Idaho is about to pay for what it got.
Psych of pets
Molly is getting old. Thirteen years of continually jumping off docks, chasing grouse, dreaming of ducks and swimming for sticks has worn out my yellow Labrador retriever's body. Last year Molly dove off the dock a…
Einstein heads for cyberspace
If you ever wanted to get in Einstein's head, soon you can. Aptly timed on Albert Einstein's birthday, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem announced Monday it will digitize the scientist's archives for online access…
Increased volcanic activity will lead to even higher food and energy costs
According to a recent article written by Ben Aris and obtained by our good friend, Robert Felix, at www.IceAgeNow.com, a continuous series of violent eruptions in the past several months along eastern Russia's 'vol…
Make Tubbs Hill for everyone
I recently read a letter that was penned by three individuals; Barbara Fillmore, Linda Wright and Barbara Zimmer. I am disappointed in the context of the letter as it has many erroneous and misleading statements. I…
Health cuts now will hurt us later
Community health centers across Idaho and here in Kootenai County see firsthand the faces of our state's economic recession. These are senior citizens and families who were once solidly middle class and insured, an…