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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…
Education reform may give grades to parents
Turnabout is fair play.
Lifesaving record set by area man
There are many unsung heroes in our community and it's always a great pleasure to shine the light on one of them. Rich Anstine, 56, set a record this week. A record that has such far-reaching implications, it likel…
Fighting vitamin D deficiency, depression
I do not remember experiencing a more joyful, active winter as I am feeling this season. My mind is active, my mood lifted and I'm excited about my future. Last winter was a different story. I wrote the following c…
There's no rush to change McEuen Field
I like what our city leaders and Lake City Development Corp. have done in helping to improve Coeur d'Alene from Northwest Boulevard through downtown and up 4th Street. Their next objective is to deal with the McEue…
The many faces of autism
She was 10 years old, unable to walk, communicated by grunts, and was very skinny. Taking care of her was my summer job. To eat, she had to be strapped into a large car seat on the kitchen floor with a bib around h…
Another 'Global Warming' horror story
In mid-December, Dr. Lee Coppess, D.D.S., sent me a rather 'scary' article on global warming. On Jan. 17, Tom Stafford sent me the same article. So I guess that I should share this frightening piece with our Coeur …
Family paid dearly for delays
The Sunday, Jan. 9 Press contained the article, "In the face of foreclosure." It was painfully accurate, as we have family members in the same situation, except that their bank is Wells Fargo. It would take an enti…
McEuen plan shows city is out of touch
I attended one of the first McEuen Field meetings and was very surprised at the extensiveness and obvious expensive changes that are being proposed without any price tags at all.
Life ... it transcends everything
January is Celebrate Life Month.
Point: Luna's plan riddled with holes
And so the Lunacy continues.
Counterpoint: Luna's plan step in right direction
After reading the Special to The Press opinion by Sherri Wood on Jan. 14, I felt a need to reply. While I don't deny that the Idaho Education Association has proudly championed collaborative innovation to improve l…
Girls just want to have fun
Timarie Lindquist, her mom, Terry Clark and good friend, Weslie Keogh enjoyed a whirlwind, three-day "girls" trip to California just for the fun of it.
A counselor's role in school
I am an elementary school counselor and I love my job! School counselors make a positive difference in the lives of many children each day, preparing them - in cooperation with their parents - for a productive, nur…
Forgiveness defeats enmity
This year started with a bang. Dead and injured in Arizona, over political opinions. Anniversaries of two assassinated Nobel Peace Prize winners - Gandhi and King. Beliefs never justify violence; yet an incarcerate…
I blame global cooling for all the dead birds
In the past couple of weeks, I've received several phone calls and e-mails from subscribers concerned with the thousands of birds that have died in mass recently across the winter-weary Northern Hemisphere.