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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…
What do searches say about people?
We can thank Jonathan Swift. It was he who named the repulsive creatures Gulliver encountered in his travels "yahoos." Once the fictional character determines the yahoos are human, he begins to use "yahoos" to refe…
Something for everyone this season
The Festival of Trees and holiday lighting and fireworks once again kicked off the season in style. Loved, loved, loved the Idaho Drug Free Youth parade entry!
Patent promises privacy
While in physical therapy Monday morning I overheard a conversation in the next room. They were discussing TSA's new body scanners. The machines have become a popular topic of late: how much is security worth a tra…
We've already surpassed last winter in total snowfall!
A MODERATE LA NINA CONTINUES IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC WATERS
Kennedy: City should pick up tab
Mike Kennedy is and was a city employee at the time of the lawsuit, and as with any other city employee who is unjustly accused of misconduct, he is entitled to be defended by the city which includes paying for his…
It took quite a while to get into this mess
Regarding Ms. Gressler's My Turn Nov. 20. She is correct in that too many people "want it and want it now." In my opinion, things have NOT been turned over to the "ignorant untried candidates." Those of the "intell…
Trustees trampling constitution
The current NIC Board of Trustees has made great plans but in their haste to see their dreams fulfilled they seem to have forgotten a pending lawsuit that challenges the Constitutionality of their actions. I stand …
China: Trip fulfills visitor's wishes
I want to thank our Chamber of Commerce and their tour organizer, Ginger Dalvini, for offering the exceptional trip to China at such reasonable rates, treating us to many popular tourist sights firsthand. After a l…
What makes Friday black?
Black Friday sounds so disastrous. Originally it was; the first American Black Friday I can find referred first to a financial crisis in 1769, then again Sept. 24, 1869 - a stock market catastrophe. I remember grad…
Giving thanks for our many blessings
This Thanksgiving I'm especially thankful not only for the good health of our family but for the simple fact we all have roofs over our heads and food in the pantry. We all have paychecks coming in, even if they're…
Lethal tactic merits due process
Shams though those courts may have been, even the so-called Salem witches were tried before being executed. U.S. citizens living here and abroad who are accused of crimes can expect a fair trial, or at least the of…
The view from Greenland ... and snow is here!
This is an another article sent to us by Cecil Hathaway, one of our regular weather subscribers, concerning ice core drilling operations in North Green-land. It's from one of his friends in Iowa, "H," with his pers…
There is no quick fix
Here is the big problem as I see it. Too many Americans are in the "I want it and I want it now" mindset. Instead of a "wait, see and give it a chance to work" attitude, there's an attitude that President Obama has…
Preserving affordability downtown
Planning the future for ourselves is not easy; doing it for a community is even harder. A few years ago when home prices were skyrocketing, the need to develop a plan to provide housing that is affordable to the wo…
Cd'A school levy: It's all about being accountable
Phillip Freneau, Rules for Changing ... excerpt from Rule XI: