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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…
A cooler 'La Nina' may mean more snow than usual this winter
Our snowfall predictions were originally planned for Oct. 18. I'm still compiling our detailed winter city forecasts and promise to have the complete list next week and more information on the upcoming winter seaso…
GOP for God and country
The Republican Party is not being fractured it is being cleansed of the people who are not true Republicans, if they were they wouldn't be writing such letters to the editor.
Kindred spirits: Phil Hart, Rosa Parks, Mandela
Look at a well kept hedge around a yard. Neat and trim. When the owner notices one or two branches sticking up above the rest what does he do? He cuts them off. All must conform.
Good Gotham neighbors
Gotham Bay Estates was developed on a 160-acre parcel. The zoning and density would have allowed for over 300 lots to be built.Gotham Bay Estates was the first…
When a child is hurt
There is a collective anguish that occurs whenever we read about a child being attacked. I wept when I read about the 3-year-old girl in St. Maries who was nearly killed by her mother's boyfriend. I don't know the …
Voters, join me Oct. 13
It's a double-edged sword. Here I go promoting an event valuable to the public when at the same time it wouldn't be awful if no one watched. That's only because I'm involved; I hate the limelight.
Saying goodbye too soon
A storyteller by trade, sometimes life presents something that causes words to fail. Such as this past week since learning of the death of my young friend, Sam Mann.Like hundreds of people who knew Sam personally a…
It's harvest time for food
Autumn in North Idaho revives one's soul. Spring and summer days filled with casually planting, weeding, mowing, mulching and trimming finally offer the bounty nurtured from seed six months ago. It's harvest time. …
AIDS vaccine is closer
As much as I hate the metaphor, it's a perfect storm for this potentially fatal disease.
Slow-to-turn leaves have replaced slow-to-ripen tomatoes
The autumn leaves that each year turn our hills and valleys into a silent peal of color are one of Ma Nature’s most brilliant displays.
Ward: There he goes again
On Sept. 28, 2010, the Coeur d'Alene Press printed an opinion piece by Jeff Ward in which he complained about "a lot of untruths, half truths, and bald-faced lies" that are told during a political campaign. And the…
Dead elk sends a message
North Idaho is going ghostal.
Labrador just right for Idaho
Raul Labrador is an immigration attorney who is running for U.S. Congress. He is just finishing his second term in the Idaho House of Representatives. During his time in the House he has proven to be one of the mos…
Prepare for the pooch
Two among October's awareness campaigns go together: Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and Emotional Wellness Month. A successful dog adoption improves the emotional health of both parties; study after study proves that ow…
Keep kids safe, but don't hide them
Allow me to set the stage. It's 9:53 p.m. Saturday as I write this column, deeply involved in pensive thoughtful and insightful cognition thinking of the topic, "Setting Goals and Methods of Reaching Self-Actualiza…