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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…
Today's birthday: Main Street turns 20
Oct. 1, 1990 was the first of 20 years of weekly columns. For the first six years this column was titled Post Scripts and appeared exclusively in the Post Falls Tribune. In 1996 it began running in the Coeur d'Alen…
Opera: Commonly uncultured
It's quite ironic that something not only designed for the masses, but once considered not elevated enough for society's upper class somehow became associated with being "cultured." Opera isn't stuffy. There isn't …
Idaho: Democrat all spin zone
A lot of untruths, half truths, and bald-faced lies are spread around during campaign season. Republicans aren't likely to get away with weaving fairy tales because of our ever-vigilant truth-seeking press. With De…
Cd'A students not waiting for Superman
Coeur d'Alene School District students are not waiting for Superman!
Health care reform starts today
Like it or hate it, today marks six months since the president signed the health care reform bill. It's also the first effective date in the multi-year implementation schedule. The reforms take place incrementally;…
Kids and education
"Wake up sleepy-head," I chuckle nudging the shoulder of the sleeping 6-year-old resting on the nurse's couch, "Your mom is here." I collect the backpack; sweater and school supplies sent to the office by the first…
Support those who serve
In the role of observer and chronicler of our communities, I'm often one step removed. But one cannot live here without sometimes becoming a part of what goes on. Tuesday's deployment send-off of the Idaho Army Nat…
Don't give our land away
Psssst, wanna trade your North Idaho tree farm for a patch of rocks and cheat grass down south? Interested? Then Idaho Forest Group and M3 Development want to talk to you.
Ninth Amendment has silent power
It's probably the most common frustration with lawyers: We're much too wordy. Legal documents drone on and on, taking a forest of paper to express what the average client sees as a simple matter. Attorneys answer t…
We are seeing an increase in volcanic activity worldwide
On Aug. 29, thousands of people were evacuated after a volcano on the Indo-nesian island of Sumatra erupted for the first time in 400 years. Earlier this month, Mount Sinabung spewed hot ash more than a mile into t…
The largest tax increase you never heard of
Were you aware of your tax increase in the new county budget? Were you misled by promises of 'No Tax Hike'? The County Commissioners scheduled a budget hearing on Aug. 18, 2010. The county then announced there were…
Recall of fire district commissioners wrong
Who is Maxwell Austin van Lack of Bayview? Have you been to any of the Timberlake Fire Protection District meetings or are you just talking from hearsay? Rumor has it that your people from Bayview call us "Atholton…
No rules bent for education corridor
On Sept. 3, 2010, Dan Gookin authored a column in the Cd'A Press wherein he stated that property taxes are increasing because the City Council "voted on Aug. 3 to bend the rules for their friends" when they approve…
Eat out? Watch that rag
I spent my college days - and nights - working in restaurants and really enjoyed it. Yes, it was very hard work. Yes, sometimes business was too slow, tips too thin, and I barely made minimum wage. Most of the time…
Cooking with kids
"Look Gramps," my granddaughter smiles holding up a stem of green and slightly pink cherry tomatoes. "I picked these strawberry tomatoes for you." I chuckle at her pride in harvesting an inedible gift from my garde…