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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 heroic calling to respond
Just two days after commemoration of the heroic deeds of the first responders of Sept. 11, 2001, a profoundly moving ceremony took place at Kootenai Fire and Rescue.
Chess is ancient history
Chess has developed a circular logic.A recent Press article about a local man's invention of a new, round chess board evokes a sense of irony. For a game requiring a linear strategy - anticipating an opponent's nex…
There's still hope for our 'green tomatoes' in the garden
With most of our 'green as grass' tomatoes still at least two to three weeks behind schedule as far as ripening is concerned, many of our subscribers have asked me lately about the chances of a KILLER-TYPE FREEZE a…
Shifting gears for fall
Like so many of you, I'm wondering where summer went this year. It seems like we just got out of our jackets and long pants, and we're right back into that mode again! Despite many "experts" predicting a hot and dr…
Support your Timberlake fire officials
Per Maxwell Austin van Lack's column posted on Sept. 7; you already had your turn by signing the recall petition of false allegations printed in the Cd'A Press' Thursday, Sept. 2, article.
EPA plan is wrong for the region
It may surprise those Idaho residents who do not reside in Shoshone County to learn that those who do live there are fighting a proposed cleanup plan of the historic mine wastes that tinge the Silver Valley. For th…
'American way' is not the only way
A short while ago Sholeh Patrick wrote a very insightful and moving piece on the subject of humanity's observance and perception of traditional cultural values. In light of this touchy topic I wish to address our s…
America's grieving must progress
When tragedy strikes and death occurs, the stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. When the tragedy is en masse - sadly common throughout history and in war-torn communities - ent…
Recalling Sept. 11, nine years later
Saturday marks the ninth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives.
A time to rest helps productivity
I celebrate Labor Day by laboring. I plan to celebrate the working woman (and man) by seeing clients in my psychotherapy office, setting up my office and finishing required paperwork for the school in which I work,…
Recalling 9/11 Nine Years Later
Saturday marks the 9th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, which claimed nearly 3,000 lives. Once again a program will be held at American Legion Post 143 to pay tribute to the men an…
Yoga enhanced recovery
The night before surgery 14 years ago, the doctor told me that even though he'd done over 2,000 successful laminectomies, there was a greater than 65 percent chance I'd awake from the operation paralyzed. The bulgi…
Commissioner issues public confession
Locals attending the Aug. 25 Bayview Community Council meeting were startled to hear Timberlake Fire Protection District President Rudy Rudebaugh issue a blatant, if unintentional, confession to the allegations whi…
There's no reason to not question Labrador
I read Linda Cook's recent letter to the editor regarding Raul Labrador, and was pleased to see someone was finally asking the questions for which I too had been seeking answers. I have to admit, I am a bit surpris…
The Farmers' Almanac is out, but I'm in doubt
For the 'winter haters' in the mid-Atlantic states, where the winter of 2009-10 was the snowiest on record in places like Norfolk, Virginia, Wash-ington, D.C., Baltimore, Maryland and Phila-delphia, Penn-sylvania, …