IB debate: 'Beckisms' vs. quality education

I have some new concerns about a radical faction within North Idaho that gives me great concern. I went to the school board meeting for District 271 (Coeur d'Alene) Monday night and it was like watching a bad episo…

MY TURN: Errors small, facts large

This is relative to three recent letters commenting on Mr. Hamelrath’s My Turn article. Joe Belinc and Joan Strieter praised it (as I do). Then there was Mr. Bourget’s put-down. He selects (cherry picks?) two items…

Breastfeeding may help prevent SIDS

A study released Monday concludes that simply meeting breastfeeding recommendations saves lives. SIDS - sudden infant death syndrome - is a default determination when another cause of infant death can't be conclusi…

The 'Big Fires of 1910' changed the U.S. Forest Service

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the great wildfires of 1910.

Check out this source on subject of wisdom

In the current political debate the lack of Godly wisdom is obvious. Our Founding Fathers had this wisdom when they fought for freedom and when they wrote the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the B…

Bigotry toward Jews: Not just history

I am currently reading a book about "Anti-Semitism in America." The author is Leonard Dinnerstein. It is a comprehensive work detailing anti-semitism from the founding of the nation to the present time, precisely, …

Election already decided

Mark my words. Obama will be re-elected in 2012. His handlers are brilliant and he has intentionally focused on health care, finance, student loans and immigration reforms purposefully, in that order.

Fools reign today

Whether or not you like April Fools Day likely depends on perspective. For the prank-ee, it's annoying. For the prankster, it's fun. Making fun of others isn't always funny, but making fun together is very tempting…

Why did she cut herself?

You are about to enter a therapy session with a struggling parent wondering if his child is going to kill herself (I have the parent's permission to print this session in hope of helping other families).

Highway 3 to honor veterans

North Idaho veterans organizations are teaming up to designate State Highway 3 as Medal of Honor Memorial Highway. We have a number of prestigious Medal of Honor recipients in North Idaho, notably Vernon Baker, and…

Idaho issues fraud warning

Health care reform won't take full effect for years, yet the scams have already begun.

Based on inaccuracies

Reason clearly demonstrated

Right on, Mr. Hamelrath

Our huge glacial ice sheets are growing, not melting, Part II

Last week, we had a tremendous response from Part I of "Our Glaciers are Growing, Not Melting" by Robert Felix, www.iceagenow.com.