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'Tis the season of shopping and gratitude
It's Thanksgiving Eve and there are four categories of people today. Those who are traveling, those who are grocer…
Perfect gift in memory of my dad
In 2004, I bought my dad a Father’s Day card and gift and enjoyed a dad hug. We never know when simple things will happen for the last time. Such is life.
Is legal privilege limited?
Recent headlines describe a puzzling development in the prosecution of former president Trump. It seems part of the prosecution’s key evidence includes his att…
The 2023 wildfire season is already having a major impact
Out-of-control wildfires in Canada’s eastern province of Quebec sent huge clouds of smoke and haze southward into the northeastern U.S., parts of the Midwest a…
Huckleberries
It’s easy to imagine how Chris Guggemos would introduce his follow-up act. Wearing white summer shorts, a tucked-in Hawaiian shirt and a wide smile, Coeur d’Al…
MY TURN: Unity in diversity: A plea for understanding
As a proud resident of North Idaho, I feel a profound bond to this community, a bond that's resilient and rooted in the shared love we all carry for our home. …
OPINION: Simpson makes the sensible choice
Three members of Idaho’s congressional delegation had a choice: Vote for a measure they did not entirely hate, or face the possibility of an economic train wre…
OPINION: Primary solution
Earlier this year the legislature, with the approval of the governor, disenfranchised ALL Idaho voters from the 2024 Presidential Primary. The plan was to move…
MY TURN: Betrayal of our military codes and creeds
While there has been considerable conversation correlated to the United States abandonment of the Afghans in 2021 there is astonishingly little attention to the betrayal of the volunteer U.S. Citizen Soldier, Marin…
OPINION: Quality schools for all Idaho’s children
This past weekend, for just the second time in 50 years, I attended my high school class reunion.
Parade season is cause for celebration
“A parade is a procession of people, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats, or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wid…
What makes a friend best?
Decades of research, and common sense, indicate that the better the quality of our close relationships, the more likely we are to be happy.
Tornadoes in Canada
In early April, I wrote about the number of tornadoes that were seen across the country. For 2023, there have been 790 preliminary sightings of twisters, with …
Huckleberries
Mary Souza took her activism to a higher level 10 years ago when she ran for Coeur d’Alene mayor.
MY TURN: Changes taking place
I am a 40+ year resident of North Idaho, a transplant from Montana. It has been a wonderful place to live. People generally have had a respect for God, America and each other. However, I have seen changes taking pl…
OPINION: Senators seek accountability from IRS
Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch have given at least 80 billion more reasons to hate the Internal Revenue Service, which has never been in danger of winnin…