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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…
OPINION: Look closer at the KC Dems. We are fighting for you
Many in Kootenai County are watching in shock as their beloved community drifts toward something unrecognizable. As schools and libraries face uncertain future…
Blooming trash a sign of spring
“Is anyone else bothered by the abundance of trash along the I-90 corridor? It’s disgusting. We live in a beautiful place, can’t people be more respectful and …
Your food is on drugs
Studies show fish and other edible creatures are consuming our drugs and plastic.
The use and mysteries of water
We all know that water is essential to life on our planet and approximately 71% of the Earth is covered with this liquid. It’s estimated that there are around …
Huckleberries
Which of the following describes Barb Renner of Dalton Gardens: 1. Former partner who helped Tom Robb build the Iron Horse Bar & Grill into an institution. …
OPINION: Library sophistry
Children are born with an amazing capacity for learning. Through observation, exploration and mimicry infants are able to decode human behavior. By age two, mo…
MY TURN: Combating the opioid crisis in Idaho
Opioids have been part of the medical culture for thousands of years, with ancient cultures using them for various medical and religious purposes. Morphine, fo…
OPINION: Earth Day will be celebrated Saturday
Kootenai County will celebrate Earth Day this coming Saturday. A full day of ecology-centered events will take place outside the Coeur d’Alene Public Library. …
Her childhood dream comes true
In 2010, Coeur d’Alene’s Junior Miss Madison Leonard won the state title and went on to be chosen America’s Junior Miss in Mobile, Ala. ... the first ever from…
Pithy tax sayings
It’s here — the last day to send a check to Uncle Sam. When Your Mrs. Language Person is tempted to begrudge governments their share of her meager income, she …
Interesting wind facts
Late last week, a powerful cyclone made landfall in a remote part of Western Australia. The major storm, Ilsa, had winds of 135.5 miles per hour that were reco…
Huckleberries
Sally Finney Johnson is still amazed that no one died 20 years ago when a school bus slid off Yellowstone Trail Road and tumbled 400-plus feet down a steep hil…
OPINION: For the kids
Imagine a typical North Idaho family, Shawn and Jane Doe and their three children Mary, Mike and Becky. Shawn is the assistant manager at a local division of a…
OPINION: Will the Legislature be able to financially starve the courts into submission?
No doubt about it. A large swath of the legislature is still honked off about the Idaho Supreme Court’s 2021 decision overturning a raw legislative power grab.…
OPINION: 2023 Idaho Legislative Session Roundup
Last week, the Idaho Legislature adjourned for the year after its annual three month session.