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Columns
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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…
Ode to really good boxes
Over the weekend, I said farewell to about two dozen really good boxes of all sizes that were overtaking my home office.
OPINION: Fulcher says ‘deep state’ out to get Trump
Crickets. That’s the extent of what we have heard from the three senior members of Idaho’s congressional delegation immediately following the indictment of Pre…
Pets are positively pamper-worthy
Celebrate National Pet Day with your best furry friends!
A history of Easter weather
Another storm brought more moisture to the Inland Northwest early this week. Additional systems are expected to bring more wet weather to the region through th…
Huckleberries
Ben Fairfield had a bird’s-eye view of the pigeon when the Coeur d’Alene Press came calling.
MY TURN: Some common-sense solutions
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". — George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man. Great quote by George Santayana, and I completely agree wit…
OPINION: Primary confusion
Idaho no longer has a presidential primary. The Idaho Constitution specifies that it is the duty of the Idaho Legislature to establish a system of free public …
MY TURN: No, librarians are not sharing porn
Libraries in North Idaho are under pressure to withdraw or restrict the display of certain books — especially those with LGBTQ subjects — with the argument that they are making "pornography" available to juveniles …
Pilgrimage to Boomer mecca
Our Gen X daughter, Sarah, was puzzled, then amused when I said that during my visit to her home in Chandler, Ariz., last week that I wanted to take a road tri…
OPINION: The middle ground may be expanding
In a previous article I wrote that the middle ground in Kootenai County politics is rapidly disappearing. But I may have been wrong about that.
OPINION: Spending cuts alone won’t solve deficit crisis
For the 30 years that Sen. Mike Crapo has been in Congress, he’s tried just about everything to bring federal spending under control, and yet it keeps getting …
A Fool’s tale
Making fun of others isn't always funny, but making fun together is very tempting. Fan or foe of April Fool’s Day (the snickering prankster probably enjoys it …
The 2023 tornado season is ramping up
The 2023 tornado season is starting out to be an active one, especially in the southern U.S. Just over a week ago, March 24-27, there were 30 twisters, includi…
Huckleberries
The banner headline in the Press 60 years ago sounded like something former editor Mike Patrick might concoct for his annual April Fool’s Day joke: “Tubbs Hill…
MY TURN: For good or for ill?
America, land of the free? Not if you're a female in your child-bearing years. Not if you're LGBTQ+. Not if you're a member of any minority. Not if you're a parent trying to protect your child from being murdered i…