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Alaska Viking’s ‘Mooseltoe’
Americans in the 1960s and 1970s proved they were suckers for cute gimmicks before a Coeur d’Alene-born Alaskan be…
Spokane’s fire history
It’s been a tough and disastrous wildfire season for the U.S. and other parts of the world. The recent wildfire outbreak in Spokane is now the worst disaster f…
‘Come at your own risk’
Moviegoers to the Coeur d’Alene Drive-In that summer evening didn’t see Linda Blair’s character vomit thick Andersen brand split pea soup on Father Karras.
OPINION: When laws become real
Good government does not require us to agree with every decision. It requires lawmakers to act within their proper role, explain their choices, and remain acco…
MY TURN: Responsible growth means keeping our promises
OPINION: Bombing Iran back to the Stone Age is not a winning strategy
The lame excuses dished out by members of Idaho’s Congressional delegation, all of whom solemnly pledged to support the Constitution, demonstrate the extent of…
Fair food worth the calories
Warmer oceans likely prevent global droughts
As I’ve reported in many articles, sea-surface temperatures have been warming in recent decades. This warming may be linked to extreme weather conditions acros…
The villainous trio
A calloused kidnapper on the lam from one of the most heinous crimes of the 1970s bought a getaway car and sold guns in Coeur d’Alene. James Schoenfeld, the…
OPINION: Let’s avert a local ICE disaster
Is ICE the type of organization that the good people of Post Falls want to entangle themselves with?
Data center costs should guarantee public benefits
OPINION: Getting it right — overcoming active ignorance
The wisest people I know ask questions. They listen more than they speak and change their minds when the evidence justifies it. And they’re secure enough to ad…
MY TURN: Why does Idaho’s resort-city tax law still exclude Coeur d’Alene?
The legislative history does not clearly explain why lawmakers ultimately selected the 10,000-person cap. What is clear is that both the original framework enacted in 1978 and the amended version adopted in 1981 ex…
The roads less and most traveled
OPINION: Raul Labrador’s reelection campaign misfires on immigration, again
The history of El Niño and La Niña
As I’ve been stating in previous articles, ocean temperatures near the West Coast of South America and the Equatorial regions are warming up. A new El Nino eve…