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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…
MY TURN: Does this make sense?
A very small group of people is working closely with two Kootenai County Commissioners on an action that threatens the safety and health of the Spokane River and everyone who values this precious resource.
MY TURN: Save the Spokane River
We've lived on the Spokane River for eight years. My disabled son and I got injured when we were both thrown out of our seats in our boat as we came up to an excessive wake made by a wakesurf boat for the very firs…
OPINION: Levy chat
The proposal for a new levy in Coeur d'Alene has caused quite a stir, given that a similar proposal was defeated only a few months ago. The levy is intended to…
OPINION: Women's History Month in the words of three Sarahs
March is Womens’ History Month. For this one month we celebrate all that women have given us and all that they can do.
One true sentence at a time
In nearly four decades, I’ve written well over a million words ... in this column, news and feature stories, personal letters, advertising copy, press releases…
MLP: Picking on pronouns
Mrs. Language Person, that maniacally obsessed word nerd, has been known to make mistakes; but, thanks to beloved Mrs. Rhineheimer of ninth grade English class…
Flooding chances in the Western U.S.
Last Monday, March 20, was the first day of spring across the Northern Hemisphere.
Huckleberries
The Seeweewana did not go gentle into Lake Coeur d’Alene’s deep.
OPINION: The Shirtist
Once upon a time there was a peaceful town that was a true American melting pot; a cross section of races, religions, heritages and interests. Everybody, for t…
MY TURN: Ukraine, a war of tanks or troops?
The war in Ukraine is raging in its second year. Comrade Putin is relentless in his quest to reunite Russia’s former countries of the USSR. But while doing so…
MY TURN: Heart and soul of Kootenai County?
Like thousands of us who live in Coeur d’Alene, I LOVE living here and am determined to do my part to keep it a vibrant, welcoming place in which to live and raise a family.
MY TURN: 'Don't listen to the lies'
As a lifelong North Idaho resident and public education advocate, I am completely devastated following the March 14 levy losses in the Coeur d'Alene School District.
OPINION: In the fight for education, the safe middle ground is quickly disappearing
“All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men (and women) to do nothing.” That was Edmund Burke’s 18th century defense of the American Colonies in …
Springtime babies galore on the prairie
A multi-generational farm and ranching family on the Rathdrum Prairie is in baby mode this month.
Sick of culture wars? Drop your weapons
Never mind the old sticks and stones adage. Words can do more than hurt. They also transform human interaction by creating stereotypes. The worst part is that …