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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…
OPINION: Courage in the face of doxxing
There is a line between political activism and immoral or criminal behavior. For years, some on the far right of Idaho’s political spectrum have stepped right …
Lights bring funny memory of first time
For those fortunate enough to live in the northern tier of the U.S, Sunday evening provided a spectacular gift from Mother Nature.
School levy FAQs
March 14 is a big day for North Idaho school districts.
The latest with earthquakes
Many of have heard about the disastrous and monster earthquake that struck the border of Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6. The magnitude was a 7.8 and resulted in ne…
Huckleberries
Richard Butler of the Aryan Nations began 1998 with plans to march his goose-steppers through downtown Coeur d’Alene. He ended up raising $35,000 for human rig…
MY TURN: Rare Disease Awareness Month is February
There’s a quote which goes like this: “When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.” It means you look for what is normal, not the unusual. This is wh…
MY TURN: Public education — a personal perspective
With all of public education’s complexities what has always been a given is that we could pretty much guarantee every 5- to 18-year-old in our last hundred plu…
MY TURN: Cd'A is under attack
Recently Trustee Banducci whined that it’s hard holding the position and that both he, personally, and his business are suffering because of it. The solution is staring you in the face Toddy. Quit. And take your…
MY TURN: Our public schools
2023 will mark 20 years for me as a local public school educator. I have worked in various positions (classroom teacher, administrator) at three different scho…
OPINION: NIC reframe
The three rules of great opera; make it loud, wear flashy clothes, and if things don’t go your way, kill yourself. What is Accreditation? Accreditation is aw…
OPINION: Weaponizing government against transgender kids and their doctors
Idaho’s legislative culture warriors are at it again, weaponizing the government against families with transgender kids and criminalizing their doctors. House …
MY TURN: Airport director departs; good riddance
As an almost 20-year Coeur d’Alene Airport (KCOE) hangar owner, instrument-rated private pilot, Coeur d’Alene Airport Association founding member and Kootenai County tax payer, I received the news of Airport Direct…
Rihanna, pentagrams and other nonsense
No, Rihanna wasn’t wearing a belt with a Satanic pentagram during the Super Bowl halftime show (it was just a safety harness). No, President Biden’s claim t…
OPINION: It’s not what you think it is: IFF files, Part 2
Last year, we were up in the majestic mountains of Idaho, in a tiny town way off the beaten path. We were attending a Republican event with several speakers. T…
MY TURN: Questions about the Cataldo Water District
What is going on? At this point, a small group of Cataldo Water District Customers have gone through two separate boards in the past two years.