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History of Coeur d'Alene cold waves
Conditions this month have been some of the coldest and iciest across North Idaho in recent memory.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Ramsey Road recollection, a motor sled and women in charge
Successful candidates often say they plan to “hit the ground running.”
MY TURN: Is This What’s Best for CLN?
Last June, Rachelle Ottosen, Tom Hanley and Tim Plass elected themselves officers of the Community Library Network board during the same meeting Plass and Hanley were sworn into office. Days later the Board interv…
OPINION: Launch grants: Game changer or money pit?
As a native Idahoan, I can speak with some authority about the Gem State being a great place to live, raise a family and play.
MY TURN: Response to Pastor Van Noy's guest column
Pastor Paul Van Noy has chosen the public forum to weigh in on my statements in The Press story “Leaders Look to 2024.” In the original article I indicated tha…
OPINION: Republican Party and crazy critics
Republicans from all over the state gathered earlier this month in Boise for the IDGOP Winter meeting. Every six months the 218 members of the Idaho Republican…
MY TURN: League of Women Voters suing state of Idaho
For the first time in its 75-year history, the League of Women Voters of Idaho is suing the State of Idaho. We have many years of cooperation with and respect for Idaho election officials and we believe deeply in t…
Nordic Skiing, aka Cross-Country
Although I grew up Alpine skiing (aka downhill) and even raced on the Schweitzer ski team in my youth, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve really come to embrace the se…
OPINION: If you pay peanuts for a job, you’re likely to attract monkeys
Judges are the heart of the American system of justice. Faith in our court system depends upon having judges who are competent and impartial. That, in turn, re…
Cheers for the skilled trades workers
It’s been all about the weather 24/7 for most of January, with good reason. Dangerous cold and ice and our next round of snow all present challenges.
OPINION: Consider the alternative
Winston Churchill is credited with saying “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” Successful politicians know that politics …
Do you feel safe?
The gap between what we complain about and what’s actually a problem seems to be widening.
Very frigid weather for the start of 2024
Late last week, we had some of the coldest weather across the country we’ve felt and heard about in a long time as hundreds of cold records were broken. Over t…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Cd'A, going up
Coeur d’Alene residents are accustomed now to towering cranes downtown, lifting high-rises into existence. But that wasn't the case 40 years ago.
OPINION: Take Back Idaho takes aim at the far right
The terms “Republican” and “conservative” in Idaho are well defined … by Wayne Hoffman’s Idaho Freedom Foundation. And the only “true” Republicans in the state…