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HUCKLEBERRIES: Changed by flames
It’s easy to lose track of the fires that reshaped downtown Coeur d’Alene and the waterfront.
OPINION: Bedke resists ‘burn-it-down’ mentality
It wasn’t long ago when now-Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke was part of a House leadership team that was widely viewed as one of the most conservative in Idaho’s history.…
OPINION: Republican brand
If you want the truth about what’s happening in the Republican Party you won’t get it from the Democrats or their allies in the media. They want you to believe…
Marty and Max: Is the market recovering?
The estimated single-family year-end inventory will be around 525k. Our normal inventory peak is in August, however this year it appears that it is November.
OPINION: Dems fared better than expected in elections
The November 2023 election results are now certified. The results show that throughout the United States, the Democrats did very well.
To everything there is a season
Life can change in an instant, as our family experienced in the one week since I last wrote this column.
Anastrophe, it is
Pleased, she is, when your Mrs. Language Person notes the anastrophe so rare. Delights, she does, when our language so diminished may delight in its creativity…
The holidays are getting closer, so be on the lookout for those watches and warnings
November has certainly shaped up as a different one weatherwise when compared to October. Last month, it was very dry as only 0.26 inches of rain fell in Coeur…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Cold case closure
Steve Schauer said all along that Duncan Peder McKenzie Jr. brutally murdered a 15-year-old Coeur d’Alene girl days before Halloween 1973.
OPINION: Thoughts to ponder on World Diabetes Day
Don’t feel badly if you do not realize that Nov. 14 is World Diabetes Day, or that November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. There are no fireworks, parad…
OPINION: What can individual Idahoans do to honor America’s veterans?
Americans can commemorate Veterans Day twice this year. The official observance is Nov. 11. It dates back to the armistice ending World War I, which went into …
OPINION: Death of the primary
The Democrats running Reclaim Idaho and their supporters are pushing a voter initiative which they are deceptively calling the “Open Primary Initiative” and fa…
Marty and Max: Are we in a double-dip housing recession?
The big question on everyone’s mind is: when will home sales turn around? Are we on the cusp of a double-dip housing recession, or are there signals that 2024 …
CrossFit: Focus on fitness, health and longevity
I was feeling nervous as I walked from my house to CrossFit CDA on Fourth Street. Kind of like going to church after not having attended for a long time. It's …
MY TURN: Dereliction of Duty
Congress again avoided a government shutdown and kicked the can down the road for another 45 days, but much damage has been and continues to be done to our all-volunteer military by irresponsible members of Congres…