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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…
OPINION: America, pay it forward by supporting Ukraine
Now is the time for the United States to pay it forward by providing Ukraine the resources and support it needs to follow in the footsteps of our great nation
I love logging trucks except ...
Fire watches and warnings
Conditions across the Inland Northwest continue to be drier than normal. For the first half of June, only 0.15 inches of rain has fallen at Cliff Harris’s stat…
His dad just wanted a grandson
There are matchmakers like Yente in “Fiddler on the Roof.” And then there are matchmakers like Arthur Brooks, father of a Utah businessman. Both are busy…
MY TURN: Respect the gun and respect the place
The prejudice against the Hayden Creek Range stems from that care and respect for the handling of a gun and shooting range that we want to instill.
OPINION: Politics, AI, and human dignity
Whether we are building technology, running campaigns, serving in government, or participating in our local political party, the measure of success is not simp…
Confessions of a faux flower fan
OPINION: Labrador tilts absurdly against the mifepristone windmill
Having been unable to produce any evidence that mifepristone poses any danger to its users, Labrador has taken a strange new tack.
OPINION: Capital Sun finds niche in nonprofit world
"Being a nonprofit means not having to deal with advertising … not selling anything or having paywalls … not having to worry about page views or digital clicks…
El Niño has been declared
Ganesha in Coeur d’Alene
Four arms and an elephant head once drove this town bonkers. On June 10, 2011, the launch of Coeur d’Alene’s ArtCurrents program, including the unveiling of…
OPINION: Trump shows Iran’s regime the path to self-preservation
Iran now has a sixty-day ceasefire that will not likely end with a deal Trump can live with politically
With age doesn't necessarily come wisdom
The Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be linked
Last week, there were reports that three earthquakes were recorded off the West Coast near the border of California and Oregon. The strongest one measured a 5.…
Local riot
It was Kootenai County’s version of Woodstock. But the opening day of Nor’wester 1976 at State Line started almost five hours late. Then, on Day 2, promo…