Kerri Thoreson
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No time for an unglamorous cold
No matter where or how you catch a cold, there’s nothing festive about a bug that plugs your head and causes a major investment in aloe-infused tissues. A perky and positive friend told me this cold I seem to have …
Thoughts on voting, veterans
Voting early, voting absentee or actually going to the polls on election day — I’ve always preferred the latter. Having lived in the same precinct for decades, many of the familiar faces of poll workers return each…
Here's to those who step up
It should come as no surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention that there’s an election next Tuesday. I know from personal experience what an outside-the-comfort-zone experience running for office can be for m…
Spooky season not for everyone
According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween retail spending in 2018 was at the $9 billion mark. Billion with a B. About 90 percent of Americans spend about $2.6 billion on candy. Almost 75 percent will p…
Celebrate the young, old and right now generations
As someone who’s three quarters of the way through my 60s, my perspective on age has evolved considerably from the “you can’t trust anyone over 30” mantra of the 1960s. Last week I enjoyed lunch with a long time fr…
Becoming Santa is a calling
The calendar shows 78 days until Christmas, although September surprised us with a winter wonderland preview.
Domestic violence is often invisible reality
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but for those who live in the hell of that reality it’s every month 24/7. There is no minute of any day that you’re not walking on eggshells, holding your breath, vowin…
It's the little moments that add up to community
I’ve always believed that what defines us as a community is less about big moments but the thousands of little moments ... when a smile sneaks up and we collectively think, “I love where I live.”
What every small city in America needs
On Saturday, along with 1,139 other fortunate souls, I enjoyed a most memorable evening in the newly-refurbished Schuler Performing Arts Center on the North Idaho College campus. It seems unlikely that in a venue t…
Anniversary of attack on America brings back memories
Today marks the 18th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, which claimed nearly 3,000 American lives. In addition to the first responders who ran selflessly into burning buildings and l…
Sailing high is perfect end to summer
Many people here in our corner of the world took advantage of the long weekend and nice weather to camp in the great outdoors or frolic on any of our much-less-crowded lakes and rivers, a last hurrah before school …
Finding peace and love in painted rocks
Rocks — painting, placing, finding and re-hiding — has become quite the movement across the country. In 2016 Kelly Walters and Vicky Salinis started the Coeur d’Alene Rocks page on Facebook. Today there are more th…
Anniversary inspires donation to unsung heroes
On Aug. 2, 2014, a freak wind storm blew through the area early in the evening with little advance warning. Scott Shawver and friends were out on Lake Coeur d’…
Historic home worth preserving, celebrating
It’s been 106 years since the home of J.C. White made news in the Coeur d’Alene Press. Back then it was for the grandeur of the structure and the stature of the owner. Now in 2019 the beautiful house that’s stood o…
Make these dog days of summer count
According to the Mayo Clinic, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. What I didn’t realize it that i…