VINTAGE VOICES

Setting the scene: A way to capture some memories if words are not your style

Helping Annie

Efforts assist senior woman, dog trainer who lost home to fire

POST FALLS - Annie Davis lost all of her belongings in a fire, but the single Post Falls 72-year-old is full of thanks.

DOG: Life's a beach

It would be wonderful to have access to a “water park” for our dog! We took Yoda to a “leash free doggie beach” in San Diego in 2014 and he LOVED it! He and the other dogs had so much fun splashing in the water! Would love to have something similar close to home because he truly enjoys playing with other dogs at the regular dog park.

PETS: Suffering shouldn't be option

I was shocked and disgusted to read the front page story of the dog that was found half dead and had to be euthanized. Who would allow an animal to suffer like that? Who would ignore an animal in need?

Boom times in Idaho

It didn’t take Derrell Hartwick long to offer a few thoughts on why people are moving to Idaho in record numbers.

Don Sausser: Keeping an eye on Cd'A

COEUR d'ALENE — Don Sausser latched onto a plastic Kodak camera when he was 11.

Washington state to kill more wolves that attack livestock

The state of Washington has ordered that more endangered wolves be killed in a pack that continued to prey on cattle in Stevens County even after one member was eliminated

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Margaret ‘Peggy’ Jean Schoening (Merriam)

Back to the birds

COEUR d’ALENE — To a chipmunk, a feather from a bald eagle wing is massive.

The cost of eating 'bad' food

As I write today, I am saddened. My sweet dog is in the veterinarian hospital, struggling for life. At 6 years old, it is not expected. She ate a mushroom or something moldy and has mycotoxicosis, and her tremors and seizures are so bad that they don’t expect her to live. Why do animals eat things that are bad for them? Why do we humans eat things that are bad for us? Especially things we KNOW are bad for us? Like sugar.

RESPECT LIFE: That includes swans

Please explain why would someone want to kill a beautiful swan?

The hidden dangers of salmonella infections

Humans typically avoid raw foods because of the risk of developing a salmonella infection, a common bacterial disease that harms the intestinal tract. While humans can be infected with salmonella more easily than animals, there is still a risk of pets developing the infection as well.

Donald R. Johnson, 89

Surrounded by his family, Donald Ralph Johnson, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Morison remembers Tarzan, the Thin Man and Sherlock Holmes

According to the 2010 U.S. census, less than 0.02 percent of Americans live to be centenarians. Actress Patricia Morison joined that exceptionally rare group last month when she turned 100.

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People tell me all the time that it’s harder to train people than dogs, and they’re absolutely right. Training humans requires just as much skill and appropriate anticipation as any dog, if not more so.

The Commonsense Dog

Finding tangible dog-training advice is more difficult than ever. There are so many opinions and labels out there that the average dog owner can become overwhelmed, and even worse, be made to feel like a bad pet owner for not following a specific ideology.

McEUEN: Please keep it pristine

Kudos to the city of Coeur d’Alene for the new McEuen Park. Living in North Idaho my whole life, this was the first time I have ever had a reason to go to McEuen. My family and I took our three grandsons on Mother’s Day to enjoy the new play area and sunshine. The park was packed and filled with laughter as the children ran through all the areas playing in the sand, climbing rocks or swinging on the swing sets.

Einstein's brain is now interactive iPad app

Application promises to make detailed images more accessible to scientists than ever before

CHICAGO - The brain that revolutionized physics now can be downloaded as an app for $9.99. But it won't help you win at Angry Birds.

Two arrests made in heroin trafficking case

By BRIAN WALKER

Pork with a fresh take on salsa - grilled cherries

By this point in the summer, I've had about all the burgers, dogs and birds I can handle. It's time to try something a little different on the grill.