GOP discusses same-sex marriage

Reagan Repubs address Supreme Court decisions

COEUR d'ALENE - The legalization of same-sex marriage became the hot topic during Thursday's meeting of the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans.

Do you feel a poll coming on?

This is your column, after all.

Club Notes

Twin Rivers Toastmasters

Train noise hot PF topic

POST FALLS — Linda Cook says the incessant — and she believes unnecessary — blaring of train horns as they rumble past her Post Falls home is devastating the quality of life for herself and hundreds of others who live near the tracks.

Those crazy kids … from 50 years ago

Things that can be learned by attending a 50-year high school class reunion.

SPEAK and be heard

New podcasting studio in Cd'A helps community members tell their stories

New podcasting studio in Cd'A helps community members tell their stories

OPINION: Library sophistry

Children are born with an amazing capacity for learning. Through observation, exploration and mimicry infants are able to decode human behavior. By age two, most have begun to understand that certain noises relate to certain concepts and that by uttering those sounds in a specific sequence they can begin to control their environment. Mastering the complex mechanics of speech is done completely through iterative trial and error.

OPINION: TikTokTek

Persuasion, influence, marketing, campaigning, brainwashing, salesmanship, arguing, and The Art of the Deal, are all names for the age old process of convincing someone to see the world as you do. Some people are natural convincers while others have learned the skills. A few are so bad that they are an effective un-salesman, with a personality that drives others away.

Growth a big topic during Rathdrum coffee meeting

Mayor, city staff answer questions for citizens

Rathdrum Mayor Vic Holmes and city staff visited with citizens Wednesday morning over coffee and doughnuts at the Rathdrum Community Center.

From Cd'A to Princeton to Japan

2021 Cd'A Charter valedictorian to participate in rigorous language program abroad

A 2021 Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy valedictorian is taking his linguistic prowess overseas.

Are there any holes in your estate plan?

Wills and trusts are typically changed over time as life circumstances, the state where you reside, or your desired outcomes change. It is actually the rare case where a person puts their estate plan together once and never changes it after that. What is important to understand however, is how to effectively and legally change your will or trust so that the changes are enforced per your wishes.

Officials say it's time for nonresidents to pay

Parks, waterways awash in out-of-staters

Fee increases topic of discussion as outdoor recreation sites see influx of out-of-state visitors

ANALYSIS: A social media danger to society

Part four: Manipulating behavior

The closed loop aspect of people being more accepting to views that are similar to their own than contrary ideas can lead to walled-off minds. Just like the 18th century pioneer who was not prone to considering any beliefs but his own. Such a padlocked mind often results in echo chambers: The beliefs of a group, churned inside but not outside this group, are further amplified and reinforced. Because the information is cloistered from rebuttal, even criticism, most of us are prone to seek out information that reinforces our existing views. Without encountering opposing views, these mental echo chambers can increase social and political polarization and extremism. That is the conclusion of many people who study human behavior.

School schedule scrutinized

A student's perspective

My name is Rachel Gourley and I am a senior at Coeur d’Alene High School.

A will by any other name … no, sorry they are actually not the same

Because attorneys seem to have a hard time making anything easy, several estate planning documents have similar and easy to confuse names, which adds confusion to an already complicated topic. Estate planning legal matters are already confusing enough, so it certainly does not help to have similar names for related but completely different documents. Today, let’s try to clear things up a bit with a review of the differences between a “Living Will” and a “Living Trust.”

World record may take a licking

Ice cream contest planned after Jordan Johnson Memorial run

POST FALLS - Give a lick.

Zala Medical offers Endermologie

Imagine shrinking your fat cells, reducing cellulite and losing inches by undergoing a procedure that feels like a relaxing massage.

German Jewish group calls for Waters boycott

BERLIN (AP) - A Jewish group in the German city of Duesseldorf is urging a boycott of an upcoming concert by former Pink Floyd band member Roger Waters for using an inflatable pig featuring a Star of David during his show.

Rabbit, guinea pig adoption continues today at fairgrounds

Being creative with food

Food for Thought

Last summer I found myself in an unhealthy quick food quagmire. Life became busy and the food I ate, simple. With my garden two months from producing and my physical activity increasing, canned chili, frozen corn dogs, heat and serve pizza and an occasional blackened salmon Caesar became my diet. My belt tightened and my heart began to ache. As my palate entered culinary Siberia, anything salty and processed satisfied.