Clean Water Saves Lives By Mike Blackbird On the last Wednesday in April, my wife and I attended the dedication of Coeur d’Alene’s latest piece of public art. The Green Energy Dragon honors long-time wastewater superintendent Sid Frederickson
A Different Kind of DMV Test By Bob Johnson It had been more than thirty years since I’d taken a driver’s license test. Over that period I had received no tickets and I’ve had only one in fifty
Canine Social Media Story and Photos by Mary Terra-Berns As soon as my dogs and I are out the door every day, usually before the sun is up, their noses are a nanometer off the ground, analyzing what
A Big Kitty in the Core Story and Photos by Mary Terra-Berns IDAHO magazine first featured Coeur d’Alene as a Spotlight City in our February 2004 issue. We figured it was time for a revisit. A few years
Especially in an Elevator By Chuck Trunks Dog-lovers, be forewarned: in this excerpt from a new book, Must Love Dogs, the author describes an encounter that helps to explain why he’s anxious and fearful in the presence of
The Best Way to Make Scientists By Mike Turnlund I recently retired after teaching for many years at Clark Fork Jr/Sr High School in Clark Fork, which has a population of 536. During my time as a teacher,
What’s It Like Now? By Diana Braskich Photos Courtesy of Ramsey Magnet School of Science My daughter, age seven, started first grade this fall. Technically, Lila was born in Spokane. I was born and raised in Coeur d’Alene,
About a Woodworker’s Tool Story and Photos by Keith Knight My friend Ken Lustig has always known a lot about old tools. A few years back, when I called him about what to do with some old hand
A Halloween Good Guy By Diana Braskich Growing up, I did not take Halloween lightly. It was not a minor occasion. It was an event, and one to be celebrated with gusto. I recall my childhood home as
Going Back in Time to a Bronco Upset By Garth Profitt Not long ago, I rolled out of bed at two o’clock in the morning, ambled over to the time machine, and typed in, “Boise State University versus
