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One by One

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Mike Turnlund / Comments Off on One by One

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,
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Back to First Grade

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Diana Braskich / Comments Off on Back to First Grade

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,
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Plane Speaking

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Keith Knight / Comments Off on Plane Speaking

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
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Chainsaw Maniac

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Diana Braskich / Comments Off on Chainsaw Maniac

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
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The Wildest Win

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Garth Profitt / Comments Off on The Wildest Win

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
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Before the Fourth

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Diana Braskich / Comments Off on Before the Fourth

We Beat the City to It By Diana Braskich When I was in elementary school, the Fourth of July was one of my favorite holidays. As long as I can remember, my hometown of Coeur d’Alene has held
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House by the Lake

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Larry Telles / Comments Off on House by the Lake

An Architectural Centennial Story and Photos by Larry Telles I had been coming to the majestic house sitting by Lake Coeur d’Alene since joining the Idaho Writer’s League (IWL) in 2001. Several times at our bi-weekly meetings, I
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The Rope Swing

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Diana Braskich / Comments Off on The Rope Swing

Remembrance of Things Past By Diana Braskich Since my birth in 1983 at Kootenai Memorial Hospital, or “The Big Blue Hospital,” as my friends and I loved to brag (as if being born at the nearest regional hospital
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Jake’s John Hancock

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Garth Profitt / Comments Off on Jake’s John Hancock

A Sports Junkie’s Reward By Garth Profitt I’m shopping in a second-hand store, looking for a shade umbrella for my street vending business, when I see an autographed baseball sitting on the shelf all by its lonely. Three
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Getting It Done

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Kerri Hanley McIntosh / Comments Off on Getting It Done

A Woman Who Made Things Happen By Kerri Hanley McIntosh If you find anything, can you let these people know, too?” asked the person behind the counter of the Health and Welfare Department’s office in Coeur d’Alene. She
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