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Trump administration to send election monitors to Idaho’s largest county
The Exhausted Dad: Incoming high school anxieties
I’m not ready to be a parent of a high schooler.
Also: Netflix’s expensive flop ‘The Electric State’
Steven Soderbergh, the Oscar-winning director of “Traffic,” makes a movie (or two) every year, jumping from different genres at ease and almost never deliverin…
PET TALK: Doggie decoding: Understanding canine body language
Without the gift of gab, dogs are left to rely on a bark, a tail wag or, sometimes, even a snarl to communicate with their two-legged companions.
...but researchers point to one feature that makes ours unique
Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and worships gods?
School and Senior Meals
School and Senior Meals: March 24-28
Life is better with a few good friends
My wife kids me that I don’t have any friends, to which I respond, “I do, too. I have three.” She seems suspicious of this claim. To prove it, I name th…
Teen suffers burns in kitchen fire
Families displaced by apartment fire
North Idaho reps propose health exemptions to abortion law
Two North Idaho lawmakers are hoping to amend Idaho’s abortion bans to address Idaho’s doctor shortage.
Today's Ghastly Groaner
My husband and I are going to the eye doctor to get new glasses tomorrow.
Bauman running for CLN board
In addition to expressing Bauman's appreciation of the many resources and programs available to children at libraries, she placed an emphasis on the importance…
Washington man acquitted after fatal crash
A jury acquitted a Washington man who was accused of driving while under the influence and causing a crash that killed a Benewah County man.
North Idaho legislators bring bill to add health exceptions to state’s abortion ban
Under Idaho’s abortion ban, a physician may provide an abortion if it’s to “prevent the death of the pregnant woman.” However, medical providers have said this wording does not make it clear if physicians can provi…
After biennial cleanup, 144,000 individuals removed from Idaho voter rolls
Election offices regularly update their voter rolls, removing individuals who moved out of state, those who have not cast a ballot in four years, or those who …
Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet
The 47th president, who announced the award at the White House with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force leadership, said with a grin that the new figh…
NIC settles Rumpler lawsuit
NIC categorically denies any and all wrongdoing or liability in the matter. The decision to settle the case was based on the best interests of NIC, avoiding the high cost and distraction of litigation, and maintain…