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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER: The people who hold communities together
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Your chiefs went to D.C., not hell
Some people you just can’t satisfy.
United we stand for a strong USA
Editor’s note: In what has become a Fourth of July holiday tradition, we’re reprinting one of this newspaper’s most popular editorials. This is the 14th anniversary of its first publication.
Are you connecting the dots?
Economic development supporters heard a clear message last week that our state is “connecting the dots” between education and a strong economy.
Rumor killers find something savory instead
We can’t have freedom without truth. And truth’s greatest enemies — lies fueled by hatred, fear and anger — aren’t showing signs of going away.
Pedaling a hot new tourism idea
We’ve seen trees bearing fruit, shoes and underwear. But a bicycle?
A tribal wager toward self-sufficiency
To most of us, tossing some quarters into a slot machine at our favorite tribal casino is just a pleasant pastime.
Are you ready to step up yet?
You love your country. You consider yourself a patriot. You lament — no, you curse — the government’s fiscal cowardice, rushing toward a $20 trillion debt at light speed.
All workers are not created equal
From the Quaker faith to the U.S. Constitution, there’s broad agreement that all people are equal.
In search of loving fathers
The grin on 21-year-old Sasha Fisher’s face tells the beautiful story of true love.
Sometimes you just drive away
Mass murder in Walt Disney World’s backyard.
That was no exercise in futility
Be prepared, the Boy Scouts command.
Don't strike a blow to North Idaho
If Silver Valley miners and Hecla don’t come up with a labor agreement after mediation and possibly further negotiations, everybody in North Idaho will lose.
Babin's story puts wings on inspiration
Sometimes when we confront our worst fears, those fears take flight, never to haunt or hold us back again.
Annual plan can take pain out of bargaining
Someday, public entities like schools will reward their employees for something other than showing up for work every day.
Get the biggest bang for your buck
Great things rarely happen by accident.