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Editorial

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Updated 4 months ago

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER: The people who hold communities together

Starting June 15, nominations will open for local Weaver recognition and community grants. The nomination period w…

Updated 10 years, 8 months ago
A valley full of questions

The death of a child under suspicious circumstances was the focus this week of a three-part series in The Press called Death in the Valley.

Updated 10 years, 8 months ago
They are not patriots

There seems to be some confusion about patriotism in America today.

Updated 10 years, 8 months ago
Retirees and Idaho a great match

Idaho is a great place to live, work and play.

Updated 10 years, 8 months ago
As usual, Albert's got it right

A Houston grand jury’s indictments Monday provided a powerful teaching moment for the masses.

Updated 10 years, 8 months ago
River City is growing up beautifully

Post Falls, is that you?

Updated 10 years, 8 months ago
This 'Best of' contest looks like best yet

When the Best of North Idaho winners are announced in North Idaho Business Journal two months from now, rest assured: These businesses really will be the best.

Updated 10 years, 8 months ago
Press opinion: Leaving voters out in the cold

Venerable former state Rep. Marge Chadderdon called the Press on Monday, worried because even longtime Republicans she knows are flat-out flummoxed by new election rules and dates.

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
Opinion: Your honor, you're out of order

First District Court Judge Benjamin Simpson told a whopper Thursday, and it can’t be left unchallenged.

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
The giant is kicking David's butt

Today marks the conclusion of an insightful 10-day series on the Internet, penned by local author Uyless Black exclusively for readers of The Press. The series will become part of a book Uyless is writing, and we’l…

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
Let's get Idaho off the sick list

With a new year freshly arrived, it’s time to assess our health. Thanks to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America’s Health, we’ve gotten a little help in that regard.

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
Editorial: The real issue is violence

We won’t shed tears with President Obama over his executive action last week, a move that likely won’t reduce the number of people killed by gunfire. The president overstepped his authority and Congress has nobody …

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
Ranking the state's priorities

Idaho is among the national leaders in job growth, yet lags far behind many others in compensation.

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
Voting the big story for 2016

North Idaho’s Top 10 stories of 2015, selected by the editorial staff at The Press, are in the books.

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
Black sheds light on the Internet

Almost everybody uses the Internet, but how many of us have even a basic grasp of this powerful, complex tool?

Updated 10 years, 9 months ago
Adams' admirable legacy

Coeur d’Alene City Councilman Steve Adams went too far in whipping up a stop sign whenever the federal government wanted to bestow upon the Lake City funding for worthy expenses — funding that local citizens helped…