Editorial
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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…
Opinion: 'Twas the night before the war on Christmas
‘Twas more than a month before Christmas, when all through the town
No room in society for dirty cops
There are dirty rotten cops.
Two tests to attract your votes
On Tuesday, Kootenai County residents are going to select a couple dozen people to represent them on city councils and on fire district boards. Who’s going to get your vote?
Another urban renewal question mark
Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency can’t afford missteps. Because it’s being scrutinized like never before — not just locally, but by Idaho legislators as part of a statewide urban renewal gut-check — even the ap…
Here's how you can help get out the vote
Kootenai County elections workers are going to have a long, hectic day Nov. 3.
Voters, spit out the poison of partisanship
There's still something on ballot for most voters
For the candidates in the Nov. 3 local election, a recent Press headline might’ve stung. “Slim pickins on ballot” the banner proclaimed. “Who you callin’ ‘slim?’” a justifiable candidate reaction might have been. A…
There's no slither in this Snake
Jake Plummer is a former Pro Bowl quarterback for the Denver Broncos with personal and family roots in North Idaho, but that’s not why we’re writing this editorial.
Have fun and break violent chains
When summer vacation ends, autumn brings in wave after wave of fundraisers for our region’s many nonprofits. There are so many that most of us can’t keep track, let alone afford the time or money to contribute to t…
Wisdom, love and communication
Editorial: Tech market proposal needs a remodel
When service is something to dance about
Richard Dance is guilty of repeated acts of public service. Thank goodness.
It's always right time, place for accountability
Well done, Christa Hazel, for ensuring the Coeur d'Alene School Board adheres to Idaho open meeting laws.
Urban renewal and you
Urban renewal has a potentially positive impact on the communities that employ it. The concept of turning ugly, under-used or even unsafe chunks of property into productive, attractive, tax-generating engines has m…
Vaccinate kids and ignore the ignorant
Here we go again.