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…
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 13th anniversary of its first publication.
Everybody does love Harold
Local author and pilot Mike Kincaid wrote about this hero's life in a book called "One Came Home." But Mike's wife, Jill, might have described 91-year-old Harold Kiel of Hayden best.
Ironmen, let's be safe out there
Just days after making local history with its announcement of change, Ironman Coeur d'Alene will likely be holding its collective breath today, hoping to avoid making history of the unwanted kind.
An IQ test under heated conditions
It's going to get hotter than hell this weekend.
Igniting the wrong powderkeg
Make fun of the Coeur d'Alene urban renewal agency's new name all you want. You'll have plenty of company.
Survey says: County on wrong wage track
Another salary survey, another guarantee of mass disappointment.
Help light the fuse to the Fourth
Coeur d'Alene's tribute to the birth of our nation is a little like freedom itself.
Let your academic stars shine
Six weeks ago, Coeur d'Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore was shot and killed. In the ensuing month and a half, most of the headlines have been none too pleasant.
Wage wait worthwhile
The more disposable income most citizens have, the more they'll spend. That kind of spending does wonders for local economies, and for the people earning minimum wage, a ticket out of poverty awaits only a good rai…
Because the truth matters
There is no joy or sense of vindication in exposing Rachel Dolezal. Just sadness.
Coach, pal diagram a winning play
For two solid hours Monday morning, Coach told stories.
These days, driving is anything but groovy
As you turn right and correctly start off in the right-hand lane, the car behind slingshots around you. That's an accident waiting to happen, and it presents itself all too frequently on local roadways.
First feather in Gilliam's new cap
Boeing isn't moving to Coeur d'Alene Airport, Microsoft is quite comfortable with its corporate headquarters in Redmond, and even on a much smaller scale, there's no indication that Coeur d'Alene Mines will ever co…
Pity those who can't hear the music
Thanks to the Coeur d'Alene School Board's decision Monday night to keep "Of Mice and Men" where it belongs - in the classroom - local high school students will continue to be better prepared not just for future ac…
A word to you graduates
Editor's note: This editorial was originally published last June 1. We think it's timely today.