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…
Let's pull the plug on fear
In the universe of thin lines, the one separating unfounded fear and prudent caution isn't really thin at all.
Press editorial: On moose and legislative mayhem
We open this editorial with an apology to all dead moose.
Why LightWorks might brighten our lives
Social enterprise is exciting on many levels, but one thing it isn't is new.
Good to great doesn't take much
Before you read another word of this editorial, look at the letter on the opposite page that starts with KINDNESS.
Sometimes, social media bites
Whoever said photos of kids and pets bring out the best in people uttered those words long before social media crashed the party.
A good day to start
Crisis center: Now it's our turn
Three Kootenai County legislators still couldn't support a bill that would lead to a new mental health crisis center somewhere in North Idaho.
Farewell to a foolish tradition
Let the April foolishness end.
A full-time job you never want
So you've had uncomfortable or regrettable interactions with a homeless person.
Get a load of North Idaho's best
The people have spoken. Roughly 30,000 times, in fact.
A peculiar presidential primary
Apparently, the only thing better than a closed Republican primary is two closed Republican primaries.
Spring dashes into summer; get ready
Only one week until Spring Break arrives at most area schools, and many a parent is at least somewhat prepared.
Will the next Kiana please step forward
Kiana Lacroix, winner of the 11th annual North Idaho Spelling Bee, came home from her experience at the national bee last May absolutely exuberant.
One little word to right America
Longtime newspaper columnist Charley Reese raised millions of eyebrows and 545 tempers in 1985. With power and plenty of persuasion, he concluded that politicians really are the source of all that ails domestic Ame…
Two tools to fight intolerance
Ignorance and intolerance are constant bedfellows. Experts tell us that these personality faults are rooted in little or poor education, lack of honest intellectual curiosity to grow in experience and understanding…