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Editorial

To find our opinion based editorials, see below. We'll share opinion based editorial articles regularly for interested viewers.

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 11 years, 9 months ago
Arm yourself with gun safety training

Tuesday's tragedy, in which a 2-year-old boy fatally shot his 29-year-old mother in the Hayden Walmart, generated an outpouring of sympathy, support and, sadly, ridicule. Yet another chapter in the ongoing Second A…

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Catch your health in new year

You can get your heart thumpin' by jumpin' into the lake at noon tomorrow.

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
In a word, thanks

We didn't quite get the star, but you can put a pretty ribbon on the Press Christmas for All 2014 campaign.

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
The best gift was you

The spirit of Christmas was alive and well in North Idaho.

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
One final present to give

If you're delighting in this joyful season with family and friends, count your blessings.

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
How reading can change the world

Learn to read.

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Countdown is on for kindness

Surely the calendar lies. It can't be just five days until Christmas Eve - can it?

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
She delivers joy

Because his health is so poor, the Coeur d'Alene man can't stand for more than a minute. He can't lie down in a bed, either. A recliner is the only way he can find his way to a little bit of sleep.

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
A big goal for Cd'A schools

Wendell Wardell is a mountain of a man, but that's not why he's leaving such huge shoes for Coeur d'Alene School District to fill.

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Reward good service with gratitude

Baby, it's cold out there.

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Yes, we can cooperate for public good

Those of us in the news media often think public officials are clueless or worse when it comes to open meeting and public record laws.

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Shed light on public employees

When Coeur d'Alene's airport manager was mysteriously fired, citizens demanded to know why.

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Editorial: Public deserves knowledge of police behavior

The saga of Arfee, the black Lab mix killed by a Coeur d'Alene police officer, has been a source of agitation for nearly two months, partly because the public was left in the dark. A little sunlight would've gone a…

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Press editorial: In defense of a champion

Business people get a charge out of a big sale.

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
The giving gets going

It's better to give, as you well know.