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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…
Can't jump at jail bait
Consider this.
Learn about this fire levy
The Nov. 6 ballot is going to be packed, and rumor has it a president is going to be picked.
Wisdom in those wrinkles
The hands might be rough and cracked; the eyes, dotted with specks and beads of tears.
Opportunity missed
To the decision-makers who chose not to increase property taxes this year: Thank you. Thanks for resisting the urge to further burden so many residents still struggling mightily from the after-effects of the Great …
Don't miss birthday bash
The ol' gal sure is spry at 100.
Colleges failing on job front
All this scrutiny on K-12 is warranted and important. With three propositions on the Nov. 6 ballot attempting to thwart the progress of Idaho's reform movement, we need to address public education shortcomings and …
'Labor' shouldn't be dirty word
Believe it or not, Labor Day Weekend means more than the practical end of summer. Maybe this one can be the start of something new.
The few, the strong, the voters
Tuesday was indeed a good day for public education in Kootenai County.
No, they're not ready for college
Those aren't school bells you hear.
KTEC: A tribute to determination
Steve Wilson provided safe harbor and warm cookies at the Coeur d'Alene Inn.
See you at the fair
With gentle nudging from a certain climatologist we know, the weather gods have smiled on the 2012 North Idaho Fair and Rodeo.
A race for select few
Maybe the horses are lining up behind the scenes, ready to break out at the beginning of the race. But just in case there are several qualified fence-sitters out there, undecided about running for one of three Nort…
Welcoming the new McEuen
Go ahead. Grab the hanky and give it a good snort. A summer tradition has doffed its cap by the lake for the last time.
Tribe hits info jackpot
Don't lament the passing of "the good ol' days" when the Coeur d'Alene Tribe handed out millions of dollars to educational interests with almost no public documentation of who got what, or why.
V-J Day flashback to Japan bombings
On Aug. 6, 1945, the "Enola Gay" dropped an atomic bomb named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. "Fat Man" was the atomic bomb dropped by "Bockscar" on Nagasaki on Aug. 9. The detonation on Hiroshima killed 90,000-166,000,…