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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…
One test worth taking
The pilot project for janitorial services between Coeur d'Alene School District and Tesh is fascinating on at least two fronts.
Change is a hard sell
It wasn't the loud applause commissioners might have hoped for when the curtain closed on their formal announcement.
Cutting is the key
Democrats seem to think raising taxes is a vital ingredient in the recipe for righting the nation's unbalanced budget.
Aim low on raises
As this newspaper has documented several times over recent years, Coeur d'Alene city employees are among the best paid workers around. Add to their ample average earnings a benefits package that exceeds anything th…
Art and food in nick of time
Just when you were wondering what great entertainment might tide you over 'til the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo arrive, Art on the Green opens its aesthetic arms to you.
Free to not believe
Some parts of the country are hotbeds for proselytizing - trying to induce someone to convert to a particular religion. Examples are the Bible Belt to fundamental Christianity and Utah to Mormonism.
Requiem for a good program
Fans of the Coeur d'Alene School District's International Baccalaureate program, that sure does sound like taps in the background.
And now for the seniors
Thanks to the amazing generosity of hundreds of people and the couple who hosted them, the Boys & Girls Club of Kootenai County ran into a windfall Tuesday night.
Once again, let sunshine in
Linda Cook isn't the squeamish type.
Momentum behind ed reform
What do Oklahoma, South Dakota, North Carolina and Georgia all have in common?
Get a job, you kids
They've raised two fine sons. They've hired plenty of teenagers over the past decade. They've turned away a great many more.
A hit for both sides
In the bitterly contested gamesmanship of debating what to do with American Legion Baseball now played at McEuen Park, let's call timeout for the seventh inning stretch.
Clarify rules for recalls
Sorry, but the recall debate isn't over.
Test your budgetability
Because this is the time of year to preen your patriotic feathers, we thought we might just offer a quick civics quiz. Today's subject is federal spending, which you already know all about, right?
Higher ed loses a leader
Two Hammonds bowing out in one year? That's a blow to the state of Idaho.