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…
Best or bust
The annual Best of North Idaho contest sponsored by North Idaho Business Journal accepts entries from the most qualified judges in the world.
One goal for session
In a presidential election year you can expect few shock waves from the Idaho Legislature. Legislators are no more willing to stick their necks out right now than turkeys were last November.
A new friend for business
What would you say to an organization whose mission is this:
'Feds' isn't a 4-letter word
We're not happy with the federal government, either.
A vote against attack ads
The local strategy has been simple, effective and underhanded. Work hard on campaigning and then, just before an election, saturate the market with a negative ad ripping an opponent more than building up the suppor…
A job well done
Better to just miss a high target than hit a low one.
You are your greatest gift
Count your blessings.
The name of generosity
When it's all said and done, this year's Press Christmas for All will have helped roughly 10,000 needy Kootenai County residents.
Open your heart
Nobody's getting a better Christmas present than did Masin Hawkins.
Making Congress work
If you grin at the gridlock in our nation's capital, if you thrive on partisan politics and the volatile, demoralizing and destructive path that partisanship produces, this editorial is not for you.
They need your help
Doesn't seem possible.
Thank an unseen friend
Your newspaper carrier is one of the best friends you never met.
Of trees and suits
This is one timber transaction we're happy to see environmentalists jump into.
One fun open meeting
Some of the public officials who would have benefited most from Tuesday's workshop on Idaho open meeting and public records laws were conspicuously absent. But today we won't dwell on that.
Embrace technology
This time next year the dust will be settling on ballot initiatives challenging all three prongs of the "Students Come First" education plan adopted by the 2011 Idaho Legislature. The new laws restrict the bargaini…