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…
When yellow means courage
The pulled pork sandwich, with onion, of course, is pretty darn good at The Big Yellow mobile kitchen in the Goodwill parking lot on Fourth Street in midtown Coeur d'Alene.
No room for malice at McEuen
If you're looking for someone who disagrees with something Mayor Sandi Bloem has voted for, voted against or decided on her own, count us in. We've criticized her decisions before, and we're pretty sure we'll do it…
Beware the burglars
You aren't the only one who can hear the echoes of cash registers ringing.
Listen up: Work ethic calls
If there's a silver lining in the storm cloud of the recession, perhaps it's that the sense of entitlement bred and fed during the good times has finally disappeared.
Talking turkey about Christmas
Congratulations, North Idaho. You gobbled up a great challenge to ensure needy families got their turkeys and all the trimmings on the biggest day of thanks giving.
Better days await
These "be thankful" Thanksgiving editorials are getting harder to write.
Bruning, service just go together
There's a groundswell of excitement over the election of Dan Gookin and Steve Adams to the Coeur d'Alene City Council, and there should be. Whether or not the existing council is actually guilty of routinely applyi…
Answer the call
Perusing some national headlines yesterday, one from Tucson, Ariz., jumped out at us.
School district of the year
Coeur d'Alene School District isn't one to shy away from controversy.
McEuen Mandate
Some 45,000 people call Coeur d'Alene home. Within the city's borders, 21,433 were registered to vote in this week's municipal elections. And of those, 6,299 actually did.
Keeping a campaign pledge
You want transparency in government.
Going postal
Behind the motor of technology, the world is changing at light speed. It imparts a lesson to every business, every agency, every individual: Adjust or suffer the consequences.
A surprise endorsement
For the 2011 municipal elections, our editorial board has come to unanimous agreement on its endorsements.
These stats aren't boring
Maybe your eyes glaze over when someone opens a conversation or a chart with statistics.
Less income, more outgo
The recent revelation that lower property values are not being offset by lower taxes doesn't sit well with some citizens.