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Editorial

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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 15 years, 9 months ago
Couldn't do it without them

There's a whole slew of Santa's helpers in red.

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
Look who pays for quality of life

They're about as sexy as statues under wool blankets, but this newspaper's ongoing series on city spending is attracting plenty of attention.

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
Charity now in home stretch

One week to Christmas Eve - the deadline for Press Christmas for All - and a great gift is within reach.

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
Should Idaho eliminate tenure for teachers?

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
For kids' sake, expect the worst

In this season of joy and optimism, stories like those of the abused 2-year-old twins hurt more than ever. Christmas is almost here, yet nowhere were charity and love less apparent than in that despicable apartment.

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
Rate your charitable giving this holiday season.

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
City by city, a numbers game

Nobody can put a price tag on quality of life.

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
What if we fail?

It was a fair question.

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
Looking forward with Labrador

An informal editorial board meeting Friday with Congressman-elect Raul Labrador illustrated why we think he might not be "one and done" like his two immediate predecessors, Walt Minnick and Bill Sali.

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
A prairie fairy tale

Once upon a time just a few years ago, some villagers raised voices if not pitchforks against the spread of homes on the Rathdrum Prairie.

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
Appointing is anointing

Incumbency didn't help a lot of Democrats in the Nov. 2 elections. Yet over the last 13 years, it's proven to be an unbeatable weapon in Coeur d'Alene School Board elections.

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
One way out of the job rut

So, you're stuck in the rut of a job or career that takes everything you've got and gives little in return.

Updated 15 years, 10 months ago
No tears on Christmas Day

The turkey's a skeleton fondly remembered.