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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 16 years, 6 months ago
For Isaac Ochoa there will always be faith and hope

No hope this Easter? Feeling gloomy over the economy? Stress over finances and family overwhelming any faith you've ever had? Not really looking forward to attending church on Easter Sunday because frankly, you don…

Updated 16 years, 6 months ago
Good idea for a Good Friday

Hope you've been able to relax a little this week of Spring Break. And with Easter just ahead, this also seems an appropriate time to suggest a gentle stress buster. It's so simple, anybody can do it. Anybody with …

Updated 16 years, 6 months ago
Arranging an ideal marriage

No matter how busy you are, there's always time to do some good.

Updated 16 years, 6 months ago
Post info and prosper

Sometimes it's hard to do the right thing. And sometimes it's easier than you might think.

Updated 16 years, 6 months ago
Chamber soars above old debt

The dates of June 12-13, 2004, still cast a black shadow over the very fine work these days of the Hayden Chamber of Commerce.

Updated 16 years, 6 months ago
Separate the bill from bull

Want proof of the wisdom behind words uttered by our Founding Fathers more than three centuries ago? You'll find it every time those words ring true today.

Updated 16 years, 7 months ago
Contestants spell h-o-p-e

They're smart. They're studious. They're brave.

Updated 16 years, 7 months ago
Doubt and be healthy

Updated 16 years, 7 months ago
And another thing, Sunshine

It's one of the biggest words in the English language. Apparently, it's also one of the most ambiguous.

Updated 16 years, 7 months ago
Take a bow in the sunshine

Whether they really mean to or not, some public servants shut the door on one of your most precious freedoms: Your right to know.

Updated 16 years, 7 months ago
Another exhibit in Spokane case

Any newcomer wondering why this paper was so skeptical toward Spokane didn't need to wait long for an answer.

Updated 16 years, 7 months ago
All hail the champs

You live in a county of champions.

Updated 16 years, 7 months ago
How to judge IB programs

Coeur d'Alene School District has a tough enough challenge educating our kids. When its governing board and administrators become consumed with fighting political battles, too, the quality of education is bound to …

Updated 16 years, 7 months ago
One 'yes' vote, one 'heck no' vote

The voter ID bill makes sense.

Updated 16 years, 7 months ago
Please help us, Spokane

Because we in Kootenai County are quite helpless and ofttimes clueless, we appreciate our enlightened neighbors to the west watching out for us.