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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 7 years, 2 months ago
Parking fee feud masks deeper issues

When reaction grossly exceeds what most people would consider reasonable based on cause, you know something else is going on.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Honest mistakes will happen, for Pete's sake

If you dedicate your career to public service, you know this: The complaint department is always open.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Hospital trustee brought handcuffs to the job

You wouldn’t have an employee of PepsiCo shaping policy for Coca-Cola.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Civic engagement lands on endangered species list

What Chet said.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Bullets and smiles are both effective weapons

Maybe Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White started to say it during his press conference Friday.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Ironman still showing holes in its uniform

To the people who love Ironman, the wet bodies a week ago today whetted appetites for a return of the full race.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Deep-six 627? It's the best solution

These are the kind of neighbors everyone should want.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Marching toward a season of renewed civility

As we stand on the precipice of the next presidential plebiscite, it’s tempting to indulge in the popular fantasy that we’re on the eve of a great national conversation.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Dear Doug: This run's for you

It’s Ironman Day in the Lake City.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Let's build better bridges between generations

Fellow boomers and beyond, a word, please.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Enough picking on Californians; it's Washington's turn

True or False:

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Let's get back to genuine Idaho politics

Will the real Republicans please stand up?

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Let's face this monster in the open

Sentencing this week of a woman who strongly discouraged two young girls from identifying the man who molested them is righteous ground for outrage.

Updated 7 years, 3 months ago
Young boy sets example for needy adults

Lemonade, 50 cents.

Updated 7 years, 4 months ago
This can't be what court had in mind

The Idaho Supreme Court’s recent ruling on police and misdemeanor crimes carries potentially deadly consequences.