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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…
Trump's helter-skelter foreign policy endangers our national security
On March 28, a headline on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security website proudly declared, “Secretary Nielsen Signs Historic Regional Compact with Central America to Stem Irregular Migration at the Source, Confr…
But seriously, a little laughter never hurts
April Fuhl made her Coeur d’Alene Press reporting debut nearly two decades ago by disclosing that a money tree, sprouting springtime leaves of fives and tens and twenties, was discovered out on the Rathdrum Prairie…
The draft resolution that changed the world
The Press last week intercepted the first draft of a Kootenai County Republican Central Committee resolution. It’s April Fool’s Eve, so with strict adherence to political protocol (and a discreet wink), we now shar…
Bad legislation? No, this is blatant belligerence
There’s little doubt that most of the citizens serving in Idaho’s Legislature are good people whose motives are purely to serve constituents to the best of their abilities. It’s possible that description fits every…
Last-second shot against Trump comes up short
Basketball fans, admit it.
Legion looks fantastic at 100 years old
The American Legion family is 3 million strong.
The painful reminder from Shopko's demise
Bye bye, local bricks and mortar department stores.
Fend off attack on citizens' initiative rights
Daniel Radford and Jim Jones might be miles and years apart, but they’re as close to right on as they can get.
Strike up the brain band for literacy
Words matter.
These spellers are players in a bigger game
The stars of the show, of course, are the 46 North Idaho kids who are going to be spelling their hearts out tomorrow morning.
To be young (and loved) is beautiful
If your kids and grandkids are healthy, happy, productive and responsible, count your blessings.
Arguing is over; now let's vote
A recall battle in formerly peaceful Dalton Gardens.
Safeguard your right to know
In what has become an annual tradition, several Idaho legislators were again pushing bills to reduce or eliminate requirements for governmental agencies to publish legal notices in local newspapers. The bills died …
What makes a champion? Look all around you
For being the greatest nation in the history of the world, we sure do get some things wrong.
Stand tall and vote 'yes' for Cd'A schools
Only one state in the U.S. does not pay for the construction of public schools.