PRIDE: You ARE loved!

While reading the newspaper, I see opinions stating that pride doesn’t represent them. I felt the need to share my view of pride from an ally and mother of a queer kid.

PRIDE: $5K raised in less than 24 hours

Dear Pastor Van Noy, I wanted to personally reach out and extend my sincerest gratitude, and congratulate you for earning yourself the prestigious title of Premier Sponsor for the 2024 CDA4Pride season!

Coeur d’Alene man 'inspired to endure'

Will join three friends to row across the ocean and raise money for Parkinson’s research

The Human Powered Potential teammates are going the distance not only to push their own personal potential but also as a fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

END TIMES: Earth’s peoples and E.T.s

Intelligence experts testified before Congress (2023) that the U.S. Government does reverse engineering on “alien craft.” “Yes, they have recovered non-human biologics.”

PRIDE: Biblical love is unconditional

Authors of recent LTEs expressing outrage about members of this community who support the Coeur d’Alene Pride event were apparently encouraged to do so by Paul Van Noy of Candlelight Fellowship. The Coeur d’Alene Press has done a great service to the community by publishing these LTEs because they demonstrate important tendencies in our community; ignorance and hate exist, and we need to work on this together.

Innovia Foundation awards $446K to North Idaho nonprofits

The Innovia Foundation has awarded $446,000 in grants to 48 nonprofit organizations serving North Idaho.

MY TURN: Attacks on school show unwarranted

Performance at Athol Elementary nothing to apologize for.

Great expectations: New Coeur d'Alene foundation off to a good start

Pledges total nearly $500K in minutes for new foundation aiming to help nonprofits, others

The foundation will have an advisory committee composed of residents work with the ICF board to oversee the distribution of grants, “ensuring that funds are allocated to areas where they can make the most impact.”

HOUSING: Hear what people want

Commissioners want more “affordable housing.” As a young adult growing up here in the service industry, most are single and don’t want the tie-down or responsibility of homeownership, just a small AFFORDABLE studio/1-2 bedroom. A lot of retired/ widowed want the same.

The power of perspective

Rushing to work at a hospital, a nurse was driving too fast and failed to stop for a stoplight. A policeman caught up with her in the next block and said, "Doesn't that red light remind you of something?"

'Keys' to success in Coeur d'Alene

Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County fundraiser takes in more than $100K

Mark Kuhnhausen, executive director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kootenai County, expressed his gratitude for the success of the evening.

AD: Didn’t let facts get in the way

I appreciate that Monica Mohn was able to afford the half-page ad in the Opinion section of the paper. She might have been better off reading the editorial regarding the two opponents running for the same precinct position.

Shelley Kay Holtz-Gurganus, 61

Shelley Kay Holtz-Gurganus, 61

Coeur d'Alene forum tackles fentanyl crisis

No one is immune to dying or losing a loved one because of a fentanyl overdose.

Does a dry spring also mean a dry summer?

Since the middle of May, temperatures have been relatively mild to warm in Coeur d’Alene and across the Inland Northwest.

MY TURN: Political 'clickbait'

In a genuine effort to maintain a balanced political understanding and to keep my vision from becoming myopic, I made some time to peruse the most recent and unsolicited volume 2, Issue 14 of The People's Pen that I found in my mailbox.

LEGION BASEBALL: Northern Lakes outslugs Coeur d'Alene U17

Caleb Mason had two hits, two runs scored and three RBIs for Northern Lakes (5-0), which travels to the Howard Rein Tournament in Bozeman, Mont., on Friday, facing the Sheridan Jets and Bozeman Bucks.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

The headlines in Sunday’s Press regarding the pride in the park event is different online vs. in print. Online headline was “Coeur d’Alene Celebrates…” In print it dropped to the bottom of the page “Loud, proud and loved.” Deceptive presentations.

Hands-on science connects youth, community

The Youth Water Summit is the culmination of The Confluence Project.

A1 VETERANS PRESS: The history of Memorial Day

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day to remember those who have died in our nation's service. After the Civil War, many people in the North and South decorated graves of fallen soldiers with flowers.