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.

GOOD OLD DAYS: They lacked basic human rights

Thank you, Susan Crowe, for your “My Turn” submission. The question you asked about “the good old days” is exactly what I also ask, “For whom?”

Food insecurity on the rise in Shoshone County, statewide

Food insecurity is on the rise across the state, with Shoshone County topping the chart with about 2,220 people or 16.5% of the population experiencing instability around providing stable food sources, according to Map the Meal Gap report recently released through Feeding America.

OPINION: Celebrating a victory for us all

Election shows how every single vote counts

Idaho volleyball coach Gonzalez resigns

Coach was under investigation following allegations of abuse and bullying by players

The separation became official Friday. With his resignation, the investigation stops, and no further action will be taken, Idaho officials said.

Coeur d'Alene opioid task force already at work

Spokane declares opioid crisis

White previously told the Coeur d’Alene City Council that police are trying to increase their efforts to combat opioids and drug abuse in the community.

PESTICIDES: Immunity for manufacturers would harm Idaho

Did anyone notice Bayer’s full-page ad on Sunday, May 26 purporting to help farmers and fight hunger? Curious why the German big-pharma company is advertising here? Bayer has large phosphate mines in southeast Idaho. How about the full-page ad on Sunday, March 3 from Idaho Grain with the young couple holding a child, pitting farmers against “trial lawyers” and asking you to support HB653?

EDITORIAL: Oh, baby: Break out the barbecue

Holiday weekend ushers in a season that seemed like it might never arrive

PEOPLE: All in God’s image

Watching people standing upright, relaxed or busy, chatting, each one different is an amazing sight. From a Christian perspective, each is made in the image of GOD. Characteristic of that image is being able to love and communicate (both to GOD and to others) as well as to create, to invent, to laugh, to make choices (etc.) and to enjoy the challenges and beauty of life on Earth.

Hayden Senior Center seeks new location

To celebrate the Hayden Senior Center rejoining the Hayden Chamber of Commerce, a ribbon cutting took place Tuesday at their current location at the Coeur d'Alene Shrine Club.

To be loved by a dog is a gift

She was the best dog, the very best dog, actually the best dog ever ... all 6 pounds of her.

OPINION: No room for differences on Memorial Day

The last Monday in May has been established by Congress as Memorial Day, the day to remember, honor and mourn the Americans who have died in the country’s wars. We should all put aside our differences on May 27 to thank those who gave their last full measure to protect America’s “government of the people, by the people and for the people” as President Abraham Lincoln described it.

80 years later, Coeur d'Alene veterans reflect on D-Day

Morgensen, along with fellow VFW Post 889 in Coeur d’Alene veterans Bob Martin and Paul Mahlow, shared their thoughts on D-Day over a cup of coffee with The Press.

KSD approves 4-day schedule

The Kellogg School Board voted unanimously to adopt a pilot four-day schedule for the 2024/25 school year during their meeting on Tuesday night.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

This is in response to your story on Coeur d’Alene celebrating pride month. Not everyone in Coeur d’Alene was celebrating pride month.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

Coeur d’Alene celebrates pride is false and misleading. Please, stop projection of your views on the rest of us.

PRIDE: Event doesn’t represent Coeur d’Alene

My name is Jason Murray. I’ve served as Families Pastor at Candlelight here in Coeur d’Alene for the last three years, under my pastor Paul Van Noy. I joined him in 2021 after 30-plus prior years as a pastor, spending more than two decades helping dads, moms and kids overcome the trauma of sexual confusion.

MY TURN: Take a stand against bigotry, racism

On behalf of the NAACP Kootenai County Branch, I am writing to address a deeply troubling incident that recently occurred at McEuen Park, where young students from the Coeur d’Alene Tribal School were racially harassed by a group of adults. First and foremost, we stand in solidarity with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and the affected children, and condemn the actions of the individuals responsible for the incident. Simply put, intolerance and disrespect have no place here.

How does “Missing Middle Housing” affect the housing crisis?

In a recent presentation by the National Home Builders Association at a summit hosted by the North Idaho Building Contractors it was predicted that as a country, we need to build two million homes in the next few years in order to address the nationwide housing crisis and shortage.

Sheriff's office looks to grow in remodeled Kootenai North building

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office aims to complete its move to the Kootenai North facility in Hayden by summer’s end.