Offering spoiled food no way to spoil your pet

People may choose to eat foods past their expiration date, as long as the food looks and smells good, but that doesn’t mean this practice is safe for pet food. Ensuring pet food is suitable to eat is the first step to preventing your dog or cat from becoming ill.

How does organ donation fit into estate planning?

There are several things I think we should all understand about how Idaho law addresses the issue of organ donation and how we can use our estate planning documents to help make sure our wishes on this topic are followed.

KEA sets first 'North Idaho Green Summit'

Topics will include sustainable foods systems, renewable energy, climate adaptation, aquifer protection, responsible recreation, climate change and waste management.

Labor market webinars begin Tuesday

The Idaho Department of Labor's 2024 labor market webinar series begins Tuesday.

OPINION: A pig's tale, revisited

Orwell's porkers, KCRCC bear some resemblance

BOOTHE: Argument lacks merit

Regarding Ron Booth’s Jan. 5 letter citing multiple topics expressed in two letters to the editor. Just a few comments. Letters to the editor are generally considered opinion. Guessing you would prefer that these opinions shouldn’t be published? If so, perhaps the paper shouldn’t publish your opinions either. (I am curious about the paper’s ascribed title to your letter “Fallacy and Opinion: Often the Same Thing” Perhaps a bit of an editorial comment?)

Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man

Last year, there were just over 4,100 heart transplants in the U.S., a record number but the supply is so tight that only patients with the best chance of long-term survival get offered one.

How free-roaming cats impact wildlife, disease transmission

Cats are hunters by nature, which is why it’s not uncommon for an outdoor cat to bring home a “gift,” left on their owner’s doorstep.

PRIDE: Judge yourself first

All the hate letters I read don’t represent me. Seems the Candlelight people got a lot of hate. Is that what the topic on Sundays are or everyday? Lot of things I disagree with and seems some religious, or so-called religious enterprises as it’s hard to say church by my definition, fuel what we have today. We go by the Bible on this pride thing, but compare an adulterer to Jesus. You can’t make this up.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Symptoms: Your body’s alert system

Symptoms are not a random set of annoyances, but an alarm system that signals something is wrong. Understanding what the body is trying to tell us, appropriately interpreting a combination of symptoms, and taking action to change it, especially in the early stages, can make a difference in your level of suffering.

Harrison issues drinking water health advisory

Town hall set for 6 p.m. Tuesday

A high level of manganese in the drinking water prompted the city of Harrison to issue a health advisory Sept. 15. A town hall will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Harrison Senior Center, 103 Pine St., Harrison. Idaho Department of Environmental Quality compliance officer Jim Williamson will address the topic.

Designing biosecurity plans for hobby farms

More and more people are practicing farming because they enjoy the outdoors, animals, and the fruits of their labor as opposed to farming as a primary source of income.

NOISE: Time for action

We’re happy that noise has been a recent topic of concern as covered by Bill Buley the Coeur d’Alene Press. But, words aren’t enough. Action is needed. It’s way past time for the city council and the police to do something about the extreme noise in the downtown area.

Favorite Things About the Silver Valley: The history

This is part one of a special series called “Favorite Things About the Silver Valley.” The subjects of these stories come from you, the people of the Silver Valley.

Women in the Woods field day opportunity

Hands on training for forestland owners

OPINION: Open letter to Idaho GOP chair Dorothy Moon

There is no Resolution, nor is there any statement in the Idaho State Republican Platform opposing the U.S. Constitution Article V. In fact, the 2016/2020 Platform of the National Republican Party in the Government Reform section calls for a Constitutional “Balanced Budget Amendment.”

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Don’t shoot the messenger

Frequently we hear the meme “Don’t shoot the messenger!” when the bearer of bad news is blamed or lashed out against. The emotions attached can be hostile or jokingly expressed. But it’s no joking matter when it comes to our body, and to our health. So frequently, when the body tells us something is wrong — giving us a message intended to be paid attention to — we shoot the messenger. Symptoms are messengers. They are there to raise a red flag and say “Hello! Is anyone listening to me? Something is wrong! Please pay attention!” So instead of delving into the root issue, we mask the symptom. We shoot it with drugs, radiation or even try to cut it out. The messenger may be suppressed, or dead, but what about the problem? In most cases, it’s still there.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Sinus relief: Solutions that really work

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) millions of people in the U.S. are diagnosed with sinusitis each year. It is estimated that that amounts to around 12% of the U.S. population.

OPINION: Navigating Idaho Medicaid

Most Republican lawmakers in the Idaho Legislature are concerned and frustrated that Medicaid costs will only continue to escalate and are unsustainable. This led to the legislature's decision earlier in the year to reject the initial Medicaid budget proposal of $4.7 billion, which many of my colleagues deemed excessive. Idaho is one of only six states that still operates Medicaid as a Fee-for-Service model.

HUCKLEBERRIES: Origin of huckleberry ice cream

North Idahoans love all things huckleberry. Huckleberry pancakes. Huckleberry muffins. Huckleberry syrup and jams. Huckleberry shakes from Paul Bunyan. And the huckleberry ice cream cones at the North Idaho Fair. So we should cherish the memory of Myron Haugen, the local who made our first commercial huckleberry ice cream.