'This is our home'

Governor has allocated $33 million for health of Lake Cd'A

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has allocated $33 million in funds to focus on improving the lake’s health, according to a press release from the Idaho DEQ Friday.

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX: U of I is taking a bum deal

When I read you editorial today supporting the purchase of the University of Phoenix, I nearly fell out of my chair.

NIC, Macomber ask judge to dismiss lawsuit

North Idaho College and attorney Art Macomber have asked the court to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges fraud.

Legals for June, 17 2023

Losing hope of finding kids in plane crash, Indigenous searchers turned to a ritual: ayahuasca

About 10 days later, with no plane and no signs of life found, the Indigenous volunteers joined the effort

A nun commends Dodgers' handling of Pride Night controversy. Some archbishops call it blasphemy

“A professional baseball team has shockingly chosen to honor a group whose lewdness and vulgarity in mocking our Lord, His Mother, and consecrated women cannot be overstated,” the archbishops said.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Here's your futbol update — in particular, the U.S. women

In fact, however, women’s soccer is getting better everywhere else, and another coronation for the States can hardly be considered a given.

OPINION: Too far

Neuroscientists will tell you that the prefrontal cortex, the part of the human brain responsible for impulse control, prioritizing, planning and generally making good decisions, is underdeveloped until the mid to late 20s. This explains many of the poor decisions made by teenagers. As parents we ask “What were you thinking?” and the answer is that they weren’t thinking, at least not fully. The task of guiding and correcting immature behaviors falls to adults and society has developed moral codes, laws and taboos to help character development.

GAS: Looks like price gouging

I’m curious why gas prices in the area jump 20 cents a gallon instead of a smaller increment like most locales. Of course I also wonder why the price of gas in Wallace and Kellogg as of June 11 is 60 cents a gallon more than Coeur d’Alene and Haugen in Montana.

Legals for June, 16 2023

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Coaching comings and goings among local high schools

“He’s been one of the longer-tenured coaches at Lakeland,” Lakeland athletic director Matt Neff said of Jason Bradbury, who resigned after 20 seasons as the Hawks' baseball coach. “He’s invested so much into the facilities there; he’s brought that field up to a pretty high standard. Just a great career; just a great baseball tradition that he had established there. It’s not too often anymore that you see those 20-year coaches, because to be a varsity coach anymore, the time commitment … it’s not the same as it used to be. “He’s got a career to be proud of, a tenure to be proud of. Anytime you have someone that commits 20 years toward a program like that, that’s to be commended, because it’s such a commitment, especially at the 4A/5A level around here.”

Garden District may make history

Meeting set for June 20 at St. Thomas Center

The Coeur d’Alene Historic Preservation Commission is inviting the public to attend a Garden District open house at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the St. Thomas Center, 406 N. 10th Street.

It's a grand old flag

Flag Day history and meaning

We celebrate Flag Day in the United States on June 14 every year. At the seasonal Middlebrook (New Jersey) encampment of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, on June 14, our new flag was hoisted in 1777, which became the tradition of flag day.

Laura Jo Good, 71

Laura J. Good, 71, of Hayden, Idaho passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at her home.

Perfect gift in memory of my dad

In 2004, I bought my dad a Father’s Day card and gift and enjoyed a dad hug. We never know when simple things will happen for the last time. Such is life.

WBCSD postpones decision on Durst contract

Durst's drafted contract and qualifications questioned.

Legals for June, 14 2023

CDA physician indicted in Medicare fraud conspiracy

The Department of Justice recently announced that a grand jury returned an indictment charging Dr. David Antonio Becerril, 67, Coeur d’Alene, and formerly of Selah, Wash., with 16 counts of conspiracy, fraud, and false statements in connection with Becerril’s participation in a telemarketing health care fraud scheme.

Legals for June, 13 2023

Food prices are squeezing Europe. Now Italians are calling for a pasta protest

Spain has avoided price controls