Tips for a happy car-buying experience

Research shows that the auto industry is still suffering lingering effects

Bullying hurts everyone

Food for Thought

I stumble three steps back as the second kick hits squarely on my chest. The oxygen leaves my body with an audible heave as I gasp for air that isn't there. I feel shocked, surprised and helpless. Keith grins preparing, Bruce Lee style, for another blow. I manage to squeak out a wispy, "Why," as the third kick, which I never see lands on my temple and I hit the ground, scared at what might happen next. Keith stands over my helpless, prone body and calmly says, "I'm going to do this to you everyday. Goodbye." Keith walks calmly into our sixth-grade classroom and I begin to cry.

RUSSIA: Excuses getting tiresome

People like Barb Crumpacker, Joan Baune and others need to find a new strategy. Continuing to resort to intimidation and name calling like minions, lemmings and questioning the I.Q. of anyone who didn’t vote for your candidate does nothing but make you sound bitter.

LEVY: Support strong schools

I have lived in Post Falls for more than 30 years.

HELP ME: I can't remember!

With Blue Monday coming, denouncing bullying in our schools, I am shocked that we now believe… you can be a bully in high school and just say, “I don’t remember.” Or, “If I did, I’m sorry.”

Organizers of $14 million Ponzi scheme in Montana sentenced to prison

Goodbye Chillers, hello Hogfish

Remodeled bar has new look, atmosphere

COEUR d'ALENE - Say goodbye to Chillers.

EBOLA: Forests hold an answer

Scientists have said for years that there is a commonality between deforestation in Africa and the Ebola virus. The Guinea Rainforest has been ravaged by clear cuts and has shrunk to less than one-fifth of its original size. In Liberia, more than half of the forests have been sold off to logging companies.

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Thomas J. Kamps, 63

Mental health records added to FBI gun check

TWIN FALLS (AP) - Idaho has added mental health records to a national Federal Bureau of Investigations database, making it easier for background checks to discover if would-be gun owners have a history of mental illness.

LOCHSA: Don't buy it, N. Idaho

There are few things as confusing and annoying as the Lochsa Land Exchange (ULX).

MOMS: Facts are incomplete

This is a rebuttal to the My Turn article written by Karen Charbonneau about her vision of gun safety.

NIC: Another thought

After reading the My Turn Opinion Piece by Tim Christie on Jan. 5 on the “Consequences of Loss of Accreditation for NIC,” I started thinking about what is really behind the loss of accreditation for NIC.

Margaret Davis, 90

Margaret “Peggy” Davis, 90, of Cocoa Beach, Fla. passed away July 30, 2021, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

CHALLENGE: Connect heroically

I read a quote written by Joanna Gaines that resonated deeply in my soul.

Judith Bieze, 75

Born on April 8, 1948, Judith (Judy) Marie (Foss) Bieze grew up in the Chicago area and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University.

Fiscal cliff talks: Private bargaining, public wrangling

WASHINGTON - In a test of divided government, the White House and congressional Republicans bargained in secret and sparred in public Tuesday over a deal to prevent year-end tax increases for middle class millions and spending cuts to the military as well as other federal programs.

About those college rankings

Some schools obsess to look good, while students mostly shrug

When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best Colleges" nearly 30 years ago, the magazine hoped its college rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they've had a much bigger effect on colleges themselves.

Bank on the basics of Internet marketing

In past weeks, we've explored, in depth, many facets of Internet marketing. I wanted to take a breath and put on the brakes for a moment to highlight some fundamental elements of the digital marketing world.

Poll: Few have received credit cards with chips

Even as an Oct. 1 deadline approaches to replace Americans' out-of-date credit cards with new cards embedded with computer chips, the vast majority of Americans still have not received their new cards and only a small minority are using the chips at all, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows.