North Idaho Briefs March 14, 2012

Schools locked down on Tuesday

Eyes on premiums

Facing health law hikes, consumers mull options

RELIGION: Rights extend to everyone

In response to Frank D. Gunseor, I would first like to know just how familiar he is with his own Bible? According to the Apostle Paul, “We have all sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God.” Therefore, exactly who isn’t immoral: Who enters a grocery store, clothing store, fast food restaurant, pharmacy, among other business establishments? If a business wishes to discriminate based on “morality,” the business owner would have too few customers around to make a profit. And if “religious freedom” or arguments of “conscious” deprive people such as Mr. Gunseor of lifesaving transfusions or medication, I know of no Biblical passage, in either the Old Testament or New, that would even support this particular claim. Jesus healed the sick, without asking whether they were “moral enough” to receive treatment. He also spoke of forgiveness. If God could forgive sinners, then the people whom God forgave should be just as prepared to “pass it on,” forgiving others in turn. Using “religious freedom” to show nothing but contempt for our fellow residents of Idaho isn’t moral.

Gas tops $3 in Kootenai County

Idaho prices up 4 cents

Gas top $3 in Kootenai County

Kootenai County to buy property in Hayden

Sets government up where growth is greatest

Commissioners and Kootenai Electric Cooperative strike deal for Dakota Avenue location

GUNS: Rumors of confiscation

Since the Australia Gun Confiscation Law Was passed, this law cost the taxpayers $300 million to enforce. The following is what has happened.

Stocks push to record highs

The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at record highs Monday as the market delivered its fourth gain in as many trading days.

St. Maries doctor bitten in robbery attempt

Travis J. Harpole is facing a series of criminal charges following the alleged assault and attempted robbery of a doctor Thursday afternoon at St. Maries Family Medicine.

NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE WEEK: Real estate apps to treat the shopping bug

Real estate agents around the Inland Northwest continue their work, albeit with extra precautions in place as a result of COVID-19 and state mandated stay-at-home orders.

The Front Row with MARK NELKE Dec. 23, 2012

A rivalry of sorts, it appears

If David Akers hadn't suddenly become so erratic, and Delaney Walker didn't have such butterfingers, there wouldn't be quite so much on the line tonight when the San Francisco 49ers (10-3-1) travel to Seattle to play the Seahawks (9-5).

Arch supports are usually enough to treat flatfeet

Ask Dr. K

Expect crackdown on drinking while boating

Recreational boating fatalities last year jumped to their highest levels since 1998 and boating under the influence (BUI) was the leading contributing factor, according to the U.S. Coast Guard’s report, 2011 Recreational Boating Statistics.

1/3 of healthcare spending is wasted

For any strained budget, but especially a nation's, step one should be a simple choice: Eliminate waste. I know; easier said than done.

Federal testing website launches next week, 4 tests per home

COVIDTests.gov will provide tests at no cost

Neighborhood of the week: The Reserve

You'll notice it the minute you drive into The Reserve - the Architerra Homes difference. It's in their attention to detail: the high-pitched roofs, the subtle color palette, the variety of floor plans that are different, yet similar. And once you walk inside an Architerra home, that difference continues in the materials used, the vaulted ceilings, and the natural light streaming through the oversized windows.

A good time to get a car

Nationwide, auto industry sales are up 14 percent from last year

Fed is expected to take new action to lift economy

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is running out of options to try to boost a slumping economy and lower unemployment. So policymakers are expected to reach 50 years back into their playbook for their next move.

The value in staying put

Sometimes NOT buying can be just as big a decision.

Vickie Johnson, 93

Vickie Johnson, having lived a full and active life passed away on the morning of Sunday May 1, 2022, at the age of 93.

In-person and virtual experiences for 2021 Parade of Homes

Neighborhood of the Week: Sept. 19