Fair gets a new name

North Idaho State Fair scheduled to take place Aug. 24-28

The fair held in Coeur d’Alene each year has a new name.

Idaho must stand against white nationalism

Idaho’s extremist Lieutenant Governor, Janice McGeachin, disgraced herself, the office she holds, and our state yet again by speaking at AFPAC last week.

Kennedy Center opens 3-week India arts festival

Festival will run until March 20

WASHINGTON - The Kennedy Center in Washington has been converted into a palace to showcase India's arts, precious gems and diverse culture over the next three weeks.

Going up: Gas prices soar

BOISE — Idaho gas prices leaped by 17 cents in a week as COVID-19 restrictions are slowly lifted and fuel demand rebuilds. For the week, the Gem State’s price jump was the largest in the country.

COMMENTARY: Public lands belong to all of us

...a handful of well-positioned Idaho politicians with help from some out-of-state financial backers want to take control of public land in order to sell it off to developers

Widmyer pushes for more lake protection

COEUR d’ALENE — Mayor Steve Widmyer told a crowd of more than 300 community leaders Tuesday that while Coeur d’Alene’s health, vitality and commitment to public art all deserve high marks, its commitment to Lake Coeur d’Alene’s health and vitality needs work.

Thank state leaders for this A+

Attacks on public education fall short, thank goodness.

Holidays around the World comes to CDA

HREI event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today

HREI's Holidays around the World free event for children goes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Op-Ed: Attorney General Wasden is a courageous champion of the law

We six were predecessors of Lawrence Wasden as Idaho Attorney General from 1971 to 2003.

NIC TRUSTEE ELECTION: Vote for Corkill

I am encouraging all Kootenai County registered voters to elect Brad Corkill to the North Idaho College Board of Trustees.

Idaho gas prices slowly sink

After weeks of hovering near the $4 mark, Idaho gas prices are slowly falling, according to AAA.

Desert Southwest will face huge water shortages

Weather Gems

While crops are still being washed away by raging floodwaters in the soggy Midwest and hailed out in the tornado-devastated Great Plains, areas west of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas are suffering from the worst drought conditions in recent memory into Arizona and California.

Slow-to-turn leaves have replaced slow-to-ripen tomatoes

Weather Gems

The autumn leaves that each year turn our hills and valleys into a silent peal of color are one of Ma Nature’s most brilliant displays.

INMATES: Darn right they clean

I am writing in response to Mr. Vernon Trotter's letter to the editor regarding the Sheriff's Inmate Labor Program working in the area of Sanders Beach earlier this month. I hope this letter clarifies Mr. Trotter's misinformation for your readers.

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LEGION BASEBALL: Lums make noise, top Rocky Mountain

BOISE — Coeur d’Alene coach Zach Clanton said his team was going to make some noise in the Class AA state American Legion baseball tournament this week at Timberline High.

What to do with Rathdrum Mountain

I am writing to the voters of Rathdrum in regards to the survey being sent out asking what to do with the 557 acre parcel that the City of Rathdrum owns on Rathdrum Mountain.

Two-wheeled tap house at Resort Shops

Business Bits

A bicycle theme with special beverages, foods, fun and pedaling items will be featured at the Coeur d'Alene Tap House Unchained. A full-service bar and 24 microbrews and ciders will be offered when it opens May 1 in the space formerly occupied by Splash in the Coeur d'Alene Resort Plaza Shops at 210 E. Sherman Ave.

Senators oppose Prop 2

COEUR d’ALENE — Two senators from Kootenai County joined colleagues from across the Gem State to oppose Proposition 2 in an Oct. 31 press release. Sen. Mary Souza and Sen. Steve Vick shared Sen. Steven Thayn’s concerns that the proposed expansion of Medicaid may come back to haunt Idaho in the future.

POEM: Tribute to the Lake City

I am sending you a poem I wrote that was inspired by a visit I made there many years ago. I hope your readers will enjoy it.