David George Albertini, 79

David George Albertini, 79 —In Memoriam— By Dan Zadra & Francie Lane

Marty and Max: The Dirty (Harry) Truth About the Market

The real estate world has very much resembled the wild, wild West. Who better to personify the industry than Clint Eastwood who starred in the classic, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly? This pretty much summarizes our market.

Coeur d'Alene carriers come though for families

Each year, on the second Saturday in May, postal carriers nationwide embark on their routes to collect nonperishable food donations for local food pantries

MY TURN: Battle of the Strong Men

An analysis of glaring chinks in the armor.

PATZER: An ideal precinct committeeman

We would like to endorse David Patzer for the position of Precinct 205 Committeeman.

ELECTION: Support this superior slate

As a lifelong resident and someone who has been deeply ingrained in our community for over three decades, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside exceptional individuals who have dedicated themselves to bettering our community. These are the individuals who have tirelessly served in various capacities, contributing to our nonprofits, Chambers of Commerce, and economic and workforce development organizations. Their commitment and passion for our community’s welfare are unparalleled, making them the ideal candidates for Precinct Committeeman.

ELECTION: Time to cure political illness

We’ve all heard that eating healthy foods, exercising and getting ample sleep may help us live a better quality of life. Prevention of an illness is better than suffering through an illness.

3Cs: Choir offers a song of gratitude

On behalf of the 3Cs Coeur d’Aleers Choir, a big thank you to all of our friends, families and groupies from the community who came to our free concerts at Trinity Lutheran church on Fifth Street on Tuesday afternoon, April 30 and Friday evening, May 3.

EDITORIAL: These two take high road in race

Dare we dream that Mike Baker charts a course for greater political leadership?

OPINION: Fulcher says slow down with EV rules

Of all the stupid things coming out of Washington, this one gets the golden dunce cap.

First 'Green Summit' on Saturday

The Green Summit will be emceed by George Saylor of Coeur d'Alene.

Murder charge against Chad Daybell will stand despite wrong date of child's death, judge says

The original indictment filed in the case back in 2021 had the correct date, saying that JJ's death occurred on or between Sept. 22 and 23, 2019

US proposes ending new federal leases in nation's biggest coal region

The immediate impact is likely to be limited because coal leases take many years to develop and demand has flagged in recent years

Hospitals agree to terminate deal amid antitrust probe

After an investigation into whether Kootenai Health and Syringa Hospital and Clinics in Grangeville may have violated Idaho’s antitrust law, Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced the hospitals signed a consent agreement.

The Commission on Presidential Debates faces an uncertain future after Biden and Trump bypassed it

In reaching an agreement on their own, Biden and Trump sidelined a commission that aims to set neutral rules and provide a forum that's simultaneously broadcast on all major networks.

Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba

Critics say Cuba still falls short on religious tolerance.

Stock market today: Dow tops 40,000 for the first time as Wall Street drifts higher

Stronger-than-expected profit reports have been one of the main reasons U.S. stock indexes jumped through May to records following a tough April.

STATE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Despite playing up, Timberlake still draws a No. 8 seed

“If you look at our strength of schedule, it’s the second lowest of all the 3A schools,” ninth-year Timberlake coach Casi Lupinacci said. “We want to play up because we want to do better at state, but when MaxPreps changed the ranking system they said if you schedule up it will help your strength … and you would think that would help your final rankings, but that did not definitely help us.”

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Pitching and weather — it's state softball time in North Idaho

As it turns out, making it a three-day tournament had more to do with the weather than with pitching. “The schedule was tight and when there were weather issues, there wasn’t flexibility,” said Mike Federico, assistant director of the Idaho High School Activities Association. “That was the main reason.”

'Slammed' on opening day

Crowds come out for farmers markets and it's not even summer

Hundreds turned out for the first day of the Fifth Street Farmers Market.