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Palin emails let old media test new media methods

The analysis of Sarah Palin's emails over the past few days may end up teaching us more about the future of journalism than about the former Alaska governor's past.

Looking back at 2012 at Fish and Game

People from around the state and a variety of viewpoints participated in person and online in the Idaho Wildlife Summit over the weekend of Aug. 24-26.

Good passwords are hard to remember ... and may be obsolete

CHICAGO - Good thing she doesn't need a password to get into heaven. That's what Donna Spinner often mutters when she tries to remember the growing list of letter-number-and-symbol codes she's had to create to access her various online accounts.

'Woot woot!'

Politicians look for credit in a rising economy

Going West in style

Cisco's moves to former Odd Fellows building

COEUR d'ALENE - Sam Kennedy only moved his store about 50 feet, but it took him nearly four years to get the job done.

Primaries foretell volatile election year

WASHINGTON - Dazed and confused. The biggest primary night of the season has the two parties struggling to figure out their next steps in an increasingly volatile election year.

McChrystal sacked, replaced by Petraeus

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama sacked his loose-lipped Afghanistan commander Wednesday, a seismic shift for the military order in wartime, and chose the familiar, admired - and tightly disciplined - Gen. David Petraeus to replace him. Petraeus, architect of the Iraq war turnaround, was once again to take hands-on leadership of a troubled war effort.

Breakfast with The Boys

At Twin Lakes Village a lot of the TLV Men's Club members participate in the daily "The Boys" golf game.

Paradise? Not yet for KHS

We, the five Kootenai Humane Society volunteers who were forced to resign over a No Kill Policy, want to strongly debunk any ideas or insinuation that we do not support a no kill shelter. It was that effort which perhaps caused our demise.

More humane going forward?

Arizona execution renews debate over methods

Family: May dog's death be a warning

HAYDEN LAKE — Bear was doing what he loved — fetching a ball in the water — when he was suddenly sucked under.

Silver Valley Sports Recap: Aug 28 - Sept. 3

Local teams back in action

US seeks to invalidate Idaho water rights forfeiture laws

At the heart of the case is a 2007 Idaho Supreme Court ruling involving a livestock company’s claim to water rights on federal rangeland to provide water for livestock

Putin to the West: 'It is not us who threaten anyone'

'it’s the U.S. who came to our home with its missiles'

Poll: Frisky folks choose snuggling over Snuggies

WASHINGTON - This year's wild winter has brought everyday life to a halt for people from Boston to Austin, but freezing temperatures are still a good excuse for many Americans to cuddle, according to a new poll.

Duty of the Decade

By BRIAN WALKER

Herman John Esfeld, 92

Herman John Esfeld, age 92, passed away peacefully on Jan. 12, 2020. He was born on June 24, 1927, in Detroit, Mich., to Henry and Frieda Esfeld. He leaves behind his beloved wife, Ruth, who was the love of his life for over 37 years. Also surviving are his daughters Nora (Michael) Brzezinski of Jackson, Mich. and Edna of Ventura, Calif.; stepdaughter, Christine Von Eyss of New Zealand; grandchildren Matthew (Emily) Brzezinski, Krista (Josh) Simmons, step-grandsons Daniel and Adrian (Michaela) Chilton, (who liked to call him “the best Opa in the world”) and seven great-grandchildren: Carter, Peyton, Bennett, Millar, Sawyer, Evelyn and Ivy Mae.

'Hurt Locker,' TV ratings are winners for Oscars

An estimated 41.3 million people saw "The Hurt Locker" top the popular "Avatar" for best picture in the most-watched Academy Awards telecast since 2005.

Esther "Mickie" L. McKahan, 89

Esther “Mickie” L. McKahan, 89, of Coeur d’Alene, passed away February 26, 2014, at Coeur d'Alene Homes where she resided for the past three years.

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Sunny Lee Fagan, 85