Letters to the editor, March 26, 2020

Appreciation

St. Vincent de Paul Fashion Show is Friday

St. Vinny’s fourth annual Fashion Show takes place Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn.

Pretend poverty, real struggles

Cost of Poverty Experience simulates social services challenges

George and Kathleen Sayler were stressed out. The couple struggled at every step Tuesday during the Cost of Poverty Experience, a simulation organized by the Community Action Partnership at the First Presbyterian Church in Coeur d’Alene.

C1 My Turn: Open door to use of Covid treatments

Together, we will get through this…

COVID-19 patients rising

Nine with coronavirus in critical care at Kootenai Health

PHD continues to encourage residents to get vaccinated

Cooling off

Temperatures to dip into 70s for Labor Day weekend; Gas prices expected to drop this fall

Ready or not, we're going to get cool on Labor Day weekend.

Medicaid help can lead to independence

I recently attended an event at Pilgrim’s and had the opportunity to sign the petition to put the Idaho Medicaid expansion on this November’s state ballot. While I was chatting there, surrounded for the time being by like-minded people, it occurred to me that I was a Medicaid success story waiting to be told, and that perhaps now, with the elections on the horizon, is a good time to share my experience.

No bones about it: Skelly is in

Long ago and far away, on that stunning emerald isle that was the cradle of Halloween’s infancy, spirits walked the Earth.

FORECLOSURE: It's really vote-buying

On the Sunday AP story about the $25B settlement over GOV. CAUSED FORECLOSURE ABUSES.

Delivering better healthcare. Coeur d'Alene Pediatrics reaches out to families

Santana leaves Cards hitless

Tosses first no-hitter in Mets' 51-season history

Internet providers must now be more transparent about fees, pricing, FCC says

Internet service providers selling home access or mobile broadband plans will be required to have a label for each plan beginning April 10.

FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE

Planned burn on Tubbs Hill will be largest since 2002

Fighting fire with fire

COEUR d’ALENE — Before the heat of summer and the swell of tourists come to Coeur d’Alene, fire and government officials plan to use the first inklings of spring to conduct a mild burn of Tubbs Hill.

Real estate may get boost from banks

Recent news stories indicate that banks may be loosening lending requirements a bit. This would be a welcome change to those frustrated by the rigid requirements of late. Not that we would advocate for the too recent environment of "no doc" loans, but there are some good people out there who, despite the economic downturn, could be good risks for banks.

Elusive middle ground?

Obama seeks deal, proposes cuts to Social Security

WASHINGTON - Seeking an elusive middle ground, President Barack Obama is proposing a 2014 budget that embraces tax increases abhorred by Republicans as well as reductions, loathed by liberals, in the growth of Social Security and other benefit programs.

Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan

aid groups say more than half the population faces acute food shortages

Burger debt paid

Hydroplane racer gave his suit, helmet to Hudson's in 1963

COEUR d'ALENE - Mira Slovak leaned his elbows on the counter at Hudson's Hamburgers counter on Friday, Skip Murphy and Todd Hudson watching him on either side.

Liberals to leaders: 'Close the camps'

By BRIAN WALKER

'Mad Men' returns

AMC's ad-venture drama continues after Sterling Cooper split

NEW YORK - On the season finale of "Mad Men" last fall, Don Draper's wife was seen flying to Reno for a quickie divorce.