inside My Turn: Preserving Rathdrum's small-town feel

Important reminder before you vote Nov. 2.

Cat Wranglers seeing success after years of struggle

The nonprofit organization has been dedicated to its cause of improving the lives of cats throughout the Silver Valley by emphasizing education and outreach for residents – which includes assisting in spay and neuter surgeries.

MY TURN: I can't support the Open Space Bond

On Nov. 7, Kootenai County voters are being asked to approve an Open Space Bond for up to $50 million. While I have been an advocate of open space for decades, this is not the proper way to ask the taxpayer for money. Why?

Editorial: Urgent call to help a local hero

Graham Crutchfield has given so much over many years. Now it's time to return the favor.

English wins in Press online poll

Dan English captured 56 percent of the vote for county clerk in an online poll that concluded this morning. With 326 votes, English, the county's lone elected Democrat, easily outdistanced Republican challenger Cliff Hayes, the former Post Falls police chief, who captured 36 percent of the vote. Hayes received 211 votes, while 50 online voters chose "neither."

Let’s fill the space between with love

What acts of kindness have you been seeing?

The Fourth, firecrackers and growing up

Come Fourth of July, growing up in Seattle, our neighbors did not appreciate me and my brothers.

The Front Row with JIM LITKE April 5, 2013

NCAA isn't ready for reform

ATLANTA - Ignore all those headlines about botched investigations, questionable leadership, allegations of grade-changing and athletes loading up on "soft" courses to stay eligible.

Levy rates going up

Official: Increases due to plummeting property values, not a cash grab

Levies for most taxing districts in Kootenai County have increased this year, according to a list of levy stats just approved by the state.

Forecast sees job growth lifting housing in 2011

Full recovery still more than two years away

ORLANDO, Fla. - The housing market could gradually begin to emerge from its doldrums this year, industry experts said Wednesday, but their forecast depends on a steady ramp-up in hiring and for the U.S. jobless rate to get no worse than it is right now.

Deep-chilling trauma patients to try to save them

Healthy Lifestyles

WASHINGTON - Suspended animation may not be just for sci-fi movies anymore: Trauma surgeons soon will try plunging some critically injured people into a deep chill - cooling their body temperatures as low as 50 degrees - in hopes of saving their lives.

Ultra-harsh Alaska winter prompts fuel shortages

Ford CEO gets $56.5M in stock award

DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co.'s top two executives received nearly $100 million worth of stock for their performance during 2009 and 2010, years in which the company's profits and stock price surged.

Farmer cuts red tape, offers greens

Rice turns to city for help with produce stand

KUNA - Minutes after her arrival at Rice Farms roadside stand, manager Grace Davila is on her Bluetooth phone headset asking a local grower if raspberries are available.

The Front Row with TIM DAHLBERG Dec. 17, 2010

$120 million was enough for Cliff Lee

To hear some people in baseball talk, they may have to hold a benefit to make sure Cliff Lee has enough left in his bank account for retirement.

Voters pessimistic about economy

Economic ills may defy next president

WASHINGTON - Whoever wins the U.S. presidential election will likely struggle to manage the biggest economic threats he'll face.

Taking care of business for 20 years

October 1993 was the beginning of one of my favorite ventures: my weekly column. Twenty years of sharing stories and advice have passed quickly and have taught me many lessons about the nature of business.

World/ Nation Briefs June 6, 2013

Obama names Rice as national security adviser

Historic dilemma

Neighbors oppose proposed Fort Grounds condominium project

COEUR d'ALENE - A property owner's plan to tear down a historic waterfront home and build condominiums in Coeur d'Alene's Fort Grounds neighborhood has led members of the local homeowners association to seek more rigid redevelopment rules for the area.

Sharing stories of dad

My dad buys a hat. He doesn’t need a hat and as long as I’ve known him, has never worn a hat. When I ask, “Dad, what are you doing?”, he replies, “I think I need a hat.” My wife and I snicker and laugh, wondering why a man with little money might spend $150 on an item of clothing that he doesn’t need nor will ever wear again.