Public defender funding bantered

County, state officials discuss topics of mutual interest

COEUR d'ALENE — The future of public defense funding was among the topics discussed Wednesday when county and state officials met to discuss topics of mutual interest.

NIC trustee candidates talk civility, taxpayer dollars

Civility was a highly talked about topic Thursday at North Idaho College; not only at the civility conference, but at the NIC Board of Trustees candidate forum as well.

Health: Learn by watching

Health and Wellness presentations and documentaries are something I am always looking for to improve my knowledge around health topics. In my opinion, one of the best ways to really understand a topic related to health and wellness is to listen to someone’s presentation or watch a great documentary. Listening to talks on these subjects, at least for me, gives a little wider understanding than from reading technical textbooks or lengthy articles.

How does organ donation fit into estate planning?

There are several things I think we should all understand about how Idaho law addresses the issue of organ donation and how we can use our estate planning documents to help make sure our wishes on this topic are followed.

Organ donation and estate planning

There are several things I think we should all understand about how Idaho law addresses the issue of organ donation and how we can use our estate planning documents to help make sure our wishes on this topic are followed.

How to stem heroin tide in North Idaho

Maureen Dolan and the Cd’A Press should be commended for her excellent and timely front page article on the topic of the frightening heroin epidemic. In my position as a treatment provider for individuals suffering from addictions, I have witnessed a recent surge in heroin use in northern Idaho. Anything that can be done to improve the conversation about this issue is a good thing. To that end it is important to add a few words about all opioids/pain medications and treatment of opioid addiction.

Effective treatments have made malaria rare in the U.S.

Ask Dr. K

TED

There is no lack of alternative facts when it comes to information about health, nutrition and fitness. Trying to get a clear understanding on everything from health insurance to healthy fats or the benefits of certain exercises almost always come with differing views and the inevitable debate. Many of us really want to trust what we read, hoping the information is factual so we can have a great understanding of health topics as they relate to ourselves or loved ones.

TRIAL: Ukraine questions

The impeachment trial of President Trump focuses on one topic: The Ukraine. This, to my mind, raises two questions:

KEA sets first 'North Idaho Green Summit'

Topics will include sustainable foods systems, renewable energy, climate adaptation, aquifer protection, responsible recreation, climate change and waste management.

MY TURN: Opinion minus the poison

What a pleasant departure it was to read “My Turn: ‘Sainthood: A Closer Look’” in Friday’s (July 26) Press. A pleasant departure from the vitriolic, uninformed, hate-speech that all too often accompanies a difference of opinion (particularly on the topic of religion) expressed by one writer toward the statements made by another writer — or speaker, or public servant, or political figure, etc. The author, Stephanie Murphy, achieved, at least with this reader, what I hope is what she set out to accomplish. She educated me on a topic about which I had only a superficial understanding, while RESPECTFULLY pointing out what she found to be misperceptions or mischaracterizations on the part of another writer.

Like ice cream? Thank China

Nothing like a green bean 'ice cream' on a hot July afternoon.

How we buy and sell wine

All of the tasting we do in our shop with distributors, winemakers and importers is designed with one purpose, to find the best wines at every budget point for our customers. All the swirling and sniffing and note taking and consideration has that simple goal in mind. So how do we do it? What are our priorities and requirements as we do this “work”?

New laws include everything from students in tribal regalia to bicyclists

OLYMPIA – Students can wear tribal regalia at graduation, the state will get an improved background check system for firearms, and bicyclists will be able to treat stop signs more like yield signs under bills signed Wednesday.

Briefs

• Man struck by vehicle shows improvement

Labor market webinars begin Tuesday

The Idaho Department of Labor's 2024 labor market webinar series begins Tuesday.

Abi's Ice Cream launches cool cookbook

Author and former owner of Abi’s Ice Cream Maren Scoggins and her family will celebrate the launch of her new cookbook, "Abi's Ice Cream: The Cookbook" featuring 44 fan-favorite flavors, from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the Art Spirit Gallery in downtown Coeur d’Alene.

Briefs May 24, 2011

Post Falls youth food drive tops 16,000 pounds

Shoulder to shoulder

Shoulder pain is a common complaint today. It is the third most common complaint regarding musculo-skeletal system pain. Studies show that long term resolution of shoulder complaints are less than 50 percent when treated with typical medical protocols. After one year, that increases to 60 percent failure.

Mayor to hold coffee session

POST FALLS - Post Falls Mayor Clay Larkin will hold an informal coffee session for citizens to discuss any topic related to the city on Thursday from 9-10:30 a.m. at Garden Plaza, 545 N. Garden Plaza, just west of Walmart.