MY TURN: The iceberg Capt. Plass isn't seeing

Titanic losses aren't his; they're the public's.

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.

HIGHWAYS: Officials taking wrong route

Well, here we go again. The infamous engineers of the Idaho Highway Department have again got their priorities completely our of order. Maybe they should go back to school and learn about traffic surveys and the like.

Local singer-songwriter to present original music May 31

Local singer-songwriter Elaina DeJong will present "Montage Season: A Night of Original Music" at 7 p.m. May 31 at the Kroc Center.

Legals for May, 24 2024

Older Americans often don't prepare for long-term care, from costs to location to emotional toll

Advance planning helps, but an AP-NORC poll in 2021 showed most Americans don’t discuss the possibility of long-term care, let alone prepare for it.

Coeur d'Alene Council ignores residents' objections, OKs development at 15th and Best

Gas station fuels dispute, but project gets green light

By a 5-1 vote, the council approved changing the zoning of the nearly one-acre, vacant lot from Neighborhood Commercial to C-17, which clears the way for the gas station that many nearby residents opposed during a public hearing

Coeur d'Alene defamation trial: Videographer who provided blogger with images of drag performer takes the stand

Images were upscaled 300% and brightened

The videographer who edited footage of a drag performer and provided it to a blogger took the stand Wednesday in a defamation trial.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Seahawks get a chance to prove defense can still win games

It might be a little early to write off the Seahawks, you think?

Rowing Part 2 - Outdoor Rowing

For now Isaiah plans to train on Coeur d’Alene Lake with his younger brother Elijah for the US national team trials and U23 Worlds this summer before heading off to Dartmouth College in the fall

Catch a tagged fish? Report it and help shape fisheries management in Idaho

Each tag is labeled with a unique number that identifies the fish and how to report it online

Northwest Notes May 23, 2024

Items on EWU basketball, Mountain West football

Legals for May, 23 2024

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel's isolation

While some 140 countries — more than two-thirds of the United Nations — recognize a Palestinian state, Wednesday’s cascade of announcements could build momentum at a time when even close allies of Israel have piled on criticism for its conduct in Gaza.

Authorities still conducting search, rescue after tornado slams Iowa; at least 1 dead

In Greenfield, a town of 2,000 about 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) southwest of Des Moines, the tornado left a wide swath of obliterated homes and crumpled cars and had earlier ripped apart and crumpled massive power-producing wind turbines.

Youth Sports May 22, 2024

Scores, news, highlights, etc., from local youth sports teams, leagues, etc.

OPINION: No room for differences on Memorial Day

The last Monday in May has been established by Congress as Memorial Day, the day to remember, honor and mourn the Americans who have died in the country’s wars. We should all put aside our differences on May 27 to thank those who gave their last full measure to protect America’s “government of the people, by the people and for the people” as President Abraham Lincoln described it.

Ida Jean Parks, 88

Ida Jean Parks (Carpenter), 88, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2024, with her family by her side.

Lois JoAnne Thomas, 83

Lois JoAnne Thomas was born March 29, 1941, to Kenneth and Phyllis Shock in Minnesota. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 7, 2024, in Spokane, Washington.

Jack Domit, 87

Jack E. Domit (John), 87, passed peacefully in Post Falls, Idaho, on May 2, 2024.