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OPINION: Human rights group reacts to Patriot Front convictions

The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations (KCTFHR) extends its appreciation and gratitude to the Coeur d’Alene Police Department under the able leadership of Chief Lee White, the City of Coeur d’Alene Prosecutor’s Office, and the legal system including the jury decision for once again upholding the rule of law in protecting the safety of our community. At the end of the recent court trial, the six-person jury found five members of the Patriot Front guilty of the misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to riot by disturbing the public peace.

More people buying homes

U.S. housing market boosted by jobs, higher rents

Task force supports North Dakota town

Local human rights leaders have joined other national advocacy groups to support the residents of a tiny North Dakota town as its citizens struggle to keep neo-Nazis from taking over. According to national news reports, members of a white supremacy group have been buying up properties in an effort to turn the 22-resident town into an Aryan enclave.

Google fined $22.5M for latest privacy breakdown

Ho, ho, holy cow! I've been scammed!

What does this time of year mean to you? Snow? Maybe. Colder temps? Maybe. Turkey? Of course! Gift giving? YES! Scammers and crooks? Without a doubt!

Sorry, but you can't take GEG with you

I love Spokane’s airport! However, when we leave GEG (that’s airport lingo for Spokane International Airport), we become subject to the vicissitudes of other, not so friendly airport environs.

In shake-up, Google tries to hold off new threats

Site faces threats from social networks

SAN FRANCISCO - Google is richer than ever, but it's not as cool as it once was.

Time to flip the switch?

House GOP targets CFL bulbs, but loses vote

WASHINGTON - House Republicans on Tuesday failed to stop the enactment of new energy-saving standards for light bulbs they portrayed as yet another example of big government interfering in people's lives.

A matter of timing

If you take prescription medication to control high blood pressure, a slight change in your daily dosing schedule may provide you with an important advantage. New research indicates that taking blood pressure medications at bedtime instead of in the morning reduces the risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems by about two-thirds.

Home blood sugar monitoring

There is no question that diabetics who carefully monitor their blood sugar levels stand the best chance of avoiding complications commonly associated with the disease. To this end, it helps greatly for diabetics to utilize home blood sugar monitoring kits that enable them to analyze their blood sugar levels by testing a drop of blood from a pricked finger on a test strip that is placed in a meter.

Pollen a pox on allergy sufferers

COEUR d'ALENE - Allergy season will soon be in full sneeze.

Hey, listen up, all you OBEs (Offended By Everything)

Being offended by everything doesn’t make for a strong person. So how do we treat the easily offended so as to make them stronger and able to withstand any offensive language?

Black Bay Depot jumps the track

New Post Falls recreation center doubles original budget

Hobby turns into business

Business Bits

A wide variety of U.S. coins, tokens and supplies for casual and serious collectors will be at Spartacus Coin Bullion Collectibles when it opens Sept. 3 at 1107 E. Sherman Ave.

Keeping up with rapid growth

COEUR d’ALENE ­­— The Coeur d’Alene School District may purchase two new properties for future schools, and is moving forward with plans to build a new elementary school at the Hayden Lake School site, said board members during their Monday night meeting.

ARYAN VISIT RESISTED

Spokesman for white supremacist group says Hayden Lake has sentimental value

Civil rights group opposes planned Aryan gathering in Hayden Lake

INTERNET: Keep it free of sales tax

On May 6, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act that requires out of state retailers to collect and remit the due sales tax for out-of-state purchases.

Apply now for southern Idaho controlled turkey hunts

Gobbler hunters who plan to head south to take part in a spring controlled hunt for turkeys can apply this month.

John ‘Dick’ Easterday, 90

John “Dick” Easterday, age 90, formerly of Bayview and Hayden,