Luna explains Common Core

Education leader says initiative offers 'standards'

COEUR d'ALENE - Tom Luna was in town Thursday talking about the Idaho Core Standards, the Gem State's version of the multi-state Common Core initiative.

Prep basketball media polls

First-place votes in parentheses

Boom times in Idaho

It didn’t take Derrell Hartwick long to offer a few thoughts on why people are moving to Idaho in record numbers.

Graydon's going to be missed

Popular educator reflects on his time at NIC and Coeur d’Alene

With almost 10 years at NIC behind him, Graydon Stanley, a college leader and community gem, will be greatly missed. “Graydon’s smile and warming spirit can light up any room,” said Jestine Lackner, former NIC student and vice president for student government. “I couldn’t have asked for a better adviser as a student and a life mentor.” Stanley is currently in his 40th year of working in higher education in Idaho. He spent two years at the College of Idaho in Caldwell, 28 years at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, and almost 10 years at NIC as the Vice President of Student Services.

Be cool, steer clear of trouble

Survey shows drivers are aggressive during the holidays

Angry drivers not in holiday mood

Heard on the Street Comments scarce on new NAACP chapter

A charter establishing a chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Kootenai County was unveiled Feb. 15.

M's capitalize on error in 10th

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Franklin Gutierrez scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error by Athletics shortstop Cliff Pennington in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners held on to beat Oakland 4-2 on Tuesday night after wasting a stellar performance by All-Star Felix Hernandez.

Briefs June 17, 2010

Newsweek honors Charter Academy

UI-Cd'A professor honored

COEUR d'ALENE - A University of Idaho-Coeur d'Alene professor's work on issues affecting the state's youngest learners has earned her the 2009 Sticking Your Neck Out for Idaho's Children Award.

ChiSox win 7th straight

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Idaho stop: Proceed with caution

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Countries without McDonald's

With another McDonald's opening in Coeur d'Alene, it seems that the Golden Arches are everywhere on this planet.

Obama set for first visit to Idaho since '08

BOISE - President Barack Obama is headed to Idaho for the first time since a 2008 campaign stop and could touch on anything from tax reform to immigration, depending on Tuesday's State of the Union address.

Health insurance companies asking for higher rates in Idaho

Companies find that claims paid outpaced premiums collected in 2014

BOISE - Health insurance companies are requesting rate increases on average as high as 25 percent more for plans in Idaho for 2016, citing increased medical costs and changes in utilization over the past year.

Boise boasts Basque block

Getting better all the time

Kootenai jobless rates continue to decline

POST FALLS - The average jobless rate in Kootenai County in 2014 was 5.3 percent compared to 7.2 in 2013 and 8.6 in 2012, according to an Idaho Department of Labor report released Friday.

The prospects of gold

COEUR d’ALENE — Bob Lowe said that many people watch reality shows such as “Gold Rush” and think they need $100,000 or more to get started in prospecting.

State high school football playoff schedule

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North Idaho Now podcast Episode 15: Headlines from 3/20 thru 3/23

In this episode of the North Idaho Now Podcast, Chanse Watson and Madison Hardy go over the latest news coming out of the Coeur'd Alene/Post Falls Press, the Bonner County Daily Bee, the Bonners Ferry Herald, and the Shoshone News-Press from March 17 to 19.

Walter O. Casey, 84

Walter O. Casey, 84, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at The Four Seasons in Coeur d'Alene. Walt was born in Meridian on Jan. 26, 1927, to Orville and Isabelle (Cecil) Casey.