10 tips for those addicted to studies

If you’re a regular reader of this column you’ve read a little bit about a lot of studies. Academic research is one of journalists’ best tools to explore topics.

Keeping up with the Joneses

The lawyer-turned-writer is no rarity as bestselling authors John Grisham, Scott Turow (Presumed Innocent), Meg Gardiner (the Evan Delaney Series), and Erle Gardner (Perry Mason) well illustrate.

Idaho House OKs plan to let lawmakers call special sessions

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Idaho

How to distinguish a Living Will from a Last Will in your estate plan

Because attorneys seem to have a hard time making anything easy, several estate planning documents have similar and easy to confuse names, which adds confusion to an already complicated topic. Estate planning legal matters are already confusing enough, so it certainly does not help to have similar names for related but completely different documents. Today, let’s try to clear things up a bit with a review of the differences between a “Living Will” and a “Living Trust.”

Petition targets Kid's Book Club selections

Group says LBGTQ material is not appropriate for children

A group of citizens has started an online petition calling on the Coeur d’Alene Public Library to “refrain from using “LGBTQ+ for future Kid’s Book Club selections."

OPINION: Main Street Idaho, a breath of fresh air

Last night I sat down to dinner with state Sen. Treg Bernt from District 21. Treg is a fourth-generation Idahoan and a graduate of Idaho State University. He is a lifelong Republican and a small business owner. You would recognize him – he is just the kind of stable, reasonable, and intelligent Republican that is no longer welcome by today’s Kootenai County Republican Central Committee. I imagine they would refer to him as a “RINO” as they do so many of our staunchly conservative neighbors.

Doctor: Virus aftermath a long-term business challenge

Health professional encourages businesses to prepare for life in the post COVID era

OPINION: Vital importance of The Rule of Law

Here is a quiz: You are in court trying to vindicate your rights. What kind of judge would you like to decide your case? One who is unbiased, neutral, and nonpartisan? Or one who has the financial support of any political party and who has publicly expressed his or her views on any number of social and political topics? Go to the head of the class if you chose the first kind of judge. And give yourself extra credit for recognizing the profound difference between the two.

Ugandan engineer builds new life in North Idaho

COEUR d’ALENE ­— A simple twist of fate, a whole lot of paperwork and — after years of waiting — perfect timing.

Commissioner candidates sound off

Growth, taxes, spending key issues

Growth, infrastructure and funding for emergency services were hot topics when all four candidates for the District 1 addressed the North Idaho Federated Republican Women at Seasons of Coeur d’Alene.

A Nicolas Cage appreciation and the masterful ‘Pig’

Many reviews for the acclaimed indie drama “Pig” cite Nicolas Cage’s performance as a “return to form.”

Career advice from the masters

Napoleon Hill, one of my favorite authors, devoted 20 years of his life to studying what made people successful. His mentor, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, helped Hill by introducing him to some of the most successful people in business, including Henry Ford, Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Schwab, George Eastman, John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison, Clarence Darrow and many others.

Music for the masses

By DEVIN WEEKS

It's a pig's year, people

Shout-out to you pigs: Xin nian kuai-le (happy new year)!

That'll do, pigs

Faulty gate hinge helps pigs escape twice in Post Falls

POST FALLS - Marvin Tyacke's pigs must be pretty smart.

Cute alert: Rare Visayan warty pig babies

A 4-week-old Visayan warty pig appears to pose for the camera under the watchful eye of its mother at the San Diego Zoo.

New ways of learning

Woodland teacher wins Qwest grant

COEUR d'ALENE - A school teacher in Coeur d'Alene received a big surprise Tuesday.

Movers and Shakers June 19, 2013

Bowhunter class opens for hunting certification cards

Pass safety course to apply for a hunting license

Registration is open for a hunter and bowhunter certification course scheduled Feb 17 -19 in Farragut Public Shooting Range, 33644 North Shooters Road, Athol.

GROWTH: Wages vs. expenses

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