Earning an 'F' for school taxes

After reading the letter from Mrs. Grossard from Athol in regards to school taxes, my wife and I are in the same boat. We are in the process of selling our home, not because we want to, but we can’t afford to live in Coeur d’Alene with the tax increases on a fixed income.

TP: Note to you hoarders

Dear Kootenai County residents and fellow Americans, I implore you to take seriously the rapidly transpiring virus and be aware of you neighbors around you and not be selfish. An example of being selfish during these times is by buying a pallet worth of toilet paper. It’s a crappy situation already, even more though for those who just need to buy a few items for the week, like your server neighbor, the grandmother down the road or the single mom that’s working and can’t be in Costco buying everything but a kitchen sink.

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Dear Kootenai County residents and fellow Americans, I implore you to take seriously the rapidly transpiring virus and be aware of you neighbors around you and not be selfish. An example of being selfish during these times is by buying a pallet worth of toilet paper. It’s a crappy situation already, even more though for those who just need to buy a few items for the week, like your server neighbor, the grandmother down the road or the single mom that’s working and can’t be in Costco buying everything but a kitchen sink.

Census Bureau site goes live as counting begins in earnest

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The 2020 census is off and running for much of America now.

BUREAUCRACY: License to laugh

Last Friday, July 22, I spent three hours at the licensing place in Coeur d’Alene. I finally walked away three hours later without renewing my license. They open at 7:30. I got there shortly after 8. I was number 75. They were servicing number 27. I sat outside for two hours until the sign read 65. I then found a place to sit inside waiting for my number to come up. The numbers trickled down to 74. Finally, I thought. A lady behind the counter hollered out, “Our computers just went down.” The number 74 was frozen in time.

Alleged robber linked to other cases

Happy holiday online shopping

Digital retailers are expected to attract more holiday gift dollars than ever before. Consumers in the U.S. are expected to spend $124.1 billion online during this holiday season. That’s a 14.8 percent increase over last year’s online sales during November and December.

Stocks fall after surprisingly weak retail sales

NEW YORK - A surprisingly weak retail sales report drove stocks lower on Tuesday, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its second straight day of losses.

Frank C. Durk, Jr., 81

Frank C. Durk, Jr., was born Sept. 4, 1929, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Frank C. Durk, Sr., and Lola Mae (Lowe). The family moved to Ely, Nev., and then on to Williams, Calif. It was at high school in Williams where he met his future wife, Carole Nordyke.

Give, and you shall receive

Silverwood donates $30,980 to food banks

COEUR d'ALENE - Food banks will give to thousands of folks in the next two months.

Just 338 Idahoans select exchange insurance

BOISE - Just 338 people selected health coverage via Idaho's insurance exchange during its glitch-plagued first month.

Stepping up for civility

Civility starts with each of us. What are you doing to encourage respectful interactions with your fellow man? What do you do when someone is uncivil toward you? Do you match their nasty tone and then raise them one, taking the conversation from warm to boiling, from yellow light to flashing red?

Ruby Lavonne Dawson, 72

Ruby Lavonne (Stensland) Dawson, of Hayden, Idaho, passed away Nov. 3, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. Her family was by her side.

Ask your audiologist...

Are mail order hearing aids any good?

Lil Jon to play North Idaho State Fair

Grammy Award-winning artist to perform Aug. 23 during Party in the Dirt

Lil Jon will join the Party in the Dirt Concert Series in the Findlay Arena on Aug. 23 at the North Idaho State Fair this summer.

Trout stocking taking place through September

Approximately 104,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout will be stocked throughout the state this September.

Target lays off 1,700

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Target Corp. said Tuesday that it is laying off 1,700 workers and eliminating another 1,400 unfilled positions as part of a restructuring aimed at saving $2 billion over the next two years.

Duane Curtis Stensrud, 85

Duane Curtis Stensrud, age 85, passed away on May 27, 2020, from COPD at Schneidmiller Hospice House.

Teachers' unions debate resumes in Legislature

Healthy 'bytes' from your phone

Instant nutrition gratification... that's what you get with a touch of a button on your smart phone. These new phones provide immediate access to a smorgasbord of health and wellness information, so no more excuses about not having access to health information.