EDITORIAL: Schools must adjust to changing rules

4-day school week is one way to attract students

OPINION: Partisan rancor takes a brief vacation

Here’s something that you don’t normally see in Washington — the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Finance Committee standing side-by-side at a news conference, talking about a bill aimed to help pharmacists and patients.

OPINION: Stop spending my money on stupid stuff!

Here's one great way to stem the insanity.

Beverly Ann Snider, 61

Our beloved Mom, Sister and Aunt went to be with Jesus and the love of her life, husband Jon, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

Marty and Max: Real Estate Tango

Pivots are often used to accomplish tango dance steps. One's pivot must be stable, confident, and calm. This can make a big difference in the dance and lead to more control in one's embrace.

OPINION: Party on — Gem State heist

Last week I wrote about the need for political parties because they bring stability to our Republican form of government and how that stability is under threat from the Uniparty.

Man fined for illegal possession of bighorn sheep

A man has lost his hunting license for two years and must pay more than $11,000 in penalties and restitution after DNA testing revealed the bighorn sheep he claimed to have salvaged as roadkill in Idaho was really harvested illegally in Montana.

From a songwriter's heart

I picked up People Magazine While waiting for a plane They interviewed a movie star About his favorite things

Cybersecurity option ruled out for Shoshone County HAVA funds

'Many people have no idea of how much work is put into the elections'

Shoshone County was one of many counties receiving grants through the Help America Vote Act to update elections equipment, but after a public hearing last month, county officials investigated other options than the original plan to purchase four additional ExpressVote machines.

POVERTY: Here are roots of problem

Referring to Sholeh Patrick’s article “Poverty Closer Than it Used to Be” — Sholeh suggests doubling the minimum wage. I don’t agree. It’ll drive all goods and services much higher, destroying huge numbers of businesses.

NORMAL: Let’s hope Bruce Reed is right

Bruce Reed, Coeur d’Alene’s own son of Mary Lou Reed, Idaho’s great former senator, said what I hope is truth: “We live in abnormal political times…American people are still normal people…given a choice between normal or crazy, they’ll choose normal.”

Idaho prison gang member, accomplice sought after ambush in custody, may have killed 2, police say

Skylar Meade, the escaped inmate, and Nicholas Umphenour, the man who police say shot two Idaho corrections officers early Wednesday to break Meade out of custody, were arrested during a traffic stop Thursday afternoon in Twin Falls

Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market

Branson, of Cusick, Washington, sold an unidentified purchaser two sets of golden eagle tail feathers — highly prized among many Native American tribes — for $650 in March 2021, according to prosecutors.

Escaped white supremacist inmate and accomplice still at large after Idaho hospital ambush

Three corrections officers were shot and wounded during the attack — two allegedly by Umphenour and one by responding police.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Thoughts as the NCAAs (finally) return to our area

If you’re a casual NCAA fan attending the games at the Arena, it usually isn’t necessary to have a local/regional rooting interest anyway.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: With Madness comes some real good underdog stories

It tosses up a story every year. Usually more than one.

Hauser Fire to float levy for first time in 21 years

Reset of $481K to help keep pace with increasing costs; open house tonight

The Hauser Lake Fire Protection District and Volunteer Fire Department will float a $480,675 maintenance and operations levy reset in May.

'We're trying to be protective of your information'

Mayor addresses cyberattack that shut down Cd'A's network

“It’s not that we’re hiding it. It’s that we're trying to be protective of your information and our employees,” he said.

Idaho ski areas set closing dates

Some ski areas have closed for the season, while others will close in phases through the end of April, according to Ski Idaho. For the time being, 15 of the Gem State’s ski areas are open, including three in North Idaho.

MY TURN: Investing in Idaho’s forestry workforce

It’s no secret that forestry is an important part of Idaho’s economy. A 2023 University of Idaho study found that the forest products business sector contributed $2.5 billion to Idaho’s gross state product in 2022. The vast majority of the $61 million in state endowment lands money that went to public schools in 2023 came from timber harvesting proceeds. That means close to 30,000 of our friends, families and neighbors work in Idaho forests. They’re the loggers, truck drivers, mill workers, foresters, sales and accounting professionals who sustainably manage our forests to produce lumber, paper products, furniture and other wood products.