Ninth Circuit: Reclaim Idaho signature drive can move forward

SANDPOINT — Reclaim Idaho can collect electronic signatures for its education initiative following denial by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of Idaho’s request to halt a district court ruling allowing the group to collect signatures online.

The cat's meow

Feline fame in cyberspace gives species a boost

PORTLAND, Ore. - Cats these days aren't associated with deities the way they were in ancient Egypt, but the Internet has gotten them a little closer.

Nuclear tough talk? Let calm prevail

North Idahoans should be cognizant of the escalated talks of nuclear war between the United States and North Korea, but they shouldn't let it consume them or cause fear, multiple state and county sources said.

Book shares insights from Jobs' 1st boss

FTC's antitrust inquiry turns up heat on Google

SAN FRANCISCO - Google may be entering a make-or-break phase in its colorful history now that U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into whether the company has been abusing its dominance of Internet search and advertising to stifle competition.

Giffords pleads for gun curbs; NRA fights back

WASHINGTON - Severely wounded and still recovering, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords begged lawmakers at an emotional hearing Wednesday to act quickly to curb firearms because "Americans are counting on you." Not everyone agreed, underscoring the national political divide over gun control.

Amazon's internal plans to advance its interests in California are laid bare in leaked memo

In the memo, Amazon says its top public-policy priority in Southern California is addressing “labor agitation that uses false narratives and incorrect information to affect public opinion and impact public policy.”

STATE 5A BOYS SOCCER TOURNAMENT: Vikings 'bunker and counter'

Coeur d’Alene wins in shootout, advances to first state final since ’03

POST FALLS — The final try in the penalty-kick shootout rolled harmlessly to the side of the net, and goalkeeper Shawn McKeeken and his Coeur d’Alene Vikings teammates raced toward each other in celebration.

'Very angry': Democrats face tough choices on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats who long blistered the Trump administration's

Exchange created lifelong bonds of friendship

LaDonna Beaumont is a Renaissance woman, last year earning her private pilot’s license among other things. Her sense of adventure took root in the stories she heard from her father, who served in the Army and was based in the German town of Kitzingen. LaDonna’s family hosted a Jewish exchange student from Brazil in 1980 and the seed was planted. In 1987 LaDonna spent her senior year at Gonzaga Prep as a foreign exchange student in Germany. She had received a scholarship through the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag, and was one of two recipients from Idaho.

Lessons from Ronald Reagan

Embrace those who agree with us 80% of the time

Embrace those who agree with us 80% of the time

Online streamer suspends service

Company received unfavorable Supreme Court ruling

High-stakes soybeans fight reaches top court

Monsanto claims Indiana farmer violated patent laws

WASHINGTON - Vernon Hugh Bowman seems comfortable with the old way of doing things, right down to the rotary-dial telephone he said he was using in a conference call with reporters.

Fed struggled in 2009 over how to boost economy, papers show

WASHINGTON - As the Great Recession inflicted worsening damage on the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve struggled during 2009 to determine the best corrective steps to pursue.

Preserving the prairie: County personnel express need for action

Rathdrum Prairie series, part three

Last of three parts

TRUMP: Greenland a good investment

I enjoyed reading Mr. Jim Jones’s article last week, and his thoughts on why President Trump wants to buy Greenland to make golf courses for his friends.

For a few dollars more

Cd'A City Council to consider buying local, at a higher price

SILVERWOOD: Family-friendly approach

I would like to compliment Silverwood, Gary Norton and his team for helping make Silverwood such a family-friendly theme park.

DONATIONS: Limits needed

DONATIONS: Limits needed

Left out in the cold (water)

About three years ago, a consumer, not a member of Kootenai County Electric co-op, bought a super duper brand new water heater from Kootenai Electric Cooperative. Because he was not a member (he lives in the Silver Valley), he had to pay more than members of the co-op pay for the H2O heater. No problem.