MY TURN: NO on HB 652! WHY is the Idaho Legislature so eager to SILENCE voters?

On March 5, 2024, the Idaho House State Affairs Committee voted to advance House Bill 652 restricting citizen initiatives to the House floor, recommending passage.

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HREI hosts 'Female Heroes of Human Rights' exhibit

One of the key pillars of Inspire Inclusion is the promotion of diversity in leadership and decision-making positions, the release said.

Kyoto's picturesque geisha district fights back against over-tourism with keep-out signs

In a city known for gorgeous temples and gardens, Gion is one of its most scenic and historical spots

Another burst of hiring shows off the resilience of the US job market

Many Americans say they are unhappy with the state of the economy

'In honor of beloved angels'

Gala to raise money for the Maddie Kaylee Scholarship Fund

A newly formed non-profit organization will be hosting their first gala June 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. The Made With Kindness Foundation was founded by Angela Navejas and her daughter Ashlin Couch.

The Snake Pit: 'still standing after 140 years'

Enaville landmark gets new owners

Times have changed a lot over the last 140 years, but in Enaville, there’s been one constant: The Snake Pit. It’s been a saloon, railroad layover, hotel, logging landmark, brothel, and restaurant.

Big news coming from Tiny Town

The childcare facility in Pinehurst is in the midst of an expansion that will give them more than 4,000-square feet of new space.

MY TURN: Mega floods, massive basalt flows and monarch butterflies

Twenty years ago Bill Buley of the Coeur d’Alene Press wrote an article titled, “Noah Next Door” (2004). The article was on worldwide catastrophism and geological methods.

OPINION: The cluster caucus referendum on the Idaho GOP

Goal of fewer people voting was reached.

OPINION: Caucus saboteurs

Last Saturday, thanks to efforts by the Idaho Republican Party, nearly 40,000 Idaho Republicans were able to cast their vote for their preferred Presidential Candidate. This could not have happened without the Republican Party acting after the Secretary of State, the legislature and the Governor all agreed to cancel the March Presidential Primary.

OPINION: They’ve sold out your vote

Dorothy Moon, Chair of the Idaho State Republican Party (IDGOP), cares much more about the national spotlight than she does about the votes of Idaho’s registered Republicans. She is excited to change our primary voting system to an early caucus which she thinks might attract visits from presidential candidates. Dorothy wants national media attention on her leadership of the IDGOP and does not seem to care about Idaho’s Republican voter turnout.

Cd'A Charter's 'Drowsy Chaperone' opens tonight

Show runs through March 16

Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy Drama's production of "The Drowsy Chaperone" opens at 7 tonight in the school's multipurpose room.

Hagfest returns April 5 to Lake City Center

Hagfest Northwest, a new local tradition, will return April 5 to Lake City Center in Coeur d'Alene.

Silver Valley food instability issues aided by local partnerships

The turnout for the Wallace Food Bank has kept steady since the dramatic increase they experienced this past fall.

ARTICLE: Unfair shots at law enforcers

The front-page article titled “Blind Woman Shot 9 Times” is extremely misleading and does our excellent local law enforcement a huge disservice. We quickly learn the shooter is an officer, the woman committed no crimes, and she died — all on the front page. A clear implication law enforcement executed a blind woman. It’s only upon reading the rest of the buried article that we get the REAL story.

OPINION: Budget amendment no easy sell

Elected officials weigh pros, cons of Constitutional Convention

Orchard expansion in Canada's wine country stirs fears a key wildlife corridor will be harmed

Terbasket and other experts worry man-made barriers are already hurting the corridor's habitat connectivity, further threatening at-risk species and jeopardizing the area’s biodiversity.

Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight

here's been plenty of debate over the practice, but about 70 countries — about 40% of those across the globe — currently use what Americans call daylight saving time.

OPINION: Attorney General Labrador has no business meddling in election security

House Bill 470 would create an “Office of Election Crimes and Security” in Raul Labrador’s office. That would certainly be a waste of taxpayer dollars. The office staff would have little to do because Idaho elections have historically been fair and honest. The Attorney General’s sidekick, Dorothy Moon, who now chairs the extremist branch of the GOP, was never able to prove her wild claims that Canadians were coming over the border to vote in Idaho elections. The fraud claims of their friend, the My Pillow guy, were proven false. Where is the need for this new office?