Ice fishing in full swing

Fish Tips

Ice fishing on most of the small lakes north of Coeur d'Alene are in full swing.

Tight grip on state sovereignty Lincoln Day Dinner

Republicans: State rights over federal government

COEUR d'ALENE - "I want to take a poll," began Cornel Rasor, Bonner County commissioner, speaking to a crowd sipping wine and beer in a Coeur d'Alene Resort ballroom. "How many people here have heard of the Second Amendment?"

Lums split, finish fourth at state

Cd'A ousts Pocatello, then falls to Twin Falls

BOISE - The Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen avoided elimination in their first game on Friday, rallying with an 11-run seventh inning to defeat the Pocatello Runnin' Rebels 14-9 before falling out of the "AA" state American Legion tournament against Twin Falls 5-3 in 10 innings at Timberline Park.

Global cooling should increase with a quieter sun

Weather Gems

A report released at the end of January by British climate scientists at the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit showed that the Earth's average temperatures have dropped to the same levels seen back in 1997 before the so-called "Big Warmup."

Search for kidnapping suspect enters Gem State

Man's car found near Cascade

CASCADE - A car belonging to a man suspected of killing a California woman and her young son and then fleeing with the 16-year-old daughter was found in the Idaho wilderness on Friday after a horseback rider reported seeing the man and girl hiking in the area two days earlier, authorities said.

Suspect fired once or twice

IDAHO PREP FOOTBALL MEDIA POLL: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016

The minimum wage debate

Raise CDA to ask city subcommittee to create voluntary increase program

William Nixon, 82

Dear friends, it is with deep sadness the family of W. W. "Bill" Nixon tell of his passing on Thanksgiving Day at the age of 82 years young. Bill was born to William James and Eva Jane (Wilson) Nixon on Feb. 12, 1932, in Payette, Idaho, the middle child of three boys. Proud of his native Idaho, Bill could lay claim to being a third generation Idahoan.

Motorized magic

Spectators enjoy wide variety of makes and models at 25th annual Car d'Lane

COEUR d'ALENE - Three generations of the Coeur d'Alene Epstein clan were cozily situated in Mary Epstein's gleaming Tahoe turquoise 1966 Ford Mustang, anticipating the cruise beginning Friday evening.

Goodwill's new Post Falls location opens Friday

Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest will open the doors Friday to its new 24,000-square-foot facility at 4040 E. 16th St. (east of Highway 41) in Post Falls. It replaces the six-year-old facility at 317 Seltice Way.

'Mute' another mistep for once-acclaimed director Duncan Jones

As much as I commend Netflix for supporting emerging filmmakers and original ideas, the quality of the output needs to be more consistent.

School and Senior Lunches

Week of Oct. 9-13

Lemonade 4 Lunch makes national TV debut

An American talk show host and celebrity cook shares the same vision as Hayden Meadows second-grader Amiah Van Hill: To make sure no student goes hungry.

Blue Creek gets green light

By BRIAN WALKER

Portrait of a writer

Press reporter Maureen Dolan gives up the grin

Imagine an orchestra conductor, hands up, face full of emotion as he pushes his musicians to hit a note and hold it. Or, consider the guitarist and bass player on stage, as they synch up, guiding each other's notes and rhythms into harmonic rock 'n' roll bliss.

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes in Idaho

Here's a report from the Idaho Press and the Associated Press:

School and Senior Meals

A woman joining the working men

Alice Corder George was born in 1906. Ruth Fletcher Rankin was born in 1910. These women were my maternal and paternal grandmothers, respectively. They were quite different, Grandma George wore an apron and had a cookie jar that was never empty. Her pinto beans and cornbread were the stuff of legends. Grandma Rankin was a city girl who worked retail and wore dresses accessorized with pearls. The aroma of burnt toast and See’s Candy still remind me of her.

School and Senior Lunches

Coeur d’Alene School District