Local News
A procession of emergency vehicles is expected to leave the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office, 102 S Spokane Street, at 10:00 a.m. The motorcade will travel east on I-90 to the Sherman Avenue exit in Coeur d’Alene. It will travel west on Sherman to 4th Street and then head north to The English Funeral Chapel at 1133 N 4th Street.
Including this most recent settlement, Labrador has won settlements totaling $58.6 million from opioid manufacturers since taking office in 2023.
Opinion
Like so many of us here in Coeur d’Alene, I had an indirect connection with one of the firemen who was murdered by that madman on June 29, 2025. My connection was much less intimate than most. One of the slain was father to a student whom I taught for two years and knew for more.
Genuine critical thinking maybe slipping to the margins. Are classrooms that once thrived on inquiry and debate now risk becoming echo chambers where students accept the algorithm’s output as gospel, trading intellectual struggle for friction-free convenience?
We have all been sold lies about our health to bolster industrial advancement for over a century. If most of what we have been told about food is false, then where do we even begin?
Editorial
The local corporate media would like you to believe the notice of tort claim filed by Democrat activist and party member Teresa Borrenpohl against Kootenai County is “breaking news.” It is not.
The angry left will fight making America great again with every fiber of their being. If you’re a Republican, know this: you and your property are viewed as valid targets by this angry, radical movement. Protect yourselves accordingly. If you’re a Democrat, then for goodness’ sake get your people in line before this escalates further.
In a recent civil court proceeding, it became glaringly apparent that Idaho law harms youthful, low-income citizens who are disadvantaged and even prohibited from fair and just treatment by being forced to stand alone against experienced trial attorneys or go into significant debt to obtain “legal representation.”
North Idaho College
COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho —- Swayne’s shocking decision to eliminate the successful golf program at North Idaho College (NIC) without prior discussion with Coach Russell Grove or notice to student-athletes on the golf teams caused upset parents, distressed students, and frustrated...
The American Family
The family migrated by covered wagon to Humptulips, which is a Salish word meaning “hard to pole.” Living near her paternal grandparent’s farm was a delight for young Ruby. “I shot my first gun at four years old. My uncle held the rifle, and I pulled the trigger. We shot at Campbell’s soup cans. He was a World War II veteran who fought with Patton.”
