Hammond to lead Panhandle Area Council

COEUR d'ALENE - Former State Senator Jim Hammond has been tapped as the new executive director of Panhandle Area Council.

SUICIDE: Step toward prevention

At Panhandle Health District, we monitor local health data, trends and research. It’s how we determine the best strategies to improve health outcomes. It may not come as a surprise to you that trends related to deaths by suicide are dismal, and often heartbreaking.

New goods coming from the south

US allows imports of privately produced products from Cuba

Woman hanging on Shell ship ends drilling protest

Finalists announced for CDA school post

Two veteran educators are finalists for the Coeur d’Alene School District interim superintendent position, the district announced Thursday.

CHEATHAM: Has experience, integrity

Who knows a candidate better than their spouse? First, let me write about Don Cheatham’s character which I believe is of the utmost importance. He’s a truly nice, honest, conservative, spiritual and extremely intelligent man. Believe it or not, he entered this race to fairly represent the people of District 3B with a willingness to protect their choices, liberties, freedoms and preserve conservative values. Don doesn’t believe the country is headed in the right direction. I realize people are dissatisfied with government, but things can change for the better with one trustworthy candidate at a time.

Inland Northwest index outpaces S&P 500 in 2016

Hart Capital Management, Inc. has released its Fourth Quarter 2016 Hart Capital Inland Northwest Index and Composite (the Hart Charts).

Internet neutrality is good for business

One of my favorite concepts in managing both business and government agencies is: All progress requires change, but not all change is progress.

Jobless rate inches upward in Flathead Co.

Flathead County’s unemployment rate posted at 6.7 percent in January, increasing from 5.9 percent in December, the state Department of Labor and Industry said Monday.

New manager joins Majestic Valley Arena

Longtime county employee Tim Harmon recently joined the staff of the Majestic Valley Arena as the general manager and facility director. He will start work Oct. 1.

People in the News: Ober receives Danielson Award

The Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners recently announced that Posse member Michael Ober has received the 2015 Philip A. Danielson Award for Best Program from Westerners International.

EDITORIAL: Recent audit gives state a scare

It was a shock to the entire state last month when the Legislative Audit Division reported that it had discovered significant accounting errors in fiscal records kept by Montana’s Department of Administration.

It's about the survival of capitalism, folks

The election this year is about how we want to live as citizens here in America. It’s not about contraception, same sex marriage, race issues, or Newt’s previous wife. It’s not about the smear campaign going on all sides of the Republican primary process, muddying the waters for voters looking for answers to our present calamities and uncertain future. It’s about our freedom and the survival of capitalism as a way of life. It’s about the American dream our parents fought for in two world wars and most people on the planet would gladly trade their present life to realize. We live in a truly free country, but its changing … fast.

Experts offer business insights

SANDPOINT — Regional experts will offer their insights on economic development as well as ways to strengthen and create partnerships between the business community and the University of Idaho.

Read AP stories with a grain of salt

I read an article in the Bee recently, headline “What to know about the Wisconsin recall vote.” It was in a question-and-answer format. Are we to believe that the information in this front page Associated Press nationally circulated piece is the bottom line on what is to be decided in Wisconsin’s recall election Tuesday?

Bond is subsidizing Sandpoint developers

I just got my city sewer/water/garbage bill and was in for a nice little surprise. It was approximately 16 percent higher than my previous bill … Surprise! Of course, a bond was approved last November, so an increase was expected, but apparently the voters didn’t know the extent to which their rates were going to go up.

Henderson resigns JFAC to focus on economic development bills

POST FALLS - Frank Henderson is stepping down from the Legislature's budget panel to pursue economic development legislation.

Left will say anything to get elected to office

This letter is in response to a Newsweek article written by Sam Harris crucifying Sarah Palin. I read this whole piece and do not agree. What possible qualifications do you think Obama has that makes him any more up to the challenge? Two years in the Senate?

Columbia Falls gets big infrastructure grant

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration on Thursday awarded a $633,146 grant to the city of Columbia Falls, to build water and sewer infrastructure and improve roads to serve a growing business park.

GARVEE bonds are best bet for helping state's highways

Idaho's highways help and it looks like the $1.6 billion Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle bonds are the best way to get there.