Your mission: Get found on the web

Whether you’re a surgeon, an auto mechanic or a food truck operator, people are looking for your business on the internet. While word of mouth is a great source of new business, it’s not enough in an increasingly competitive North Idaho market. Simply put, if your business is not optimized for local online search, you are missing out on a significant number of potential customers.

The Latest: Spain reports nearly 3,000 daily virus cases

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Portland, Oregon hospitals cut some surgeries in COVID surge

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Several major hospitals in Portland, Oregon, are curtailing some elective surgeries amid a surge in COVID-19 cases as intensive care unit and non-ICU hospital beds alike fill up.

New regs, fees for boaters this summer

The Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to the boating season in Montana — kicking off the first in which those heading out on the water will have to abide by the state’s recently enacted regulations to limit the spread of aquatic invasive species in the state.

OPINION: On Judaism, Christianity and Islam

The Paris terrorism prompts this op-ed, which will address the three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and try to shed some light on the centuries-old Islamic practice of killing non-Muslims — a practice which has become critical in our time.

The Latest: Philippine Stock Exchange closed with no trading

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Bigfork’s Cusker fifth in Mack Days fishing tourney

No one has boated the $10,000 lake trout yet, but anglers are back in force on Flathead Lake in the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe’s Mack Days tournament.

Election 2024: Senate District 2, Dave Fern

We have lived in Whitefish since 1988. I am currently a small business owner and I have been self-employed for 25 years. My wife and I have been married for 42 years and our three children matriculated through the Whitefish School System and various universities. My business and serving in the legislature are weak excuses for hobbies, but they’ve been time consuming. Perhaps reading along with long dog walks in public and private timber lands will have to do.

James Collins

James Collins

James Collins

Sharing photos on the Web

Dear PropellerHeads: I'd like to share my travel photos on the Internet, but using e-mail is about the extent of my technical prowess. What should I do?

THE DIRT: Join the annual Bunker Hill Superfund Site tour

The Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission (BEIPC) invites the public to attend its annual Bunker Hill Superfund Site Cleanup Tour on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The event offers a rare, firsthand look at environmental remediation and restoration efforts in the Silver Valley, one of the nation’s most significant cleanup initiatives

Pence walks fine line on coronavirus response

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence decided silence was the way to go.

Pence walks fine line on coronavirus response

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence decided silence was the way to go.

Pence walks fine line on coronavirus response

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence decided silence was the way to go.

Pence walks fine line on coronavirus response

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence decided silence was the way to go.

Seventy-four face federal charges from Portland protests

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Seventy-four people are now facing federal charges related to protests that have rocked Portland, Oregon, for three months since George Floyd was killed, the local U.S. attorney announced Thursday.

Man convicted of aggravated murder to be resentenced

MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who is serving life for the aggravated murder of another man in 2013 had his drive-by shooting convictions dismissed by appeals court judges. The judges did not dismiss the man’s murder conviction, however.

The time for charitable giving should be for all times

There are 12 days of Christmas — a season that extends from Dec. 25 to Jan. 25