Court Reports

Jason Michael Abbott, born 1976, charged with infraction exceeding maximum posted speed limit (1-15 MPH) by ISP on April 4.

Idaho’s DOGE committee’s public comments focus on education, health care

Interim committee is sifting through nearly 500 comments on improving government efficiency

Committee co-chairman Rep. Jeff Ehlers, R-Meridian, told the Idaho Capital Sun he plans to focus on ideas for restructuring or consolidating agencies. However, the nearly 500 comments are going to be delegated among the committee’s eight members for deeper dives and for responses to those who didn’t submit anonymously. The names of those who submitted were redacted in the records provided to the Sun through a public records request.

DOGE committee’s public comments focus on education, health care

Interim committee is sifting through nearly 500 comments on improving government efficiency

About a month into the Idaho “DOGE” committee opening its public comment portal, more than 450 comments were submitted with recommendations on improving government efficiency.

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Television, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.

AP FACT CHECK: Clean air, dirty ballot claims not so clear

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is muddying up claims about clean air and dirty election ballots in the U.S., falsely taking credit for lower gasoline prices and misrepresenting Democratic rival Joe Biden’s stance on the suburbs.

AP FACT CHECK: Clean air, dirty ballot claims not so clear

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is muddying up claims about clean air and dirty election ballots in the U.S., falsely taking credit for lower gasoline prices and misrepresenting Democratic rival Joe Biden’s stance on the suburbs.

Area's top scholars earn Elks academic honors

Sandpoint Elks Lodge No. 1376 has announced students of the month for the first part of the school year for the Lake Pend Oreille School District.

Central banks move to stabilize financial system

FRANKFURT, Germany - The central banks of the wealthiest countries, trying to prevent a debt crisis in Europe from exploding into a global panic, swept in Wednesday to shore up the world financial system by making it easier for banks to borrow American dollars.

Otter leaves tax relief details to lawmakers

Corder seeks to 'repair all those impediments to good policy discussions'

Dear John: Take that phone and shove it

WHEN A COMMUNITY FIGHTS BACK: Last Friday morning at 8:05 I got a call from a telephone number identified as “No Caller ID.” Unfortunately, I was at a breakfast meeting and did not have my trusty digital recorder at the ready. The caller, in a thick Jamaican accent, asked me if I knew who he was. It was the caller who on two occasions had called me, once representing himself as from Publishers Clearing House and more recently from Winners Circle. Both times he was calling to inform me that I had won multi-million dollar prizes, a new Mercedes Benz and a year’s supply of gasoline. This time “John” was calling me up to attempt to intimidate me. He threatened to kill me, and my family, and kept saying, “in Jamaica we have lots of guns and people that know how to use them.” He also said he had my home address, which he did. (I doubt that “John” knows who I am or understands what kind of people we have here in North Idaho!)

What you need to know about Medicare cards

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 requires that all Medicare recipients get a replacement Medicare card in 2018. One of the main reasons for this is your security. The card will no longer openly reference your Social Security number or any health information.

Get it in writing

THREE LITTLE WORDS: We all know that in real estate the three most important words are “location, location, location.” Guess what the three most important words are in consumerism — “contract, contract, contract.” As an example, this week, more than half of the calls I got would have been unnecessary IF the consumer had insisted on having a WRITTEN contract with the merchant providing the goods or service in question. Emails, telephone conversations, or text messages are all forms of communication, but they are NOT contracts. Verbal contracts are not very enforceable and often degenerate into a “he said, she said” kind of argument that doesn’t prove anything. Estimates and bids are not contracts. Contracts are clear about who is providing a good or service to whom, under what conditions, when, where and for how much money. Contracts are signed and dated by both parties. Even a poorly written contract is better than no contract. If the money involved is such a small amount that if you lost it, it wouldn’t damage you, then perhaps a contract wouldn’t be necessary. Otherwise — insist on a contract.

The dream job that's too good to be true

A company recently contacted me, looking for employees to work in Montana and the Dakotas in the oil and gas industry. The company is based in Denver but has a local contact telephone number. Those who are hired will be making a minimum wage of $29 per hour, plus about 10 hours per week of overtime at double time, I was told.

Community Thanks

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Fed predicts economic meltdown without bailout

Dire warnings fail to sway senators

Court Reports

Kelli D. Van Allen, born 1992, charged with infraction failure to use vehicle safety restraint by ISP on May 25.

Baker, Westfall receive prison time

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Can monthly cash payments cut child poverty by nearly half?

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The check won't arrive until mid-July, but Katrina Peters already knows what she’ll do with her Child Tax Credit payments. The 20-year-old mother of three has applied to work as a driver with a food delivery app and the extra cash is earmarked for repairing, registering and insuring her car.

Working together: Community support helped Ephrata School District pandemic response

EPHRATA — Ephrata School District Superintendent Tim Payne said he was very proud of the way the district responded to the challenge of the COVID-19 outbreak, and the credit belonged to district administrators, staff and Ephrata residents.