The parking lot paradox

On these pages in the past week or so, we've heard from four people about four experiences in Kootenai County parking lots.

Everett L. McNamara, 87

July 22, 1925 - Oct. 25, 2012

Woman accused of embezzlement

Allegedly took $30,779 from her employer

SANDPOINT - A Bonner County woman is accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from a building supply store over a four-year period.

Nonresident tag sales start Dec. 1

The 2012 licenses, tags and permits go on sale at 12:01 a.m. MST, Thursday, Dec. 1, except for the nonresident Selway B elk tags which go on sale at 10 a.m. MST.

Man sentenced to 10 years for battery, meth

COEUR d'ALENE - A 48-year-old Coeur d'Alene man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for felony domestic battery and possession of methamphetamine.

Banks eye higher fees to boost declining revenue

NEW YORK - Big banks facing big drops in revenue are looking to Main Street to make up the difference.

Jason Robert Stith, 37

June 27, 1975 – March 1, 2012

School rating system would throw out "AYP"

Confusing talk about whether schools "made AYP (adequate yearly progress)" or "failed to make AYP" would be a thing of the past, should the Idaho State Department of Education's proposed new accountability system receive approval.

Tickets on sale for 'Nutcracker'

Young ballerinas have been working hard, preparing to participate in an annual Coeur d'Alene tradition - the Eugene Ballet Company's performance of "The Nutcracker."

Cd'A man sentenced

COEUR d'ALENE - A 35-year-old Coeur d'Alene man, with a significant criminal history in Kootenai County, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for grand theft and forgery.

Ask Fish and Game

More anonymous gifts pour in

The Press Christmas for All

The 2013 Press Christmas for All program is down to the final hours of its frenetic fundraising drive. And there's still a way to go.

SKI: Give credit where it's due

First of all, I enjoy reading your newspaper daily. I would though like to comment on the article “Sandpoint falls short in ski town throwdown.” In your article you say that “Nelson, British Columbia” won the title.

Workshops commemorate Idaho's sesquicentennial

Native American relations, the gold rush story, territorial law and politics; Mormon migration and settlement; and economic development are a few of the topics that will be explored in a series of upcoming workshops the Idaho Humanities Council is sponsoring for the state's kindergarten to 12th-grade teachers.

Movers and shakers

Clauson joins Aflac

You can't blame 'em for asking

When a money tree pops up in your back yard, what’s the harm in peeling off a few green leaves, right?

Please help ensure nice Christmas for All

It's beginning to look a lot like Press Christmas for All.

Shelley Gay Walters, 53

Shelley Gay Walters was born on Sept. 5, 1963, in Las Vegas, Nev., to Ivan Nicks of Winsboro, Texas, and Barbara Thompson of Medford, Ore. She died suddenly on Oct. 9, 2016, of complications from an accidental fall on Sept. 25, 2016.

Avista's purchased gas cost adjustment proposed to decrease

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will take comment through Oct. 11 on an Avista Utilities application to decrease the variable portion of natural gas rates by 7.8 percent effective Nov. 1.

Indoor cycling chain SoulCycle to go public

NEW YORK (AP) - SoulCycle, the high-end indoor cycling chain, is gearing up for Wall Street.