Nuclear waste shipment arrives in Germany, protests likely

BERLIN (AP) — A shipment of reprocessed nuclear waste arrived Monday at a port in northern Germany, and authorities were braced for likely protests as it is transported across the country to a storage site.

Nuclear waste shipment arrives in Germany, protests likely

BERLIN (AP) — A shipment of reprocessed nuclear waste arrived Monday at a port in northern Germany, and authorities were braced for likely protests as it is transported across the country to a storage site.

Local author pens climate-change book

Eric Grimsrud can make people listen when the topic is climate change.

Good luck, Cairo

Watching the protests in Egypt over the past week has been a unique experience for me. Why? Because I lived there.

Good luck, Cairo

Watching the protests in Egypt over the past week has been a unique experience for me. Why? Because I lived there.

Good luck, Cairo

Watching the protests in Egypt over the past week has been a unique experience for me. Why? Because I lived there.

The Latest: Michigan lifts coronavirus stay-at-home order

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Oil companies want Kenya to loosen strict stance on plastics

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The oil industry has asked the United States to pressure Kenya to change its world-leading stance against the plastic waste that litters Africa, according to environmentalists who fear the continent will be used as a dumping ground.

Target lays off 1,700

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Target Corp. said Tuesday that it is laying off 1,700 workers and eliminating another 1,400 unfilled positions as part of a restructuring aimed at saving $2 billion over the next two years.

Law roundup: Man holding bat hangs around corner

A driver called Kalispell Police Department because they were suspicious of a man standing by a corner who was reportedly holding a bat and pacing back and forth between a bank and store on South Main Street.

Mission Mountain Wood Band presents a benefit concert

Logjam Presents and the Montana World Affairs Council welcome the Mission Mountain Wood Band live for a benefit concert March 3 in Missoula to support Global Education Initiatives for Montana Youth.

Chamber honors Sullivan as top January volunteer

Tricia Sullivan was named the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce’s Volunteer of the Month for January.

Cherie Coldwell honored as April Volunteer of the month

Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc. honored as April's top volunteer

Mission Mountain Wood Band presents a benefit concert

Logjam Presents and the Montana World Affairs Council welcome the Mission Mountain Wood Band live for a benefit concert March 3 in Missoula to support Global Education Initiatives for Montana Youth.

Higher fees for foreigners visiting national parks stokes tourism concerns

A $100-per-person charge for foreigners entering Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and other popular national parks is stoking apprehension among some tourist-oriented businesses that it could discourage travelers, but supporters say the change will generate money for cash-strapped parks.

Glencore wants 'sustainable' solution

The Latest: Norwegian schools and hair salons reopen

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Fifteen Boundary County merchants ready for spring fling

Fifteen local merchants so far are participating in the First Robin of Spring Fling.

PROUD OF MOM: ‘Elections have consequences’

Back when I was going to Wallace High School in the early 1970s, my mom owned and ran The Book Barter. It was a small used bookstore in Osburn. I got a little interested in Dungeons and Dragons. Not crazy about it, but interested. My mom was nice enough to order some Dungeons and Dragons books and accessories for me and my friends. Not long after, she got a visit from several of the church leaders in Osburn. They told her that they would boycott her store and encourage their congregation to also boycott it if she did not remove the Dungeons and Dragons items from her store.

Dengue prevention efforts stifled by coronavirus pandemic

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — To slow the spread of the coronavirus, governments issued lockdowns to keep people at home. They curtailed activities that affected services like trash collection. They tried to shield hospitals from a surge of patients.