Man sentenced for abusing elderly resident

Smalley was caretaker at facility where 103-year-old lives

COEUR d'ALENE — A 50-year-old Spirit Lake man will spend at least 10 years in prison and as many as 25 years after he was found guilty of sexual abuse charges involving elderly residents at a Spirit Lake facility.

Christmas for All goal: $185K

After four years of failing to meet goal, the 2015 Press Christmas for All holiday fundraising campaign came right down to the wire.

Idaho House passes $3.6M emergency broadband funding bill

BOISE - Lawmakers have approved a $3.6 million emergency funding bill to sustain Idaho's troubled broadband program for a handful of months.

Celebrate the future of Coeur d'Alene

CDA 2030 marks second anniversary of project today

The Coeur d'Alene 2030 Visioning Project will mark its second anniversary with a celebration today from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Riverstone Park.

Safety key to county windows

COEUR d'ALENE - Marc Eberlein is bringing transparency to the highest offices of county government.

Francis brings religious, ethnic dialogue to Asia

HINDU: Someone with backbone

In response to the article in The Press on the March 7, about Senator Sheryl Nuxoll regarding her refusal to apologize for her remarks about the Hindu prayer at the Idaho senate chambers. I agree and support her 100 percent.

Wolf trapping certification courses scheduled

Idaho rules require prospective wolf trappers to successfully complete a Wolf Trapper Certification course before they can purchase wolf trapping tags.

HEALTH CARE: Get out the wheelchairs

My 91-year-old father just returned from a week of fishing at a remote cabin on the Alaskan coast with some dear friends. When he’s not off traveling, he spends 8-plus hours a day working in his 4-acre yard, keeping up his masterpiece flower and vegetable garden/orchard, chopping and stacking wood, and even came to my rescue with his chainsaw when a huge fir tree fell across my driveway last winter.

Records

DIVORCE GRANTED

Prison ordered for man who crashed into cop

Memo to an unpopular Congress

According to the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, 16 percent of Americans give Congress a positive job rating.

LITTLE: Experience counts

In this upcoming election, there is only one clear choice for the next governor of Idaho. Brad Little is far and away the most qualified candidate in this race and will provide the leadership Idaho needs moving forward. As a rancher and businessman, Brad understands the proper role of government to allow for economic opportunity and prosperity. He has taken his background in private industry into government to ensure good, strong conservative leadership for the state. As a senator and Lt. Governor, he is the only candidate with both legislative and business experience, which will be key in assuring success as Idaho’s chief executive.

Music Walk 2018 kicks off in downtown Coeur d'Alene

Join the excitement of Music Walk on second Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m. in January, February and March. This Friday will kick off the fun as downtown Coeur d’Alene rings with live performances from our talented local musicians, singers and songwriters at 11 venues in the downtown area. A great time to meet up with friends, visit supporting restaurants, businesses and galleries, and hear a diverse sampling of music.

Post Falls to mull subdivision

By BRIAN WALKER

Boosting voter turnout is an honorable quest

Many citizens gripe about low voter turnout.

Montana State-Northern pins down Cards in opener

HAVRE, Mont. — In its opening match of the season, the North Idaho College wrestling team looked good in some weights.

DUO: Time to go

In my opinion, Hillary and Barack are two peas in a pod — they simply don’t know when to fade into the sunset. It’s almost like they have to share their wisdom and brilliance with us — that somehow without them the world will cease to exist and that when they speak we should hang onto their every word — digest it as the gospel truth — right up there with the Ten Commandments. They think this: our county is lost, going to hell in a hand basket with Trump as President, our democracy is at stake, Trump supporters aren’t only deplorable but we’re just plain stupid and un-American. Barack and Hillary will save us.

CONSUMER ALERT: Be wary of these phone phishing scams

BOISE — Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is asking Idahoans to be on the lookout for a particularly dangerous phishing scam that could compromise sensitive employee data.

MEDIA: Flunk on Trump

I know many folks do not watch Fox News because they think it is biased, and it is. But it is biased toward the truth as opposed to the distortions and outright lies spewing from the so called major media. It has been documented that 90-plus percent of the news items on the air were negative toward President Trump in spite of all the positive accomplishments he has generated. It is very troubling to me that I can no longer believe anything coming from “mainstream” media. If I listened only to NBC, CNN or New York Times, I would be very uninformed about what is actually going on.