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ARTICLES BY JEFF CONROY

Actually, it's warm in here

The Press headline article October 25, 2011 titled "Left Out in the Cold" by reporter Tom Hasslinger really bothered me. I felt it was a little misleading especially with the first sentence "A financial shortfall will prevent St. Vincent de Paul from opening its Coeur d'Alene warming shelter this winter." …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

A mile in their shoes

There is an old parable "before you criticize a man, walk a mike in his shoes." On Saturday night that is what Councilman Mike Kennedy, Commissioner Todd Tondee, Dirne Executive Director Mike Baker, Family Promise Executive Director and I did at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO

Seeing is believing at Boss Lift

This past August Board Member Garry Loeffler, Social Service Director Matt Hutchinson, Transitional Housing Director Eric Swanbeck and I had the opportunity to participate in the Annual ESGR Boss Lift. The 'Boss Lift' is conducted every year by the Idaho Chapter of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

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