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Hayden firefighters could lose jobs, fire station could close if levy isn't passed
HAYDEN, Idaho - 12 Northern Lakes Firefighters could lose their jobs and the district's new, partially constructed station could close if a $3.5 million override levy doesn't pass in November. “It’s direly critical that we retain these 12 people, not only for public safety of the people that we serve...
"Free people read freely:" New Idaho Library law draws criticism on day it goes into effect
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Demonstrations took place at North Idaho libraries on Monday. Idaho's new law on regulating books that may be considered "harmful materials" goes into effect today. The legislation could impact how libraries operate, specifically when it comes to children. The Library Alliance of North Idaho is...
Not ready to give up on public schools
In my column last week describing my trip home from Coeur d’ Alene, I mentioned that a few items of consideration were approved by the general delegate assembly despite my dissenting vote. I would like to editorialize about one of them. As you may have read, one of the...
Coeur d'Alene prepares for 4th of July visitors
“Don’t come to Kootenai County on vacation, and leave on probation,” Bob Norris said, a yearly refrain from the Kootenai County Sheriff every year around the 4th of July, the county’s biggest holiday. Coeur d’Alene prepares for thousands of visitors over 4th of July. COEUR D’ALENE,...
As Idaho's new library law goes into effect, questions remain
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Seven-year-old Patrice Droesch comfortably sat with her legs folded beneath her, lingering on the pages of Brian Lies’ “Bats at the Library,” a children’s book about bats that have a grand time when they find a window at their local library has been left open one night.
Idaho’s OB-GYN Exodus Throws Women in Rural Towns Into a Care Void
SANDPOINT, Idaho — The ultrasound in February that found a mass growing in her uterus and abnormally thick uterine lining brought Jonell Anderson more than anxiety over diagnosis and treatment. For Anderson and other patients in this rural community who need gynecological care, stress over discovering an illness is...
Dental compact licensure accepts more states
A compact license is a privilege granted to any individual who holds a license to practice a skill in one state in other states bound within that compact. Compact licensing has been around for years for various medical providers, and was first introduced to provide better access to care as healthcare providers hoping to relocate or who lived close to neighboring state lines would not have to reapply for an additional license.
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