Sharp and to the point

Mumbly-Peg sells knives, swords

HAYDEN - Mumbly-Peg is one of those games that while once popular, would not be frowned upon today.

Sports complex land deal endorsed by PF council

POST FALLS - A proposal for the city to buy 61.2 acres on the Rathdrum Prairie for a future multi-use sports complex has cleared its first hurdle.

Council united on river corridor

Resolution allows city to buy BNSF land for $2.5 million

Want to be a millionaire? Not enough, study says

Being a millionaire isn’t all it was cracked up to be.

Soter Vineyards: A review

It occurred to me that while we frequently discuss coming wine events in this article we have rarely gone back to review the events to let you the wine consumer know how they went. That is of even more value when tastings and winemaker dinners involve a winery like Soter Vineyards from Oregon that are either new to the market, or not widely available.

TAXES: A little paper justified

I just read the article in The Press on putting more information on tax bills. This year my tax went up 78 percent compared to last year. I compared this year’s bill and last year’s. Still confused on how this happened I called the Kootenai County Treasurer to find out why.

WAGE: Minimum must push higher

I was pleased to read an article about Raiseidaho.org in The Press. The petition to raise the minimum wage is positive. The negative blogs to the article are hilarious, containing a lot of the “up by my bootstraps” rhetoric. I will never understand why people who are financially comfortable want no one else to be. At the most, raising the wage might cost us about $18 a year.

Youth turkey hunt begins April 8

The general season youth turkey hunt runs Sunday, April 8, through Saturday, April 14.

GAS: Highest in Post Falls

On Feb. 9 I filled my wife’s car in Spokane (regular) for $1.79. The gas tax in Washington is higher than Idaho’s gas tax. Later in the day in Post Falls I saw three stations asking $1.89 for regular gas. Then the other morning in Post Falls one station I went by was still asking $1.89 regular. I filled up in Coeur d’Alene for $1.62.

Big gain in Visa drives Dow Jones average higher

LEVY: Read voters’ lips

An article last week indicates the Post Falls School District is unhappy with the results of their bond issue failing.

Fox News' Murdoch buys Montana ranch from Koch Industries

The Beaverhead Ranch is spread across more than 500 square miles of private and leased land

Be wary of worms on Instant Messenger

THE WORMS ON FACEBOOK: No, not the individuals who trade in gossip and telling stories, I’m talking about a serious threat to anyone who uses Facebook or the Instant Messenger app, usually called IM.

Amid 'war on obesity,' skeptics warn of stigma

The images are striking: Overweight boys and girls staring somberly from billboards and online videos, real-life embodiments of the blunt messages alongside.

Corridor could kill local businesses

Dear Ms. Miller and Mr. McEvers (Kiki and Woody), Ms. Evans, Dan English, Dan Gookin:

Silver is flat-lined, for a while

WALLACE - Silver price-watchers could be in for a boring couple of years while demand and support for the poor man's gold consolidate around current levels.

Where are Facebook's friends?

NEW YORK - Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday.

GUNS: Senate aids terrorists

Way to go NRA, gun manufacturers, 90 percent of Republican senators (including both Idaho senators), and 10 percent of Democratic senators! You have made it possible for terrorists, murderers, rapists and the dangerously mentally ill to continue to buy their guns at gun shows and over the Internet without going through any background check.

Greek banks reopen but cash limits remain and taxes soar

Hunt for medical supplies creates marketplace of desperation

By BRIAN WITTE