Bored in school

My ears perk as I hear a 17-year-old girl say, "It was boring. That's why I begged my mom to homeschool me," speaking to her same-aged boyfriend. Having time to kill as my take-and-bake pizza is being made, I slide across the room and sit on the bench next to the couple to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Fine tobacco products ignite this millennial's passion

Let’s smoke, joke and drink a Coke.

Ticket price website reverses course

Silverwood now No. 9 for lowest increase in four years

Rather than placing sixth on the "Top 10 Amusement Parks with the Highest Price Increase Since 2017" list, DealA reversed course to accurately represent Silverwood's price changes.

Sequel of 'Oz' to premiere

Lake City Playhouse Prep is enjoying a rare feat this weekend, said Academic Director Dustin L. Sorrell.

Curtain rises on 37th Christmas for All

The Elks have once again stepped forward to help their friends at Press Christmas for All kick off the 2022 campaign. This year’s gift of $10,000, which matches the amount the Coeur d’Alene Elks contributed last year, launches the effort toward a 2022 Christmas for All goal of $225,000. It’s an ambitious goal, but an achievable one, based on the incredible success of last year's program when, thanks to our generous readers' donations, Christmas for All raised a whopping $238,000.

Really BIG Raffle winners rake it in

NIC Foundation fundraiser awards over $457,000 in prizes

Richard Straw of Nampa, Idaho won the grand prize: brand new 2,078 square-foot home located in Coeur d'Alene

AP Poll: Breaches not changing people's habits

Experts say Americans have come to expect that security theft is a possibility

EXPLAINER: High prices, court access challenge Idaho renters

As of June 7, roughly 3.2 million people in the U.S. said they face eviction in the next two months

Government buys $2.5M worth of time, wants more public participation

WASHINGTON - Faced with record levels of red ink into the foreseeable future, Washington is spending $2.5 million to create buzz for the census - by advertising during the Super Bowl.

Consumer gal: Defining a certified pre-owned vehicle

As an alternative to purchasing a new vehicle many

How you count votes counts

Jim Hammond knows it is important to count every vote.

Writers Corner for June 29, 2012

COVID-19: Remain calm but alert

It’s here. Unless you’ve been living under a rock you know that the strand of coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 has made its way to the United States.

Seahawks fans pull out their wallets for Super Bowl tickets

Super Bowl XLIX * Seattle vs. New England * Feb. 1, 3:30 p.m.

UI ranked as 'Best Value' by Forbes

The University of Idaho was ranked 25th in the newly released Forbes Magazine's list of "Best Value" colleges across the country.

Price pressures remain modest

Commercial market shows gains

As we reflect upon our performance so far this year, it is easy to see improvement over 2013. Those improvements are chronicled here each month as with this column. We begin our report this time however, with an update on commercial sales activity. Commercial lease activity is not recorded by the Coeur d'Alene Multiple Listing Service - our source for statistical data.

Christians, please act like it

I am responding to Jeff Langford's May 30th article about true Christians. I am a friend of Jimmy Pappas. Thank you for your Godly advice, although the presentation seemed a little "Holier than Thou-ish." Those reading it might have been "turned off" by the typical Christian judgmentalism so often heard on the conservative-minded radio shows.

'Windows to our past'

Saving history has many benefits, says museum director

Walter Burns, chairman of the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, said there should be a review process before such historic homes can be torn down.

More beer ... more money

COEUR d'ALENE - If you want to sit in the grandstand at the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo and watch an event this year, you can drink a beer while you're doing it, but it's going to cost you more than the price of the brew.