THE VETERANS' PRESS: North Idaho Resource Directory

Every county and state has a Veteran Affairs office to answer questions about benefits and provide assistance.

VETERANS PRESS: North Idaho Resource Directory

Every county and state has a Veteran Affairs office to answer questions about benefits and provide assistance.

VETERANS PRESS: North Idaho Resource Directory

Every county and state has a Veteran Affairs office to answer questions about benefits and provide assistance.

Santa Fe, 'a magical place'

Sitting on a balcony overlooking the city of Santa Fe, my mouth smolders with the remnants of the green chile stew and eggs I enjoy for breakfast. This city is enchanting! Ancient red and brown adobe buildings are filled with shops of handcrafted jewelry, authentic pottery and the regional art created by people who are proud of their New Mexican heritage. My wife and my purpose for visiting Santa Fe is the food. There are amazing restaurants on every street and avenue in this city. The trinity of cultures, Native American, Spanish and Anglo, give this city the foundation for her eclectic food offerings.

Today's ghastly groaner

What do you get when you cross a pig and a centipede?

THE FRONT ROW WITH MARK NELKE: Saturday, July 4, 2015

Women's soccer and ex-Ute greats

Sixteen years ago, trying to convince someone that production at your workplace stopped because you had to watch a bunch of girls take penalty kicks took a lot of explaining — and not a lot of believing.

Small-batch flavors at Sweet Peaks

Business Bits

Gourmet ice cream made in small-batch flavors is the specialty of Sweet Peaks Ice Cream. The new store at 108 N. Fourth St. (next to Moose Lounge) has its soft opening Friday and opens officially Saturday and Sunday.

LAW: Animal Farm revisited

I want to thank Suzanne Metzger for her letter to the editor published May 6. Her criticism of the My Turn letter written by me and published by The Press on Saturday, May 2 was accurate.

It was loud, just not quite Pig loud

Rivalry games are loud and spirited on their own.

Hog heaven?

Water, air quality concerns heighten conflict with pig farms

Faithful Observations: The Mayflower — 400th anniversary

Faithful Observations: The Mayflower — 400th anniversary

Pills made from poop cure serious gut infections

Healthy Lifestyles

Hold your nose and don't spit out your coffee: Doctors have found a way to put healthy people's poop into pills that can cure serious gut infections - a less yucky way to do "fecal transplants." Canadian researchers tried this on 27 patients and cured them all after strong antibiotics failed to help.

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.

The best food and wine pairing holiday

Thanksgiving is perhaps our favorite holiday all year, the family gatherings, the feast, the great fall weather, football all contribute to a great day with family and friends. The diversity of the meal and the length of celebration lend the extra bonus of ample food and wine pairings that enhance our day. From the night before to brunch on Thanksgiving morning, snacks before dinner and the main event itself there are wines to go with each meal and course, and with all the great reasonably priced wine on the market there is something for every taste and every budget.

Specialties and winemaker talent

We all have certain things we are better at. With wine it is no different; there are grapes that do better than others in certain appellations or growing regions, and further there are wineries and winemakers that do better with certain grape varietals. The goal for all of us as wine consumers is to find the specialties of appellation and winemaker talent that work best with our tastes.

Solution, impossible

States, cities continue to argue about wastewater standards

COEUR d'ALENE - Water, water everywhere, it's enough to make you drink.

Spring

After the short winter days and the long winter storms we always look forward to this time of year, not just for those lengthening days and sunny skies but because of all the great new wines that release in the spring. Wineries typically release their new vintages, new projects and varietals two times per year grouped in the spring and the fall, with the spring release not only getting more press but also seeing far more new wine hitting the market.

900 fifth-graders attend 31st annual human rights event

Rev. Percy "Happy" Watkins received two standing ovations from 900 fifth-graders Thursday morning for his powerful reenactment of Martin Luther King Jr's 1963 speech, "I have a dream."

Faith-based wellness

For many people, getting started with a health and fitness program can be a daunting task. Most people struggle with the day-to-day demands of a busy schedule and limited income — making time spent at the gym, acquiring a membership or hiring a personal trainer difficult, if not impossible. However, there is one area that many of us do make time for and that would be our faith. We often allow time in our busy lives to seek the fellowship found in our spiritual pursuits.

Overcoming teen addiction

First lady Otter, experts tackle tough topic of teen substance abuse

COEUR d’ALENE — Pain swept over Brandi Irons' face as a young couple in the audience spoke about their 15-year-old daughter in the throes of addiction.