Stocks retreat from early gains

NEW YORK - Stocks closed mixed Monday as traders waited for this week's election results and more details about the Federal Reserve's plan to stimulate the economy.

U.S. rate on 15-year loan at record-low 2.61 percent

364,000 and counting

Latest tallies show Tubbs Hill hosting many visitors

This year, July 18 through Sept. 10, the counter tallied 91,191 visitors, a daily average of 1,658. The peak day was on July 29 with 3,129.

Building a miracle

PF neighborhood to set example for homeownership through public-private partnerships

For two long years, Ryan Ryle and his fiance, Jayne Foster, tried to buy a home in North Idaho. Ryle, who grew up just on the other side of the Idaho-Washington stateline, said the couple would put in offers on houses just to constantly be outbid by other buyers who had larger down payments or cash in hand. “We even looked at new builds, but we needed so much earnest money down, we couldn’t save for it,” Ryle said Thursday.

A rhyme in time

Writers Corner

Poetic inspiration for Robert Pinsky, a three-time United States Poet Laureate and Boston University professor of English, comes from "great works of art."

SUPER 1: The title fits

Excellent article in last Thursday’s paper, as usual by Sholeh Patrick, about my favorite store, Super 1, and it lives up to its name. You don’t need “a card” to buy stuff, you just show up, shop, get in line, visit with the checkers, pay and leave. Simple, huh?

Florida woman latest to accuse Cosby of forced sex

BOCA RATON, Fla. - A Florida woman who came forward Thursday became the fourth in recent weeks to say Bill Cosby gave her pills that made her feel groggy then forced himself on her sexually.

Montrose in Post Falls continues its popular expansion

Neighborhood of the Week: Sept. 26

Latest big game regs available online

The latest Idaho Fish and Game rule book for 2020 hunting seasons is available online and includes changes regarding how resident elk hunters purchase capped zone tags, a prohibition on bringing harvested big game into Idaho from other states or Canada, and increases the limit to 15 wolves for state trappers and hunters.

Iraq War vet found first-hand dangers of huffing

BOISE (AP) - Aaron D. Draper doesn't remember standing in a field off Overland Road last summer, surrounded by dozens of cans of compressed air he'd just stolen from Walmart.

Deadline to buy controlled hunt tags fast approaching

August 1 deadline to buy controlled hunt tags draws near

WINE: Corked off at extra fee

Recently while taking a break with my co-workers, the subject of “corking” came up. It seems that several of Coeur d’Alene’s finest restaurants are charging a fee ranging $6 to $20 to pull the cork from either their own wine that they sell, or the wine you bring to their restaurant.

Sheriff's Blotter

Notable Calls for the day

Warner Music being sold for $1.3B

CD sales suffering a global decline

LOS ANGELES - Warner Music Group Corp., the world's third-largest recording company with such artists as Eric Clapton, Michael Buble and Paramore, is being sold for about $1.3 billion as a global decline in CD sales weighs down the industry.

Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, will step down as CEO

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon and turned into an online shopping behemoth

Great holiday wines for 2011

As we approach the Christmas and New Year's holidays it is always good to have a "go to" list of wines to choose from whether they be for your own large gatherings or those you may be attending at friend's or family's homes. When with large groups it is always fun to seek out alternative size bottles, large formats like magnums and larger are a nice treat as they allow all to have more than just a taste or one glass of wine. Small bottles too like 187ml bottles of sparkling or champagne or half bottles of still or sparkling wine strike a festive tone when placed at each spot at the table or when floated in an ice bucket. This time of year we stock up on these big and small bottles to accommodate our customer's desire for the fun factor at their parties.

Arts and entertainment happenings

Nightlife and cultural events in and around Kootenai County

"The Borrowed Tomb": 7 p.m., an Easter musical, Cd'A Seventh-day Adventist Church, 111 E. Locust Ave. Free.

Local builders see market upswings

Firms say new home costs now compare to foreclosures

Wendell Olson believes the tide is turning in the new construction market, and that's a good thing.

Food safety helps holidays stay healthy

Panhandle Health District

Stocks end mixed on weak economic reports

NEW YORK - Stocks zigged and zagged after reports that the U.S. economy is weakening at a time when China and Europe are also slowing.