Today's Ghastly Groaner

Two muffins are sitting on a counter. One muffin looks at the other and says, "I could really go for some jam."

WAGES: Beware what can happen

It’s too bad that proponents of raising the minimum wage don’t seem to understand that the result of their efforts will only result in more unemployment.

Oil shoots up 11 percent

NEW YORK - The price of oil has shot up $11 a barrel in two weeks on rising demand in the U.S. and political upheaval in the Middle East. Gas prices are about to follow.

A pot shop at your door: Home delivery surges amid outbreak

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected boost for some U.S. pot shops.

Landlords look for an exit amid federal eviction moratorium

There are now more than 15 million people living in households that owe as much as $20 billion in back rent

Gas price surge stalls

Fuel costs hold steady over weekend

Gas prices level off

'It's been nonstop:' Readers raid Spokane library stacks before virus-caused closures

At the South Hill branch of the Spokane Public Library on Saturday morning, everyone was on the same page.

Big Brother bound?

To combat fraud, Visa wants to track your smartphone

NEW YORK - Those days of calling your bank to let them know that, yes, you really are in Thailand, and yes, you really did use your credit card to buy $200 in sarongs, may be coming to an end.

Foreclosures, sales increase

Driven by low prices in many areas of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) area, sales of single family homes on less than an acre are outpacing last year's sales. While Coeur d'Alene and the northern portion of the county show less activity than in 2010, the rest of the market is well up.

Gas prices heading north

By BRIAN WALKER

Market activity down, prices up

It’s still the same old story. In the Coeur d’Alene Multiple Listing Service as of the end of August, active residential inventory was down nearly 11 percent compared to 2016, with 2,819 active listings vs. 3,161 at this time last year. As a result, closings of residential properties were off 4.6 percent from last year’s production.

Idaho Briefs December 28, 2011

Idaho defends new legislative map

DALTON: Power of the people

I would like to tell you about some Dalton people. Back in the ’60s, there was a house fire on the northwest corner of Davenport Street and Hanley Avenue. A pickup stopped. The driver asked me if anyone was in the house. I told him I didn’t know. A man, a woman and two kids lived there. Both doors were locked. He kicked in the back door, went in on his hands and knees, crawled around for about 10 minutes and came back out. He couldn’t find anyone. He was sick for a couple days from the smoke. After the fire was out, no one was found in the house. One dog died from the smoke.

Some OPEC+ members will cut the oil that they send to the world to try to boost prices

The market even shrugged off the new move, though it amounts to roughly 2% of global supply.

Interest rates dip slightly

Interest for 30-year mortgages dipped last week to equal the lowest in six weeks. These lower rates not only encourage those looking for homes, but have caused refinancing applications to increase as well. While applications for new mortgages increased 1.3 percent, refinancing applications increased 6.9 percent over the previous week according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Freddie Mac reports that the average rate for a 30-year fixed loan last week was 4.27 percent, down from 4.34 percent the prior week. Still, that rate is .86 percent higher than last year at this time.

New year in the neighborhood

Welcome to 2017. We want to hear from you.

Kenneth Louis Strain

Oct. 8, 1922 - March 15, 2010

Tips on talking money with your children

The financial literacy of high school students has fallen to its lowest level ever, according to a survey of high school seniors and college students released last year by the Jump$tart Coalition.

Wine and dine for education

POST FALLS — The wine will flow Saturday, March 4 at the Post Falls Education Foundation’s annual Wine, Stein and Dine fundraiser. The event, in its 21st year, raises money for teachers in the Post Falls School District.

Movers and Shakers February 16, 2012

Hilbish installed on CRS board