ORGANIC: State seal is important

Writer Michele Sheets did not do her homework in her article "A tough challenge: Buy Local, fresh food," (The Press, June 2, 2010). In her article about Cable Creek Farms and its community supported agriculture program, Ms. Sheets said repeatedly that the owners, Dave and Beth Tysdal and Kris Carey, were involved in organic gardening and selling "100 percent organic grass-fed local beef."

Judge orders extension for signature gathering

Reclaim Idaho’s Invest in Idaho Education initiative is back.

Key North Korean websites return after shutdown

CLN board pushes ahead with materials policies

Dismissing words of caution from Community Library Network directors, a fellow trustee and without advice from library network legal counsel, the board majority unanimously approved drafts of its updated Materials Selection Policy and a new Materials Withdrawal and Reconsideration Policy during a special meeting Thursday at the Post Falls Library.

Fake Wellness For All calls from Medicare

Fake Wellness For All calls from Medicare I received a call from a Coeur d’Alene reader with a warning that she had received a call from a lady claiming to be from Medicare and peddling a program called Wellness for All. The caller informed our reader that she was going to sen

MMA fighter good at sales, too

Tap or Snap moves to Cd'A location

COEUR d'ALENE - Put Trevor Prangley in the ring facing an opponent, and the muscled 6-1, 205 pounder, a mixed-martial artist, is a mean son of a gun with a fierce scowl.

Could it really happen two vintages in a row?

The headline for this week was a question posed by a winemaker we know in California at the beginning of September when he was lamenting that fruit from one of his most prized vineyard sources had not yet begun to turn from green to purple. After the disastrous vintage of 2010 and a very cool and wet spring of 2011, growers and winemakers from the Northwest and California went into the start of harvest hoping for a warm dry fall to get their grapes ripe.

Debt, changing media habits topple Blockbuster

Company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

NEW YORK - Blockbuster Inc., once the dominant movie rental company in the U.S., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, reeling from mounting losses, rising debt and competitors that have better catered to Americans' changed media habits.

Uncertain situation worries family

As Christmas day approaches, uncertainty about their living situation is dampening this young family's holiday spirit.

Families in need share their stories

Colleges use car-sharing to cut down congestion

BOISE - On a campus where students outnumber parking spaces nearly three to one, Boise State University has finally convinced 23-year-old Wayel Alwayel he no longer needs the car he brought to campus with him as a freshman.

Vickie Johnson, 93

Vickie Johnson, having lived a full and active life passed away on the morning of Sunday May 1, 2022, at the age of 93.

A good time to get a car

Nationwide, auto industry sales are up 14 percent from last year

Don't bet on it

Lottery urges people to ‘play responsibly’

COEUR d'ALENE - When Travis Hale was done buying a few things at Fairway Gas and Grocery on Wednesday, he asked one question of the cashier.

Bernanke notes economy better than expected

Speech did not include any mention of more government bond-buying

WASHINGTON - Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers Wednesday that the economy has performed better in recent months than the Federal Reserve had expected. If the trend continues, he said the Fed might have to reassess its outlook for a slow recovery.

Economy brightens; Fed may pull back

WASHINGTON - The economy is showing strength as summer nears a close - a trend that's raising the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will slow its bond buying later this month.

The current state of negotiant wine

A "dust up" in the wine blogosphere this week brought the subject of negotiant wine back to the front of our consciousness. Negotiant has two meanings here and in Europe. In Europe, any wine produced from grapes not owned by the winery and winemaker is referred to as negotiant. In other words, it is any non-estate sourced wine grape stock. Here in the United States, we refer to any wine purchased in bulk when the wine is completely manufactured and simply bottled by some entity other than the manufacturer as negotiant.

Complication for the Fed

Other central banks cut rates

Finally home

If you are one of those looking for a home, your local Realtors can help you with more than your home search. We know that your home will be the largest investment you have ever made so we want you to be prepared to make that investment wisely. That is why for the last several years we have offered a class specifically targeted to those seeking a home for the first time or to qualify for special loan programs. Either way the Idaho Housing “Finally Home” class is a well reviewed source of objective information to help you avoid pitfalls when seeking your American dream. This course was created by the Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) who require it to qualify for some of their loan programs.

Fed is expected to take new action to lift economy

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is running out of options to try to boost a slumping economy and lower unemployment. So policymakers are expected to reach 50 years back into their playbook for their next move.