The families of the Appellation Wine Company

Niven, Graff, Smith, Rosenthal - some of the families that are part of the Appellation Wine Company, a grouping of third and fourth generation grape growing families from the central coast of California that produce a wide ranging and delicious assortment of wines. Scott Woodward from AWC was in town this past weekend for a winemaker dinner at Scratch in Spokane, and a tasting here at the shop and it was a treat.

Elections, and a life well-lived

Before the Wednesday morning quarterbacking in the wake of the election begins in earnest, I'd like to express my gratitude to live in a country where I was able to put my name on a ballot, go to my neighborhood polling place and cast my vote without fear of retribution or death. I'm also grateful that there were so many citizens willing to put their names on a ballot and endure the rigors of campaigning, all for the responsibility of serving in public office.

It's time for all of us to 'get real'

If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? If a woman dies in cyberspace but not in the real world, should she be mourned?

PHD program helps first-time mothers

Danielle Addy was 19 years old when she discovered she was pregnant. At the time, she was living in a small garage.

Where were you when the top blew?

A look back 35 years after Mount St. Helens' deadly eruption

Attacked

Disabled woman's service dog injured by pit bulls Vet visit turns vicious

NIC plays key role in economic development

Community colleges have moved into positions of prominence in economic and workforce development activities nationwide. Historically, employers looked to colleges as a source of trained workers, including graduates of both professional-technical and general studies programs. More recently though, the role of community colleges, in economic development, has expanded and includes other business enhancing activities.

City panel says no to outdoor hot dog sales downtown

COEUR d’ALENE — Keep them dogs indoors, at least at night.

Ebert, nation's best-known film critic, dies at 70

Writer influenced a nation of moviegoers

CHICAGO - Roger Ebert had the most-watched thumb in Hollywood.

ASK ME ANYTHING by TOM NEUHOFF

Bears, berries and baby deer

Hayden woman honored for writing about wildlife

Betty Fountain-Magnus knows firsthand that Idaho's wildlife isn't shy.

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Beverly Bloomsburg, 84

Clifford William 'CW' Lenz, 92

Clifford William “CW” Lenz, 92, of Coeur d’Alene, passed away on October 13, 2023, peacefully at home surrounded by family.

World/Nation Briefs February 7, 2012

Syrian embassy closes, UK recalls ambassador

William 'Dr. Bill' Inman, 71

William L. Inman DVM, BS, CVCP, 71

First Apple computer to be sold at UK auction

LONDON (AP) - The first Apple computer - together with a letter signed by Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs to the original owner - will be sold at a London auction this month.

Movers and shakers

Fawns, calves, and chicks... here, there and everywhere!

Last week I was in Boise where I had the opportunity to see my southwestern Idaho Department of Fish and Game counterpart, Evin Oneale. He told me about a fawn he had come across in town the day prior, and the sad story that precipitated the event.

'Watermelon snow' piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter

Its prevalence this summer is particularly striking on ridges and in mountain ranges where snow would have melted by now in drier years

Artistic phoenix ARISES

The first major art piece to come out of sculptor Jeff May’s new studio was a towering grizzly bear perched on hind legs carved from his neighbor’s beloved ponderosa pine tree.