Sales surpass 2007

Sales of homes in the Coeur d'Alene Multiple Listing Service continued to be brisk through June. Our staff reports that we have surpassed Year to Date sales made in 2007, the year before the dramatic slide took place. As of June 30, 2013, we had recorded 1,241 single family home sales. At the end of June in 2007 we had sold 1,167. Even though that puts us 6 percent ahead of 2007, our June numbers put us 24 percent ahead of last year, demonstrating a very respectable recovery.

How high can they go?

POST FALLS — Janice Roberts noticed something different when she pulled up to a gas pump in Post Falls on Monday.

Stocks drift as European gloom returns

U.S. stocks meandered sideways Monday as fears about Europe overshadowed recent excitement about central banks' efforts to boost the market.

World/Nation Briefs February 13, 2013

Everything's negotiable - and here's how to do it

During the Civil War, President Lincoln was urged by a friend to give up Forts Sumter and Pickens and all government property in the Southern states. In reply, Lincoln said, "Do you remember the fable of the lion and the woodsman's daughter?"

Neighborhood of the week: The Landings

Location, location, location.

Legislators cite 2024 priorities

Reduced spending, school choice, lower property taxes among goals

Seven legislators attended the legislative breakfast put on by the Joint Chamber Public Policy Committee at the Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn.

Inflation steps up

James Brown

James Brown’s memorial will be held at noon on Saturday, Sept. 19, at

Savvy budgeting, shopping strategies that will feed your family... and you're wallet

Getting the most for your money when it comes to shopping for healthy food isn't rocket science. There are several savvy tactics to use. The more angles and resources used, the more potential dollars saved. Begin with a little bit of planning. There are several websites designed to help the "frugally challenged" in gaining some budgeting know-how skills. One of them, sensetosave.com, gets a thumbs up from dietitians because it provides user-friendly free tools such as a Recipe Cost Calculator, frugal recipe ideas, coupon sources and an Energy Use Spreadsheet for tracking costs.

The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT May 19, 2012

Not quite the fight they needed

It never fails.

Tax dollars are being abused

There was a fine editorial in Wednesday’s paper about government budgets and how they can be abused. From personal experience, I could not agree more.

Sixth Street Melodrama announces upcoming season

The Sixth Street Melodrama and Theater have recently announced the lineup for their upcoming season.

Mother, caregiver must choose between heat or holiday meal

Don’t miss planting garlic this fall

Fall is in the air and soon we’ll be putting our gardens to bed for the winter. But there is still one more vegetable that you could, and should, plant this fall: garlic. Next to home-grown tomatoes, nothing compares to the pungent taste of home-grown garlic. Once you experience just how incredibly fresh and juicy homegrown garlic tastes, you’ll never want to buy garlic from the grocery store again.

LEAP OF FAITH: Hayden woman visits Ugandan orphanage she helped build

When the young man she’d met on Facebook asked her for money to buy medicine for a child sick with malaria, Verna Deno was skeptical. The young man — who goes by his surname, Kakembo — said he ran an orphanage in Mityana, a town in the Central Region of Uganda. He cared for more than 30 children, ranging from toddlers to young teens, though he was only in his early 20s himself. Kakembo was desperate for help to save the dying child.

Capital One to buy Discover for $35 billion in deal that combines major US credit card companies

It also will give Discover's payment network a major credit card partner in a way that could make the payment network a major competitor once again.

PF Theater goes discount

Starting Friday, ticket prices drop to $2 for second-run movies

AIG narrows 4Q loss, continues restructuring

Company has lower sales of life insurance products

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - AIG said Friday it lost $8.87 billion in the fourth quarter as its general insurance business remained weak and the company ran up expenses from paying back government loans.

For the kids

Windermere associates clean up at Children's Village

Helping Children's Village