Farewell to a world-class storyteller

A couple of years ago Ric Clarke called and invited me to coffee. He wanted to “pick my brain” to make a list of local long timers to feature in the profile series he’d be writing for the Press. Our coffee visit at Calypso’s lasted a couple of hours. Our friendship lasted nearly four decades.

Pentagon debuts its new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider

China is on track to have 1,500 nuclear weapons by 2035

Boisean finds dream job in making guitars

BOISE (AP) - Carl Hamilton's life changed 13 years ago on a stretch of black ice on U.S. 95.

Huckleberries

Retire at year's end? We'll see ...

Retire at year's end? She thinks not

Production steps up again

US factory output rose modestly in February

The Front Row with John Leicester October 19, 2010

For the selfless good of the game

PARIS - Of the catchy slogans that soccer's custodians at FIFA have coined over the years, the best is "For the Good of the Game," because that describes, exactly, the moral, ethical and sporting yardstick by which they are measured.

Automakers report stronger U.S. sales

DETROIT (AP) - U.S. auto sales put in their strongest performance of the year in October as buyers grew more confident in the economy and new models lured them into dealerships.

Mortgage rates drop, foreclosures rise

WASHINGTON (AP) - The sale of foreclosed properties in Idaho increased in the first three months of this year, as banks started foreclosing on homes whose owners had defaulted on their loans.

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Still time to buy NIC Really BIG Raffle tickets

Fewer than 700 tickets remain for the chance to win this year’s $250,000 grand prize house through the 18th annual North Idaho College Really BIG Raffle.

THRIFTS: The very best are right here

Coeur d’Alene charity thrift stores: a perspective. I have been to thrift stores from Paris to Washington, D.C. Ours are the best. Only Orlando and Seattle have decent stores.

Group: Forest Service should buy land, dump swap

Public opposition against exchange reportedly growing

MOSCOW (AP) - Opponents of a proposed northern Idaho land swap say it would be a poor bargain to exchange mature, publicly-owned forests for logged-over ground on the Idaho-Montana border owned by luxury resort promoter and former billionaire Tim Blixseth.

Idaho jobless rate steady

National unemployment rate unchanged at 9.5 percent

COEUR d'ALENE - Rhonda Stanton sat in the Department of Labor office in Coeur d'Alene on Friday waiting to talk to someone about her unemployment benefits.

Italy's lockdown reshapes family life in time of coronavirus

SOAVE, Italy (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte's decision to lock down the entire country brought some welcome clarity to my family life after weeks of growing uncertainty about how to behave in a time of coronavirus.

Why you need a Realtor

Often maligned and generally misunderstood, your Realtor should be an asset to you, be you buyer or seller. Many buyers and sellers choose to go it alone. Driving through neighborhoods, looking for signs and hoping to learn the fair price to pay, or to ask, for their property, some believe they will save money by eliminating the "middle man." Even more think that if they can work directly with the brokerage that has listed the property for sale, they can keep half the brokerage fee for themselves since, from their perspective, there is only one agent to pay for the transaction.

Stocks drop after sharp fall in July home sales

NEW YORK - Stocks fell for a fourth day after another disappointing report on housing deepened worries that the economic recovery could be fading. Bond yields fell as investors sought out more stable investments.

Some buyers lose interest

We previously noted here that six consecutive weeks of mortgage rate increases have yet to show any impact on home sales in the Coeur d’Alene Multiple Listing Service reports. As illustrated by the gains and appreciation of prices across the board we ended November very strong. Now, it seems with interest rates rapidly approaching the highest levels in more than two years at least some buyers are getting nervous.

Keeping it local

Shoppers who visit Finan McDonald Clothing Company in The Coeur d'Alene Resort Plaza Shops know they're going to get quality items, fair prices and exceptional service.

Sites for schools are hard to buy

COEUR d’ALENE — A recent request to bring more students into Coeur d’Alene schools highlighted the district’s struggles with finding land for a new school building.

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