FOOD STAMPS: Not good here

Welfare: For Ralph and those of you who don’t know, you cannot, I repeat, cannot buy cigarettes with food stamps! Nor alcohol or hot foods (food from deli). There are other things too but I won’t go on.

The Internet: Eroding hard copy and concrete

With the increased use of the Internet for the transport of email, text, and instant messages, it is logical to assume there would be an associated decrease in the transport of hard copy mail. Likewise, the same idea would hold for an increase in online shopping and a decrease in business at street stores, as well as a surge in Internet traffic and a decline in hard copy news circulations. These are indeed the trends, as discussed in this article. If these trends continue, the world’s societies and how people spend time will be altered significantly.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: A chance to come together again, at least for one night

They wondered if anyone would show up for this.

World / Nation Briefs Jun 2, 2012

Small businesses make big targets

A local business got a decent-sized order for its product from a company in a Middle Eastern country. The name of the country is not important. What IS important is that orders from any foreign country, particularly if your firm hasn’t done business with the company, should cause you to raise your antenna.

Fraud, scams reaching epidemic proportions

A number of consumers called me during the last week complaining about unwanted telephone calls from sales people, scammers and con artists. Unfortunately, the number of calls to me is almost overwhelming — anywhere between 30 and 40 per week, and you know there are many more who have the same complaints but don’t call me.

Consumer Guy gold: Woman rescued from $80,000 mistake

“Just Because It’s Legal Doesn’t Make it Right.” — Anonymous

Friends

By LEANNE ITALIE

Sholeh: Mad about food

What you're eating might be killing you.

Love at first bite

Longtime North Idaho resident relishes intro to Hudson's Hamburgers

Longtime North Idaho resident tries a Hudson's Hamburger for the first time

Wolfish appetite for cash

It is truly disheartening to see local educators indoctrinating today's youth with one-sided presentations. I commend educator Justin Taylor for getting his students to research, debate and rebut such a controversial subject as wolf hunting as it is here in Idaho. But ...

E.coli discovered at Camp Lutherhaven

        Five staff workers at Camp Lutherhaven on Lake Coeur d’Alene tested positive for E.coli this week, but none have required hospitalization.

Count them- all 8,798

Virginia rail spotted during annual observation

COEUR d'ALENE - Out of nearly 9,000 birds counted Saturday, one stood out.

I hope you're hungry

If any of you ever eat, this is what this week's items are!

Power struggle a question of balance

The idea is so counterintuitive, it’s hard to comprehend. Yet counterintuitive, and counter to history, is what the governor is suggesting: Take the key “counsel” out of Idaho’s chief counsel.

What's behind rise of suicide in U.S.

In 1972, I moved from Denmark to Moscow to start my career at the University of Idaho. I fell into a conversation with a student on campus, and I told her how impressed I was with the Danes and their system of government. She countered with this assertion: “Welfare states cause people to kill themselves more often than other countries.”

Foods to avoid feeding your pet

Fall and winter holiday celebrations often include festive eats and treats—Halloween and candy are synonymous, as are Thanksgiving and turkey.

OPINION: Relatively extreme

“Extremist” is a common pejorative often offered as a frame when discussing politics, as in “he is a right wing extremist,” but what does being accused of being an “extremist” really mean?

Be aware of catfishing, other romance scams

Idaho Department of Finance issues consumer alert

The Idaho Department of Finance is warning consumers to be on the lookout for romance scams in light of an increased number of reported complaints to various government agencies across North America. In 2021 alone, consumers reported losing a staggering $547 million to romance scams, according to 2022 data from the Federal Trade Commission.

Letters to the Editor Feb. 5, 2010

TAXES: Increase for those who can pay