Energy-thirsty Bitcoin miners seek ways to dump fossil fuels

In the world of bitcoin mining, access to cheap and reliable electricity is everything

Scoring 101 A beginner's guide to buying drugs in Coeur d'Alene

The tiny brown-and-white chihuahua sat leashless in his owner’s lap at City Beach Thursday evening, in the gray patch of land beneath the trees where dirt meets sand. He kissed his owner’s sausage fingers and appreciated the extra attention as both dog and man relaxed in the shade, not 30 feet from a sign insisting on its rule that dogs remain leashed.

Is your Medicare health plan leaving your area?

Each year, private insurance companies decide whether or not they will pursue contracts with Medicare to provide health-care payment to people in Idaho. These insurance plans are called Medicare Health Plans or Medicare Advantage Plans. If a plan is offered one year and the company decides not to contract again the following year, people enrolled in that plan have special protections. For the contract year starting January 2013, some companies have decided to no longer contract for people in Idaho or to change their product offer.

MILITARY: It's not always best answer

I just read something in Businessweek that aggravated me. “The U.S. buys weapons and military supplies from defense contractors around the world — ships from Australia, airplanes from Italy, combat vehicles from Britain — with little objection from Congress.” All this is happening while millions of Americans are being paid unemployment.

Signed contracts to buy U.S. homes dips slightly

How to safely go to medical appointments

This is a series about COVID-19 preparation and regional updates. Check the Press daily for new information, tips, and ways our health care professionals are working to keep our community safe.

OPINION

Do your part for schools, Idaho

The angst many educators and parents have surrounding whether students should return to the classroom or learn online is not surprising, given the news we receive every day about the coronavirus’s spread in our state.

Late to the Chinese market, Ford aims to catch up

Rodeo bull hops fence at Oregon arena, injures 3 before being captured

Other videos posted online showed the bull running through a concession area, knocking over a garbage can and sending people scrambling. The bull lifted one person off the ground, spun them end over end, and bounced them off its horns before the person hit the ground.

Cheers and Jeers for March 31, 2020

Jeers to the schools shutting down, but giving out food and telling people and kids to social distance. What do you think happens when you hand out food? Adults and kids see each other and meet and talk. What about workers being sick? If you want people to stay home then don’t set them up to go out.

Cd'A school levy: Where money goes

The election for Coeur d'Alene School District's two-year, $20 million per year maintenance and operations levy is less than a month away.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: If Saudis get away with buying golf, which sport is next?

DO WE really want Saudi Arabia, a country run by a murderous prince who oversees the execution of gays and presides over a ghastly human rights record, to succeed in the most monstrous sportswashing of all time?

Afghan women fear return to 'dark days' amid Taliban sweep

Taliban now control more than two-thirds of the country, just two weeks before the U.S. plans to withdraw its last troops

Increased wolf hunt quotas considered

BILLINGS, Mont. - Hunters in Montana would be allowed to kill nearly three times as many gray wolves this fall compared with last year's inaugural hunt, under a proposal announced Friday by state wildlife officials.

Idaho sets budget target

BOISE - Lawmakers plan to write a state budget that will require nearly $92 million in cuts to Idaho agencies next year.

Kagan pledges impartiality, restraint

WASHINGTON (AP) - Elena Kagan pledged to be a model of impartiality and restraint as a Supreme Court justice as the Senate opened confirmation hearings Monday, but she still braced for a grilling by Republicans who suggest she would let liberal views color her rulings.

Not-as-mighty USC visits WSU

The last time No. 20 Southern California came to Pullman, the Trojans laid a 69-0 licking on Washington State that was the worst loss in the program’s history.

NIACH emergency exercise goes smoothly

The Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital (NIACH) conducted a Joint Emergency Preparedness Exercise with the Post Falls Police Department Swat Team on Jan. 28.

Detox programs: Which is the best?

The abundance of toxins in our water, air, soil, foods, etc. is undeniable. Detoxification has been used for thousands of years, but only recently has there been an abundance of detox programs available. With some you feel great, others you can feel sick. Everyone professes to have the best, but how do we know which is the best?

Editorial: Penalty flags on the unions

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s survival in Tuesday’s recall election is being billed as a big blow to unions. No matter how you interpret that vote, it’s clear that American unions face an uphill struggle — one largely of their own creation.