Court allows contested contact lens price-fixing law

SALT LAKE CITY - A federal appeals court cleared the way for a hotly contested Utah law banning price fixing for contact lenses Friday, a ruling that could have wide-ranging effects on the $4 billion industry.

Researchers say Thai pro-democracy activists hit by spyware

Those whose devices were attacked were either involved in the protests in 2020-2021

Idaho in top 10 — for gas prices

Gallon of unleaded going for more than $5 a gallon

Run up on gas prices

Housing prices up

Median price at $470K in Kootenai County

Kootenai Housing market prices still up

Tanks for the savings

Gas falling below $3 nationwide: What to know

Rediscovering real food

Food for Thought

This winter I find myself in an unhealthy quick food quagmire. Life is busy and the food I eat, simple. My vegetable garden is four months from producing, as the black soil and my physical activity lay dormant from lack of solar energy. I need the sun. Canned chili, frozen corn dogs, turkey subs, heat and serve pizza and an occasional blackened salmon Caesar is my diet. My belt tightens and my heart begins to ache suffering the agony of processed food. As my palate enters culinary Siberia, anything salty and processed satisfies - I'm in trouble.

Being creative with food

Food for Thought

Last summer I found myself in an unhealthy quick food quagmire. Life became busy and the food I ate, simple. With my garden two months from producing and my physical activity increasing, canned chili, frozen corn dogs, heat and serve pizza and an occasional blackened salmon Caesar became my diet. My belt tightened and my heart began to ache. As my palate entered culinary Siberia, anything salty and processed satisfied.

A slowdown in US inflation eases some pressure on households

All told, the latest figures provided the strongest evidence to date that inflation in the United States is steadily slowing

BUILDERS: No sympathy here

Poor little custom home builders… it takes too long to get permits to build over-priced, high-dollar homes for their out of state customers while doing everything they can to force their subcontractors to absorb the cost of rising material.

Statistics show balancing act

March real estate sales figures show a geographical shift in activity. The long impoverished Rathdrum area showed a dramatic 77 percent increase in sales this year to date, although overall our sales are down 1 percent from last year. We certainly don't see that as cause for alarm and our members continue to report activity in excess of their experiences last year.

Caffeine fix more costly

Starbucks hiking prices on drinks, bagged coffee

NEW YORK - Starbucks is raising prices on some of its drinks by 5 cents to 20 cents starting next week, and customers can also soon expect to pay $1 more for the packaged coffee it sells in supermarkets.

Root of nuclear missile problems: They're old

Study questions how much better organic food is

WASHINGTON - Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me?

Hunger pains

Food bank managers say demand demand for help has never been higher

Both Orth and Rickard said they believe more people are turning to the food banks due to economic struggles in trying to keep up with inflation, higher grocery bills and now with colder weather setting in, rising utility bills

China economy grows in 2020 as rebound from virus gains

BEIJING (AP) — China eked out 2.3% economic growth in 2020, likely becoming the only

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Big decisions ahead

U.S. Silver board recommends shareholders reject Hecla bid

COEUR d'ALENE - There are big decisions directly ahead for shareholders of U.S. Silver Corp., the owner and operator of the Galena Mine and other properties in the Silver Valley.

California on verge of greenhouse gas rules

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is on the verge of creating the first system in the nation to give polluting companies such as utilities or refineries financial incentives to emit fewer greenhouse gases.

A basket full of business

Mention in Better Homes and Gardens magazine has orders pouring into Daisy J's

COEUR d'ALENE - They're milk crates and they're selling like hot cakes, thanks to a full-page spread in a national magazine.

Google tries to woo iPhone owners with Android watch app

Company's move an attempt to boost lackluster sales