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Weight loss - the wrong approach?

The universal thought regarding weight, is that once you lose weight, your health should improve. What if that were wrong? Although I would venture to say that it is not entirely wrong, it is backwards. We should improve our health in order to lose weight. Most of the time, the difficulty in losing weight is because there are health issues that cause the body to hold onto the weight as a protective mechanism.

Record iPhone sales drive Apple's 3Q beat

Idaho Falls man arrested after hitting, robbing gas station worker

An Idaho Falls man was arrested Sunday after he reportedly hit a woman working at a gas station and threatened to

Masks required again at LCHS

School sees rise in cases; senior grad ceremony in jeopardy

Masks on

A sense of security urgency?

NEW YORK - Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week's revelation that hackers stole consumer data from eBay's computer systems.

Pentagon deploys troops to fuel COVID-19 vaccine drive

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination

WinEconomy

The Harvest issue of the Wine Spectator from last fall cited that Napa Valley Cabernet grapes at the 2008 harvest averaged $4,678 per ton; the projection for the 2009 harvest was for an average of under $2,000 per ton. Last year at the beginning of the harvest in Sonoma County a winemaker we know well received a call from a grower offering him 5 tons of premium quality Cabernet grapes for free. The grapes had been under contract to a winery, but when the bank called the winery's line of credit they went bankrupt and were unable to purchase the grapes. Recently a local distributor dropped the prices on an entire import portfolio by more than 10 percent and in some cases by 20 percent.

Delta hints at frequent flier changes

EDITORIAL: Don't let stigmas stop affordable housing

Here are some great options for workforce housing in Kootenai County.

How low can they go?

Cd'A gas price average drops 22 cents in past week, but expiring tax credit may slow trend

Local gas prices are heading into the new year with a bang for motorists.

STEM school buys Rathdrum land

Free public charter school's opening delayed until next year

RATHDRUM - A charter school slated to open next year in Rathdrum has purchased 4 acres on Meyer Road.

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 ...

An important decision: Choosing your health-care providers

One of the most important decisions you make pertain to your health and choosing your medical providers. While this may include a variety of physicians and nurses, you are the most important member of your own health care team! Therefore, it is essential that you choose the most appropriate health care professionals to meet your needs and this includes choosing the right physical therapist for you.

Feeling emotional pain

Emotional pain hurts more deeply than any physical pain a person might inflict on one’s body. The soul carries more pain receptors than the flesh. Losing a daughter to cancer, a friend to suicide, a coworker to disease or a father to dementia hurts to the core of one’s being and the pain lingers.

Sheriff's Blotter

Notable calls for the day!

The end of Thanksgiving?

Will holiday become all-day shopping frenzy?

Simple exercises help prevent deep-vein thrombosis

Ask Dr. K

Another big test

Crunch time again for health insurance sign-ups

Kremlin: Xi supports Putin's pursuit of guarantees from West

Kremlin: Xi supports Putin's pursuit of guarantees from West