UNMASKED: Offender gets the boot

To the dude who came into Costco screaming F*@# your mask at the top of his lungs while holding a camcorder recording his own profanity-laced tirade, I just say to you: At least first buy something, get in line and realize whatever you bought has higher standards than your little sniveling and pathetic excuse of a character as a man.

GREEN DEAL: A fiasco

Why should the U.S. citizens be forced into buying electric cars, paying more for gas, electric, and all fossil fuel usage, when we are the lowest in having a “carbon print.”

Technology Investments a ‘Game-Changer’

Broadband, Online Initiatives Improve Accessibility to Statewide Programs

daho Department of Commerce Rural Broadband grant of $410,000

Grim jobs report casts shadow over debt talks

Obama to call top Congress leaders to White House

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama used a bleak jobs report Friday to prod Congress toward a swift agreement on deficits and the national debt. But the higher unemployment numbers hardened partisan views that a weak economy can't tolerate added taxes or cuts in spending, both key to the grand deal Obama seeks.

HEALTH: Three big dates ahead

Circle them on your calendar: March 26, 27 and 28. According to Marsha Mercer, in an AARP Magazine article:

Cd'A woman wins $50,000 on Idaho Lottery scratch game

Ticket was bought at Super 1 Foods

COEUR d'ALENE - The decision to buy an Idaho Lottery Scratch ticket and play is well, "Elementary." At least for one Coeur d'Alene woman, that decision turned out to be worth $50,000 on Wednesday when she claimed the last top prize on Sherlock Holmes, the Scratch Game.

No reason to wait to buy a hearing aid

Ask your audiologist...

Why should I buy a hearing aid if it is just going to be considered obsolete in 90 days?

Washington boating laws change

Increased penalties for operating a boat under the influence

The Washington State Parks Commission and other boating leaders worked to amend the law to make boating safer in Washington. The changes, effective last Sunday, are intended to deter people operating a boat while under the influence (BUI) by increasing the penalty and making breathalyzer tests mandatory (in cases where an officer has probable cause).

Start smart, home buyers

You might not know it by looking out the window, but spring really is on its way.

A moving story

COEUR d'ALENE — Kootenai County knocked to see if there were any takers wishing to move the entire historic home on its downtown property, but no one answered.

Dirty Dozen and Clean 15

Do I really need to buy everything organic? I hear this question all the time. If you are trying to save money on your grocery bill, use the following lists for the Dirty Dozen and Clean 15. The Dirty Dozen is a phrase that refers to 12 crops that farmers use the most pesticides on. Alternatively, the Clean Fifteen refers to 15 crops that use the least amount of pesticides.

A shot at buying

Bill would require mobile home park owners to notify residents of agreement to sell

Miller said there needed be a way to let mobile home park residents know the owner intended to sell the land.

Early numbers show increased activity

Although very preliminary, meaning the stats are not boiled down yet, January sales totals indicate a 37 percent increase in number over last January and an 11 percent increase over January 2009 giving us the strongest start in at least two years. Although our 114 sales exceed January of last year, the amount of available inventory remains higher as well.

Healthcare for our children

While healthcare costs are skyrocketing, there are some simple steps that we can all take to make sure our future generations help ease healthcare costs instead of raising them. After all, healthcare works like any other economic system. Supply and demand is the basis for a burgeoning or failing business. Less demand equals lower prices. More demand equals higher prices.

Fall foliage time

Well, friends, As much as I hate to admit it, it seems our “growing season” is over for this year. Soon you’ll be seeing sprinklers being “blown out” all over your neighborhood. If that isn’t a sign of the times, I don’t know what is.

U.S. builder confidence dips amid budget impasse

RECALL: Protect your rights

If you like losing your boat launch and/or its boat-trailer parking, or if you like paying increased property taxes and incurring new debt that has a conditional cap of $39 million according to the City Council-approved conceptual plan, or if you like losing your beloved baseball fields and the opportunity to “play by the lake,” or if taxation without representation isn’t OK with you, then find out how you can sign the petition to support a recall of those council members and our mayor that refused to allow a public vote. These individuals have been pushing their “own” agenda, and not “the public” agenda over and over again. It is time to exercise our constitutional rights and recall them.

Summer events in Cd'A

Coeur d'Alene is the place to be this summer as the Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber's strategic partners bring you an incredible lineup of family friendly outdoor events.

A powerful thirst in Coeur d'Alene

Three downtown bars rank in Idaho's top five for purchasing alcohol

COEUR d'ALENE - In term of bars buying booze from the state, three downtown Coeur d'Alene watering holes are cracking Idaho's top five halfway through fiscal year 2010.

Let's talk about smishing - maybe on the radio

It’s so gratifying to see our community becoming more aware of good consumer practices. I’m beginning to get almost as many tips on scams from readers as I am getting consumer requests for assistance. Calls and emails range from 20 per day to a high of 67.