FAIR: Speak out against cost increase

Quoted from the Coeur d'Alene Press Aug. 9, 2010: "Food is a luxury. Rent and electric bill come first."

Art dealer pleads guilty to $120M swindle

NEW YORK - A Manhattan art dealer who catered to celebrities and artists' heirs apologized Thursday for bilking about $120 million from clients to finance a once-luxurious life now unraveled into bankruptcy, illness and a struggle with drinking.

Stocks stabilize after sell-off

NEW YORK - The steep losses stopped Wednesday as the stock market turned calm, a day after one of its biggest sell-offs of the year. Indexes ended with slight losses after the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy still needs support.

LIBERALS: Elected by numb voters

I read an Internet news article that is typical and always amazes me. Every time a liberal opens their mouth and casts dispersions against a Republican the Republican Party, Tea Party, etc., they are really talking about themselves. Here is the latest example that I came across that makes my point:

Hit hard? Fight back

Maybe we're headed for double-dip recession. Then again, maybe the economic roller-coaster ride will smooth out in 2011.

Designer cargo

Mobile boutique offers designer denim, accessories

U.S. rate on 30-year mortgage steady at 3.53%

Editorial: Voters should decide tuition proposal

Smokers feel picked on, and rightfully so. In many quarters, they’re perceived as second-class citizens, addicts with a filthy habit whose right to smoke now seemingly extends no farther than their own personal property.

Let voters decide tuition proposal

Smokers feel picked on, and understandably so. In many quarters, they’re perceived as second-class citizens, addicts with a filthy habit whose right to smoke now seemingly extends no further than their own personal property.

Controversial homeowners insurance in limbo

WASHINGTON - The Federal Housing Finance Agency has yet to deliver on changes to a controversial type of homeowner's insurance even as its director told the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday that it's making progress.

EDITORIAL: Munch on fun-sized Halloween stats

Are you among the 86% of parents who swipe treats from their kids?

Motorists receive an early gift

Idaho, Kootenai County gas prices lower than last month

Study: Idaho leads new gas-guzzling trend

Lower prices at the pump gave a boost to per-capita gasoline consumption in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia in 2009—reversing a decade-long trend of decline.

ECB lends banks $639B over 3 years

FRANKFURT, Germany - Struggling banks snapped up $639 billion in cheap loans from the European Central Bank on Wednesday, a sign of just how hard or expensive it has become to borrow from each other.

Feeling pumped

Dalton Gardens and Hayden have the lowest gas prices in the state at an average of $2.24 per gallon.

Silver Valley coming on strong

No doubt attributed, in part to the huge amount of money the EPA will spend there this year, the real estate recovery has landed in Idaho's Silver Valley. After taking longer than many areas reported by the Coeur d'Alene Multiple Listing Service, the Silver Valley seems to have built a head of steam and is now chugging back into a better market with rising residential prices and an increase in their number of sales.

Post Falls price cut-a-palooza

A couple weeks ago, Neighborhood of the Week focused on a midtown section of Coeur d’Alene with a pocket of homes that had recent price cuts. It resulted in pandemonium.

New Zealand's plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for youth

Minimum age to buy cigarettes would keep rising year after year

Challenges here and abroad

Former CIA agent to speak at Coeur d'Alene Resort

All hands on deck for veteran artist and wife

Community rallies to help couple who've been priced out of their home

Community rallies to help couple who've been priced out of their home