Thomas 'Tom' Pagliasotti, 75

Thomas "Tom" Pagliasotti, 75

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The lilies are blooming up a storm now. I love the Asian ones as they bloom first. Then, the Orientals do their thing and smell divine. The one pictured is a tall Oriental variety and lords it over the rest of them. These are all “true” lilies, not daylilies.

Sameness and sustainability: The Northwest's challenges

Watching any wine appellation grow up, define itself and develop into a dominant force, or not, is something to watch. At times it appears to happen all in slow motion, developing in real time but like a slow motion replay in a sporting event. Both when the predictable outcome is good and when it is bad you can see it coming.

Neighborhood of the week: New construction/remodels in downtown Cd'A

Do you dream of living in the heart of the action? In a neighborhood where you're a short walk from restaurants, shopping, parks, and markets? Where you can ride your bike to the beach or to the lake? If that's the case, then downtown Coeur d'Alene is the perfect place for you.

Dry California tourist town to guests: 'Please conserve'

Longer-term solutions are being considered, including bringing water by barge, plane and train

On Venezuelan roads, old cars prevail, break down everywhere

Venezuela's vehicle industry produced only eight trucks last year — and nary a single car

Colorado Senate rivals clash in debate

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo) and his Republican challenger, Rep. Cory Gardner, clashed in the most raucous debate yet of their neck-and-neck race Thursday night, arguing over which of them was too extreme to represent the state and angling for the slightest advantage days before mail-in ballots begin to arrive at voters' homes.

Four more dead as COVID continues its climb

Panhandle Health reports the death toll has reached 103 in North Idaho.

Gary Thomas Hetrick, 78

Gary Thomas Hetrick (78), known as “Guru and PopPop” tragically passed away as a result of a house fire on September 25th, 2022 while trying to save his little dog Lulu.

More eyes on drivers

Authorities on extra lookout for DUIs during holidays

This is one instance not to give yourself too much credit.

Discussion of students, homework

I’ve worked in education since 1996 and from my first classroom to today, the discussion of homework is forefront in the conversation of a quality education. To offer homework, no homework, grade homework or require homework; the conversation is always contentious and often unfounded in research.

Video shows Smith denying drug use at awards show

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jurors in the Anna Nicole Smith drug trial were shown a video Monday in which the former model denies being on drugs during a performance on a TV awards show in 2004.

Hollywood ahoy

Coeur d'Alene couple makes appearance on 'Let's Make a Deal'

Jillian Carter had been preparing for a long time.

Recession, technology kill jobs

NEW YORK - Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries the world over.

Attorney general issues pet-scam alert

Take these steps to stay out of trouble.

The best medicine is lifting others up

Health care providers often have the difficult task of telling their patients things they don’t want to hear.

Balancing act

U.S. consumer spending and wages flat in May

School shutdowns raise stakes of digital divide for students

WINNSBORO, S.C. (AP) — Students struggling to get online in a rural South Carolina county received a boost last week with the arrival of six buses equipped with Wi-Fi, some of the hundreds the state has rolled out since schools were closed by the coronavirus outbreak.

Hoodwinked: Take a stand against con artists

Remember the days when they called the Internet the "information superhighway?"

On the road again: Travelers emerge in time for Thanksgiving

More than 2.2 million travelers streamed through airport checkpoints last Friday