First iPad 2 sales greeted by lines

New model comes with several improvements

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The updated version of Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer went on sale Friday afternoon, and was greeted by the now-familiar lines of buyers outside Apple stores.

Entertainment Briefs for February 24, 2012

Briefs April 10, 2010

Garwood-Sagle impact statement available for review; Spring into Safety Carnival is today

Mannequins get makeover to look more realistic

Vivian Mae Taylor, 93

Vivian Mae Taylor, 93, of Hayden, Idaho, passed on Nov. 9, 2016, at the Hospice House in Hayden. She was born on May 21, 1923, in Kansas City, Mo., to Busch and Bessie Newcomb (Edmonds). She grew up in Price, Utah, and attended Carbon County School District in her early years.

Secretary of State requests delay in May 19 primary election

Boise – Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney delivered a formal request to Governor Brad Little on Friday to delay the May 19 Primary Election and to close all polling locations for the same.

Edie Harbison, 63

On November 5th Edie Harbison, beloved wife, mother & grammy passed away after battling an aggressive cancer that began early summer of 2014. She is survived by her husband Ron, daughters Angela and Bridgit, son-in-law Nicholas and grandchildren Jadyn, Taylor and Benny.

ELECTION: Counter to civility

As a history major and former social studies teacher I am struck by Donald Trump’s concept of “counter puncher” and the fact that it apparently is viewed by some people as a positive thing. That concerns me, not because Trump did it but because it reflects that our political campaigns have descended even further into the mud.

Taylor's jewelry sells for $115 million

Home improvement

New zoning district would make it easier on owners, buyers

Homeowners might face a little less bureaucracy in Kootenai County next year.

California looking to pay drug addicts to stay sober

Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked the federal government for permission to use tax dollars to pay for it through Medicaid

Renewables crisis?

Idaho energy tussle makes international ripples

BOISE - An Idaho alternative energy fight is sending out international shockwaves, with a Greek company saying utilities' demands to skirt their obligations to buy power from wind farms are a threat to its business.

Solar power heating up in Idaho

Standing together

Pro-union rally coincides with anniversary of King assassination Citizens rally for collective bargaining

COEUR d'ALENE - The best defense is solidarity, and a sign of strength is standing together.

Lower auto prices are finally giving Americans a break after years of inflationary increases

The price spikes that followed the 2020 pandemic were caused mainly by a worldwide shortage of computer chips

Hudson's Bay buying Saks for $2.4 billion

Fairfax has tentative deal to buy BlackBerry

It's not all in the shape

We attended a lovely dinner party last week that was a celebration of a friend's 50th birthday. There were a total of 10 folks, all of whom brought wine, so as you can imagine there was quite an array of wines and wine bottles of varying shapes. In the interlude between the main course and dessert a discussion ensued about the different shapes of wine bottles and the meaning they carried for what was in the bottle.

It's time for all of us to 'get real'

If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? If a woman dies in cyberspace but not in the real world, should she be mourned?

IDFG's license fee hike shot down by lawmaker

BOISE — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is trying to figure out its next move after a plan to increase hunting and fishing license fees for the first time in 13 years got shot down.