Market activity positive in third quarter

It's easy to look around and be gloomy, but there is always something positive to be found if you look closely enough. Just as we reported here last week, we are slightly ahead of last year's total number of sales as reported by the Multiple Listing Service.

Yankees rough up Phillies ace Halladay in Series rematch

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Mary Louise Mans, 81

Mary Louise Mans, 81, passed away at the Inn at Guardian Angel Homes in Post Falls on June 1, 2013, after a hard fought battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and dementia.

Priceless performance

Single dollar changes lives of Cd'A Homes residents

COEUR d'ALENE - Harmonies, buoyant rhythms, children's voices and sunshine flowed through the dining room Thursday at Coeur d'Alene Homes Assisted Living and Memory Center.

Your perfect Christmas wine

Like we always say the wine you choose for your holiday gatherings is very personal like all things wine related. What you and your family like, what you will be serving, whether it is a full blown dinner or just a party where wine will be served as an aperitif all influence your tastes and decisions. There are some standard main courses and appetizers though where classic pairings make the choices easier. Here are some of our favorites that we serve at this festive time of year.

That stupid gift card might be worth money

GIFT CARD GOLD: Gift cards make popular gifts, but did you end up with a gift card to some place you don’t shop? Before you tuck those holiday gift cards away in a drawer and forget about them, sell them instead.

Museums vie to get retired space shuttles

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - As the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch draws near, the focus is not so much on the past but the future: Where will the shuttles wind up once the program winds down?

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Three strikes and you're out, liberals

On Wednesday I subscribed to the CDA Press for the first time. Upon reading the Readers Write section I realized why I do not take newspapers.

Drop in gas prices benefits U.S. drivers

Cost driven by rising global supplies, lower-than-expected demand

'Outrageous' demand, 'not much' supply

Kootenai County housing market continues to sizzle

Kootenai County housing market continues to sizzle

Like a rock

Chevy celebrates 100th anniversary

Single family home prices on the rise

Idaho home price growth outpaces most of the nation

The prices of existing single-family homes in Idaho rose 15 percent in the past year, according to data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency released Thursday. Idaho had the fourth-highest rate of appreciation from the first quarter of 2012 to the first quarter of 2013, according to the FHFA's House Price Index. Only Nevada, Arizona and California had higher rates. Nationally, home prices jumped 6.7 percent over the same time period.

Neighborhood of the Week: Take to the Sky in Rathdrum

For the past several weeks, Neighborhood of the Week has fielded dozens of complaints about a perceived “Rathdrum bias.”

Lower prices driving sales

Year to date statistics have been compiled through June and reinforce that market activity is the best in years. That is of course, unless you are a seller.

Doctor: Therapeutics making a difference

Novavax offers 'more traditional' vaccine that could alleviate concerns of unvaccinated

Therapeutics can be helpful in COVID fight

Nonresident deer tags selling out fast

Nonresident hunters who plan to hunt whitetail deer in the Panhandle should purchase tags now, as the regular non-resident whitetail tags sold out last week, and nonresident elk tags sold out earlier this month.

Not-as-mighty USC visits WSU

The last time No. 20 Southern California came to Pullman, the Trojans laid a 69-0 licking on Washington State that was the worst loss in the program’s history.

Detox programs: Which is the best?

The abundance of toxins in our water, air, soil, foods, etc. is undeniable. Detoxification has been used for thousands of years, but only recently has there been an abundance of detox programs available. With some you feel great, others you can feel sick. Everyone professes to have the best, but how do we know which is the best?

Are you working on a computer for too long?

"Just five more minutes," I've thought it myself countless times - only to realize another 20 minutes have gone by without stepping away from the computer.