An apple a day may not keep the doctor away, study says

Takes more than one kind of food to make a healthy diet

CHICAGO - An apple a day doesn't necessarily keep the doctor away. That's according to proverb-busting research that found daily apple eaters had just as many doctor visits as those who ate fewer or no apples.

US inflation dips from 4-decade high but still causing pain

Consumer prices jumped 8.3% last month from a year ago

INFLATION: Worse than feds portray

It is beyond me why the government would lie to us about inflation. If this was figured as it should be, you owe us about 4 percent COLA for the last three years, or 12 percent increase. This is all political baloney. I hope us old people don't have to march on Washington, D.C., to get a break on this.

Once a retail giant, Kmart nears extinction after closure

Kmarts continue to operate in Westwood, New Jersey; Bridgehampton, on New York’s Long Island, and Miami

OPINION: Idaho must once again send the hate mongers packing

Hate and bigotry often lurk just beneath the surface of civil societies. So long as a society is united in disapproving of hateful words and actions, those evil twins remain suppressed. When they receive official approval, they rise to the surface and infect society like a virus. A society must maintain continued vigilance to keep them in check.

PRESCRIPTIONS: Lower costs are better

There is a bill working its way through the U.S. Congress called the SMART Prices Act (S.1246). This legislation would boost Medicare prescription drug price negotiation by enhancing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ ability to negotiate lower prices on brand-name drugs. The effect would be — LOWER costs for drugs for Medicare recipients!

DRUGS: Time to nationalize them

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” — Ben Franklin

Suspect in felony crashes dies before trial begins

COEUR d’ALENE — A woman who faced multiple felony charges from two serious vehicle crashes on Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive more than three years ago has died.

Powers trial set to start Nov. 9

COEUR d'ALENE — Next month’s trial of a Coeur d’Alene woman who allegedly caused two serious vehicle crashes on Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive almost three years ago will proceed as planned, with the exception of two scheduling changes.

Crash trial delayed 5 times

COEUR d'ALENE — The trial of a Coeur d'Alene woman who allegedly caused two serious vehicle crashes on Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive almost three years ago has been delayed until April.

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The year in wine review and preview

At the end of the year the press is full of reviews of the previous year and all that has occurred, coupled with a look forward on what to expect. As the wine industry in North Idaho has continued to evolve a similar retrospective, and prospective will provide wine consumers with information that will help guide their purchases to wines they enjoy and appreciate.

The fight against flu season

Panhandle Health District hosting a walk-in flu clinic Friday from 1:30-4 p.m.

As flu season begins to unfold, pharmacies and clinics are preparing to vaccinate thousands in Kootenai County.

In Person: Denis Yost

Denis Yost could easily be called North Idaho's Renaissance Man of Pharmacy. Bringing with him almost four decades as a hospital director of pharmacy - six of them at Kootenai Health - a well-defined expertise in medical research, and his years as a faculty member at the University of Montana, Yost works today with Dirne Community Health Center and North Idaho Health Network.

Forum: Real estate's 'wild West'

COEUR d'ALENE — Hayden Anderl sees Kootenai County's real estate market a bit like the "wild West."

Crimes, they are a changing

Chief says times have changed in Kellogg law enforcement

KELLOGG - Although there has been a general decline in crime in Kellogg over the past several years, prescription drug theft and abuse is on the rise.

U.S. retail sales climb on holiday shopping

Are supplements necessary for good health?

When you reach for that bottle of vitamin C or fish oil pills, you might wonder how well they'll work and if they're safe. Before that, the first thing you should be asking yourself is whether you actually need them in the first place.

Confronting the 'heroin tsunami'

North Idaho isn't immune to nationwide epidemic

POST FALLS — Crushing news came shortly after Cindy Schaffner heard sirens just a few blocks from her Post Falls home.

Coeur Group rallies to help seniors

Starting March 16, Coeur Group members have served as grocery shoppers and errand runners for our community’s at-risk population.