KCRR Prez: An election is a war

Kootenai County Reagan Republican President Jeff Ward doesn't beat around the bush in his recent political newsletter, comparing elections to war.

MY TURN: 'Relationships are not built by political parties'

This country was built by immigrants. Some were forced here. Some came of their own free will. But with the exception of our Native American population, our descendants all pretty much showed up on a boat. That includes slave ships, steam ships, and the Mayflower. Your ethnicity, your ancestry, the color of your skin? It’s irrelevant. You’re an immigrant.

Stocks rise as Greece nears debt solution

NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks closed higher for the third day in a row Wednesday after Greece cleared a hurdle toward getting more emergency loans. Financial stocks rose after Bank of America reached a settlement with investors over failed mortgage securities.

Joe Hamilton: Pilgrim's pilot

IN PERSON

There are plenty of stores where you can buy food. There are lots of places to buy supplements. There are many shops that offer select beers and wines.

Booming business

Sales skyrocketing at fireworks booths in wake of Fourth of July cancellations

Smithsonian asks judge's help with bug collection

Institution having hard time carrying out entomologist's wishes

WASHINGTON - Carl J. Drake spent his life studying bugs, everything from aphids to water striders. When he died in 1965, the entomologist left his life savings and his vast insect collection to the Smithsonian. But now Drake's will has become something of a pest.

Biden warns against gas price gouging after cyberattack

President Joe Biden warned gasoline stations not

Huskies upset No. 8 Stanford

SEATTLE (AP) - Kasen Williams took a quick screen pass from Keith Price, broke a tackle and the line of scrimmage and raced 35 yards for the go-ahead score with 4:53 left, and Washington rallied from 10 points down to stun No. 8 Stanford 17-13 on Thursday night.

New York jurors can't see graphs again in insider case

NEW YORK - Jurors on Monday considered the fate of a hedge fund founder accused of making tens of millions of dollars through insider trading after a judge reminded them that they can rehear any of the dozens of taped conversations between the defendant and his friends.

Time to make health care truly affordable

As the Idaho Legislature once again attempts to resolve the problem of health care, it seems fitting to look at the state of health care costs in America as a whole. Unfortunately, for more than 70,000 Idaho residents who have no health coverage at all, many will go untreated or, worse, wait until needing hospitalization, thus leaving an even bigger bill for someone else to pay. Many without health coverage will also die, or put their families at risk of financial ruin.

Daring to be different

New Apple CEO Tim Cook is no clone of Steve Jobs

Downtown Cd'A parking plan OK'd

By BRIAN WALKER

2014: A year of battle lines drawn over dinner

Have you picked a side yet? If not, you'd better think fast, because the battle lines are being drawn and they cut right down the dinner table.

No subsidy? No problem, says TDS

By CRAIG NORTHRUP

Dow falls on fears about economy

NEW YORK - Investors began giving in to fears Thursday that a global recession is already under way, and stock markets shuddered around the world. Selling started in Asia, picked up speed in Europe and sent Wall Street near its worst finish of the year.

Phony Roku set up websites are a scam

As more and more consumers are getting away from traditional cable TV service and moving to devices like a Roku that streams media content for various online services, it is important to know that you are not charged to activate your Roku account.

Kootenai Health joins cancer-care alliance

The Press received this news release this morning. Tomorrow's edition of The Press, both in print and online, will have more coverage of this landscape-altering development.

Hollywood ahoy

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

Jillian Carter had been preparing for a long time.

Magic on the water

Journey to the North Pole Holiday Cruises are happening now through Jan. 3

COEUR d'ALENE — Four-year-old Leyton Cooper bounced with delight when he heard being a good boy this year had landed him on Santa's Nice List.

Smile: You're on kinky camera!

Turns out some new android apps are actually scanning your android phone for suggestive or outright lewd photographs, without the owner’s knowledge. (Not the kind of photos for your family Christmas or holiday card.) The purveyors of the app then contact the owner of the phone, demanding ransoms of $500 or more to delete the app and erase the questionable photographs. So far, this scam seems only to affect android phones. On the other hand, it seems like it’s probably only a matter of time until some sleaze invents a copycat app for iPhones. MY ADVICE: Don’t try your hand at being the next Hugh Hefner with your cellphone. You could find your very private photos plastered all over the WORLD WIDE WEB!