Things are looking up

As expected, sales reported to the Coeur d'Alene Multiple Listing Service show a rising trend in housing demand. Foreclosures and short sales however, have caused an overall decline in pricing. Although our number of sales is up 44.2 percent April figures show our average price lower by 5.5 percent than the same time period last year.

TRAPS: Their time has gone

Here we go again! Another family ruined by the senseless loss of their pet by some lazy coward. They remind me of the Vietcong or a terrorist setting booby traps to seriously injure or kill anything from family pets, hunting dogs or protected animals — or maybe a child.

TRUMP: Tax code concern

Congress is set to take on tax reform next and President Trump recently released his tax plan. There are many things I like about the president’s tax plan such as reducing the number of brackets from 7 to 4, eliminating the income tax for households earning less than $50,000 per year, and lowering taxes for everyone.

INMATE: Jesus has no price tag

I am writing to try and understand why Donald Smith has to pay $2,500 to find Jesus. Has Jesus become just another thing to sell like you would a house or a car? We went to the Tim Remington church for about 6 months and never saw anyone get saved. If Tim Remington gets people saved, I would like to know how he does it before I would invest a penny, but I am sure someone out there will fall for this con job. Do they get their $2,500 back if Donald goes back to his alcohol, or does Tim keep the money no matter how it turns out for Donald? How did people find Jesus before people started selling him?

AMERICA: Can you believe…

Can you believe what is happening in America?

VACCINE: Eligible with no access

Help! My wife is 89 and I am 92. We are both strong yet.

PHARMACY: A fond farewell

Many thanks to the pharmacists Tim and Allen and to the entire staff at Medicine Man on Ironwood, which closed June 28.

BOMBER: An unexpected gift

Having read that the classic World War II bomber B-25J “Maid in the Shade” was at the Coeur d’Alene airport last weekend I drove over to have a look at it. What a magnificent, historical sight! When I realized they were giving rides I inquired about the price. Being out of my price range, I declined but continued to admire this piece of history when a gentleman came over and informed me someone had bought a ticket for me!

Coeur d'Alene Symphony performs music from Carmen

Concert Jan. 28 in the Schuler Events Center at NIC

The Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra will perform music from “Carmen” at a concert at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Schuler Events Center on the North Idaho College campus in Coeur d’Alene.

White seeks Hayden council seat

My name is Sandra “Sandy” White and I’m running for Hayden City Council.

New statistics show continued adjustment

No one really thought the stellar performance of the first half of the year would sustain after the expiration of the tax credit. You may recall at the end of June we were up 44 percent compared to June of last year.

Beyond non-traditional

UI student finds a way to balance family and studies to get degree

COEUR d'ALENE - As DeAnna DeTemple prepares to graduate from the University of Idaho-Coeur d'Alene next month, the 37-year-old mother of three says she did it for her kids.

North Idaho Business Journal: Small businesses, big impact

The fabric of a small community is a tapestry of people and cultural identities that distinguish it from other locales. Small businesses are one of the main threads that hold it all together.

Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event

ecause China allows no public protests or opinion polling and tightly restricts free speech, any opposition to the Games or the restrictions would be muted

Health care deadline is Monday

When Chris Bishop enrolled for health insurance the other day through Idaho's version of Obamacare, she was pleasantly surprised.

GOP: Common sense will prevail

The best Government money can buy! Does that ring a bell? Oh goodness sake, President Trump is not a politician; Drain the swamp, make American great again? Oh no, what about all the big money that the pimps have spent, Oh I’m sorry they are called Lobbyiests. Their job is to bribe our politicians, men and women and their staffs, to do their bidding. The Democratic party used to be the party for the working man. Now they are so far left we’re not sure whom they represent! Open borders, undo everything Trump has done and make America great again! Clintons, lies, lies, and more lies, selling materials to our enemies to make bobms to destroy us, lies about Bengazi etc etc. Soro and Obama Traitor you tell me. The list is a mile long! Open borders, illegal immigrants pushed ahead of the ones coming legally. Hidden all over the U.S., sanctuary cities. Giving Iran the OK to buy or build warheads to take out the US or Isreal giving millions of dollars. Releasing war criminals to kill more of our troops again etc etc.

More people online, more chances to be scammed

SENIORS — EASY MARKS?: Are seniors targeted more than other consumers for frauds and scams? The answer is yes. Communications and banking technologies move money around the world at lighting speed these days. Crooks that would separate you from your money are no longer just local and regional. We now must contend with hundreds of crooks, fraudsters and scammers from around the world targeting each consumer.

Gun restrictions face uphill battle even under Biden

The gun debate in America will soon enter a new chapter with a Democrat

Is the end near?

For those of you living under a rock (I know it's dark under there, but squint and you should be able to read this type), there's been some rumblings going on about the end of the world, as in it may be near.

VISITOR: Pilings pose serious danger

I visited your city this past summer, and enjoyed all of the lovely parks, trails and city shopping with my two children. My sister and her family toured us on the lake and adjoining river with their boat and tube. We had a great afternoon, until the joy of our trip quickly turned to concern for our safety as well as a constant thought of trying to measure a decision the city made that was explained to us. We were boating on the lake with our four kids (cumulatively) age range 6-12, when I was suddenly scared out of my mind (as I was in the tube) when I saw pilings poking out of the lake (some only an inch or two), impossible for the boater to see. As we were flagging him down to stop, we nearly missed a couple. One reading this letter may assume we were going too fast in a slow speed specified area, but we were hundreds of yards away from the slow zone, as well as shore (a "safe" area to boat).