Future looks bright

Economic reports hold out hope for hiring gains

WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans are losing their jobs. Employers are struggling to squeeze more work from their staffs. The U.S. is producing so much oil that imports are plunging, narrowing the trade deficit.

Time to unite: Cd’A mobile home residents hope to buy their park

Amid an ongoing housing crisis, manufactured or mobile homes are among the few affordable housing options that remain for Kootenai County residents. Those who live in these communities are especially vulnerable to displacement — but residents of one such neighborhood are fighting to take real ownership of their homes and inspire others to do the same. Last August, a Utah-based investment company called Havenpark Communities purchased Oak Crest, a manufactured home community in Coeur d’Alene with nearly 500 residents.

Online voters miss mark - by a bunch

Readers of cdapress.com were challenged to see how their vote for mayor of Coeur d'Alene would stack up against official election results. Result? Not even close.

Stock split could cost Google more than $500 million

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An unorthodox stock split designed to ensure Google CEO Larry Page and fellow co-founder Sergey Brin retain control of the Internet's most profitable company could cost Google more than half a billion dollars.

Despite $202M in revenue, Coeur Mining shares fall nearly 15%

Hecla says it will release first quarter financial results by May 6

Coeur Mining shares fall nearly 15%

Government issues historic restrictions amid virus outbreak

The United States implemented dramatic new restrictions on Americans going out in public and 7 million people in the San Francisco area were put on a near-total lockdown to control the coronavirus emergency that has walloped the global economy.

In tiny Wyoming town, Bill Gates bets big on nuclear power

Wyoming has the biggest coal industry in the U.S. by far

Rathdrum Mountain tree cutting explained

I would like to clarify some recent information that was published regarding the City of Rathdrum's timberland located on Rathdrum Mountain. I am a private forest consultant and my company (Hansen Timber Management) has been providing the City of Rathdrum with professional forest management assistance for over 20 years.

COVID: Choose science, not fear

Stephanie Wolf, rallying outside Kootenai Health, states that the COVID vaccine is “experimental” and a mandate should not be enforced.

Idaho Republicans push anti Washington, D.C., bills

Measures would sue federal government over guns, land control

BOISE - Idaho Republicans lobbed more legislative spitballs at Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, with measures calling to sue the federal government over gun rights and control of federal land and to replace standard American currency with gold and silver.

Today's Ghastly Groaner

My wife told me, "Buy a gallon of milk and if they have eggs, buy me a dozen."

A good faith issue: New form confuses borrowers

By ADRIAN SAINZ/AP real estate writer

For anyone buying a home this spring, beware: There could be some kinks with the paperwork.

Lottery fever strikes North Idaho

COEUR d'ALENE — Eugene Stanton has lottery fever, and that feels like $700 million.

Cd'A moves forward on riverfront property

The city of Coeur d’Alene will enter into an agreement to purchase 47 acres of riverfront property at the old Atlas Mill site, council members decided Tuesday.

Homeowners see benefits at tax time

Occasionally we find someone who is unaware of some tax advantages of owning real estate. While most of us are not accountants we have learned through classes offered by the Associations of Realtors in Coeur d’Alene, at the State and National Association levels.

Food is fuel, food drive kids remind us

Five hundred and six pounds of food, 101 families, 13 students and one food drive.

Treatment approved for Robin's MS

Funding hurdle remains

Robin Bates in some ways is fighting to buy his future, and he’s just over half way there. He was accepted for a cutting edge treatment in Mexico for multiple sclerosis, a condition he’s had for the last 23 years.

New wave of water sports

Paddleboarding, an offshoot of surfboards, increasing in popularity

COEUR d'ALENE - The sun will come out, eventually, and the waters will warm. When it does, there is a relatively recent activity, at least for inlanders, that combines recreation with fitness.

World/Nation Briefs January 30, 2013

Obama presses for immigration changes

Global food

MaryJane's Everyday Organic

Ever since I ventured down the winding dirt road that has led to my own successful small farm business, I have firmly believed that environmentally conscious small farms are the key to creating global food sustainability. It's as plain to see as the gorgeous red raspberries ripening outside my door, and the prospect is every bit as delicious.