Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare

WASHINGTON - The first baby boomers will be old enough to qualify for Medicare Jan. 1, and many fear the program's obituary will be written before their own.

Indiana-made Humvee could soon be a relic

Better protection sought for soldiers on the move

INDIANAPOLIS - Army Staff Sgt. Tom Davis never saw the bomb that destroyed his Humvee as he rounded a corner in Ramadi just a week into his second tour in Iraq in 2006. Davis lost a leg and broke his back and both arms and can no longer walk or work. He'll never know whether he would have been less severely injured if he'd been in a different vehicle.

A helping hand

Christmas letters: A thing of the past?

True blue

Cobalt Boats unveils new models on Lake Coeur d'Alene

Three exotic boats revealed at Hagadone Marine VIP party

COEUR d'ALENE — Joe and Cindy Schmidt's new custom Coeur 270 sport open bow wooden boat is a reflection not only of their design creativity, but also of Joe's can-do attitude.

Fun with wine lists

As wine professionals, we get to try a lot of great new wine every week. But even with regular visits to the shop from distributors, importers and winemakers, there are still more wines we have yet to try. Jonathan Oberlander from J. Scott Winery had a great way of breaking down all the wine that is out there. He said, "There are three kinds of wine; those I like, those I don't like and those I have not tried yet." Well said Jonathan, we have adopted that mantra.

Neighborhood of the week: Ranches

When you think of a ranch, what comes to mind? A thousand-acre spread with herds of cattle peacefully grazing in lush green pastures? Thoroughbred horses galloping across rolling plains? If so, you're right. But ranches are all that, and so much more.

Robust market expected to continue

COEUR d'ALENE — The local real estate market is expected to continue to sizzle in 2019, but industry followers say it still won't be at the unhealthy pace of another bubble.

Bonded by the classics

Grandfathers, fathers, sons and grandsons hang out at Car d'Lane

Classics unite dads, sons

Marty and Max: Clagstone Ranch – The Spirit of North Idaho's Rugged Individualism

Wyatt Earp, the legendary lawman of the Wild West, arrived in Coeur d’Alene during the rush of 1884 and was appointed deputy sheriff of Kootenai County. According to the Spokane Falls Review, in one particularly heated altercation, around 50 shots were exchanged when Wyatt and his brother Jim stepped between the warring factions. With remarkable composure, they stood amid the flying bullets, joking about the participants' poor marksmanship. Earp emerged as a local businessman, road builder, and community leader, leaving a lasting legacy in the region.

News outlets join to oppose gag order in Idaho stabbing case

The case garnered widespread publicity, and earlier this month Latah County Magistrate Judge Megan Marshall issued a gag order barring attorneys, law enforcement agencies and others associated with the case from talking about it

Movers & Shakers April 1, 2010

New agents join Keller Williams Realty

Thoughts and Perspectives

Wow!!!! A jobless recovery. Now that companies have figured out how to run profitably with less manpower, hiring will be dormant. This column predicted 10 percent unemployment, and my opinion is that it could go even higher. When we last wrote in February, we were slowly coming out of the recession and everyone was optimistic...except me. Last year at this time, I wrote that Wall Street had to many potholes to fill and we were going to be the victims of a false recovery. I believe that is very accurate. Let me explain again.

Tampa Bay's Price shuts down Angels

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Time to move

One doesn't need to look far to find positive news about the real estate market these days. National and local sales figures continue to improve and buyer competition is increasing over a variety of price ranges. Of course this activity ultimately leads to diminishing inventory, leaving fewer options for those ready buyers.

Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B

Company hopes to list stock as symbol 'FB' on NYSE or Nasdaq

Americans hang on after recession claims wealth

Federal Reserve: Nearly 40 percent or wealth was lost

Looking back, the financial lives many Americans enjoyed until just a few years ago can seem like a mirage.

Viral spread: Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving

With some Americans now paying the price for what they did over Thanksgiving

Here's what your Sears warranty is really worth

Late last year my wife and I upgraded almost all of our appliances, stove, refrigerator and so on, through our local Sears store. We also bought the extended warranties for each appliance.

Groupon's fall to earth swifter than its fast rise