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Driving on the cheap?

NEW YORK - The average price of gasoline will be below $3 a gallon in 2015, the government predicted Wednesday. If the sharply lower estimate holds true, U.S. consumers will save $61 billion on gas compared with this year.

LEGISLATORS: Focus on real priorities

Our state legislators expressed concern over the governor’s executive power.

How weird are we?

For years I have been promoting the concept that you must "humanize your selling strategy." The short explanation for this plan is that you must match your sales approach to the individual or company who will buy your product. How will it benefit them?

Second surge from the writers corner

We had no idea so many of you were out there tapping away on keyboards, whipping up creative storms of verse and prose.

Faye Rosemary Prewitt Kwapien

Faye Rosemary Kwapien, 81, reached out and took the hand of her beloved mother on May 31, 2014, to walk with her in the Lord's celestial kingdom.

Wayne G. Peterson, 76

Wayne G. Peterson, 76, passed away Dec. 12, 2022, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He was born in Payson, Utah, on July 2, 1946, to Charles and Mary Peterson.

Gary Woodson, 82

Loving husband, dad, papa, and papa great.

Producing in the off season

These entrepreneurs love local. And they deliver.

Welfare programs cut

BOISE (AP) - The shrinking budget for Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare is already having an impact on dozens of mentally ill patients and some of the services those clients receive.

Planting a Pulitzer

Local man's grandson earns prestigious award

It has been 20 years since longtime Fernan Lake Village resident Jack Rogers planted a seed that would grow into a Pulitzer Prize.

Online content never was free

So, after years of going without them (or finding other ways to do it), fans now can legally own digital copies of their favorite Beatles songs through iTunes.

Food Allergies … matter of life or death

Food Allergy Awareness Week took place May 14 — 20. That week may be over, but for those who live with food allergies or care for someone who does, are aware every week of the year. For them, it could mean life or death. Although any food can cause allergic reactions, the most common culprits are milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans, etc.) wheat, soy, crustacean shellfish (shrimp, crab, lobster, etc.) and fish — also known as the “Big 8.”

Dogged by Mideast, Blinken aims to revive US-Denmark ties

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Confronting multiple

Faithful Observations Operation Christmas Child 2020

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of

NAR warns loss of net neutrality may be costly

Just as we have seen the broadcast television industry change since loosening of the FCC’s control during Ronald Reagan’s administration and then the complete abandonment of multiple ownership rules under Bill Clinton, which allowed a few influential broadcasters control of television, the internet stands to become under the control of a few powerful service providers. In the aftermath of the FCC’s repeal of the net neutrality rules, NAR published the report below:

Sony network hacked, exec's flight diverted

Judy Rae Simpson, 81

Judy Rae (Buchanan Blakeley Busse) Simpson was born on January 13, 1942, to James and Edith Buchanan of Spokane, Washington.

The cost of learning

NIC approves 2 percent tax increase on budget

COEUR d'ALENE - North Idaho College trustees approved a $40.8 million general fund operating budget for the next fiscal year.

Marty and Max: How To Ensure You Are Insured

Home values and building costs are rising. How can I ensure my home is protected so if my home burned to the ground I can afford to rebuild?