Back to school dental checklist

This morning I woke up with an excited anticipation for my morning run. As I walked outside I was greeted with crisp September morning air and the distinct smell of Autumn. I quickly left the houses behind and found myself running through fields with vivid green and yellow stripes marking harvest time, and the sun began to peak over the hills creating long shadows from the speckling of hay bales. In the distance I could see the yellow leaves splayed over a wooden fence that completed my picture of Fall. I love where we live.

Food is fuel, food drive kids remind us

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

Are you getting restful sleep?

Sleeplessness is defined as either an inability to fall asleep, an inability to stay asleep, or early morning awakening. Research has shown that 40 percent of Americans suffer from intermittent insomnia, and 15 percent have severe or chronic insomnia.

How low can jobless rate go?

POST FALLS - Kootenai County's unemployment rate has dipped below 4 percent for the first time in seven years.

More options for treating psoriasis

DEAR DR. GOTT: To the reader who wrote in to your column regarding her grandson's psoriasis: Try a naturopathic doctor who focuses on diet. I went to a dermatologist for years with a horrible case of psoriasis. I have used steroidal creams, took cortisone injections (one time directly to the soles of my feet, one of my more painful experiences), and gave myself weekly shots in the abdomen. I even had an infusion treatment and countless "trial medications" in trying to reclaim normal skin that would not crack and bleed. When my dermatologist suggested I save my sperm and go in for light chemo, I went looking for other opinions.

Business Briefly August 25, 2011

Google settles pharmacy ad probe

Volcanic lava threatens church, more homes on La Palma

Molten rock from the Sept. 19 eruption on La Palma has consumed over 1,500 buildings

Some of Niger's neighbors defend the coup there, even hinting at war. It's a warning for Africa

Many just want to feel secure as Islamic extremists expand their range in the Sahel, the arid region south of the Sahara Desert

Gaming is a whole new world

This feeling is based on just one evening.

Sports briefs February 25, 2013

Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia's Tigray region since the cease-fire there

One factor is the suspension of food aid by the United States and United Nations after the discovery in March of a huge scheme to steal humanitarian grain in Tigray

Riding to the rescue?

Low prices, weak hiring raise odds of Fed action

Knitting for the needy

Knit Wits need yarn donations for charity work

The Knit Wits are at it again, beginning a 20th year of crocheting and knitting items to donate to Kootenai County residents in need.

Today's ghastly groaner

A woman goes to a pet store to buy a parrot. Everything is fine until she brings it home. It begins to swear uncontrollably until finally, the lady can stand it no more.

Avista gets approval in general rate case

Customer tax credits will offset overall proposed base rate changes over a two-year plan

Avista gets OK

Penney's results show signs of life

If it was only me ...

Powerball jackpot reaches $320M for Saturday drawing

Hay fever or virus? For allergy sufferers, a season of worry

HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) — The spring breezes of 2020 are carrying more than just tree pollen. There’s a whiff of paranoia in the air.

Bernanke on perilous ground

Fed Chairman presses China over currency manipulation

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is taking some highly unusual steps to counter widespread opposition to his $600 billion plan to jump-start the economy. He's pressing China to let its currency rise and pushing Congress to pass more stimulus aid.

Consumers gloomy? Spending says otherwise

WASHINGTON - Economists have advice for anyone worried that consumers are too fearful to keep spending: Look at what they're doing, not what they're saying.