Seasonal allergies: An irritating time of year

Doctor of Oriental Medicine

Spring has sprung, and with it a host of irritants in the air as a result! One in six Americans suffer from allergies, and the incidence of allergy-driven asthma has doubled since 1980. It is estimated that 35 million Americans suffer from environmental allergies.

All in the foundry

Hern Iron Works expands, cuts through recession

COEUR d'ALENE - The claw of the machine dropped and grabbed at piles of broken down metal - bits and chunks of sheet and pipe.

Seek out

Pick of the week: "Moon"

Arts and entertainment happenings

Nightlife and cultural events in and around Kootenai County

"The Baron's Daughter": 7 p.m., Christian Center School, 3639 W. Prairie Ave., Hayden. Adults/$5, $3/students and children 3 and older, available at the door.

Oil prices down sharply for a second day

NEW YORK - Oil prices plunged for a second day Thursday, raising hopes that a relentless rise in gasoline prices may slow or reverse at least temporarily.

Bank of America debit fee is only the latest

38.7 million people carry bank's debit cards

NEW YORK - Angela Malerba, who works in public relations in Boston, carries a debit card because she likes to know when she buys something that she has enough in her account to pay for it. But paying $5 a month to use her own money? That's too much.

Three buildings heavily damaged in fire

COEUR d'ALENE - Three businesses were heavily damaged Saturday night when a structure fire ripped through a building on Government Way, according to firefighters and police.

Coeur d’Alene High fined, boys basketball coach suspended over ‘dead period’ violation

Mike Randles, Coeur d’Alene High principal, acknowledged the violation, but said the school plans to appeal the severity of the penalties to the District 1 Board of Control.

Arts and entertainment happenings

Nightlife and cultural events in and around Kootenai County

The Diviners: 7 p.m., Coeur d'Alene High School Theatre Department production, CHS Fahringer Auditorium, 5530 N. Fourth St. $8/adults, $6/students and seniors, $5/CHS students with ASB card. Buy tickets online, www.chstheater.org, by phone, (208) 769-2999, or at the door one hour before curtain.

Bird's-eye view

Cameras will provide looks at nesting osprey at McEuen Park

KINDNESS: Not seeing is believing

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Republicans grill Bernanke over inflation threat

By JEANNINE AVERSA

For a few dollars more

Cd'A City Council to consider buying local, at a higher price

Idaho has $66.9M in unclaimed property

Is some of it yours?

With the hype surrounding last week's Mega Millions lottery jackpot now behind us, there's another way to capture a moment of lottery-like anticipation, and you don't have to buy a ticket. 

Liberals to leaders: 'Close the camps'

By BRIAN WALKER

Censure falls flat

Committee passes natural rights resolution

Why the bond market is more fragile than you think

NEW YORK - A bottleneck is building in the global market for bonds.

Can Musk deliver on his vision for Twitter? Questions remain

Musk received some effusive, if highly abstract, praise from an unexpected quarter — Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey

Classroom commerce

Teachers make money selling materials online

Furniture makers raise prices as their costs increase

RALEIGH, N.C. - Furniture companies are raising prices despite fears that higher costs could kill off a rebound just as recession-shocked shoppers appear willing to spend.