Wood: Task force will respond if necessary

Says no counter protests planned in light of announced gathering of white supremacist group in Hayden Lake

Task force will respond if necessary

Officials: airlines should disclose bag, seat fees

WASHINGTON - Passengers love the idea, but airlines hate it. The government wants to require that travelers be told upfront about basic services that aren't included in the price of a ticket and how much extra they'll cost.

BLAME: Where it belongs

Reading Steve Cameron’s article in the Aug. 24 paper, he is upset by the president laying blame on all participants. The protesters had a right to be there with a permit granted by a judge. The counter-protesters did not have a permit so they were an unlawful assembly.

Gas prices take the shirts off our backs

Go to a store that sells clothing and head for the shirt display. Pick a size and color that pleases you. Look at the price tag. If it looks too expensive, you still have other choices. Leave the store and go to another clothing store and look for a shirt there. If you look at a few stores, you will probably find a shirt that will suit your style needs and budget. If you wait a bit a sale will occur somewhere and you can get a better deal on your shirt, and you still have other choices.

Summer is in full swing Riding to stop suicides

Josh's Ride to raise awareness, money for scholarship

MULLAN - The small town of Mullan has lost five young men to suicide since 1983. Beth and Jeff Elliott's son, Joshua, is the latest, and they hope, the last.

China dominating the U.S. IPO market

NEW YORK - Chinese companies are poised to dominate the U.S. IPO market next week.

Health website problems continue

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama claimed "full responsibility" Wednesday for fixing his administration's much-maligned health insurance website as a new concern surfaced: a government memo pointing to security worries, laid out just days before the launch.

ATHEISTS: A word from God

A story on SRN news recently was Atheists want “National Day Of Reason” to counter “National Day of Prayer.” When I heard that I thought, they already have a National Day, April 1, “The fool has said in his heart, there is no GOD.” Psalm 14:1

LEGISLATORS: Focus on real priorities

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

Generic-drug tsunami warning!

Patients currently taking prescription drugs should know that, over the coming months, an unprecedented number of expiring drug patents will unleash a virtual tsunami of generic drugs.

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.

Don't like your agent? Fire them!

Each month, the Coeur d'Alene Association of Realtors hosts "Finally Home', a class about all things to consider when preparing to buy a home. We have had over 150 people benefit from this class and often they are enlightened, having had the serious side of home buying exposed to them. Often, someone in the class will asks, "What if you don't feel like your real estate agent cares about you?"

When you see 'em, buy 'em

There are certain vintages that stand out in our minds as wine consumers. Those growing years that are so remarkably good that you recall them with fondness for a very long time, those that every time you have a bottle from that year you relish it. After all there will be no more! There are some that stick in your mind too as they were not so good but the good ones seem to linger longer thankfully.

Hackers nab card data from 200,000 Citi customers

Sony, Lockheed among other recent companies with breaches

NEW YORK - Citigroup's disclosure that the names, account numbers and email addresses of 200,000 of its credit card customers were stolen strikes at the core of modern-day financial life - the ways people buy groceries and pay the power bill.

Stocks nearly unchanged as fiscal threat looms

U.S. stocks closed nearly unchanged Monday, after a day of uneven trading plagued by investors' fears about the approaching "fiscal cliff."

IDAHO: Lake cottages put on international market is a crime

Recently, there was a story about a proposed storage facility with possible Chinese financing.

Puppy scam predators barking plenty

Who let the dogs out? It’s a question you may not have asked yourself this pandemic. With all the extra time spent at home, many are turning to “man’s best friend” as a cure for their isolation blues.

Entertainment Calendar October 4, 2013

Schedule of events for Oct. 4-19

“Damn Yankees:” 7:30 p.m., eight-time Tony Award winning musical, $13.75-$19.75, Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene; lakecityplayhouse.org; 667-1323

Shopko shoppers saddened

One day after the announcement that Shopko will close all of its stores in early June, the Coeur d’Alene location was full of shoppers.

Fox rejects Cablevision's new offer to end impasse

LOS ANGELES - Fox on Wednesday rejected a last-ditch offer from Cablevision Systems Corp. to pay it more for its TV stations' signals, a move that could leave some 3 million Cablevision subscribers in the New York area with few options besides heading to a bar to watch baseball's World Series on TV.