When life gives you lemons...

By MAUREEN DOLAN

Just in time for spring, deadlines loom

Regular readers will recall that the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program was set to expire last Fall, in Post Falls and 900 other communities in the nation, due to population estimates from the 2010 census. Intense lobbying by the National Association of Realtors and other groups caused the government to acquiesce and maintain the program - through March.

Just in time for spring, deadlines loom

Regular readers will recall that the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program was set to expire last Fall, in Post Falls and 900 other communities in the nation, due to population estimates from the 2010 census. Intense lobbying by the National Association of Realtors and other groups caused the government to acquiesce and maintain the program - through March.

Searching for airfares doesn't have to be a gamble

NEW YORK - Searching for airfares often seems to be a game passengers are set up to lose.

BlueStreak bluegrass band at JACC

The Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center will present BlueStreak, a bluegrass band, on Feb. 7. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the center, 405 William St., Post Falls.

Buying pushing prices to record highs

U.S. home sales surged in June to fastest pace in 8-plus years

Turnaround takes hold

Target is getting its groove back

NEW YORK - Target is on its way back.

We win again!

You have probably read by now, that the deadline to extend the tax credit was extended in the 11th hour to Sept. 30. This is not an extension that allows buyers to gain a credit by buying before then, instead it protects those who had accepted offers by April 30 from losing the credit because transaction complications delayed their closings. Those in a panic over losing their dreams of owning a home can heave a sigh of relief.

Ask your audiologist...

Be an encourager, not a discourager!

A gleaming return

Why gold is making a comeback

Gold is having a summer revival.

Defying inflation, Americans ramped up spending last month

Most economists to anticipate holiday shopping jumping by a record amount this year

Harold 'Chick' Seeber, 82

Harold “Chick” Seeber passed away on May 4, 2013, at the age of 82. Chick was born in Kellogg to Harold and Gustava (Barnhart) Seeber in 1930.

Strictly business

Herbalife stock surges after Icahn grabs stake

Unified Land Use Code comments sought

Kootenai County Planning Commission is accepting public comments on the final draft of the Unified Land Use Code that was released to the public on Tuesday.

Limit the info you share with retailers

A Post Falls reader recently visited his local Walgreens and was surprised when the clerk asked for and then scanned his driver’s license.

No break this spring at pump

Tourist destinations already feeling pinched as customers stay home

With gas prices above $4 in some states, Americans are canceling spring break plans and rethinking summer vacation, and some tourist destinations are offering gas vouchers of as much as $50 to talk people out of giving up and staying home.

Arts and entertainment happenings: Nightlife and cultural events in and around Kootenai County

St. Vincent de Paul's Third Annual Comedy Night: 7 p.m., doors open at 6. The Coeur d'Alene Resort. Tickets $20. To purchase, visit www.stvincentdepaulcda.org, call (208) 416-4716, or buy them at any St. Vincent de Paul thrift store.

Insurance costs drive teacher negotiations

Contract talks will continue May 28 at Woodland Middle School

Buy producers, not vintages, but...

This past week we hosted a dinner at Fleur de Sel in Post Falls featuring wines from Kermit Lynch imports. The featured wines were mostly from Burgundy and featured some of the very highest end bottlings including Grand and Premier Cru selections from some of the most storied producers in this most storied of appellations, including Meo Camuzet, Jobard, Roulot and others. The wines were outstanding; Laurent Zirotti's food as always was impeccably prepared and artfully matched to the wines. The evening was in short a rare and truly special event, even for us as wine professionals we very rarely get to taste wines of this caliber and price point.

Montana man gets federal prison for fentanyl trafficking in Coeur d’Alene

A Montana man who was caught in Coeur d’Alene with more than 216 grams of fentanyl pills will spend two years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Idaho.