Coeur d'Alene Press

September 18, 2011 9 p.m.

What would Buffett do?

In light of the current uncertainty in the real estate market, if you were thinking of Jimmy Buffett, your answer may be, "Blend another Margarita." If, on the other hand, you were thinking Warren Buffett, your answer would likely be, "Only buy something that you'd be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years."

December 12, 2012 8 p.m.

Government: Cellphone app makers are violating children's privacy rights

WASHINGTON - The government is investigating whether software companies that make cellphone apps violated the privacy rights of children by quietly collecting personal information from mobile devices and sharing it with advertisers and data brokers, the Federal Trade Commission said Monday. Such apps can capture a child's physical location, phone numbers of their friends and more.

June 16, 2023 1 a.m.

Marty and Max: Mid-June Real Estate Update

We have been discussing how the real estate market is reacting to the interest rates hovering at 7% and following are our expert's thoughts.

April 18, 2012 9 p.m.

Even a little too much

Much has been made recently of the potential risk posed by taking too much acetaminophen (Tylenol). As a result, the FDA has set the maximum dose of acetaminophen at 4,000 milligrams over a 24-hour period. In addition to the attention being paid to single overdoses (when a person takes too many pills at once), new evidence has emerged that reveals the dangers of so-called "staggered overdoses." This term refers to taking even slightly too much acetaminophen over a period of several days.

October 4, 2013 9 p.m.

WARMING: Cool off the hot words

Regardless of your feelings on “Global Warming” (aka Global Climate Change), I found it objectionable, in poor taste and just plain rude for Mr. Ritterbach to begin his letter to the editor with name calling. If you have a counter argument, present it, don’t stoop to gutter sniping. His entire argument was overshadowed by his politically charged verbal broadside. I would expect more from a supposedly stable, educated member of this community. Sir, it was just plain ugly.

August 16, 2017 1 a.m.

NAZIS: Permits be damned

In regard to the events in Charlottesville this last Saturday, someone is going to try to point out that the white nationalist demonstrators had permits and the counter-demonstration were by default in the wrong because they did not have permits. I would like to preemptively address this view.

August 27, 2014 9 p.m.

BEARCAT: Poor spending decision

A $335,000 BearCat is expected to arrive at the end of the month — an 8-ton armored personnel carrier “Response Counter Attack Truck” built with steel armor and ballistic glass. WOW, what a way to spend public money, “the confiscated dirty drug money.”

August 6, 2014 9 p.m.

Cooking with kids

Sitting at the breakfast bar in my home-kitchen with her chin resting on the counter, my granddaughter, Quin, asks, "Gramps; why do you put salt in the spaghetti sauce?"

October 2, 2019 1 a.m.

What helps indigestion, heartburn and reflux?

In the U.S., it is estimated that 60 to 70 million people suffer from digestive-related diseases. Doctors are writing $114 million in acid-reducing medication prescriptions. That doesn’t include over-the-counter sales. It’s big business! What’s worse is that taking acid-reducing medications to treat these issues can actually cause, or contribute to many of the diseases we are suffering from today. Yet there are many remedies that actually fix the problem, not just cover them up.

January 12, 2013 8 p.m.

Snow can't stop biker

COEUR d'ALENE - Those two tires have rolled across Death Valley, cruised the Las Vegas Strip, traversed Hells Canyon and now, thanks to 250 studs Troy Chandler put in himself while watching television one evening, are crunching over the snowy streets of Coeur d'Alene.

December 2, 2018 midnight