Neighborhood hunting in a frenzy

It’s been a wild year on the housing market.

Pull the plug on robocalls

“I’m mad as hell, and not going to take this anymore!”

The perfect temperature

The frequently stated consensus in the wine world is that here in the states we drink our white wine too cold and our red wine too warm. So what is the perfect temperature for consuming your favorite varietal? Like so much of your wine experience the answer is personal and comes down to what you like best, but there are some guidelines and techniques you can employ as a wine consumer to get close to temperature nirvana.

An appealing market

By BRIAN WALKER

When life gives you lemons...

By MAUREEN DOLAN

Entertainment Briefs for September 8, 2010

Lennon killer denied parole

Veteran walks 2,650 miles to aid wounded warriors

COEUR d’ALENE — The journey of a thousand miles, the adage holds, begins with a single step.

Misleading or deceptive?

At least one reader is disgusted with looking at homes that she believes are deliberately pictured differently than what is seen at a showing. We have told you month after month that there is a real shortage of inventory in our market. This leads to fierce competition among buyers, sellers and agents. Buyers are competing to be the first in line with an offer and are taking care to make their offers agreeable to sellers of well-priced properties.

SOS tours Kootenai County elections office

It takes thousands of people across Idaho to make democracy work in this state.

CLIMATE: Trust science over Web

In response to the June 6 column “Climate: A gentleman’s bet offered,” my money is on Mr. Gressler. And more importantly, so is science’s. Overwhelmingly. And now Pope Francis, in his encyclical on the environment, has basically sided with Mr. Gressler. Only I imagine the Pope would ask both men to buy the meal put up for a bet for a poor person here in North Idaho in 2031.

Idaho cracks down on food stamp fraud

BOISE (AP) - State officials hope a tweak an Idaho law will help them better crack down on people who defraud the food stamp program, which is helping 220,000 residents buy groceries.

Cd'A: Of parks and puzzling priorities

Manicured sidewalks blend into perfectly spaced trees. The famous Centennial Trail cleverly winds around over-priced shops and restaurants for bicyclists and connoisseurs of northwestern scenery. A large blue lake and an open cool sky hide behind newly erected part-time condos. Our narrow roads will appeal to your sense of adventure as they crumble and crack, stretching into dense residential and commercial districts. Here our teachers buy their own books, and our classrooms are filled to the brim.

'Imported from Detroit' ad pumps up Motor City

Eminem featured in ChryslerSuper Bowl spot

DETROIT (AP) - To a pulsating beat, hip-hop star Eminem drives a sleek Chrysler through the streets of Detroit, proudly cruising by the city's landmarks, towering skyscrapers and the hopeful faces of its people. His journey ends with an unapologetic message: "This is the Motor City, and this is what we do."

Stuck in a low-tech world

Ask The Propellerheads

10 days of fair begins Friday

Pre-purchase discount sales end today

The North Idaho State Fair opens at 3 p.m. on Friday, this year with 10 event-packed days. “We just really want our guests' experience to be a positive one so we figured if we had more days available we could give people more opportunity to come,” fair manager Alexcia Jordan said. “I certainly think it was the right move for this year in particular because we do anticipate more people to come than ever before.”

Schools face spending deadline

BOISE (AP) - School districts are facing a deadline to submit plans for spending $13 million Idaho set aside for technology upgrades in classrooms under a plan that was crafted by public schools chief Tom Luna and signed into law last year.

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Nancy Eileen Hansen, 69

California dreaming? More like a nightmare

The term “Californification” is not meant to be a slur on people who move here from California. Instead, with my famous minor in economics, I would like to address “the creeping degradation of our local economy toward the California model.”

Up in arms over gun control

Recent mass shooting, debate over future laws sparking a run on buying firearms

Business has seen quite a spike of late at Center Target Sports in Post Falls.

Official: Idaho revenue drop due to extended tax deadline

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s general fund revenue in April plummeted from initial forecasts, but officials said Thursday that’s because the deadline for paying state income taxes was moved from April 15 to June 15 due to the coronavirus.