Realtors' resolution: Hope for housing market

Agents see some positive changes on horizon

Some local real estate agents see signs of hope in the housing market in the coming year.

Where will calorie labels appear? Not just menus

Non-restaurant establishments lobby hard for exemption

WASHINGTON - Diners could soon see calorie counts on the menus of chain restaurants.

The nitty gritty on tooth discoloration

There is a range of natural tooth colors that look beautiful, but sometimes tooth staining can create a color that is undesirable. Tooth staining comes in two basic categories: intrinsic and extrinsic. As the names suggest, extrinsic stains are present on the outside surface of your teeth (the enamel) and intrinsic stains are located inside the tooth surface (the dentin). This article will address reasons for tooth staining, prevention ideas, and possible solutions.

If you've got an RV, read this

A reader of this column called me and reported the following attempted scam:

Sickness and septic tank trouble elderly couple

The only thing this retired gentleman has on his wish list is a nice Christmas dinner with his wife, but circumstances are making that difficult this year.

Family provider seeks a little Christmas joy

She’s the only financial supporter of a large household, working more than 40 hours a week and barely able to make ends meet.

Air quality can limit amount of exercise

This summer has been a tough one for runners and cyclists due to the persistent smoke and poor air quality from local wildfires. The season's dry conditions have brought on so many small and large wildfires, creating a high concentration of particulates that can be hazardous to the health of athletes and outdoor enthusiasts. The good news is most healthy active people generally are not affected by high levels of smoke in the air.

One-two punch of new virus, falling oil prices threaten Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — The economic fallout from the coronavirus coupled with a sudden drop in oil prices is threatening to catapult Iraq into an unprecedented crisis.

Palin, Obama spar from afar

NEW ORLEANS - President Barack Obama and Republican Sarah Palin sparred from a distance over nuclear policy with each questioning the other's experience on the issue in a potential preview of the 2012 White House race. "Unbelievable," Palin said earlier this week after Obama rewrote the U.S. nuclear strategy, and she suggested the president was weak on nuclear defense.

'Always an honor'

USA Today places Hudson's Hamburgers on burger list

COEUR d'ALENE - Opened in 1907, Hudson's Hamburgers on Sherman Avenue has been satisfying customers for over a century.

Seahawks' Lynch charged with DUI

But attorney says he thinks case could be thrown out

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was charged Wednesday with driving under the influence in Northern California.

US, Japan, Australia agree to deepen security ties

There's money – and then, there's funny money

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin were invented to solve a problem with the world’s currencies, and Blockchain was developed to solve a problem with cryptocurrencies.

Sacramento mayor Johnson to present counteroffer for Kings

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is taking his fight to keep the Kings in California’s capital city to NBA owners.

Police cut off knife vendors

Citizen calls police, complains about sales near school

COEUR d'ALENE - Coeur d'Alene city police shut down a knife-selling operation Thursday in the parking lot of the TAJ convenience store across the street from Lakes Magnet Middle School.

Government issues historic restrictions amid virus outbreak

The United States implemented dramatic new restrictions on Americans going out in public and 7 million people in the San Francisco area were put on a near-total lockdown to control the coronavirus emergency that has walloped the global economy.

Class for first-time homebuyers

A free homebuyer education class is coming to Coeur d'Alene June 29.

What? Is something going on Monday?

Eclipse, schmeclipse.

Missing ring found in lake four years later

When she lost her diamond wedding ring four years ago, Necia Rasmussen held out hope for several months before finally buying a replacement. But she never stopped missing the one that got away.

Birth rates, in-migration paint fuzzy picture

The population in Kootenai County is booming, along with Ada County and others, but not in every demographic and birth rates in the same areas are down.