An insight into Insight

DEAR DR. GOTT: Thank heavens for your Web site, since I can get a very important question out to you immediately without using snail mail. While watching the news last evening, I heard about a test kit I can purchase over the counter that will indicate a possible genetic predisposition to such medical problems as Parkinson's disease and heart trouble. I was informed the kit will cost up to $30, and once a saliva specimen is sent in to the laboratory, the testing will begin at an additional expense of up to $437.

Albert C. Pistorius, 92

Albert C. Pistorius, 92, passed away peacefully at his Hayden Lake home

Customer service

I will preface this letter by saying that I realize that this is an uncertain time, and we are all scared and having difficulty managing stress. However, for those of us who are considered "essential" employees, although morale is undoubtedly low, let us not forget to continue to provide good customer service to our clients.

Double-digit growth

U.S. home prices rise 10.9 percent most since 2006

Your best buffer against getting sick

In the first week of October, North Idaho already experienced its first death caused by influenza.

U.S. wholesale prices up 0.8 percent in June

How to be a millionaire - without Regis

Realtor says buying now can lead to financial gain

COEUR d'ALENE - Marshall Mend has a question: "Who wants to be a millionaire - without Regis?"

26 million tons of clothing end up in China's landfills each year, propelled by fast fashion

To achieve a game-changing impact, what fashion expert Shaway Yeh calls “circular sustainability” is needed among major Chinese clothing brands so waste is avoided entirely.

NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE WEEK: Summer living on Lake Cd’A — Part II

North end and Lake Drive

Rate drop should help market

For the second consecutive week we have seen mortgage interest rates drop, not dramatically, but enough that fence sitting buyers should find some compulsion to move forward with purchases or risk paying higher rates in the near future.

Jean Passaro, 89

Jean Passaro, a cheerful matriarch who worked hard and lovingly at everything she did, died October 3 in Coeur d’Alene of complications from dementia.

Up in smoke?

Dutch ban takes aim at foreigners buying pot

Robert Ovnicek, 75

Robert Martin Ovnicek, 75, passed away December 22, 2022.

Don’t forget your neighbor

This daily update is a public service from Kootenai Health, Panhandle Health District and The Press. It will provide new information, tips, and ways our healthcare professionals are working to keep the community safe.

Sheriff's Blotter

Notable calls for the day!

Misery for sneakerheads

New Nike shoe with outer space theme causes frenzy

Sneaker fanatics who lined up outside stores overnight got their first crack Friday at a new outer-space themed Nike basketball shoe, getting so unruly in some cities that police were called to restore order.

A $10 billion dollar question

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Orville W. Hundley, 92

Orville William Hundley died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, one day short of his 93rd birthday after six months of declining health. He was born on Sept. 23, 1919, on his grandfather’s farm in Kickapoo, Kan., to Samuel and Della Hundley.

Getting up to date on gaming

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'As-is' guarantees you're on your own

When purchasing a used vehicle, you’re agreeing to an “as-is” deal.