Fall arrivals

For us and for most consumers (judging by buying patterns), wine consumption has a seasonal element: more rose and white with bracing acidity in the spring and summer, full-bodied whites and bubbly as the leaves start to turn. Similarly with reds: lighter-bodied reds with lower oak profiles during the warm summer months but when there is a chill in the air, tastes shift to embrace fuller-bodied reds and, of course, Pinot Noir for those holiday meals.

Building a better barn

Walker's Furniture has undergone a multitude of renovations

DALTON GARDENS - It retains much of the look from 1910, but few would recognize that beneath all the add-ons and extensions at Walker's Furniture Gallery is a century-old barn.

Legal pot in Colorado hasn't stopped black market

DENVER - A 25-year-old is shot dead trying to sell marijuana the old-fashioned, illegal way. Two men from Texas set up a warehouse to grow more than they would ever need. And three people buying pot in a grocery store parking lot are robbed at gunpoint.

Early results

Within the last month or so we have begun to see the early results of the troubled 2010 vintage so here's an update on what we are seeing or more accurately tasting. Since the 2010s have started to be released we have tasted some pretty dreadful wines. One of the questions we frequently get from readers is why we don't identify these wines in print? While we always strive to be straightforward in our assessment of the juice we taste the lion's share of the challenges winemakers and grape growers faced in 2010 and again in 2011 were so daunting and out of their control we don't feel it is fair to punish otherwise great producers for unforeseen conditions.

Looking for a new car under $20,000? Good luck. Your choice has dwindled to just one vehicle

A new Mirage, which costs about the same as a 4-year-old Chevrolet Cruze or Mazda 3, has a five-year, 60,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty

Yellen sworn in as Fed chair, succeeding Bernanke

First woman to lead Federal Reserve in its 100 years

Auto sales boost otherwise weak retail sector

WASHINGTON - Americans spent less at most retail stores in July and inflation remained tame as high unemployment and weak job growth fueled fears of a slowing economic recovery.

Pandemic turns Magic Valley meat industry upside down

Spring is typically the slow season for Idaho custom meat processors like Don Scarrow

Class for potential home buyers scheduled next month in Cd'A

A free class for those in the process of buying a home will be offered May 18 in Coeur d'Alene.

KEC gas project puts tax rebates in question

BOISE (AP) - Just when it looked like wind industry lobbyists, Idaho Power Co. officials and the governor's office had struck a deal over extending Idaho's sales tax rebates for alternative energy, a little North Idaho landfill power project intervened to put the package in jeopardy.

Americans feeling better about economic recovery

NEW YORK - Americans are feeling better about the economy again, but will it last this time?

Drug seizure funds to purchase vehicle

$335,000 BearCat expected to arrive at end of this month

COEUR d'ALENE - The Ballistic Engineered Armored Response Counter Attack Truck, or BearCat, is an 8-ton personnel carrier built with steel armor and ballistic glass.

A tale of two ranches

Texas farmers use business wile to weather drought

Reel theater curbside popcorn sale achieves blockbuster success

POCATELLO — Customers waited for up to two hours Saturday to buy to-go bags of popcorn from a family-owned movie theater seeking to generate revenue while its doors are closed because of coronavirus.

WHY?: Many questions

Why would we allow China to buy ANY property within the U.S. — period?!

Record pursuit

Larry Kmetz collects vinyl - perhaps as much as 30,000 worth of music

Every day starts the same, Larry Kmetz says.

TV: Another option for viewing

Here’s some info to help those who want to cut the cable cord:

Gourmet Dinner Group celebrates 40th anniversary

Those were the days. A gallon of gas cost 40 cents, the average price of a house was $32,500 and "All in the Family" was America's favorite TV show.

Assisted living facility loses license

Tenants moving out; bank forecloses on two Hayden facilities

The operator of the two Autumn Haven assisted living facilities in Hayden has been notified by the state of Idaho that its operating license has been revoked.

Don't drink the privatized liquor punch

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