Sportsmen unite for 'ordinary Idahoans'

A multi-year chess game is in progress between the Idaho Legislature and appointed Commissioners of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Governor Otter seems on the brink of favoring the monied elite to the detriment of ordinary Idahoans.

MY TURN: Combating the opioid crisis in Idaho

Opioids have been part of the medical culture for thousands of years, with ancient cultures using them for various medical and religious purposes. Morphine, for example, was discovered in the early 19th century to ease pain, shorten coughs and treat battlefield wounds.

Bowhunter class opens for hunting certification cards

Pass safety course to apply for a hunting license

Registration is open for a hunter and bowhunter certification course scheduled Feb 17 -19 in Farragut Public Shooting Range, 33644 North Shooters Road, Athol.

Choosing a Realtor

Buyers should give careful consideration when choosing an agent to represent them in the buying process. When dealing with the most important investment of your life you want a strong advocate rather than someone who merely shows you houses and encourages you to buy. The agent whose name appears on the advertisement or sign for the property you have an interest in represents the owner or seller of that property so their first obligation is to that person.

Oh, Daddy: How to handle telemarketers

A Coeur d’Alene caller asked about the company Water Daddy, Inc. She had received four calls from this company over two days and wanted to know if they were a legitimate or a scam company. She became suspicious because three of the calls were from males who spoke poor English. Also, when she asked them what services the company was offering, it was unclear other than they needed access to her home.

Oh, Daddy: How to handle telemarketers

A Coeur d’Alene caller asked about the company Water Daddy, Inc. She had received four calls from this company over two days and wanted to know if they were a legitimate or a scam company. She became suspicious because three of the calls were from males who spoke poor English. Also, when she asked them what services the company was offering, it was unclear other than they needed access to her home.

Walmart saves grandpa's money

Scammers tried to get man to send $5,800 to Canada

COEUR d'ALENE - Dieter Schwake would do anything to protect his granddaughter, just like most grandparents.

BIG TECH BILL: Consumers beware

Citizens should oppose S. 2992

Citizens should oppose S. 2992

American recovery drives the dollar sharply higher

Health and fitness gifts

This week, let’s talk fitness presents.

Job growth moving sluggishly

Bleak report dampens hopes of steady improvement

WASHINGTON - A bleak jobs report suggests the recovery from the Great Recession will be longer and bumpier than many economists had envisioned.

Hayden ICCU ribbon cutting is Thursday

The ribbon cutting for the new branch of Idaho Central Credit Union will be Thursday at 8760 N. Government Way (at Honeysuckle) in Hayden.

Price throws hat into Cd'A council ring

Aims for seat held by Kiki Miller

The longtime Coeur d'Alene resident announced her bid for council member Kiki Miller's seat Monday.

FedEx boosts forecast for current quarter, year

NEW YORK (AP) - In another sign of confidence in the global economy, FedEx Corp. on Monday raised its earnings outlook for the current quarter and full year.

Testing begins at home

Many new medical kits, while very accurate, should be used in conjunction with doctor visit

It used to be that the simple thermometer was the sum total of the typical American family's home-health gadgets.

Neighborhood of the week: Crown Pointe

Crown Pointe isn't a new neighborhood; in fact, it opened in March 2012. But it appears to be a carefully kept secret, tucked at the foot of the mountains north of Post Falls.

Neighborhood of the week: Foxtail

Pioneers.

'Moving the needle'

Since we first opened the shop nearly five years ago, we have hosted many wine tastings and winemaker dinners with our restaurant partners and winemakers from all over the wine producing regions of the United States and with some great importers of old world wines. We have found that some of these events virtually fill themselves while others take a bit more coaxing of the wine consuming public. So we naturally thought, "Why do some wines and wineries "move the needle" of interest from the consuming public while others "not so much?"

Wall Street pushes higher, led by surging health care stocks

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 520 points

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 520 points

NEW YORK — Stocks pushed higher on Wall Street Monday, led by big gains for health care companies announcing developments that could aid in the coronavirus outbreak.