The new face of buying and selling

The only constant in life is change. And the sales game is certainly doing its share of changing.

Best grocery list app

Ask The Propellorheads

Dear PropellerHeads: Hey, I just got a new Android smart phone and I need a grocery list app. Do you have any recommendations?

All olive oils are not created equally

One of the key ingredients to a long and healthy life is olive oil. For years dietitians have been promoting the use of olive oil as a heart-healthy monounsaturated fat. Because of its rich source of tocopherols, carotenoids and polyphenols, which have anti-inflammatory properties olive oil has been shown to provide cardiovascular and anti-cancer effects. Italy, Spain and Greece are the major producers of olive oil and it is the principal source of dietary fat in these countries. But not all olives or olive oils are created equally.

Don't dash to buy RFID-blocking gear

Radio-frequency identification is a nifty technology that uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. The tags store data electronically that special readers can pick up. These systems are used in tons of industries; you’re probably most familiar with toll tags for your car and implanted “chips” that can identify a pet. Both employ this useful idea, which goes by the shorthand RFID.

Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales

Everytown’s research found that 16% of would-be gun buyers in 2020 were prohibited by state law

Cd'A PD to get new wheels

Committee approves four new police vehicles

Goal is $185,000 - and 0 tears

Just one week.

HEALTH: A step in right direction

Audacious! After the Supreme Court decision, President Obama said the health care plan was not done for political reasons, but because it was the right thing to do. It’s ironic that Obama’s health care plan was first introduced by Romney, who is now attacking it. People with a pre-existing condition can now get health care, there is no dollar limit, and our children can stay on our insurance until the age of 26. It provides affordable medication for the elderly.

U.S. consumer confidence rises in December

Impressed with an improving economy, American consumers are feeling more confident, a private survey showed.

Idaho getting back to work

• Kootenai County improves slightly, from 11.2 percent to 11.1 percent unemployment

Black Sheep gets big new location

Government Way facility offers 50,000 square feet of space

COEUR d'ALENE - After 20 years just off U.S. 95, Black Sheep Sporting Goods has moved to a larger building that was most recently occupied by Wholesale Sports.

Redline Recreational Equipment: All the fun, none of the hassle

Something was learned with the Great Recession of ’08. It has affected us all and we may not have fully realized it.

Idaho PUC tightens limits on wind, solar projects

BOISE - State regulators tightened rules governing the price that big utilities must pay for electricity generated by small wind and solar energy projects, a victory for Idaho Power Co. and PacifiCorp that contend the current system was being abused and hiking costs for customers.

OP-ED: Caregiving in the era of COVID-19

By LUPE WISSEL

Nonviolence, community action at heart of MLK Day event

Civic Engagement Alliance, HREI host Community Conversations online seminar

Civic Engagement Alliance, HREI host online seminar on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Reader Comment: Caregiving in the Era of COVID-19

Even in ordinary times, the 200,000 of unpaid family caregivers in Idaho face a daunting set of daily tasks. Oftentimes with little or no training, they may be responsible for wound care, tube feedings, dressing, managing the finances and medical bills of their loved ones, transportation and more.

Rising mortgage rates cause concern

Although our customary check of the Idaho Housing and Finance Association's website on Friday showed their rate held at 4.88 percent for a 30-year mortgage, other lenders are seeing increases in those rates. Freddie Mac's Mortgage Tracker reports the nation's average rate for last week has risen above 5 percent for the first time since April 2010.

Bubble? What bubble?

By BRIAN WALKER

Stocks fall as traders worry over weekend

NEW YORK - A growing belief that the U.S. economy may be headed toward recession gave the stock market its fourth straight week of losses.

Seeking an improved economy to pull U.S. out of rabbit hole

The "rabbit's hole" by definition is a bizarre, difficult situation or state. That is precisely where we find ourselves economically today. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's committee that makes key decisions about interest rates and the nation's money supply, has been overly optimistic in its expectation for U.S. growth since the last recession that ended in 2009. If its annual targets had been realized over the past four years, the U.S. economy should have been approximately 6 percent or $1 trillion larger.