SPECULATING: AP and the Pope

Chris Mathews and Bill O’Reilly condemned speculators for driving up the price of commodities. Luckily everything they said was wrong. Unfortunately, now the Pope agrees with them. Boy, are we in trouble!

Rays' Price earns win No. 12

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The risks of sun exposure

Sun exposure causes several changes to our skin. The damage from UV light occurs from a breakdown of the elastin and collagen in the skin, which are the fibers that keep our skin from sagging and stretching.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — How to overcome constipation and diarrhea

Constipation is the most common gastrointestinal complaint in the United States, resulting in 2.5 million doctor visits annually. The condition involves stools that are hard and painful to pass, a frequent feeling of incomplete evacuation, or failing to pass stool for several days. Chronic diarrhea affects up to one in one hundred people and is defined as loose or watery stools that last for four or more weeks. While we may brush off diarrhea or constipation as not all that important, when persistent these issues can indicate more serious underlying conditions. They can also lead to malabsorption which in time points us down the path of chronic degenerative disease. Chronic diarrhea and constipation are red flags that need to be addressed!

Planting the seeds of health: Part II

In Part I of Planting the Seeds of Health, we were talking about how the miracle of plant life parallels the miracle of human life. To have healthy plants, we have to address the soil and environment that may be stressing it. We too need to have our “soils” evaluated.

Hormone replacement: Encouraging laziness - Part II

In ‘Part I Hormone Replacement — Encouraging Laziness,’ information was given about how taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) encourages organ laziness. We didn’t discuss how to change that.

Idahoans to travel as Memorial Day projections top pre-pandemic levels

Gas prices dip slightly before big travel weekend

Today, the average price for a gallon of regular in the Gem State is $3.85.

Auto dealership ready to meet, exceed customers' needs

Auto dealership ready to meet, exceed customers' needs

Stocks extend gains as dollar falls

NEW YORK - Stocks rose moderately Monday on growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will take steps to boost the economy.

HP boosts bid for 3Par to $1.88B, topping Dell

SEATTLE - Hewlett-Packard Co. boosted its bid for 3Par Inc. to $1.88 billion Friday, topping Dell Inc.'s offer by 11 percent and again raising the stakes in the bidding contest for the data-storage company.

Comment sought on Avista plan

N. Idaho customers have until Dec. 16 to comment on natural gas proposal

Avista Utilities' North Idaho customers have until Dec. 16 to submit comments regarding Avista's long-range plan to meet customer demand for natural gas over the next 20 years.

Silver Valley couple claim $30,000 winning scratch ticket

BOISE - Happily ever after might just have a new face in the Silver Valley.

Entertainment Calendar April 26, 2013

Schedule of events for April 26-28

“Spy School:” 7 p.m. Christian Center School production, 3639 W. Prairie Ave., Hayden. Spooks, covert action, and students learning to become spies invade this tale of a play within a play. Tickets at the door: $5/adults $3/students and children.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

Hello! It’s been a tough week, friends, so I won’t say Happy Friday as I usually do. But I will say it is Friday, and I hope you’re getting a chance to exhale. As many people informed us on social media, Shakespeare wrote King Lear under quarantine, but King Lear isn’t his best, anyway, and he probably didn’t have to deal with screaming stir-crazy kiddos or a constant barrage of news. If you’ve been staring at the wall instead of writing the next great historical play, know that you’re very much not alone.

Yuletide Fear: Europe cuts back amid holiday gloom

Greeks dodge riots to do their Christmas shopping. Italians planning holiday feasts quietly stuff freezers. And the needy in Ireland are literally selling the family silver.

BIDEN: Administration ‘a disaster’

Moody’s economic analytics state that since Biden took office in 2021 average Americans, due to increased energy, housing and food prices, are now in 2024 spending $1,020 more a month than they were in 2020. Food prices have increased 33.7%, energy prices are up 33.8% and housing costs are up 18.7%. Many people are working two jobs just to make ends meet and are shocked and dismayed with the increased prices of everything.

Americans' home equity hits low point

WASHINGTON (AP) - Falling real estate prices are eating away at home equity.

Not safe across the sea

Gas is goin' up

Local gas prices are slowly increasing and 19 cents per gallon higher than a year ago at this time.

Long train running

Aging transit systems grapple with repair backlog as use increases