Landings waved off in airport rezones

SANDPOINT — Two proposed rezones near Sandpoint Airport remain in a holding pattern to allow for more public input and study.

Idaho Gives fetes, supports state's nonprofits

Though divided by our vast geography, the perceived divide between urban and rural, and even our politics, there’s one thing that we can count on to unite the people of this great state: Idahoans love their nonprofits. And with good reason.

County looks at Sunday liquor sales

On Monday, March 14, Boundary County Commissioners will vote on whether to open the state liquor store on Sundays or keep it closed.

Lagging behind

Study finds state employees paid below market wage

5 minutes, 10 bucks, 1 great day

What if organizations in every part of Idaho came together to raise money ... with individual donors giving directly to individual nonprofits ... online ... IN ONE DAY?

Movers and Shakers

Bernanke: Economy slowing but faster growth ahead

Fed chairman says benefit of low interest rates still needed

WASHINGTON - The economy has weakened in recent weeks, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke noted Tuesday. But he stuck with a message he has delivered since April: The slowdown from high gas prices and Japan's crises is temporary, and growth should pick up later this year.

Movers and Shakers March 23, 2011

Coeur appoints Harrison as vice president of

Medicare goes high-tech to head off fraud

WASHINGTON - Tired of paying bogus claims, then chasing the scammers, Medicare announced Friday it is deploying screening technology similar to what's widely used by credit card companies to head off fraud.

Movers & Shakers November 27, 2010

Blue541 hires Rosin

Getting graphic

Benchmark adds new design division

COEUR d'ALENE - Sign production and graphic design specialists, Benchmark Sign & Graphics, based in Coeur d'Alene since 1993, has expanded with a new graphic design division.

Movers & Shakers March 18, 2010

Wine Extravaganza is Saturday, Sterling seeking investors,

Border Patrol seeks help from texts

METALINE FALLS, Wash. (AP) - U.S. Border Patrol agents often use horses to look for smugglers in the forested mountains along the Canadian border, but now will be adding a more modern tool to help them keep watch - text messaging.

Unemployment rate continues to drop

Idaho employers increased payrolls slightly in February, reports the Department of Labor, driving the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down a tenth of a point to 8 percent, the seventh straight monthly decline and the lowest rate since September 2009.

Wine experts: Worst grape harvest in half century

BRUSSELS - Winemaker Cherie Spriggs had watched the bad weather over southern England's vineyards all season long. It just wasn't good enough for Nyetimber, her award-winning sparkling wine.

Opinion: Public employee unions too powerful

There was encouraging news last week in the effort to rein in government spending and the huge deficits our nation faces.

Strikes in Egypt add to pressure from protests

Protestors set barricades, block highway to Cairo

CAIRO - Thousands of workers went on strike Wednesday across Egypt, adding a new dimension to the uprising as public rage turned to the vast wealth President Hosni Mubarak's family reportedly amassed while close to half the country struggled near the poverty line.

An open letter to President Obama

Dear Mr. President:

Stocks swing as Europe, economy fears spread

Don't look away for too long. You might miss a market rally. Or a plunge.

Movers and Shakers July 29, 2011

Adjustment could decrease Avista bills