Major Ryan Robinson named commander of Idaho Guard Lewiston

SANDPOINT — Ryan Robinson’s recent life has has been a balancing act.

Immanuel Lutheran projects start, stall

Immanuel Lutheran Communities got news from two funding sources on Tuesday: One will propel a major project forward and the other leaves a separate project in limbo.

GOP tax-cut plan reaches Senate

HELENA (AP) — State senators on Friday heard the first of two Republican representatives’ plans to lower income taxes.

Opinion: Crapo, Risch didn't get message

Tuesday, Idaho Republicans repudiated the fringe of their party. The people who won GOP primary elections stood for conservative but effective government. The people who lost - call them Tea Party enthusiasts or Ron Paul acolytes - advocated more radical cuts. They were left on the sidelines.

City Council civics crunch

POST FALLS - Use of funds and level of experience were hot-button issues on Thursday night's council seat No. 2 candidate forum at City Hall.

Buyers on edge

It has to be frustrating being a buyer today with interest rates moving up and down. With nearly a two-year period of mortgage rates below 4 percent it was easy to become complacent. Many new buyers have been unaware that interest rates, even at last week's 4.39 percent, are below the norm historically. Some are now becoming aware that a return to the low, 3 percent range enjoyed earlier this year are unlikely and for many that means scrambling to get qualified for a loan before another spike in rates.

Wolfe named Post Falls Citizen of the Year

Youth club, Spencer, Cabela's, Schneidmiller, Helbling also honored

POST FALLS - Whether he's helping Post Falls plan for its future or coaching kids, Alan Wolfe is always game.

Choices on technology put privacy in the past

Society's love affair with technological convenience shows no sign of slowing. There's an app for everything; we want it all and we want it now. That's clear from the long lines for each new iPhone, Android, and OS.

Bernanke urges nations to help ease trade gaps

Fed chairman singles out no specific countries

PARIS - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday urged countries with large trade surpluses like China to let their currencies rise in value to help prevent another global financial crisis.

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Mountain West Bank is top USDA lender

COEUR d'ALENE - When Joe Cool shows up, you know you have it made in the shade.

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Seattle's proposed tree rules prompt opposition

SEATTLE - Towering Douglas Firs and lush urban parks helped earned Seattle the nickname Emerald City, so it's not surprising that felling a tree can prompt heated responses.

Let's get started

A series of meetings began Aug. 23 to discuss how to put into action the water quality improvement plan for the Spokane River and Lake Spokane. Many interests are at the table - community leaders, environmental agency leaders, representatives of municipalities and industries that discharge wastewater into the Spokane River, and environmental advocacy groups.

Few options left for Obama on economy

WASHINGTON - In the wake of an alarmingly weak jobs report last week, President Barack Obama and lawmakers in both parties find themselves possessing few if any realistic options for jolting the economy out of its doldrums before Election Day.

Trustees talk Propositions

School board decides against taking a stand

Michael Clarke Duncan dies

Hulking actor starred in 'The Green Mile'

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking, prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in "The Green Mile" and such other box office hits as "Armageddon," "Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda," is dead at age 54.

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