A schedule to keep

CHS, LCHS seek to align classes to help with KTEC opening

COEUR d'ALENE - Some students at Lake City High School are concerned about plans to move the district's high schools onto the same class schedule.

Records October 8, 2011

After holiday spree, economic doubts linger

NEW YORK - Holiday spending surged this year, but Americans still have their doubts about the economy.

Cardinals move closer to SWAC title, hosting regionals

COEUR d’ALENE — Saturday’s Scenic West Athletic Conference volleyball match between the sixth-ranked North Idaho Cardinals and the 10th-ranked Southern Idaho Golden Eagles at Christianson Gym had the feel of a tournament match.

Defense shines at UI scrimmage

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Matthews seeks NIC trustee Seat A

Back to business

Iraq vet returns to work at Sandpoint Wells Fargo

SANDPOINT - Ryan Robinson's recent life has been a balancing act.

Organic bakery comes to Post Falls

Watch for the "Now Open" sign for the new Tree of Life Organic Bakery & Deli. This unique Jewish cafe should open this week in the building that formerly was Horizon Credit Union between Trading Post Grocery and the empty Hot Rod Cafe building on the south side of Interstate 90 in Post Falls.

Charitable donations at check out

Here's a cautionary tale for those who routinely pay at the checkstand with a debit or credit card at any number of our local retailers. On Saturday I did just that and was also intending to request $10 cash back on the transaction. After swiping my debit card, the usual prompts came up and I selected the $10 option and then continued through the process ... pin number, verifying amount due, etc.

Odd couple = big laughs in 'The Other Guys'

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Before "The Other Guys," Mark Wahlberg only made movies that were accidentally funny. Anchored by a lively performance by Will Ferrell and a witty script from frequent Ferrell collaborator Adam McKay ("Anchorman," "Talladega Nights"), Wahlberg gives his best performance since "The Departed," playing a disgraced cop who is frequently exasperated by his pencil-neck partner.

WinEconomy

The Harvest issue of the Wine Spectator from last fall cited that Napa Valley Cabernet grapes at the 2008 harvest averaged $4,678 per ton; the projection for the 2009 harvest was for an average of under $2,000 per ton. Last year at the beginning of the harvest in Sonoma County a winemaker we know well received a call from a grower offering him 5 tons of premium quality Cabernet grapes for free. The grapes had been under contract to a winery, but when the bank called the winery's line of credit they went bankrupt and were unable to purchase the grapes. Recently a local distributor dropped the prices on an entire import portfolio by more than 10 percent and in some cases by 20 percent.

Utilities commission accepts new landline rules

BOISE (AP) — Idaho's regulated phone companies are getting more time to respond to outages and won't face financial penalties for taking too long to get the lines back up and running.

Records January 28, 2012

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CRIME REPORTS

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Old-school thrills power 'Unstoppable'

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The only thing missing from "Unstoppable" is an Ozzy Osbourne-fueled credit sequence.

Movers & Shakers May 5, 2010

Peter Grubb to speak at May 11 Upbeat Breakfast

Luna seeks 3% hike for education budget

BOISE – Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna recommended a 3 percent, or $37.9 million, increase for Idaho’s public schools today during his presentation to the Legislature’s budget-setting committee.

Commission adopts Avista rate case settlement

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has adopted a settlement to the Avista Utilities rate case that considerably reduces the size of the increase originally proposed and delays an electric increase for another six months.

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