ARTICLES BY RICK THOMAS

Tightening of the belt

The state of the economy is something nearly everybody knows, either from personal experience or just gut feeling.
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Manufacturers build on success

While most of the U.S. and local economy staggers through the recession of the past couple of years, one sector is doing surprisingly well.
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Spokane baker makes a sweet move

POST FALLS - If there is anything sweeter than fresh-baked pastries, it could be the two dozen-plus new Idaho taxpayers who will be whipping them up beginning Sunday morning.
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Visitors vanishing

COEUR d'ALENE - Chambers of commerce and other organizations promoting tourism in North Idaho were awarded grants from the Idaho Travel Council again this week, but the amounts were down from previous years.
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Bye bye brewery

COEUR d'ALENE - It has become one of the most popular spots in downtown Coeur d'Alene, in spite of being a block off busy Sherman Avenue, but at the end of September the Coeur d'Alene Brewing Co. will be gone until the owners can find a new home.
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Fashion on a budget

COEUR d'ALENE - After years of experience wholesaling jewelry, a Hayden couple has decided to move into the retail sector. David and Darlene Tonning, who do business as Cedar Ridge, a distribution company, opened Tara B's Fashion Jewelry & Accessories and The Salon at Tara B's in the former Crosby's …
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The ultimate ATV

COEUR d'ALENE - A company with headquarters here will unveil the latest prototype of its ATAV - All Terrain Amphibious Vehicle - this month.
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Back in business

COEUR d'ALENE - Michael Hanes may be the most determined restaurateur the city has ever seen.
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Three day threefer

COEUR d'ALENE - It's all good. And plenty.
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Fire destroys garage

COEUR d'ALENE - A fire that started in a small garage spread into a house at 713 N. Seventh St. early Monday afternoon.
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Shooting her way

COEUR d'ALENE - Sylvia Darcy remains convinced that technology is not necessarily a better way to get the job done.
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Families in fear for pets

HAYDEN - A neighborhood is living in fear as family pets appear to be being poisoned, either intentionally or otherwise.
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Surviving in the sweet spot

COEUR d'ALENE - To survive, adapt. That was the path chosen by Todd Stam, owner of Aspen Homes, a company that specialized in building expensive custom homes.
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Politics of pollution

COEUR d'ALENE - The politics of it he wants no part of, but Tom Daugherty, president of Blue Water Technologies, says he believes even if the plan for new limits on phosphorus discharges into the Spokane River stands, the company's technology can provide the means to achieve those requirements.
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Federal prosecutors file more charges against Steele

COEUR d'ALENE - Several more charges were filed against Edgar Steele, the former attorney for the Aryan Nations accused of plotting to kill his wife, Cyndi Steele, and her mother.
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