January 10, 2010 in Features on Page D1 The problem with April Fools’ Day is that it comes too late. The Snow Birds are already back up here by then.

January 10, 2010 in Features on Page D2 Dear Carolyn: When my boyfriend and I get in arguments, he inevitably says, “Maybe we shouldn’t be together” or “There are obviously compatibility issues.” Our relationship is complicated by the …

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January 10, 2010 in Features on Page D3 Q. Our dining room, which isn’t very large, never seems to get enough heat from our central heater. We’d like to get an electric space heater to help heat it, …

January 10, 2010 in Features on Page D3 January is National Mailorder Gardening Month, and the mailboxes of gardeners will soon be stuffed with tomatoes and melons, peas and perennials. Although most of these catalogs are photographic wonders, …

January 10, 2010 in Features on Page D4 Winter Ball, Dinner and Auction - Prime rib fundraiser dinner sponsored by Life Care Centers in Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene, with silent auction, raffle and door prizes. Proceeds benefit …

January 10, 2010 in Features on Page D5 Among local literary events over the coming week (free unless otherwise indicated): Ann Louise Gittleman - Coeur d’Alene author presents her latest book, “Fat Flush For Life: The Year-Round Super …

January 10, 2010 in Features on Page D5 Michael Pollan, best-selling author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and expert on America’s food culture, will present the Third Annual Common Reading Invited Lecture on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Washington …

January 10, 2010 in Features on Page D6 Fiction 1. “The Lost Symbol,” Dan Brown (Doubleday, $29.95)

January 10, 2010 in Business on Page E1 The Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau expects a boffo 2010, Chief Executive Officer Harry Sladich said. Four major conventions alone are expected to generate $17 million in business, he … 1

January 10, 2010 in Business on Page E1 More than 600,000 Washington and Idaho Verizon Communications land-line telephone users could have a new provider soon, thanks to an $8.6 billion deal opponents say is driven by a federal …

January 10, 2010 in Business on Page E2 Today “Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace” – Lutheran Church of the Master will host this 13-week financial seminar beginning today from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 4800 Ramsey Road in Coeur d’Alene. The …

January 10, 2010 in Business on Page E2 DENVER — Shares of steel manufacturers surged Friday after a JPMorgan analyst forecast a continued rebound in steel prices fueled by higher materials costs and some improvement in demand. “Given …

January 10, 2010 in Business on Page E2 Every once in a while I head out of my corner office into the place where all the work is really done at the BBB. Like most managers, I can …

January 10, 2010 in Business on Page E3 Overstock.com Inc., the online discount retailer, says it no longer will be offering for sale products that are made from the skins of snakes, sharks, eels, stingrays, ostriches or other …