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• Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses

  May 17, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Army leaders are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly … 2

• ‘Lost’ puts the fun in dysfunctional

  April 25, 2012 in City on Page A6 Lake City Playhouse’s production of “Lost in Yonkers” reminds us why Neil Simon is one of America’s favorite playwrights. His Pulitzer Prize-winning script contains witty dialogue and quirky, memorable characters. …

• Symphony review: Music, dance tell of Hawaii

  February 20, 2012 in City on Page A6 The warm feeling flowed both ways Saturday night at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, as the Brothers Cazimero shared the Hawaiian music they have performed all over the … 1

• A monstrously funny show

  December 17, 2011 in City on Page B2 If you fancy filthy language, dirty jokes and pure, unadulterated inappropriateness, then “Young Frankenstein” is the show for you. The touring production of the Mel Brooks musical comedy, based on …

• ‘Once on this Island’ tugs at the heart

  July 24, 2011 in City on Page B3 With its vivid music, chants, dancing and Caribbean rhythms, “Once on this Island” is storytelling at its finest. Under the direction of Roger Welch, the Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre’s current …

• Drink in some stunning views at Bardenay

  May 11, 2011 in Food on Page C1 The shiny copper distilling equipment and stainless steel storage tanks at the entrance of the restaurant provide a glimpse of what’s inside. Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery, with locations in Coeur …

• Theater review: Interplayers pulls off provocative ‘Race’

  April 5, 2011 in City on Page A6 This riveting Interplayers production of David Mamet’s “Race” jams both index fingers down hard on two of the hottest of hot-button issues – race relations and sex – and doesn’t … 1

• Mamet play “Race” entertains, provokes

  April 4, 2011 in Features This riveting Interplayers production of David Mamet’s “Race” jams both index fingers down hard on two of the hottest of hot-button issues – race relations and sex – and doesn’t …

• ‘9 to 5’ delivers good, campy fun

  March 26, 2011 in City on Page A7 Despite the original Broadway production’s less-than-lukewarm reception from big-city theater critics, the national touring production of “9 to 5” is an amusing mélange of feel-good music, memorable characters and campy …

• Embezzlement case triggers review of county rules

  January 19, 2011 in City on Page A5 Kootenai County’s new clerk, Cliff Hayes, has hired a former bank fraud investigator to review county procedures for handling money in the wake of a suspected embezzlement by a former …

• Kootenai County revamps process in embezzlement’s wake

  January 18, 2011 in News, Idaho Kootenai County’s new clerk, Cliff Hayes, has hired a former bank fraud investigator to review county procedures for handling money in the wake of a suspected embezzlement by a former …

• Not a whole lot of love for Freschetta’s PizzAmoré

  February 3, 2010 in Food on Page C7 It can be hard to keep up with the ever-changing array in the frozen pizza aisle. Crusts, once simply thick or thin, can now be naturally rising, fire-baked, brick oven, …

• ‘Morgans’ fails to achieve even low-comic quality

  December 18, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Alas, Hugh Grant, it has come to this. Most of his previous films have exploited Grant’s flippant charm. But “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” has no snap, no frolicsome …

• Story of ‘Precious’ touches the heart

  December 18, 2009 in Features on Page C5 The first 20 minutes of “Precious” – the full title of which is “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” – are so intense and pitched so high, you …

• Post-apocalyptic world is all about survival in ‘Road’

  December 18, 2009 in Features on Page C5 The end, when it comes, may look a lot like this – gray skies shrouding the ash-covered ruins of civilization. And silence. Not a single child laughing, no dogs barking, …

• ‘Old Dogs’ is no more than mild comedy

  November 27, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Trashing “Old Dogs” is a bit like kicking a puppy. But here goes. The new comedy from some of the folks who brought us “Wild Hogs” is badly written and …

• ‘Ninja Assassin’ fails to prop genre

  November 27, 2009 in Features on Page C5 In Japan, where the blades are shiny and sharp and if the fake blood isn’t staining the lens, you’re not trying hard enough, there’ s a rich tradition of sword-and-splatter …

• Review: ‘Paris’

  November 27, 2009 in Features on Page C7 Were you forced to cancel your trip to Paris this year? Then hurry, please, to “Paris,” Cedric Klapisch’s intoxicating portrait of a city that, despite (or, more likely, because of) …

• Review: ‘Boondock Saints II’

  November 27, 2009 in Features on Page C7 “Boondock Saints,” the 1999 film that achieved cult status on DVD, was a ridiculously over-the-top action film about a pair of Irish-American twins who set out with guns and some …

• ‘Amelia’ just doesn’t fly

  October 23, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Considering the risks Amelia Earhart took, losing her life in the call of aviation, Hilary Swank and director Mira Nair don’t put much on the line in their film biography …

• ‘Boys Are Back’ packs honesty

  October 23, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Like Steven Spielberg, director Scott Hicks is tuned in to those everyday moments that touch our hearts. You may well cry – I did – at “The Boys Are Back,” …

• Not much bark in ‘Cirque’

  October 23, 2009 in Features on Page C5 With its impressive pedigree, “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” should have been a show dog. Instead it’s a mutt.

• ‘Thirst’ takes vampires to an even darker level

  October 23, 2009 in Features on Page C7 The juvenile heavy-petting of “Twilight” gives way to all-out Korean kink in “Thirst,” a macabre, darkly humorous and at times nauseating vampire tale from the director of “Old Boy,” Park …

• ‘Lorna’s Silence’ speaks loudly

  October 23, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Since turning from documentaries to fiction in the mid-1990s, the Belgian filmmaking brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have crafted a series of stunning if bleak dramas about Europe’s outcasts: the …

• Mission Bistro delivers classic Italian dishes

  September 23, 2009 in Food on Page C1 If your idea of comfort food includes Southern Italian classics like spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna and chicken cacciatore, it’s time to try The Mission Bistro. Inside the back door of …

• Believe it: Cookies without butter earn four-star rating

  July 29, 2009 in Food on Page C5 They may have been distracted by the chocolate chips, but food panel members couldn’t believe the cookies in a recent taste test were baked without butter. We made two batches … 1

• Artichoke dip outshines its pesto counterpart

  May 13, 2009 in Food on Page C3 Sometimes there’s a sleeper on the menu. Food panel tasters liked the crunchy focaccia sticks served at a recent meeting, but they really loved one of the dips we threw …

• ‘Spamalot’ delivers two gut-busting hours

  May 7, 2009 in Features, City on Page A6 John O’Hurley, who plays King Arthur in this national tour of “Spamalot,” is on record as saying that the audience begins laughing “from the moment the conductor drops his baton.” … 1

• Frivolity meets fancy footwork

  March 3, 2009 in City on Page A6 The lyrics perfectly state the theme of “No, No, Nanette”: “I want to be happy, but I won’t be happy, till I make you happy, too.” So this bright and …

• Tasters enjoy light treats from Almond Roca folks

  February 18, 2009 in Food on Page C5 There’s something new to love about Brown & Haley. The makers of the much-imitated Almond Roca have a new line of slim treats that had many food panel members clamoring …

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