Local Headlines
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Mar 30, 2009 | via Challis Messenger
A crowd of more than 30 people turned out last week to brainstorm ways to save the Challis Assisted Living Facility from foreclosure by the latter part of April. Comment?
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Writer defends position on real estate market
Mar 25, 2009 | via Burnaby Now
I was recently out of the country, and when I returned to my office, I noted that I had received several phone calls and e-mails about a letter to the editor of the Burnaby NOW from Donald MacKay, managing broker at Amex Broadway West Realty . Comment?
Regional Headlines
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Couple sentenced for roles in drug ring
Tuesday Jun 23 | via Spokesman Review
A Priest River, Idaho, couple were sentenced to federal prison for money-laundering as part of an international drug ring, the U.S. attorney for the District of Idaho said in a news release Monday. Comment?
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Chamber speaker predicts a gloomy picture of forest ...
Thursday Jun 11 | via Clearwater Tribune
Orofino Chamber of Commerce guest speaker, Serena Carlson, Communications Program Manager representing The Idaho Intermountain Forest Association presented a realistic fact-filled and at the same time gloomy picture of forest industry economics in Idaho, the Pacific Northwest and the nation. Comment?
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Loan specialists face new standards June 10, 2009
Wednesday Jun 10 | via The Spokesman-Review
Currently, Idaho's application asks people to disclose criminal convictions and civil or state regulatory actions against them, but if they don't disclose, the omissions might not be caught. Comment?
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Idaho ranks among worst in early child hunger
Jun 3, 2009 | via 2NEWS.TV
The study, "Feeding America: Child Food Insecurity in the United States," by the nonprofit group Feeding America, found that 20.2 percent of Idaho children under 5 lived with hunger from 2005 to 2007. Comment?
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Report: Idaho improves but still lagging on hunger
Jun 3, 2009 | via Oregonlive.com
A new study ranks Idaho among the 10 worst states for the percentage of hungry kids younger than 5. But the study also says Idaho is among 10 states showing the most improvement in combating child hunger. Comment?
National Headlines
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'Wachovia'-to-'Wells Fargo' name change may take a w...
3 min ago | via PilotOnline.com
Click a thumbnail to view the full-size image. Buy Pilot photos here. Loading... Close Gallery Though Wachovia Securities became part of Wells Fargo Advisors earlier this year, new Well Fargo signage won't appear on Wachovia branches in the mid-Atlantic region until late next year or early 2011. Comment?
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45-64s hardest hit by recession
5 min ago | via Corby Today
People in the run-up to retirement have been hardest hit by the recession due to the double impact of rising unemployment and falling asset values, research shows. Comment?
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Obama proposes investor protections in wake of Madof...
7 min ago | via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
Fresh on the heels of new proposals to regulate mortgages and other consumer credit products, the Obama administration on Friday sent Congress proposed legislation designed to head off another Bernard Madoff-style fraud. Comment?
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Poor more likely to leave California
19 min ago | via Deseret News
The poor are more likely to leave California than the rich, despite concerns that the state's relatively high income-tax rate is driving away the wealthy, a new study shows. Comment?
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Local news in brief | Work to begin on 291 crossing;...
20 min ago | via KansasCity.com
Work to begin on 291 crossing Engineers hope to open a temporary northbound crossing over the Missouri River on Missouri 291 by the afternoon rush hour Tuesday.On Friday, Missouri awarded a $329,000 contract for building the crossing by shifting northbound traffic into the southbound lanes. Comment?

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