Hump Day Wild Card -- 6/7/06
I apologize to the local bloggers for getting so snagged late this afternoon that I didn't have time to do a roundup. I'll make it up to you tomorrow. Meanwhile, you can use this Wild Card to start your own threads ...
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2006
Mailbag: Why We Need A Special Section
Tom Taggart: As I sit here trying to put the school district's budget presentation together I am struck by both the level of anger and the lack of understanding. On a basic level you can go wrong with the idea of local governments not levying…
Ah'm Your Huckleberry: Et Tu, Mother?
Didja hear the one about Michelle Rafferty's 7-year-old boy, Luke? Seems Michelle signed him up for a one-day camp on the other side of Lake Coeur d'Alene. Which required a short boat ride aboard the Mish-A-Nock. And that made Luke nervous. Michelle knew why, too.…
The Kootenai Valley Press ...
... is now back online with its news from Boundary County here.
Pretty As A Picture ...
Steeplejack Al Lanoue, of Moore's Steeple People in Chicopee, Mass., is watched by a hawk perched above, as he takes down his ropes and ladder following steeple maintenance at the First Baptist Church on Tuesday in Framingham, Mass. The hawk has been a regular companion…
SR Edit: Time For Idaho To Vote-By-Mail, Too
Rather than wring hands, elected officials and other concerned citizens can find a solution to voter lethargy elsewhere in the Northwest. In Oregon, citizens have been voting by mail in presidential races since November 2000. In an advisory vote in Spokane County last November, about…
CDADave: Beware Of Pigs In City Park
Some goofball vandalized one of the park benches next to the Seawall the other day; one of the wooden planks that formed the back of the bench was evidently just ripped off the metal frame. That's the kind of thing that doesn't accidentally happen. And…
Pretty As A Picture ...
Canoes moored along the dock at Charles River Canoe & Kayak form a pattern as seen from the air Tuesday in Newton, Mass. Though sunny Tuesday, clouds and rain returned to southern New England Wednesday, and is forcast to remain through Saturday/David L. Ryan, AP…
Question: HagaCorp's Blackwell Island Project
Issue: Details jeopardize Blackwell: City Council questions bike path width, use of emergency boat slip; developer says company may reevaluate project/Tom Greene, Coeur d'Alene PressJohn Barlow, president of Hagadone Real Estate Holding Co., after the meeting: "The point is how disappointed our company is with…
Mailbag: Dealing With Online Imposters
Cynsmw: Last night someone impersonated me on this blog. I believe imposters can do more damage to a blog or chatroom than even trolls. Trolls can be ignored but imposters erode trust in an already fragile semi-anonymous forum. My policy toward imposters on my blog…
Mailbag: CDA Council Cooking On All Burners
John Austin: CDA Press: Councilman Mike Kennedy made a motion that tabled the (Hagadone annexation) agreement until the next City Council meeting and directed staff to reopen negotiations on the path width and clarify whether the boat slip is for city-owned vehicles only or if…
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