Louise Greek, left, of Coeur d'Alene, laughs and poses for a picture with actor Dennis Franz in the Plaza Shoppes in Coeur d'Alene in 2004 where Franz and other celebrities were autographing copies of the Coeur d'Alene Library Foundation's 2005 calendar/Jesse Tinsley, Spokesman-Review photo. "I…
Cartoon: Jim Tibbs/Grants Pass, Ore.*In Whitecaps, Bill McCrory asks: "Did the City's failure to enforce its residential zoning ordinances facilitate the violence at the Lord's House last weekend?" Bill's at his best here.*Betsy Russell was on hand with camera to cover the Demo Election Day…
State Representative District 13 candidate Brent Crane, left, leans to take a look at some election results during an election day watch party Tuesday night in Garden City. Crane, son of Idaho State Treasurer Ron Crane, won the Republican nomination to replace outgoing House Revenue…
Joe Average: Only in America could a person get almost a free ride into the United States Congress with only 25% of the vote. We need to have runoff elections in Idaho at all levels. If no one receives over 50% of the vote to…
Issue: So, what's next? Maybe a dog park: You can tell a lot about a community by examining where the people play/Coeur d'Alene PressDFO: I agree with the Brand X editorialist here. (Stop the presses!) Coeur d'Alene has developed a fine park system under the…
... A 48-hour financial disclosure report that was turned in Saturday shows Concerned Businesses of North Idaho pumped $1,000 into Todd Tondee's successful commissioner campaign, with two checks: $25 on May 9, beyond the initial May 7 reporting deadline and $975 on May 18, to…
Everyone knows who won and lost at the polls on Tuesday. But who are the other winners and losers? People behind the scenes with a lot at stake in the election. Larry Spencer definitely has to be considered a winner. In the 1st Congressional District…
Norm Semanko: I was the first fellow-Republican candidate to congratulate Bill Sali last night and will be supporting him 100%. Expect a true team effort and motivated voters in another low-turnout election to carry him to victory in November.DFO: Semanko's a class act. One of…
DISTRICT JUDGE, District 7 DaLon Esplin 7,892 30% James C. Herndon 9,072 35%Darren B. Simpson 9,285 35% DFO: Commenter B. Watson (izzat you, Judge Watson?) points out that the top two finishers will face each other in a runoff in November. So, this one ain't…
The heads from the four waxwork models of The Beatles, Ringo Starr, top, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, bottom, left and John Lennon, bottom, right, are transported back to Liverpool to be placed in the Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool, England earlier today. The figures were…
... That Commissioner Katie Brodie is in the dentist's chair this morning, to have a tooth pulled, which may be a more pleasant experience than yesterday's election in which she and Chairman Gus Johnson got bounced ...
Sumo wrestlers are seen during a news conference on Tuesday in East Rutherford, N.J. The World Sumo League is in the middle of a 13-city, six-week tour and made a promotional stop at the Meadowlands. You write the cutline/James W. Anness, AP Photo/The Bergen Record.
In Bonner County commissioner races:Marcia L. Phillips: 1810Bud Mueller: 2040Lance D. Lane: 810andLewis Rich: 2377Karl Dye: 1993For the rest of the Bonner County results, click here.
Will Larry Spencer (foreground) be the uberconservative power behind Todd Tondee's throne?/Jesse Tinsley, Spokesman-Review photo.Larry Spencer: For those who care, (all three of you) all my candidates won! :) Sali, Luna, Clark, Hart, Jorgenson, Tondee, Piazza, and in Bonner County, Mueller and Rich. These men…
John Austin: Tom: I agree with most of what you said, but be prepared to see a different Rick Currie in the second half of his term. He has taken the time to understand the processes involved, studied the issues, and then was thoughtful of…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
