Issue: Teacher accused of 'strip poker' won't face chargesMore Info: Kootenai County prosecutors are not charging a private school teacher accused of playing a strip poker-like card game with young boys during a school camp trip – because they can’t find a state statute under…
Huckleberries hears ... that The Commissioner Who Isn't There has resorted to wearing shorts again to represent us in the Kootenai County Courthouse. Seems he'd given up the practice last year when HBO started poking fun at the lack of professionalism.Hat Tip/Illustration: Mary, Mary Quite…
... Refused to confirm or deny whether Huckleberries Online has been banned from Kootenai County Courthouse computer access ... referred all questions to the commissioners office. Stay tuned ...
I have to participate in a Leadership Coeur d'Alene panel from 10:30 to 11:45, so I'm dropping this Wild Card on you now. BTW, The Spokesman-Review online edition was named best in the Northwest during a Society for Professional Journalists competition this week. Huckleberries Online…
that Kootenai County Courthouse employees ...are having difficulty accessing this site.Hat Tip: Dang (top) and Fly On The Wall (bottom). BTW, you can find more of Dang's fine photo-shopping here.
Issue: HIV origin 'found in wild chimps': Researchers have worked for decade to identify source/BBC News Question: Have you ever known anyone personally who has died of AIDS?
In the second day since he was unceremoniously dumped by Kootenai County voters, Commissioner Gus Johnson still is sulking. He hasn't returned phone calls to reporters. He has ignored them when they're sitting in the commissioner's office waiting for him. He could learn from former…
Mexican President Vicente Fox, left, lifts four-year-old Aron Feller, of Portland, Ore., following a breakfast Fox had with business leaders earlier today in Seattle. Aron was watching events unfold with his parents in the lobby when Fox spotted the boy and greeted him. The meeting…
"This is supposed to be TOP SECRET, but one of the courthouse insiders told me this is what he was doing last week when he was on vacation" -- Thom George.
"Kenneth L. Lay and Jeffrey K. Skilling, the chief executives who guided Enron through its spectacular rise and even more stunning fall, were found guilty today of fraud and conspiracy in a case that led the parade of corporate scandals in recent years that emerged…
Former Mike: Always hate to disagree with you Dave, but I think Todd and Rich will be effective over the next two years. They are both well aware of the major issues and I believe both are willing to do the right think for the…
Any Mouse: 34 contested primary county commission seats in Idaho Tuesday. 23 of them LOST. The GOP is purging itself of the middle of the road and left of center big government types.DFO: Ah, Mouse, I don't see any purging going on in Kootenai County.…
Identity Thief: Has there ever been a politician who refused to make that trip to the office of Duane H???DFO: There's one who's no longer welcome: Sandi Bloem. She lost yachting privileges (yeah, I know, His Duaneness no longer has the Lady Lola), pats on…
"Judge Mitchell is on a winning streak! First he retains his Judical Seat and now Tonight he wins American Idol!" -- Thom George.... Some HBOers thought he was running for "American Idol" rather than to retain his judge seat. It's hard to get you guys…
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 ...
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