Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is standing behind embattled Sen. Larry Craig today. Otter made this statement:“I have known Larry and Suzanne Craig for almost 40 years. I worked with Larry while I was a state representative, a lieutenant governor, a congressman and now governor. I…
Quite a bit going on this weekend. Julyamsh at the Greyhound Park. Frank Sennett and Plaid Toaster are blogging their hearts out for the next 24 hours to raise money for special causes in the annual blogathon. Marianne Love/Slight Detour will begin signing copies of…
Item: Free distribution flier draws mayors' ire: Officials see CdA product as eyesore/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewThe mayors of Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Rathdrum are concerned that an unsolicited advertising flier is causing litter and public safety problems. The mayors sent Coeur d'Alene Press Circulation Director…
Heads Up: Don't forget to drop by Frank's blogs today as he's raising money for a worthy cause by posting twice an hour for the next 24 hours here and here. You can find yesterday's thread about it here. Also, Plaid Toaster's participating in the…
Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Rathdrum have written the Coeur d'Alene Press a letter complaining about litter caused by advertising fliers known as "Expressions" that include Hollywood news, classifieds and grocery ads. Erica Curless will have the story for you in the morning ...
Ted S. Warren/AP Photo The Idaho Capitol is seen through a construction fence Friday in Boise. Work on the $120 million remodeling and expansion of the Capitol continues, and workers hope to complete work on the 100-year-old building in time for the 2010 legislative session.…
Item: Idaho may toughen dogfighting law: State one of only two in nation where crime is not considered a felony/Tom Greene, Coeur d'Alene PressWhere can a person force a living creature to fight to the death and if it fails wet it down then electrocute…
Frank Augstein/AP PhotoGerman flyweight boxer Regina Halmich poses with U.S. boxer Wendy Rodriguez, right, after the weigh -in ceremony on Friday in Duesseldorf. Halmich will fight the WIBF World Championship against U.S. boxer Wendy Rodriguez of Los Angeles, California on Saturday. You write the cutlineTop…
Columnist Pia Hansen sent me the following this morning after reading the threads on the girl in the bikini. From Pia: "Shouldn't we be at least as concerned (if not more) that we run a business story about a new Pop Shoppe, without realizing that…
Item: New Boise area coffee shop to feature bikini-clad barristas/Don Day, KTVB.comThe Boise-area is about to get a new coffee house – and owners are hoping to attract a different crowd. Hotties Mochas & More will open in Garden City near the I-184 Connector next…
This song was inspired one Sunday morning as I was making breakfast for my daughter Sadie and me. As a single Dad I was looking forward to a leisurely Sunday with my daughter when we could talk about things -- just 'things'--just bits and pieces…
Item: 'The Simpsons Movie' is humor-packed, but not eeeeexcellent/Jake Coyle, Associated PressIn one of its greatest episodes, about Prohibition, Homer's concluding toast demonstrated how the animated series could be as damning as it was hilarious: "To alcohol, the cause and solution to all of life's…
Does somebody have a beef with the Simplots? Or maybe they're upset at Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter? Either way, their anger, expressed in unique graffiti on the giant grassy hill of the governor's mansion, formerly the Simplot mansion, is at least misplaced, however, um, pointed…
What motivates you to exercise? -- Idaho Statesman *Lose weight*Gain muscle*Better endurance*Overall health*Nothing*Other DFO: Lose weight, overall health
Item: Assessments challenged: Lawsuit says notices mailed too late, therefore Kootenai valuations invalid/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: John Magnuson filed the suit July 19 in 1st District Court, asking a judge to void the 2007 property valuations. That means the county would have to use the…
Item: A saving moment for CdA: NIC purchased beach 30 years ago/Meghann Cuniff, Spokesman-ReviewKathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewTerrell Elgee-Sanders, 7, of Spokane enjoys the cool waters of the Spokane River at NIC Beach in Coeur d'Alene on Thursday. The Coeur d'Alene Tribe and North Idaho College will celebrate…
re: Steve Smith's post yesterday about publishing a young girl in a swimsuit.I face this issue daily during the summer as I cover life in North Idaho. I do occasionally make photos of children in swim suits, but I do try to limit them for…
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Craig Moore/Glacier Life"Jet swims too!" posts Craig Moore/Glacier Life here. "I was a little scared to throw the ball in for a blue heeler and border collie. We have never seen him in water over his head. Turns out he loves the water. The hardest…
It was a typical Kellogg kegger. Huge cups. Foamy beer. Bonfire. And, an early start. Memory tells me we had that keg tapped about one in the afternoon. What's more, a person from elsewhere would have thought we all hadn't seen each other for ten…
Armando Franca/AP PhotoThe United States swimmers dive into the pool for the synchronized swimming Team Event Technical Routine of the Pan American Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines:1. Entering its fourth season, the ABC show Desperate Housewives gets ready to…
What's the nicest new -- or soon-to-be -- construction project in the local area?1. Cabela's2. Riverstone Park3. Johnson Mill River Park4. Kroc Center5. Coeur d'Alene Library6. Centennial Trail (off NW Boulevard)7. The Terraces condo8. Riverstone9. Coeur d'Alene Press print building10. Other
NBC News, AP PhotoAuthor J.K. Rowling, right, reads from " Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows " to fans during an interview with NBC's Meredith Vieira in Edinburgh, Scotland on Tuesday. The interview airs through Friday on the "Today" show and Sunday on "Dateline NBC"."Harry…
In the Head's Up! inside report at City Hall, Parks Director Doug Eastwood advises that he received an inquiry from a local real estate agent re: rattlesnakes on Tubbs Hill. Seems a client of the Realtor was told not to walk his dog on Tubbs…
Craig Moore/Glacier LifeHere's another of the "Glacierdise" photos from Glacier National Park and Craig Moore/Glacier Life.*Raymond Pert/Kellogg Bloggin' opines that the north fork of the Coeur d'Alene River can't be as wild as it was in his youth b/c there's too much money at stake…
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.
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