Carlos Osorio/AP PhotoRepublican Presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's wife Ann gives two thumbs-up to supporters at his primary election night rally tonight in Southfield, Mich.... Romney 39%, McCain 30%, Huckabee 15%
Cathleen Allison/Nevada Appeal, APFormer president Bill Clinton talks with members of the Carson City Fire Department while stumping for his wife Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday.Question: Does Bill Clinton help or hurt his wife's presidential election…
Idaho Dems simply are not of the hard left persuasion. Certainly no Dem that runs for office is left of moderate. In most cases, Idaho Dem values are in line with what people in Idaho want. Gun ownership, fine. Death penalty, fine. Fiscal responsibility, check.…
Andy Manis/AP PhotoSeattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren is covered with snow on the sidelines during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers Saturday in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 42-20. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. Being…
Several North Idaho fire departments battled a house fire north of Rathdrum Tuesday afternoon. Flames were seen shooting out of a large home at the Twin Lakes Village Golf Course just north of Rathdrum shortly before 2 p.m. Smoke was surrounding all sides of the…
Moments ago, the downtown newsroom announced that Taryn Hecker is returning to the CDA office as a general assignment reporter, effective Tuesday. She and Becky Kramer are swapping spots. Becky becomes the regional natural resource reporter. Quoth editor Carla Savalli: "This is a good move…
Chris Peterson/Glacier Geographics"Despite my incessant whining," writes Chris Peterson/Glacier Geographics, Hungry Horse News, "I was still able to make this shot on one of Glacier's grayest days." Story here.
Item: Oral history: The Monica Lewinsky scandal ten years on/Times OnlineMore Info: On the evening of Saturday January 17, 1998, the internet gossip merchant Matt Drudge posted a story that opened the most sensational scandal season in the history of the American presidency. He reported…
Item: Labor experts advise tapping older workers: Retirement boom may spur new strategies/Wall Street JournalMore Info: An expected wave of baby-boomer retirements has some managers fretting about worker shortages. But experts say many companies overlook a big supply of potential employees – older workers who…
DanceWise Dance Studio announces its Winter Dance Concert on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Schuler Auditorium on the North Idaho College Campus. In addition to a thematic program performed by dancers from 3 to 18 years of age, studio Director Sharee Wise…
Jerome A. Pollos/Coeur d'Alene PressCoeur d'Alene Fire Inspector Brian Halvorson walks through the rubble Monday left inside of Gamer's Haven in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. A fire Sunday night destroyed three business and left a number of people homeless. See stories below. *Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, Spokesman-Review*Idaho…
Then, (University of Idaho President Tim White) noted that among current Idaho legislators, nearly one in four attended the University of Idaho. Their numbers, White said, include the speaker of the House, the Senate majority leader, assistant majority leader and majority and minority Senate caucus…
Democrats who cross party lines to vote for Mitt Romney in today’s Michigan presidential primary could swing opinion toward closing primaries in Idaho. Last week, Democratic blogger Markos of Daily Kos urged Michigan Democrats to vote for Romney, writing “...(P)oor Mitt Romney, who’s suffered back-to-back…
Item: Michigan voters cast ballots in tight GOP primary race/Associated PressMore Info: John McCain was trying to repeat history while Mitt Romney was seeking a favorite-son boost as Michigan voters cast ballots today in a very tight GOP presidential primary. The Democratic side of the…
A lot of tragedy and hardship last week -- the two accidents that claimed five lives and the huge Sherman Avenue fire that displaced businesses and three renters. Eagle Eye asked in the comments section (reposted out front below) if there were any relief efforts…
Someone who cruelly shoots and wounds his neighbor’s dog should be prosecuted, state lawmakers declared Monday, as they introduced legislation to make a two-word change in Idaho’s state laws/Betsy Russell, Spokesman-Review. More here.Question: Agree? Disagree?
I have no local blog photos today, but I do have a good column by Ralph Bartholdt/The Skinny On North Idaho about ice fishing. So, I'm going with this swell AP photo. Here, John White, of Dubuque, Iowa, chips away at blocks of Ice while…
re: Young turks win Huetter council seats Huetter Mayor Brad Keene, left, and Huetter City Council members Luke Gibler and Jeni BrownI know the press had interest in the politics concerning the little town of Huetter. There is a new strange development that I thought…
Earlier today, three men were ice fishing on Lake Pend Oreille in front of the Condo Del Sol complex in Sandpoint. The ice apparently was too thin and gave way, plunging two of the men into the frigid water. Fortunately, the water was only waist…
Item: Deer Park woman inherits castle/KXLY.comMore Info: The castle - just outside of Prague - has been in the Nadherney family since 1806. It was temporarily taken away from them when the Russians invaded the Czech Republic, however Jamie says her father reclaimed the castle…
New Idaho state Rep. Curtis Bowers, R-Caldwell, who was appointed to replace former Rep. Bob Ring, wrote a guest editorial for his local paper, the Idaho Press-Tribune, that’s being much talked about in the temporary Statehouse these days. In it, Bowers reveals that in 1992,…
Zelda: And now for something completely different...I will admit to a teensy Starbuck's habit, namely those little bottles of Frappuccino sold in 4-packs at the grocery store. I went to my local F. Meyer's on Sat. and in one short week, the price had gone…
Jennifer DeMonte/Daily Inter Lake, APA snowmobile streams past an avalanche warning sign posted at the trail head of Canyon Creek, Mont. An avalanche on the back side of Whitefish Mountain Resort killed two backcountry skiers Sunday and searchers combed the slide area for other possible…
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.