Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, accompanied by Matt Gonzalez, right, announces his selection of Gonzalez, a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, to be his running mate Thursday, during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)DFO:…
Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewDozer waited ouside Spirit Lake Video for his owner Mike Davis of Blanchard on Thursday, February 21, 2008 afternoon. Spirit Lake is experiencing a business renaissance with several new shops and restaurants opening over the past few months. Prairie Voice story/SR Prairie Voice.*Idaho Records/Sherry…
Item: Sheriff's Dept: Jail in crisis: Project could cost between $55-$75 million; voters to decide in November/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: "We're in a crisis," Jail Commander Travis Chaney said Wednesday. "Certainly this issue isn't going to go away. We can't bury it. We…
Item: Parent tries to remove sex book from library again/Idaho StatesmanMore Info: A Nampa parent who unsuccessfully advocated removing two sexually explicit books from the Nampa Public Library two years ago is trying again. Randy Jackson said he will take his appeal to remove "The…
Two weeks ago, Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens denied using steriods. On Wednesday, a Congressional committee asked the Justice Department to investigate Clemens for perjury. Do you think Clemens lied?/Idaho Statesman. *Definitely*Probably*No*Don't care
Oooo - my head hurts. The NY Times is running an article about some people questioning whether McCain is eligible to be president because he was born in the Canal Zone. Didn't realize this had been a topic of Internet buzz. So what's Limbaugh gonna…
Item: Response to caller 'a serious mistake,' says Planned Parenthood of Idaho: They also criticized The Advocate for trying to doscredit employees with recorded phone calls/Sandra Forester, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: "A fundraising employee violated the organization's principles and practices when she appeared to be willing…
With General Counsel Marc Kesselman looking on from behind, Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey talks to reporters after being found not in contempt of court, in front of the Missoula Federal Courthouse today in Missoula. Story here (AP Photo/James Snook)
Item: Iraq vet wins $1 million in Lottery scratch-off: 26-year-old Guardsman bought ticket at Mead Zip Trip/Jody Lawrence-TurnerMore Info: Leyde came into his fortune Tuesday night after scratching off one of four tickets he bought at a Zip Trip in Mead. About 10:30 p.m., he…
Cis Gors e-mails this shot of hubby, Ken, and their doxy, Misty, after being inspired by the dachsund photos HBO has run this week of the dachsund rescuers in Spokane.Even as an adult I can remember going to watch the parade from the circus trucks…
Arlington Mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist listens to public comments during a city council meeting at the Arlington Municipal Building in Arlington, Ore., (along Columbia Gorge) in this Jan. 9 file photo. Kontur-Gronquist , who once stripped to her underwear and posed on a fire truck has…
*This Saturday the Handle Extra will expand into Sandpoint and Bonner County communities. It will be inserted into home-delivered newspapers purchased by subscribers and should be available in single-copy issues at stores and in honor boxes. Starting April 12 an additional 4,000 or so copies…
The state Board of Education has sent out its schedule for meetings this week, and it includes “open government training” this Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., followed immediately by – you guessed it – a closed-door, executive session at 5 p.m./Betsy Russell, SR Eye On Boise.
It took three motions, but JFAC this morning agreed on a budget for professional-technical education next year that’s just below the governor’s recommendation. Sen. Jim Hammond, R-Post Falls, and Rep. Janice McGeachin, R-Idaho Falls, led a move to add back in $753,400 to upgrade instructional…
Montana Special Olympics competitor Leland Wight, left, falls in the arms of Mary Voelz at the finish line of the 400-meter snowshoe race during the Montana Special Olympics at Whitefish Mountain Resort Tuesday in Whitefish Mont. About 350 contestants from around the state competed in…
We're going in for a pre-surgical consultation at 12:15 today. We're not likely to find out much new, other than what a really impressive surgeon thinks. We've been seeing a lot of friends recently. The night after the diagnosis, we had a couple of our…
State lottery officials are wondering why they haven’t heard from the winner of a $600,000 winning ticket sold at Super 1 in Rathdrum nearly seven weeks ago. State lottery official David Workman finds it "unusual" they haven’t heard from someone by now. Story here
Hauser Thoughts Photo"Betsy, Glen Meyer's dog, found a new playmate Thursday," posts Frum Helen Back/Hauser Thoughts. Moose continue to be troublesome in North Idaho. KREM2 reports that a motorist hit and killed one north of Rathdrum here. And Rathdrum police had their hands full with…
In only 36 short weeks (longer than it takes some folks to gestate a whole baby), we’ll be electing a new president. Or, perhaps the Supreme Court will. Depends on what kind of mood Dick Cheney is in that day. I’m guessing grumpy. When you…
As a background, I have a lot of friends, good friends, who are police officers. Unfortunately, they are getting older and slowly retiring. Which leaves what I call the "upstarts." I think police officers are really crossing the line in thinking that what's legal for…
One bright sunny day on the schoolyard Officer Billy Goat came upon the funniest thing! There was Jimmy the Skunk overdosing on some really bad China White heroin and he couldn't even talk. Officer Billy Goat waved over all the kids from Mrs. Cornpone's Third…
It didn't slip past me today that two HBOers played key roles in two important community events this week. Dan of the County refereed that bitter community fight in Huetter. And Councilman MikeK was one of three votes on the city Public Works Committee against…
Northern Illinois and Western Michigan players and coaches join arms during a moment of silence before the start of their basketball game in DeKalb, Ill., tonight. Five students at Northern Illinois were killed on Feb. 14 when a gunman opened fire in a classroom. (AP…
I was talking with a friend this morning and was asked if I had seen a post on a local blog regarding the ongoing controversy about how our local URD does its business. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read it.…
A model wears a creation by Dutch fashion designers Viktor and Rolf for their Fall-Winter 2008-2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris today. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Top Cutlines1. The fake wedding ring just wasn't cutting it when it came to warding off the…
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