Yeah, It's Still Slippery Out There
This plow got a bit too close to the edge of the lake this morning around 9 o'clock this morning on Cliff House Road (Hauser Lake in background). Tina McCoy/Hauser Lake was on hand to snap a photo.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30, 2008
HBO @ Noon: Too Much Weather Coverage?
So er, day 4 of snow coverage comes along and the result is what assistant city editor Dan Hansen calls a "snorgy" in the news section: An unusual amount of weather coverage (Coverage! Weather! Journalists! or as Steve Smith described it, "We tell people what…
NYTimes Focuses On Ex-Sandpointer For Obama
"Jones is from Idaho. He made clear he’d voted for Bush at least once. But he’s now had it with 'my-way-or-the-highway politics' and the same old faces. 'I’m 25 and for my entire life a Bush or a Clinton has been in the executive office,…
AM Headlines -- 1/30/08
Heavy snow fall over the weekend turned the Pend Oreille River in Oldtown, Idaho into a winter postcard Monday. (Spokesman-Review/Jesse Tinsley)*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*Power outages linger for nearly 2,000 area residents/Jody Lawrence-Turner And Thomas Clouse, SR -- At times like these, I'm glad I have…
Election '08: Edwards To Quit Prez Race ...
... Plans to make announcement at event in New Orleans/Associated Press DFO: As unsettling as the prospect is, I must agree with TUBOB. Whoever wins the Demo nomination will roll over the Republican nominee.
Question: Any Falls To Report This Winter?
Item: Icy conditions increase injuries: Falls are hard to avoid with walking as the main means of transportation for students/Chey Scott, WSU EvergreenMore here: For students who find themselves walking to class on less than ideal walkways, the key is to walk slow and watch…
Digger: Please, Please, No Registration
re: "News Conversation: Blog Rules, Registration" thread from 3:35 p.m. TuesdayI know that many of us HBO regulars felt neglected until DFO went to blogging full time. A blog is a beast that needs to be fed and cared for regularly, much like a pet.…
007: Boise Feels NI's Pain w/An Inch Or So Of Snow
BOISE MORNING WEATHER UPDATE: There is probably an inch and a half of snow outside this morning (another half inch fell last night after I shoveled my driveway), and Boise schools have CLOSED for the first time in 13 years. Closures are everywhere in the…
TUESDAY, JAN. 29, 2008
Update: Roof Collapse, Child Trapped
Update: 10-year-old escapes serious injury in shed collapseScanner Traffic: Emergency crews are en route to a report of a roof collapse on Highway 53 & Meyer Road. Apparently, a 10-year-old is trapped under snow in a trailer in a trailer court. Rescuers are able to…
Parting Shot -- 1/29/08
Coeur d'Alene resident Marlee Gould was covered with snow as he waited at the bus stop on 4th Ave in Coeur d'Alene for a ride to see his mother in Post Falls today. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Kathy Plonka)
Movies & More: 'There Will Be Blood' -- Or Not
I just received an e-mail from Tyler Wilson wondering why I haven’t written anything about “There Will Be Blood.” You know, the Paul Thomas Anderson film that is up for, what, a gazillion Oscars? Good question. I did see the film on Sunday. And I…
APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 1/29/08
Raider stares at the statue of Mark Twain in Trinity Park in Fort Worth, Texas on Monday. Stock Show participants park their trailers at the park during load in at the show barns at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Raider's owners tethered him…
ISP: Stay Home
ISP is requesting emergency and essential travel only on the Roadways in North Idaho. In some areas there are blizzard like conditions and low visibility. Again please stay off the roadways unless it is essential to travel. Also we are advising all semi's chain up…
Ron Paul Coming To Spokane Thursday
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is expected in Spokane Thursday evening for a speech at the downtown Double Tree Hotel. Local organizers of the Paul campaign said the candidate, who arguably has the most visible support in Spokane if that can be judged by yard…
Sandpoint @ LCHS Heads Postponement List
Sportslink provides a list of high school sports events scheduled for tonight that have been canceled here.
Only Minor Problems @ Spokane Airport
Spokane Airport personnel try to push a service car off an icy patch while airline workers de-ice the wings of plane that had just arrived on Tuesday. The snow caused minor problems early in the day with most flights getting off the ground. (AP Photo/The…
Stuck In North Idaho
Item: Semi gets stuck in Downtown Spokane's snowy streets/KREM2More Info: A semi-truck got stuck this morning at Browne and Sprague in downtown Spokane. The driver basically got high-centered on the snow as it piled up along the median on Browne. The truck ended up blocking…
Vox Box: Arizona Rejects Abstinence Funds
This article in the Arizona Republic describes how the state will no longer be accepting federal government money for abstinence-only sex education. This makes Arizona the 16th state to reject funds. It has been reported that teen pregnancy and STDs are on the rise, and…
Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 1/29/08
Bryan Kim is escorted out of court this morning after being found guilty of aggravated first-degree murder for the slaying of his parents. See News Roundup. (Spokesman-Review/Dan Pelle)1. Idaho Department of Fish and Game employees have been instructed to halt communications with environmentalist Jon Marvel,…
Daily Briefing: Conniving Parents, Lazy Kids?
Staffers heard on the police scanner this morning about kids obstructing snow plows to prevent plows from creating berms at the driveways of their homes. Police responded to this incident. Folks wondered if the parents are involved (whether the parents are telling their kids to…
AM Headlines -- 1/29/08
Plows in Spirit Lake built berms high enough to obscure the stop signs in downtown Spirit Lake Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 after snow dumped across the region over the weekend. (Spokesman-Review/Jesse Tinsley). KREM2 story*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*Idaho Guard plans new Sandpoint armory/Betsy Russell, SR --…
Florida Today: Momentum, 57 Delegates @ Stake
Item: Too close to call as voting begins in Florida: Romney-McCain struggle for dominance may be decided in Sunshine State/MSNBCMore Info: "After days of hectic campaigning all over Florida, the Republican presidential contenders could do little but wait for the returns to come in as…
Doug Clark: Snow Dominates Annual State of the Column
Take, for example, the storm that unleashed a record foot or so of snow onto the region. Granted, this was a pretty grand dumping. But the TV snow reporters have been piddling on themselves like high-strung poodles. They give the impression that we have entered…
OrangeTV Breaks Down State of the Union
The tie was the surprise hit of the night. What a very presidential shade of blue! What a crispy white collar! Somehow, it works, looking especially patriotic when he's standing next to Ol' Crazy Eyes in her awful red hooker dress. Speaking of Laura, how…
JohnA: President Dirk Kempthorne? Yikes!
The scariest part of the (State of the Union) evening for me was when it was revealed that the chosen member of the Administration to miss the event was the Secretary of the Interior. That's right. Had anything tragic happened tonight to destroy all the…
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