Well, the weather (wo)man calls for spring time weather today. And that bright blue sky outside my second-floor window seems to indicate that's a good prediction. Dunno about you, but I've about had all the winter I can take this year. It's time to get…
I think it is a good economic plan to develop an educational cooridor. We cannot live on tourism alone. The cooridor will provide good paying jobs which is what we need. I gripe alot about LCDC and the things they do that I believe are…
"Robins were loving the weekend rain and the puddles that provided worms for the taking," writes Kerri Thoreson, OnLocation North Idaho. "Signs of spring are everywhere in beautiful North Idaho!"Stout-hearted men ... and women. All sizes, ages and shapes. 4000 of them. Fathers, mothers, brothers,…
Twin Fall's Amber Petersen (white) fights off the Coeur d'Alene High Viking Kama Griffitts (Blue) for a lose ball in the paint. The Idaho Statesman named Griffitts as the girls' basketball Division 5A player of the year here.(Steve Conner/Steve Conner Photography)
Patricia went to the Shore Lounge with her husband and some friends on March 16 for an evening of fun. Upon arriving at the night club, she saw her friend, Chad, was there with his girlfriend. They all sat down to next to each other…
Some angry people contacted editor Steve Smith over the weekend because they didn't like seeing sports stories on page A1, that such exposure for sports stories takes up space that can otherwise be used for non-sports news. "College ball is the closest we get to…
... for business and careers. The Lake City scores high in job growth (No. 3) but flounders in "educational attainment" (No. 91) here. Pocatello (at No. 22) is the only other Northwest town in the Top 25.
Item: 'Flutie Effect' is real, study shows: NCAA title can boost applications 8 percent/Associated PressMore Info: Gonzaga was virtually unknown in most parts of the country until it broke into the national tournament in the mid-'90s. The Bulldogs have been in the tournament every year…
Jim Hansen from the left-leaning advocacy group United Vision for Idaho made an astute observation over the weekend. For 35 lawmakers — a full one-third of the Legislature — the election season basically ended at 5 p.m. Friday. They're running unopposed, both in the May…
Emily Shih, formerly Emily Hwaung, holds the note sent in a 1987 class project that was recently found in Alaska, On Friday, in Seattle. About 21 years passed between the time Shih put the message in a soda bottle and Merle Brandell, not pictured, picked…
Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa proposed new legislation this morning to deal with candidates who legally change their name to a political slogan, and the confusion that could create for voters when those slogans appear on the ballot. Idaho has such a candidate this…
In his weekly warrants roundup, sheriff's Capt. Ben Wolfinger introduces you to felon scofflaws (from left) Donald Miller, Jared Brown, Shawn Capps and others here.*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, Spokesman-Review*$300,000 house to be given away/Coeur d'Alene Press -- Good luck.*Clark Fork High grad looks for break in…
House Republican leaders won their battle over local-option taxes Friday. And the Idaho Constitution lost. The House voted 51-19 on an ill-conceived local-option plan. Lawmakers say they are trying to break the deadlock over local taxing authority, and give Idaho voters a chance to settle…
Laura D'Asaro, 17, trains for her attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the fastest time to crawl a mile at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle Wednesday. After three weeks of practice, D'Asaro is within 58 seconds of surpassing the record: 23 minutes,…
Item: '86 prison break remains a mystery: Investigators say facts undercut story of Claude Dallas' escape/Dan Popkey, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: Rumors challenging the official account were widespread in law enforcement circles. The doubts were so serious that in 2001 the Idaho attorney general, Ada County…
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.
