David Zalubowski/AP PhotoAn unidentified cadet who was using crutches to pick up his diploma from President Bush is carried by a fellow cadet back to his seat during the Class of 2008 graduation ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Wednesday at Air Force…
Seeweewanna & Danceawanna from OrangeTV's new blog, Remember The Roxy.Spotlight: 9 Silly Questions w/DFO -- OrangeTVWith planner in one hand, announcement flyers in another, the telephone's hands free headset on my head, I hang up the phone with another mother in my cluster. We are…
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... Keough, Broadsword, Anderson & RawlsDFO: Spenser left a phone message at HBO Central, stating that he spent between $12,000 and $15,000 on the 2008 primary elections.
The driver of a cement truck who was trapped in the truck's cab after it flipped over an embankment along Gould's Landing near Mica Bay on Lake Coeur d'Alene has been pronounced dead. The driver had been unresponsive while crews tried to reach him throughout…
Democrats have their strongest pick-up opportunity for a Senate seat in Idaho (yes, Idaho!) in many years. Former Congressman Larry LaRocco is positioned to be not only very competitive but - truly - victorious against Republican nominee Jim Risch. As some know, LaRocco and Risch…
In this file photo, Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Cha Seung Baek, of South Korea, pitches against the Kansas City Royals. The Mariners traded former part-time starting pitcher Cha Seung Baek to the San Diego Padres today for Jared Wells in a swap of right-handers. Story…
Julio Jimenez/East Valley Tribune, APSeventh grader Emily Rose Neeb poses at the Pilgrim Lutheran School in Mesa, Ariz., Tuesday, with her certificate after she was named 2008 Grand National Champion of the 17th annual Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. Question: Do you have good handwriting?
The final cumulative poll results came in at the strike of 11 p.m. Tuesday naming Gary Yergler, Val Siegel, and Vern Hanson the big local winners of Shoshone County’s primary election that saw a near 55 percent turnout among registered voters. Current Kellogg Police Department…
Yeah, Dave, Ray DeMotte's sacking (over the weekend) by Sterling Mining Co. as their president. The guy gave his life the past 10 years to Sterling Mining Co., and the past 5 years to renovating and reopening the Sunshine Mine. Thanks to Ray and the…
Bjorn: Ron Paul got more votes than Barak Obama!DEM Barack Obama 23,988 56% REP Ron Paul 29,749 24% ThomG: And that matters, why?DFO: Ah, ThomG, that little stat that Bjorn points out underscores the difficult challenge Walt Minnick and Larry LaRocco face in the fall…
PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 18BRUCE W. MC KAY 91 56.88MATTHEW ROETTER 69 43.13PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 19RANDALL A. BROESCH 66 39.52DUANE RASMUSSEN 101 60.48*KootenaiCo GOPrecinct race results*KootenaiCo Demo Precinct race resultsDFO: Could this mean that local Republicans are getting tired of the active opposition Roetter and Rasmussen…
Jerome A. Pollos/Coeur d'Alene PressA small memorial marks the scene Tuesday in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho where 10-year-old Sawyer Frisbie was killed in a drunk-driving accident Monday night. Ryan Jabaay has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, two counts of aggravated driving under the influence and one…
941 precincts of 941John Bradbury 74,573 50% Joel D. Horton 74,767 50% DFO: This race epitomizes why I will never support appointment of Supreme Court judges by executive/judicial fiat. In Horton, you have a decent jurist who climbed to the high court because his predecessor…
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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.
