Coeur d'Alene High School senior Ariel James attempts to recruit other students to attend the School District #271 Board meeting Monday night while they were participating in a walk-out during school hours at Coeur d'Alene High Monday afternoon. Students were protesting proposed budget cuts for…
Put your hands together for Betsy Russell, the SR's state political reporter extraordinaire, who hauled in some big time hardware at the annual Idaho Press Club's awards ceremony Saturday. Betsy shared the IPC's First Amendment Award w/the Idaho news media for Joseph Duncan trial access.…
About 70 people have gathered in front of the steps of the Capitol Annex to protest against taxes, in what organizers dubbed “Tea Party II.” The Rev. Bryan Fischer, in a press release, said, “The purpose of Tea Party II is to give ordinary Idaho…
Without warning, at about 2:30 p.m., Bradt’s red kayak appeared on the top left side of the falls from Schloss’ perspective at the park’s overlook. With a few quick paddle strokes, he steered the boat down a green tongue of water and quickly disappeared in…
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At 12:30 p.m. today, Coeur d'Alene High students began protesting what they felt was misrepresentation on the part of Superintendent Hazel Bauman and other administrators of the successful $7.8 million levy election April 21. The students walked out of their sixth period classes and gathered…
Drama teacher Christina Jamerson is coated with ketchup, to simulate blood, before portraying an accident victim in a mock drunk driving accident on the football field at North Douglas High School in Drain, Ore., Friday Representatives from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and local firefighters…
OrangeTV: I can understand the need to edit a bit for space, but its very frustrating to work on a piece for hours and hours only to find it randomly hacked to bits in final form. This last one barely made sense by the time…
11:50 a.m. Woman wants to speak to an officer re: 2 boys shooting pellet or BB guns near her home.11:45 a.m. Woman who reportedly has been drinking is threatening to kill herself w/a gun, like her brother did.10:14 a.m. R/P on Highway 3 reports that…
Jordan Wilson, left, and Hannah Conyers share a caramel apple at the Ottaway Amusement Company Carnival during the 77th Annual Tri-State Music Festival Sunday in Enid, Okla. (AP Photo/Enid News and Eagle, Bonnie Vculek)Question: Do you remember your first puppy love?
The IVA is joining with Tea Party Idaho, the organization that sponsored the hugely successful Tea Party rally on April 15, to host Tea Party II today at 12 noon at the Capitol Annex. The Annex is the old Ada County Courthouse, and is the…
Can anyone believe that women are paid an average of only 60 cents for every $1 a man is paid for equal work? OK, that is the average for Idaho - not the most enlightened of states - so maybe it isn't so hard to…
A wheelchair racer watches as the pack of Elite Men racers pass during Bloomsday in Spokane, Wash. (Rajah Bose/The Spokesman-Review)Question: How did you spend Bloomsday morning?
Item: CDC confirms one swine flu case in Idaho: 10 more probable cases reported in Washington/SR, APMore Info: According to the Panhandle Health District, the woman became ill after a recent trip to Texas. She has been recovering at home. The woman, who represents the…
The Senate is assembled and ready to go this morning, but is awaiting the amendments to HB 372, the new election consolidation bill, before starting. Amending that bill is among the items on senators’ agenda for their morning session today. “We’re continuing to try and…
Before our arrival, we were possibly a little caught up in the enigma, the classic Americana of the 24-hour truck stop diner. We wanted glossy cakes and pies displayed in bright pastry cases. White-and-cherry-red porcelain tiles on the countertops and floors, stainless steel fixtures in…
At 12:20 p.m. Saturday, the Timberlake Fire Protection District responded to an ATV accident on Lakeview Road near the Forest Service 278 road intersection. The ATV operator went off a steep embankment and landed approximately 100 feet below against a tree. Bystanders on the scene…
In a weekend HBO Poll, you Merry Hucksters were split on the use of torture by the U.S. government with 50% (80 of 161) saying no and 46% (74 of 161) saying yes. Broken down further, 53 (33%) so opposed the use of torture that…
Charlie: Whippersnapper poses the question, “What is torture?” All kidding aside, for me it is the fear of falling from high places. The closer I get to the roof eave, the more my heart races. If I were forced to stand on a high place…
Escapee: I always found it ironic, that while Avista keeps raising rates, it also includes a nifty little box on your bill that invites you to donate to “project share” so that those in need can stay warm. Heck, if you can pay yer power…
Eagle Keeper44: Raised in the Carolina's . My uncle Bill was a Moonshiner and made some really GOOD white lightning. Dad would keep a Jug in the cellar hidden, or so he thought. I would “borrow” some and add water to replace what I took.…
Brent Andrews: I don't know how to tell my family, 'Please don't indoctrinate my child against the president.' Right now I'm trying to think of a way to bring my little girl back around at least to neutral. I don't want her going to school…
This day in history belongs to the Margarets -- Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prise in 1939 for her bestseller "Gone With The Wind" and Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of England in 1979. Also, at age 54, Willie Shoemaker became the…
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