I'm back. I voted. I'm refreshed. Now, let's get this show on the road. You can use this HBO Election Central Wild Card to post news tips, observations, etc., that don't fit under other posts. Now, I need to check the comments threads to see…
POST FALLS CITY COUNCIL SEAT #2 (Vote for ) 1 (WITH 16 OF 16 PRECINCTS COUNTED) Keith Hutcheson . . . . . . . . 1,004 48.93 Ronald G. Jacobson . . . . . . . 1,048 51.07 Total . . . .…
City Council Person TWO Year TermBradley W. Keene 12Stan Pixler 4Michelle Sumner 8City Council Person FOUR Year Term (two positions open)Lawrence D. Donhowe 15Jackie P. Meeks 10Kim Rodway 9John Whitaker 12
... the HBO Poll today shows that you Merry Hucksters believe the incumbents will sweep to re-election. You were asked which 3 candidates did you think will win tonight. Final results:Mike Kennedy 106Woody McEvers 102Deanna Goodlander 86Dan Gookin 40Jim Brannon 19Steve Adams
Fire District Commissioner Sub-District 2Marty Fish 410Monty Aarestad 242Fire District Commissioner Sub-District 4David “Rudy” Rudebaugh 499Phyllis Page 175
As I mentioned to you on the phone, we were pleasantly surprised to see that Mike Jorgenson and his wife were endorsing Jim's candidacy. We had heard rumors that some people were wanting to do something to support Jim, but we did not know who…
Someone wondered yesterday what I'll do on Huckleberries Online, once the election is over. No question, the election campaign has been a blast here, per usual. I'll spend tonight tracking results and Wednesday tying up loose ends and reports that don't make it onto the…
“Don’t take it personal.” I recall more than one well-meaning person saying those words to me in 2001 after I was roundly trounced in my bid to become mayor of Post Falls. I had to laugh. Nothing is more personal than putting your name on…
Sacajawea Jr. High teacher Kelli Smith of Lewiston is named the Idaho Teacher of the Year Tuesday, selected from more than 15,000 teachers in the state. Smith is a graduate of Lapwai High School and Lewis-Clark State College. Story here. (AP Photo/Barry Kough, Lewison Tribune)Made…
Evelyn Border is seen holding a sign in front of the Bedford County courthouse in Bedford, Pa., earlier today. Bedford County District Attorney Bill Higgins says in exchange for Border and her daughter, Tina Griekspoor, both of Bedford, agreeing to hold the signs, he'll ask…
5:31 p.m. R/P @ 21649 H53 reports that his neighbor displayed a gun and is threatening to shoot him.5:25 p.m. 14YO boy in 1300 block of Boyd is throwing things at his mother.4:30 p.m. A woman in her 20s is unconscious and needs to be…
Coeur d’Alene city attorney Mike Gridley says the campaign finance law that Sen. Mike Jorgenson may have violated when he ran a $1,090 ad for Coeur d’Alene city council challenger Jim Brannon is a state law, not a city ordinance. Idaho Code 67-6610A limits contributions…
I just had a brainstorm. Let's create a game where everyone uses paintball guns and the person who tags the most political activists wins. Here is my scoring system:A candidate — 500 points.A spouse of the candidate 75 points.Children of a candidate 25 points.Unidentified sign…
Sen. Mike Jorgenson, R-Hayden Lake, says he didn’t mean to violate campaign finance laws when he placed an ad for Coeur d’Alene City Council challenger Jim Brannon, and he’s working with Coeur d’Alene City Clerk Susan Weathers to clear the matter up. “I was just…
In the Election Watch today, there are two entries re: candidates and their supporters hanging out on street corners with signs, soliciting the votes of passing motorists. Councilwoman Linda Wilhelm heads an incumbent group, that has included Mayor Clay Larkin and Councilman Ron Jacobson at…
Tina Griekspoor is seen holding a sign in front of the Bedford County courthouse in Bedford, Pa. Tuesday. Bedford County District Attorney Bill Higgins says in exchange for Griekspoor and her mother Evelyn Border, both of Bedford, agreeing to hold the signs, he'll ask for…
2:34 p.m. Herb Huseland: I voted in Bayview around 12:30. There were two others voting while I was there, but again light turnout. The Timberlake Fire commissioners two vacancies has caused some interest and hopefully Spencer's endorsement of two fine candidates won't backlash against them…
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.