My interview with Congressman-elect Raul Labrador fell apart today because he thought we were scheduled for a meet-and-greet session, while I was prepared for an online interview. Seems my desire to interview Labrador wasn't communicated properly to him. He didn't want to do an online…
Cassie Moses, Boise, gives her soldier, Pfc. Landon Paffumi, Nampa, a kiss to remember before he leaves for Iraq with the 391st Engineer Company at Gowen Field Thursday in Boise. The team will deploy for one year as part of Operation New Dawn finding and…
When women have a project or a job to be done in their home or for their children … other women will offer to help out… and that woman will accept the help ... two set of hands makes the task so much easier ……
5:50 p.m. A male walking on road @ Prairie & Meyer/Rathdrum is creating a hazard.5:37 p.m. Driver wants deer he hit near Timberlake High on H41 removed from road.5:31 p.m. PFPD Blue asks for snowplow to remove a berm on road that's blocking 3 or…
Mark Eliseuson stands in his yard in Hayden Thursday next to what is left of a snowman that had depicted a white hooded figure associated with the Klu Klux Klan. After being notified by law-enforcement officers that he could be charged with a crime because…
For those of you keeping score at home, controversial Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, was appointed vice chairman of the House Transportation Committee and remains a member of the House Judiciary Committee. Vito Barbieri, the newby who replaced Jim Clark in House District 3, was appointed…
Rammell was nabbed by an Idaho Fish and Game officer who found him with an elk, but not the proper tag required for hunting. “I was upset that they confiscated my elk,” Rammell said, also refuting the law enforcement version of the story that alleges…
Pop quiz: What was one of the first things to be sold on the international plastics market when Coeur d’Alene changed the way it recycles? Answer: About 16,000 blue recycling bins. Yes, the bins. Poof. Gone. “We were flooded with bins. They all came through…
You've heard of Christmas for All, sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Press. But have you heard of "Xmas 4 Us," which was sponsored by a group of Coeur d'Alene Press reporters who were struggling to get by one holiday season. "When I was at the…
Some legislators are looking to deal with budgets, taxes, and spending, while one from north Idaho – Rep.Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d’Alene – wants to reform urban renewal districts. Others, like Sen. Steve Vick, R-Hayden, Rep. Jim Guthrie, R-McCammon, and Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Hayden Lake, want…
Here's the video from the controversial penalty leveled against a Tumwater High football player Ronnie Hastie after he scored a touchdown against East Valley in the state 2A football final in Washington Monday. (You can read our Wednesday discussion about the incident here):
Disciplining young children is what parents are supposed to do — most moms and dads have no trouble agreeing with that. But should the punishment include spanking? As many parents can attest, few disciplinary measures stop a child from misbehaving as quickly as a swift…
To those in search of miracles, I give you this: Without fail, every morning, give or take 5 minutes depending on the weather, at 0530 our newspaper appears on the front porch. Not in the weeds or the snow. On the front porch, right by…
A Post Falls baby sitter will face involuntary manslaughter charges in 1st District Court -- not first-degree murder -- for the death of a 3-year-old boy in her care in October. Magistrate Judge Clark A. Peterson decided on the lesser charge on Wednesday for 26-year-old…
Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Jim Sulages stops traffic on Highway 2 just west of Three Forks, Mont., Wednesday night, near where Trooper David Delaittre, 23, was shot and killed during a traffic stop. More here. (AP Photo/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Erik Petersen)Cartoon: Wikileaks expose sad diplomatic…
While the University of Idaho ranked last in a condom company's recent survey of student sexual health, school officials said Wednesday the distinction is not deserved. Greg Tatham, assistant vice provost for student affairs, said Trojan Condoms didn't get a full picture of the UI's…
At the Get Out! North Idaho Facebook page, OrangeTV posts this photo and asks readers to guess where it was taken. He also offers this hint: "Old-old-school but remodeled."
Noonish: A male is peeking in the windows of biz in 2100 block of Lakewood/CdA.11:59 a.m. Wife, who is in a following vehicle on I-90 @ state line, reports her husband is en route to Idaho to shoot himself in the head.11:42 a.m. Male wants…
Wednesday's Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation believes failed challenger Jim Brannon should be required to pay the $36,000 in legal fees accrued by the city of Coeur d'Alene in its defense of his 2009 election lawsuit. 114 of 162 respondents (70.37%) said Brannon should pay back…
First, you should know that I've spent some time this past week, snow shovel in hand, trying to keep up with my neighbors' snowblowers and, in one case, tractor-plow. Last night, I spent a half hour removing the slush in the driveway and sidewalk, so…
December 2nd will mark the 40th anniversary of President Nixon’s reorganization of environmental programs into a single agency at EPA. Although there is perhaps more griping about EPA than any other government agency, we would suggest that it might also be one of the most…
Late Tuesday night Spokane declared its third snow emergency in two weeks, with road crews focusing their attention on arterials. Many pedestrians however say the sidewalks around the city need an emergency declaration of their own.Gene Yoakum, who's disabled and is able to get around…
Idaho lawmakers met in closed caucuses to pick legislative leaders Wednesday night, and while House Speaker Lawerence Denney will continue to lead the House, the Senate will have a new Senate president pro-tem, Sen. Brent Hill, R-Rexburg. Former Senate President Pro-Tem Bob Geddes, R-Soda Springs,…
Sen. Jim Hammond, R-Coeur d’Alene, is the new chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. He said he’ll be the first transportation chair from North Idaho in some time. “It’s exciting to have that position and be able to advocate for our roads issues up there,”…
A close encounter ranks among the most memorable outdoor experiences my wife, daughter and I have experienced together. But we weren’t alone and the wolves didn’t advance on us. Bold wolves are worth noticing. A lawsuit prevented the highly regulated wolf hunting season scheduled in…
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.
