A new informal Idaho Attorney General’s opinion, issued today in response to a request from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Clark, R-Hayden Lake, says there are no constitutional problems with HB 500, the cooperative law enforcement legislation proposed by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. “It’s perfectly…
Coeur d'Alene Police Department officers were out in force to welcome Officer Shane Avriett/Air Force Tech. Sergeant Avriett home from a 6-month deployment with his Air Force Reserve unit in Iraq. More here. John Craig/SR story w/photos here. KXLY story by McKay Allen here. And:…
I still haven't found a decent photo for the daily cutline contest. But I'll keep looking. Meanwhile, I'll play this Wild Card for those of you who want to start a thread that doesn't involve politics ...
Thanks to one of my army of Berry Pickers who helps me stay aware of what's going on out there, I have a copy of Jai Nelson's recent newsletter. In it, Jai introduces herself as someone "committed to looking ahead for all of Kootenai County."…
Herb tells of an unemployed man w/a boat in Bayview beating a system that seems stacked against him. Read today's Bay Views here.Lee: Coeur d'Alene High girls will reload again/SportsLinkJudge: No release of Idaho Baptists this week/Associated PressCrapo: Health care summit 'discouraging'/Erika Bolstad, Idaho PoliticsGovernment/tax…
6:02 p.m. 30YO Male upset over divorce is threatening suicide on 9th/CdA.5:51 p.m. Wilkinson/Rathdrum caller reports a possible scam from Nickel's Worth ad.5:49 p.m. A black cow is wandering on Chase & Fisher/Post Falls.5:35 p.m. A green couch is lying on n/b H95 near Wyoming/Hayden.5:33…
I see the ball being squarely in the President's court. If he doesn't go back and amend his outline to include some of what the Republicans want we'll know there was no good faith in this meeting. It indeed will be nothing more then theater.…
Coeur d’Alene Police Department Officer Shane Avriett/Air Force Tech. Sergeant Avriett arrived home safely at Fairchild AFB today after a 6 month deployment with his Air Force Reserve unit in Iraq. More Coeur d'Alene Today photos here and here.Question: Do you currently have a family…
Item: California Assembly passes resolution for 'Cuss Free Week'/Denis C. Theriault/Mercury NewsMore Info: Feeling a little salty? Better get it out of your system while you can. Amid the ongoing — and occasionally tense — debate over how to clean up California's budget mess, lawmakers…
In this April 10, 2001, file photo, Arnold Schwarzenegger poses with a 2001 concept Hummer H2 at the utility vehicle's unveiling in New York's Times Square. The Hummer, the beefy, military-inspired SUV _ a macho icon for fans like Schwarzenegger and a symbol of ruin…
Adults caught in a car without their seatbelts on in Idaho could see their costs rise five-fold. Rep. Rich Wills, a Glenns Ferry Republican, introduced a bill Thursday to add court costs of $41.50 to the existing $10 fine levied on adults who don’t buckle…
Item: Teacher raises raise eyebrows: Report shows 44 percent of Idaho teachers received raises this year; Luna decries pay increases during downturn/Ben Botkin, Twin Falls Times-News More Info: The Idaho State Department of Education report shows that 37.4 percent of administrative employees have increased salaries…
The Aflac duck mascot visits the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today to celebrate his 10th anniversary representing the company. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Top Cutlines:1. The mascot ducked for cover when he heard investors were suddenly buying in a 'down'…
Had to happen someday. My major concern is not how it will work on the boat, but how the media attention will cause more work for already overtasked Submariners. There will probably be the same proportion of whiny female Submariners as there are male; the…
The RNC gathering, held in January in Hawaii, had real promise for solving the conservative identity crisis. One delegate proposed a 10-point litmus test to separate the conservative wheat from liberal riffraff. The questions were pretty predictable, including the holy trinity of guns, gays and…
KPerry: 10 years ago I was working full time in a fast food restaurant 12 or more hours a day and addicted to meth. Now- I work in prevention and am looking forward to celebrating 7 years clean on April 16th. In between then and…
Don Sausser caught this activity -- repair of the Boardwalk bridge on the west side of the Coeur d'Alene Resort -- on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene this morning.44% of Idaho teachers, 37.4% of administrators got raises this year/Ben Botkin, Twin Falls Times-NewsVandals…
11:34 a.m. Ron @ Cheap Car & Trucks/Government Way reports that a 2000 pickup has been stolen.11:15 a.m. Dog running in traffic is causing a traffic hazard on H95 @ Chilco.10:55 a.m. A person is unconscious on 1500 block of Polston/Post Falls.10:36 a.m. A teen…
Bubblehead: I went to a “Meet and Greet” for Rep. Raul Labrador last night, and can report that he is in no way a Birther. (Based on the discussion here last week, he was ready for me, and brought it up himself when he realized…
(Lenore) Barrett, pictured, a miner and investor who's been giving good quote for 18 years, strongly opposes a 66-page revision of Idaho urban renewal law drafted by an attorney for Boise's Capital City Development Corporation. Barrett objected to using House Bill 567 as a template…
Wednesday Poll: 55 of 106 respondents (51%) oppose a move by the Idaho Legislature to exempt the names of hunters and fishermen from public disclosure laws. 48 of 106 (45%) said the state should protect the names.Today's Question: Should Idaho law be changed to protect…
CindyH: So, I'm making my first visit to a casino tonight. It ladies night out at Northern Quest and apparently they have some excellent lady Poker players out there who have invited me to join them. One problem: never played Texas Holdem in my life.…
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, in the Blair House across the street from the White House in Washington, Thursday, prior to the start of the bipartisan health care reform meeting. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Question: Barack Obama is trying to hammer…
Idaho Democratic Party Chairman Keith Roark says the state’s conflict of interest laws need strengthening, citing yesterday’s vote-change that killed a tobacco bill, by a senator whose husband is a tobacco lobbyist. The senator, Melinda Smyser, said her vote had nothing to do with her…
Originally posted at 6 p.m. WednesdayIdaho could rewrite its statutory rape laws to exclude relationships between consenting teenagers. The changes would decriminalize sex between teenage girls aged 16 or 17 with partners up to three years older than them. The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee…
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.
