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…
Idaho Coach Robb Akey, center, shakes hands with Ferris' Connor Halliday, right, at the end of the annual Inland Northwest Sports Awards luncheon Wednesday at the Spokane Convention Center. Greg Lee story here. Also: See Mike Vlahovich story below. (Jesse Tinsley/SR)Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRWet weather's…
A stuffed rhino peers out of a pocket of USAF senior airman Kyle Brown from Toledo, Ohio, member of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, as USAF Staff Sgt. Joshua Rickert, from San Antonio, Texas, checks for improvised explosive devices in the Badula Qulp area, west…
Having seen orca pods in the past, sedately moving through the water, I am as in awe of their beauty and their majestic intelligence as I am of dolphins. However, I have also witnessed orcas being fed in captivity. There is no way you could…
Now that Winston Brooks is back, you might recognize him. If he pulls you over, it's all right to tell Coeur d'Alene's new police officer you've seen his face somewhere while you fish for your license. "I get that a lot," Winston said. "They say,…
An Aryan Nations member from Athol visited John Day, Ore., last week, making clear his plan to set up a headquarters compound in that rural town. “They just came by the office and said, ‘We’re here in town and we just want to let you…
It was all going well for the Vandals until just after the midway point of the first half Wednesday night. That’s when New Mexico State clamped down defensively and went on a 23-4 flurry to close the half. The withering run helped the Aggies cruise…
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