No Bail For Murder-for-Hire Suspect
Via Meghann Cuniff's Twitter: "Judge orders Larry Fairfax, who told FBI about Edgar Steele's alleged murder plot but didn't mention already-placed pipebomb, held w/o bail." Full story here.
MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010
Keith Comes Up Big On Father's Day 2
Dunno what you fathers got for Father's Day. But it might not compare to the gift that Keith Erickson received. For those of you keeping score at home, Keith (a former Coeur d'Alene Press reporter) and I were rival local government reporters back in the…
Parting Shot -- 6.21.10 6
I thought I'd leave you with one of the breath-taking photos of Lake Coeur d'Alene taken by Linda Lantzy @ Idaho Scenic Images. You can view her work on her Facebook page here.
Powers To Replace Newby As Trustee 2
In a secret ballot today, the Coeur d'Alene School Board voted 4-1 to appoint Stephanie Powers to succeed retiring Trustee Vern Newby. The other vote went to Angie Phillips. This, according to a well-connected Berry Picker.
Summer Wild Card -- 6.21.10 16
It might not look like it outside, but today is the first official day of summer. Which means it's also my 35th wedding anniversary to my sweet bride and best friend, Mrs. O. We met at a church Valentine's banquet in which I was the…
Phil Hart: Fighting IRS Is Taxing Process 16
In 2004 I filed 1040 returns to get caught up. Suddenly I found myself in an IRS audit. I had to sue the IRS to avoid turning over the names and addresses of those who purchased my book, "Constitutional Income." I was represented by the…
PM Headlines -- 6.21.10
Randy Stapilus/Ridenbaugh Press used this photo by County Clerk Dan English on the front page of his now-weekly Idaho Digest, of a Jetskier passing a moose in the middle middle channel of Twin Lakes. You can see the current issue of Randy's Idaho Public Affairs…
APhoto Of The Day -- 6.21.10 6
Kate Allen, 7, holds a reticulated python at the Emerald City Reptile Expo at the Lake City Community Center in Seattle on Saturday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Alan Berner)Top Cutlines:1. Tragedy strikes at the petting zoo when keepers accidentally release the…
Scanner Traffic/PM -- 6.21.10 2
5:56 p.m. Oil Can Henry's on 3rd/CdA reports a male is going thru Dumpsters and yelling at customers at business.5:47 p.m. A male, who's possibly diabetic, is unconscious at a business @ 703 E. Seltice Way/Post Falls.5:29 p.m. A female who admits falling asleep and…
Black Bear Attacks St. Regis Camper
A man camping near St. Regis had to go to the hospital after a black bear bit him through his tent. Rob Holmes of Ellensburg, Washington needed 21 stitches to close the injury to his ear lobe. The animal ran off before anybody saw it.…
MT: Deputy Deal Unravels In St. Maries 5
Finding a cop may be a problem for tourists on some parts of Lake Coeur d'Alene. Boaters who put others at risk - like those who drink excessively - may not be held accountable. Elsewhere in Benewah County, Coeur d'Alene tribal cops may stop but…
Report: Boulder Crushed Idaho Miner 3
The falling slab of rock that fatally injured a worker at the Galena Mine Friday was 4 ½ feet long by 2 ½ feet wide and 2 feet thick, federal investigators said. The Mine Safety and Health Administration continues to investigate the rock fall that…
NI Blogs -- Kellogg To Tumblewords
"This is the view just after sunrise on Monday morning as I headed into the KXLY studios on Sherman Avenue in Coeur d'Alene"/posts Kerri Thoreson/More Main Street.Sunday Scribblings: Birth and Father's Day/Kellogg Bloggin'Twenty-three years after I said, I do/Live, Love, Laugh, HopeI accidentally deleted my…
NI Blogs -- Butterfly To JeanC 3
Bent did Hucks Nation proud over the weekend at the big Smokin' the Coeur d'Alenes BBQ at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. Bent's Rub 'Em Raw BBQ team won 9th overall out of 29 teams, first in best of show, and 6th in the chicken competition.…
To Tweet Or Not To Tweet An Execution 10
I just received an interesting Twitter message from Ron Callari, who discussed the recent decision by Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff (pictured in AP pool photo) to use Twitter to cover the execution by firing squad of Ronnie Lee Gardner Friday. Writes Callari: "A lot…
Hatching 1
At Priest Lake, Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns watched for hours as these dragon fly babies hatched. E-mails Pecky: "Very sad some did not make it b/c wind broke their wings."
Hydroplane Exhibition Set On Lake CdA 28
Posts Kerri Thoreson/More Main Street: "This morning on the air (for KVNI), I announced the return of the hydroplanes to Lake Coeur d'Alene for an exhibition to benefit the Museum of North Idaho. For anyone who lived here back in the 1960s, the races were…
Crump: A North Dakota State Of Mind 5
Summer, which is to say temperatures consistently above 80 degrees in the daytime and tomatoes consistently without frost damage at night, is what makes south-central Idaho livable. Without it, we’d just all best move to North Dakota. In North Dakota (state motto: “Winter can kill…
Could Minnick Help Dethrone Pelosi? 5
Item: Rep. Mike Simpson says Rep. Walt Minnick could help oust House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Idaho's GOP congressman speculates the House leader might lose her power no matter which party wins the majority/Dan Popkey, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: Freshman Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick won't discuss a…
Best Of The INorthwest -- 6.21.10
Linda Lantzy of the superb Idaho Scenic Images Facebook site caught this unexpected action Friday night during the crusin' portion of Car d'Lane. Writes Linda: "At one point this car stalled and every older gentlemen in the vicinity jumped out of his chair to go…
High Noon: Kennedys Make CST Debut 9
Those of you lured away by the sights and sounds of Car d'Lane Saturday night missed the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre debut of Councilman Mike Kennedy and his son, Will. The Kennedys were two of the four audience members invited on stage by the thespians…
Scanner Traffic/AM -- 6.21.10 2
11:47 a.m. Caller reports that a male in a truck is towing off a motor home w/o permission from Settlement Trail/Post Falls residence.11:32 a.m. Californian looking to relocate to North Idaho has questions re: area.11:31 a.m. Resident reports hearing a gunshot near her Howard/CdA apartment.11:25…
HBO Poll: Yes To Capital Punishment 9
Weekend Poll: 193 of 266 respondents (72.6%) said they are in favor of capital punishment (on the morning Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad in Utah). 63 of 266 respondents (23.7%) oppose capital punishment. 10 of 266 (3.8%) were undecided.Today's Poll: Which administration…
KREM: Human Rights Leader Finds Noose 7
Coeur d'Alene Police are investigating a possible hate crime in which a noose was found hanging at a woman's home. The house belongs to Rachel Dolezal, Executive Director of the Human Rights Institute in Coeur d'Alene. Dolezal tells KREM 2 News her brother found the…
D's: Where Do Pols Stand On Hart Woes? 9
The Kootenai County Democratic Central Committee issued a press release today calling on Idaho elected officials to say where they stand on Rep. Phil Hart’s tax woes, which are the subject of pending House ethics committee; the committee will look into whether Hart had a…
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.