I can't figure out why the Coeur d'Alene Press published that top-of-the-fold story re: the county commissioners by Alecia Warren this morning (with mug shots of all three): "Commissioners put in the hours." Not much news value other than the statement that the three commissioners…
At OpenCHRG.com, Mary takes Civil Deputy Prosecutor John Cafferty to task for suggesting that the 48 different kinds of documentation requested by attorney Starr Kelso in Jim Brannon's lawsuit represents a "witch hunt." She called Cafferty's comments in his response to Kelso's request "unprofessional." And…
An Elma man was killed by accidentally urinating on a downed power line after a one-car crash near Montesano. Grays Harbor County sheriff’s Deputy Dave Pimentel said Monday that 50-year-old Roy Messenger was not seriously hurt after he collided with a power pole Friday night…
U.S. Army Sgt. Gregory A. Proft, now of Fort Benning, Ga., has submitted an affidavit that reports that he voted absentee for losing candidate Jim Brannon in the Coeur d'Alene City Council elections last November. Proft? You may remember him as an individual whose vote…
A fan shows his ticket for the "Tonight Show," as he lines up outside the NBC Studios on earlier today in Burbank, Calif. Leno will be reclaiming his old job at NBC's "Tonight Show" just nine months after giving it up to Conan O'Brien, and…
The 2010 spring steelhead season is in full swing up on the Salmon River and East Idaho is experiencing the positive financial effects throughout the plain. Local sporting goods merchants are enjoying much needed sales revenue, the Idaho State Liquor Dispensary is approving its biggest…
Consumers finally got some relief from abusive credit card practices last week. Not so small businesses, who continue to pay fees they cannot negotiate and cannot elude if they want to remain in business. Visa, MasterCard, and the banks that issue their cards take as…
Dr. Melanie Joy, the provocative vegetarian who rubs the noses of meat eaters like me in our hamburgers and pork chops, has written a book that asks meat people a question about our inconsistent relationship with animals: Why do we treat some of them like…
Former Idaho offensive lineman Mike Iupati runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Cartoon: The way Olympics should end/David Horsey, Seattle P-IGonzaga women ranked higher than men/KHQPalouse earthworm listing faces long odds/Holly Bowen, Daily NewsFeds give…
Wolves, when you get down to it, are a lot like us. They are powerful, aggressive, territorial, and predatory. They are smart, curious, cooperative, loyal, and adaptable. They exert a profound influence on the ecosystems they inhabit. Nevertheless, we have problems with wolves, no doubt…
11:59 a.m. a highly intoxicated male is lying in the doorway of a Coeur d'Alene business.11:32 a.m. A 26YO male -- described as 6-1, 185 pounds -- is trying to hit people w/a baseball bat at the Parkridge Apartments, 3312 Parkridge. A firearm might also…
A couple walks past a destroyed statue of Chile's National Hero Bernardo O'Higgins in Concepcion, southern Chile, Sunday. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)Your weekday political wild card is in play
Labeling Department of Administration boss Mike Gwartney a political bully, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keith Allred blasted a "botched deal" on a multimillion dollar broadband contract. And Allred laid the blame with Gwartney's boss and longtime friend, incumbent GOP Gov. Butch Otter. "This is another example…
Legislation from House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star, to require voters to show a photo I.D. in order to vote has cleared the House on a 64-6 vote, after a vigorous debate, and now moves to the Senate. Moyle said, “The right to vote in…
A SeaWorld trainer performs with a killer whale during the first show after a trainer was killed by a killer whale three days earlier at the theme park in Orlando, Fla., Saturday. More than 2,000 people watched killer whales perform Saturday at SeaWorld for the…
Try as I might, sometimes I simply can't ignore the accusations spewing from OpenCHRG.com. On Sunday, Bill McCrory accused both The Spokesman-Review and Coeur d'Alene Press of ignoring what he considers to be Coeur d'Alene's equivalent to Watergate -- the 2009 Coeur d'Alene municipal elections…
Sam (Semanko: Allred aide should quit Idaho Press Club): The only concern I have is that Andersen is a board member. In this case, because Semanko is whining, it seems best for Andersen to just not be on the board as of now. I see…
It is not glib or inaccurate to invoke Oklahoma City in this context, because the acrid stench of 1995 is back in the air. Two days before Stack’s suicide mission, The Times published David Barstow’s chilling, months-long investigation of the Tea Party movement. Anyone who…
Dot Babcock, center, widow of John Henry Foster Babcock, holds a picture of her late husband with Canadian soldiers, from left, Master Warrant Officer Derek Ingersoll, Brigadier General Denis Thompson and Lt. Col. Kevin Cameron after the memorial service for her husband, the last living…
Canada's Sidney Crosby (87) shoots past USA goalie Ryan Miller (39) for the game-winning goal in the overtime period of a men's gold medal ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday. Canada skated past the United State 3-2. Story…
The New Year’s Eve party was at a friend’s Coeur d’Alene home, and Kenny McAnally had gone outside for a smoke. Suddenly, fireworks began exploding all around him, and the combat veteran was back in Iraq, with no weapon, no backup and no one around…
An Irish pub without Guinness is like a discotheque without a DJ. “I’m so sorry, we can’t serve any beer or wine tonight,” apologized the waitress with a hint of exasperation when I walked into Kelly’s Irish Pub to meet the parental units for dinner.…
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.
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