How often do you see PETA and the Idaho Transportation Department in the same sentence, let alone the same news story? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals regularly lobbied the ITD regarding the issue of leaving animals in hot cars, and earlier this month,…
Large crowds of counter-demonstrators turned out in the early morning darkness in Coeur d’Alene today to answer the small group of protesters from Westboro Baptist Church that plans a second day of denouncing gays, soldiers, Jews, the United States, and private and public colleges and…
Montana Actors' Theatre is doing the Time Warp again ... again. For two nights this weekend, the local troupe of thespians will once again don fishnets for the return of "The Rocky Horror Show," the risque rock 'n' roll musical comedy that proved a smashing…
Gov. Butch Otter speaks to a constituent moments ago during a stop by the GOP bus at Spirit Lake City Park. Crazy Homeschool Mama took this photo. She announced via Twitter that she talked to the governor about the wolf problem.Cartoon: Zero emissions ... really?/Milt…
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, left, is joined by Bill Baroni, deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, as she discusses the deployment of the first Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) unit at John F. Kennedy International Airport…
"As a proud Vandal grad who was born in Idaho and still has plenty of Idaho family roots, I'm honored to endorse Butch Otter for governor of the Gem State. Whether serving in Congress or the governor’s office, Butch has been a voice for 'common-sense…
11:06 a.m. Caller reports possible illegal dumping in 200 block of E. Linden/CdA.11:05 a.m. A male @ Budget Saver, 1513 Sherman/CdA, is stabbing his hand w/a knife, stating that he's trying to kill weevils. Janitor tries to stop him. But male resisted. Police and EMTS…
Alisha Nowoj, far left 18, of Coeur d'Alene helped counter- protest the members of Westboro Baptist Church at North Idaho College this morning. (SR Photo: Kathy Plonka)
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe have reached an additional agreement that provides enhanced law enforcement services to both Tribal and non-Tribal members. This most recent agreement builds on the existing cross-deputization and mutual aid agreement between the Sheriff’s Department and…
I know that the polls that I run here and the ones on the Coeur d'Alene Press site are unscientific and susceptible to manipulation. But I'm interested in the poll that the Press has been running for several days now re: the race between Rep.…
As Idaho candidates enter into the home stretch towards Election Day, the state's voters age 50 and older will likely determine who crosses the finish line and who doesn't. While the 50+ in Idaho are already expected to make up over half (56%) of all…
I was riding up the elevator this morning with a fella that works on the 4th floor of the Spokesman-Review building on Northwest Boulevard. As I was about to get off, he asked why the country is caught up in political extremes. Either we're run…
Just got a call from Jeff Ward of the state Republican Party who wants to remind Hucks Nation that the GOP bus tour with top elected Republican officials will be making several stops in Kootenai County today, touching down in Spirit Lake City Park. Other…
Walt Minnick's latest television ad attacks the one that the Raul Labrador camp pulled for misleading information. More about this flap here.Reaction?
Cabbage Boy: Haven't researched these people much, but during supper last night the question came up about funding. Does anyone know where they get their money? With all their targets that they hate, (and this is truly hate speech) they can't have too many options…
The Tea Party Express, a national tea party group that earlier chose Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick as its only Democratic congressman to endorse, today announced it’s endorsing Raul Labrador over Minnick. The group said it endorsed Minnick earlier “in light of his independence in standing…
In the Coeur d'Alene Press, guest writer Duncan Koler takes the Coeur d'Alene School Board to task for limiting public input and banning the public's ability to tape- and video-record the meetings. Koler writes in part: "The board has also prohibited citizens' audio or video…
JEERS ... to Republican congressional candidate Raul Labrador. In his televised debate with Democratic incumbent Walt Minnick last week, Labrador had this to say about trucking hundreds of megaloads hauling oil company equipment up U.S. Highway 12: Don't ask him about it. Transportation is a…
Motorcyclists joined the crowd of counter-protesters against members of the Westboro Baptist Church at the corner of 37th and Regal on Thursday near Ferris High School in Spokane. (SR Photo: Dan Pelle)Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRThursday Scanner Traffic/DFO, Huckleberries OnlineRain to dampen Inland Northwest weekend/Mike Prager,…
Tongue firmly cheeked, Mr. Bloggy offers his own ideas re: a task force on human rights approach to Westboro Baptist Church invaders: "Mr_Bloggy remains flummoxed and dumbfounded that we, as a so-called civilized society, continue to rely on change-impotent and quiver-empty “task forces” on “human…
FishinJay: Driving by Lake City High School this morning I saw the Westboro crazies out there, and the counter protesters across the street. Then right next to the Westboro crowd was a man with the “Support Obama, Vote Minnick” sign. If the point of the…
A crowd turned out in the early morning darkness in Coeur d’Alene today to counter the small group of protesters from Westboro Baptist Church that plans a second day of denouncing gays, soldiers, Jews, the United States, and private and public colleges and schools. The…
Seems Cindy's Facebook friends consider her to be a guru. So she's looking for a guru slogan. She's tried, "The game's afoot," but it's too literary. She's also considering, "It's all free-flowing wisdom and sunflowers." She admits she made that up. E-mails Cindy, "Being a…
A mob of counter-protesters shout at the Westboro Baptist Church members as the two groups line 37th Avenue and Regal Street on Thursday near Ferris High School in Spokane. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Dan Pelle)Toadman: I was among those 1200 at EWU. It was quite an…
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