The reported deaths of four Americans, including a Seattle couple, by pirates off Somalia is terrible news for friends at the Seattle Singles Yacht Club. Past commodore Joe Grande says Bob Riggle and Phyllis Macay were "Great sailors, good people. They were doing what they…
A Post Falls police officer has been fired for pulling a taser on one of his friends while he was on duty.Officer Ian Johnson was fired last month for what his chief termed "bad decision making."Just before Christmas, Officer Johnson was wrapping up a call…
Liz: My kids go to private schools. There is a reason for that. I also had very negative experiences growing up in public schools. There has been plenty written about public education and it’s shortcomings. Being as I have not chosen the public option, I…
Rational Universe: Luna’s problems go much deeper than just poor PR. He campaigned on “his” successes raising test scores in Idaho. Then he turns around, describes our schools as failing and places all the blame squarely in the laps of those who actually did the…
Herb Huseland: We are all going to have to tighten our belts. The gravy train is over. Tough times are ahead. Tough times that the last several generations have not had to face. Every faction that is affected by the income shortfall is in denial.…
We're facing another arctic blast this week that'll drive temperatures well down into the single digits. But I don't mind. At this point, winter's like the Big Bad Wolf, huffing and puffing at our brick houses, with March rapidly approaching. At this point, I'd like…
From Jeff Ward's Facebook page: "The Kootenai County Reagan Republicans, in an unanimous vote of its Board of Directors, have whole-heartedly endorsed the “ Students Come First” plan proposed by Governor Butch Otter and Superintendent Tom Luna." Surprised?
I have been reluctant to venture out into Idaho State Superintendent Luna’s “Students Come First” initiative because I hate Politics and Education to mix but I guess there is no getting around it, with so much money involved when it comes to state funded education,…
5 p.m. Cornerstone station, 8100 Cornerstone/Hayden, reports gas drive-off involving green Explorer. 4:52 p.m. Driver reports that a drunk woman walked in front of his vehicle @ Ramsey & Honeysuckle. 4:46 p.m. A 10YO girl on Lacey/Hayden wants her father arrested for some reason. 4:40…
Lake Pend Oreille Education Association prez Brian Smith speaks to the crowd of educators and supporters against Superintendent Tom Luna's education "reform" proposals moments ago at the Human Rights Education Institute, adjacent to Coeur d'Alene's City Park. (Photo courtesy of William Love) Police: Dispute between…
Don Sausser snapped this photo 5 minutes ago as a group of 25 protesters cross entrance to Independence Point parking lot en route to Human Rights Education Institute for speeches. Educators and supporters are walking in groups of 25 because they don't have a parade…
North Idaho educators and supporters are marching down Sherman Avenue in protest to Tom Luna's education "reform" plans as i post this. Here, Sandpoint High student Tyson Bird is talking to KHQ reporters about his objections to Luna's radical plan. (Photo courtesy of William Love)
Vandalism investigated as a possible religious hate crime was the result of a dispute between two teenage girls, Spokane police say. Detectives have identified a “potential suspect” and are continuing the investigation, said Officer Jennifer DeRuwe. Police were called to the home in the 7000…
Former Idaho U.S. Sen. Larry Craig is working for a sportsmen's group that wants Congress to lift Endangered Species Act protections from wolves on grounds the prolific predators are hurting big game populations that are coveted by hunters in the region. Craig represents Sportsmen for…
In case you were wondering what former SReporter extraordinaire Erica Curless is doing now ... Erik Loney of KXLY will bring you up to speed in this clip. (Hint: Erica's still operating her Dog & Pony massage business for pooches and horses.
There are now three bills seeking to amend Idaho’s “conscience law” to protect patients’ living wills and advance care directives from being overridden by a caregiver as they’re dying, but one House committee chairman has buried all three in his desk drawer and refused to…
After mulling the increasingly Far Right ideology of lawmakers in the Idaho Legislature -- and particularly the three representatives of House District 3 last weekend -- I concluded that Idaho needs a top-two primary system, like the one used in Washington state. How else are…
17-year-old student Jonny Saunders of Timberline High School in Boise smacks down plans by Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna & Idaho's overwhelmingly Republican Legislature to "reform" public education in Idaho. H/T: Idaho Reporter
Popkey's promised story is published, fleshing out the details in the concerted effort, for most of a decade of private, profit driven corporations gradually taking over the public education system in Idaho. The article expands the cast of characters of wealthy ideologically right wing players,…
An Alaska state lawmaker is making her way back to the state Capitol after refusing a pat-down search at a Seattle airport, a spokeswoman said. Rep. Sharon Cissna underwent a body scan as she was preparing to leave Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sunday and was then…
Police are investigating a hate crime against a family living on North Cochran in Spokane. Early this morning, their house was vandalized with foul-laced language, including disparaging remarks about Jesus and references to God hating them. A Bible had been set on fire on the…
Then came the Kindle, with its portable screen and easy-to-read formatting, and suddenly reading books became more cost-effective and much easier than ever before. So why would I resist buying one of these new electronic gadgets? To put it simply, I already have too many…
More than a thousand people are closely packed into Capitol Park across from the state Capitol today for what was billed as a rally in favor of public education, and is decidedly a rally against state schools Supt. Tom Luna's school reform plan. Periodically, the…
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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