Time for a vote one way or the other. The Coeur d'Alene City Council will consider whether to put the conceptual plan for the McEuen Field redesign project out to a public advisory vote at 6 tonight. The agenda item, scheduled under old business, was…
Jason Dilbeck catches air as he and his dog Deuce head down a snowy slope in Cottage Grove, Ore., Monday. (AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Chris Pietsch) Question: When did you last ride slide down a snow-packed hill?
Noonish: "The snow is still coming down and the roads are slick. Please give your self extra travel time and following distance. Get there safely!!" -- Coeur d'Alene Police Department tweet. 11:31 a.m. Stop sign is down @ Timothy & Melendreas (near Bennett Bay/CdA). 11:08…
I try to keep an open mind. Compassion can't be exercised without one, so I strive to understand the viewpoints of others as deeply as I can. Still, when a friend says, "I don't see why Martin Luther King Day should be a national holiday,…
Weekend Poll: 111 of 173 respondents (64.16%) believe that individuals protesting Lake City Playhouse production of "Rent" are bigoted against gay and transexual characters depicted in the play. 55 of 173 respondents (31.79%) said demonstrators are offering legitimate disagreement with the nature of the performance.…
But the score of the game (51-48 in favor of Coeur d'Alene) has nothing to do with why I feel disappointed and somewhat embarrassed by my alma mater. The student section for the Vikings was filled with fans dressed in what could be described as…
Bryan Lepagnol returns a small perch to the water through a hole in the ice while his dog Tank watches on Fernan Lake Friday. Fisherman found 5-7 inches of ice on Fernan. Becky Kramer SR report here. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR…
The article below is the 3rd in a 3-part series on a December 2009 shooting that involved Coeur d'Alene businessman Adam Johnson. You can read Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. For Adam Johnson, life is being rebuilt piece by piece. Two years is…
Forget the nine lives of a cat. I want the lives of Betty White. Betty White turns 90 today and probably woke up this morning to a cascade of congratulatory phone calls, emails and tweets about the birthday special NBC threw for her last night.…
I overlooked this late last week, but the survey Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life is well worth review. The survey of over 1,000 Mormons is the first of its kind published by a non-LDS research organization. "The survey finds a mixed…
It ain’t easy jettisoning public art devoted to tolerance. But the Bonner County commissioners are trying. Artist David Kraisler’s “Tolerance” – a 10-foot steel-and-wood piece – has “graced” the courthouse lawn in Sandpoint for 11 years, since its creation in response to a planned 2001…
A man rides a horse through a bonfire in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Monday, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, hundreds ride their horse trough the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village…
The Republican nomination for the regional legislative seats will be hard-won this year. Conservative activists Pam Stout and Danielle Ahrens have announced their intention to pursue the GOP nomination for seats currently held by Rep. George Eskridge, R-Dover, and Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint. “Neither one…
The man who's leading the charge against subversive education -- otherwise known as International Baccalaureate - is trying to muster support for his position that compassion and the opportunity to actually educate less fortunate children is a cross that should not be borne by public…
Calls came into the newsroom Friday alerting us that members of the Aryan Nations were protesting near North Idaho College and the Human Rights Education Institute. Sadly, this isn't unusual. A small group of self-proclaimed white supremacists, usually about four to six of them, occasionally…
My three-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend concludes today. I already have some great topics lined up for you to kick off Tuesday morning. Plus the Legislature should be cranked up with topics to discuss. Be good. Think of ways you can improve the…
Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler reacts after being crowned Miss America Saturday at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison) Question: Do you still watch the Miss America pageant? If so, did your favorite win?
Gonzaga guard Gary Bell, back right, steals the ball from Loyola Marymount guard Anthony Ireland (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game tonight in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas) Gonzaga has had numerous close games this season, but this was the…
Win or lose today, the nation will focus its eyes on the Denver-New England NFL game and wonder out loud if it's appropriate for sports heroes like Tim Tebow to "force" his faith on the rest of us who are watching his team on TV.…
In this Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, photo, quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr., are inscribed in the wall at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial as it is seen at dusk ahead of its dedication this weekend in Washington. A quote carved in stone on…
A dog owner in Wallace, Idaho says on Wednesday evening he came outside to find his 12-year-old Rottweiler that was chained up in the yard being attacked by what he thought was a pack of wolves. His wife scared them off by shooting a gun…
Re: Counter-demonstrator Dolezal describes encounter with racists/HucksOnline Christie Wood: People might think because (former Human Rights Education Institute educator) chose to counter protest the Aryans that the Task Force supports it. We do not. We will never stand across a street and yell back at…
Also: "Rent" opens at Lake City Playhouse without incident/Bill Buley, CdA Press Friday was opening night for the small stage version of "Rent" in Coeur d’Alene. The content of the play is a hot issue because some characters are gay and have aids. A group…
Boise State President Bob Kustra (shown in Boise State photo) has been a vocal opponent of an NCAA proposal to give student-athletes an additional $2,000 stipend. During an interview with American Public Media's Kai Ryssdal on "Marketplace," Kustra gave made his strongest comments to date…
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