Parting Shot: Palmer tees off 9
Honorary starter Arnold Palmer punches the air after hitting off the first tee before the first round of the Masters golf tournament Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Augusta, Ga. Do you golf?
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013
TGIF Wild Card 4.12.13 8
So who went to hear David Adler last night? Feel free to share your thoughts about his lecture and the Q &A that followed. Here's the Cda Press wrap up of the event. It's Friday and I've got the weekend on my mind, but I'll…
Help for heartburn 1
The Linx device, a small band of magnetic titanium-covered beads, is used to treat severe acid reflux. A tiny magnetic bracelet implanted at the base of the throat is greatly improving life for some people with chronic heartburn who need more help than medicine can…
We're number one! 5
According to Fox news Spokane is the number one most misprounced city name in the nation! Here's the list. Uh. No mention of Coeur d' Alene.
Bayviews: Yvonne Wallace home makeover
On his Bayviews blog Herb Huseland gives an update on Yvonne Wallis. Wallis, you may remember, was attacked by a hammer-wielding intruder. She's in need of a hospital bed. Read here for details.
NRA at today's Pachyderm Meeting 6
Brad Kruger, Western Region Director, Field Operations Division for the National Rifle Association of America, discusses Senator Feinstein's plans at today's meeting of the Pachyderm Club. Duane Rasmussen, photo The slide shown states in part... under Feinstein's new bill, "assault weapons" would remain with their…
Cda Artwalk starts today 1
The Art Spirit Gallery hosts several artists, including Victoria Brace (Left: “South Freya”) and Chuck Aydlett (Below: “Burning Desire”). A rite of spring for art lovers, Coeur d’Alene’s ArtWalk begins today with an event featuring fresh work from 13 artists at The Art Spirit Gallery.…
Women better off bra-less? 2
Victoria's Secret Angels Alessandra Ambrosio, left, and Marisa Miller share their favorite holiday gift picks in this file photo. Trudging into a fitting room, waiting to be measured, getting hot and bothered as you struggle into ten different styles to find one that fits properly…
Students by day, hackers by night
Julian Cohen, 22, a senior at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and a founder of a weekly “Hack Night,” looks at his computer as a recorded lecture plays in the Information Systems and Internet Security lab at the university Wednesday. NEW YORK –…
Four more dogs found dead in rural Idaho 4
Reuters - Four dogs have been found beaten in the head and shot to death in rural southern Idaho, authorities said on Thursday, adding to the mysterious disappearance and killing of dozens of dogs that has left residents in that area on edge. Examinations showed…
High Noon: Conquer the salad 5
This salad from Herbal Essence Cafe in downtown Spokane, provided an interesting challenge at dinner last night. How would you have tackled it?
Officers seize trout, arrest suspected poachers 2
Washington Fish and Wildlife Officers Will Smith and Chris Busching pose with 242 Lahontan cutthroat trout, a gillnet and a 2005 Toyota pickup they seized from men who have been charged with illegal fish netting at Lake Lenore in the first week of April. Washington…
RIP Jonathan Winters 1
Jonathan Winters, the cherub-faced comedian whose breakneck improvisations and misfit characters inspired the likes of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, has died. He was 87. The Ohio native died Thursday evening at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural causes, said Joe Petro III, a longtime…
Tree giveway in Post Falls 1
POST FALLS - What do local residents get when Arbor Day celebrations roll around each spring? A tree-mendous gift. More than 3,000 free bareroot landscape trees from an anonymous donor will be available on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Q'emiln Park in…
Salty Mexico City
A traditional “michelada” beer – a favorite of Mexicans – is served in a salt-rimmed glass. MEXICO CITY – Salt and lime with tequila. Salt with your iced “michelada” beer. Salt and chili on fruit and even candy. Mexicans love salt, so much so that…
Ed forum focus: Common Core and cash 4
On their first night in the field, members of Gov. Butch Otter’s education reform task force heard two recurring themes: some spirited debate about Common Core, and an appeal for Idaho to put more money into education. Nineteen people — mostly current and retired teachers…
Immigration bill contains exclusions 1
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan immigration legislation emerging in the Senate could prevent hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. illegally from ever becoming citizens, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the proposals. The bill expected to be unveiled next week would bar anyone…
Medal of Honor given to 'kind' 'caring' hero 8
President Barack Obama stands with Ray Kapaun, nephew of U.S. Army Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun, as he awards the Medal of Honor posthumously to Chaplain Kapaun in the White House on Thursday WASHINGTON – When men who served in the Korean War with Emil Kapaun…
Unified Land Use Code to be unveiled
COEUR d'ALENE - It's been years in the making, but Scott Clark said the final draft proposal for Kootenai County's controversial Unified Land Use Code is expected to be released for public comments within the next few days. Clark, community development director for the county,…
Prison workers falsified records 9
BOISE – A private company that operates Idaho’s largest prison acknowledged Thursday that its employees falsified nearly 4,800 hours of staffing records over seven months last year in violation of its contract with the state. The admission by Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corporation of America is…
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