Mother Goose Daycare 1
On his Facebook wall, Robin Loznak of Kellogg, Ore., calls this photo: "Nap Time at Mother Goose Daycare." The photo was taken in Roseburg, Oregon."
MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
UI Can't Keeps Its Good Presidents 7
Stability at the top has emerged as a key ingredient as the State Board of Education begins its search for the next leader of the University of Idaho. When Duane Nellis departs this summer, the university will be on its sixth president - four interim…
Smoke Free Has Unintended Benefits 3
On December 8, 2005, at one minute past midnight, Spokane smokers turned up their collars, stepped away from the bar and stood on the sidewalk, 20 feet from the doors of every pub, tavern, restaurant and bar. While they’ve been standing out there, some of…
Bloem Wants East Sherman URD 14
At the LCDC strategic planning session, Mayor Sandi Bloem said good growth doesn't happen simply "organically" and called for formation of an East Sherman Avenue urban renewal district: Mayor Sandi Bloem applauded the agency's efforts in stimulating the economy and underscored that many of the…
Blowing In The Wind
How windy is it? Here's Kerri Thoreson (on her Facebook page) earlier today on the top level of the Coeur d'Alene Resort parking garage. Writes Kerri: "I'd guess those predicted gusts up to 50 mph are pretty accurate." SR sports scribe Greg Lee and I…
'Pub Crawl' Coming To Lake City 9
Breaking news: buzzed bicyclists could pedal around downtown Coeur d'Alene this summer. Actually, a new business venture wants to offer said cyclists the chance to do exactly that, but on an organized tour, and legal to boot. It's called The Cycle Pub - at least…
Ex-NFL Star Walker Signs Autographs 3
Former NFL player Herschel Walker signs Paul Kelly's shirt Saturday before the start of the 19th Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America starting at the Coeur d'Alene Resort. The 2100 mile ride to Tempe, Arizona will benefit Victory Junction, a North Carolina camp for children…
Jobs Plus: LCDC Produced 6000 Jobs 8
Spokesman Keith Erickson provides this information from the 2013 Lake City Development Corp. planning session: Steve Griffitts (pictured in ZoomInfo photo), president of Jobs Plus, told the board that the LCDC has provided an immeasurable impact on the job market over the past 15 years.…
AM Scanner Traffic -- 4.29.13 1
11:33 a.m. Someone may be suffering stroke @ Dirne Clinic, 1090 Park Place, CdA. 11:16 a.m. Male on Fairmont Loop/CdA suffering psychological episode. May have fired shots at imaginery people. He's now in basement of home after female took a gun away from him. 10:51…
Regan Missing A Yard Sign 14
On his Regan for Trustee Facebook page, Brent Regan tells of a political sign being pilfered within 48 hours after he put it out. But Regan sign pilferers shoud beware. In 2010, the trustee/inventor built a few, tiny, camouflaged cameras w/motion sensing for a candidate…
Boise No. 9 For Practicing Yoga 3
In what top-10 ranking does Boise join nine other much-larger cities from across the nation, from the San Francisco metro area (No. 1) to Seattle-Tacoma (2), Philadelphia (3), New York City and Washington D.C. (tied for 4), Baltimore (6), Boston (7), Portland (8) and San…
Questioning A Reporter's Motives
www.psychologicalperspectives.webs.com Paul Turner of The Slice blog offers tongue-in-cheek reasons why journalists enter professon: A) To work in a profession where you don't have to pass state-sanctioned tests to demonstrate competence. B) To meet sexy male editors. C) So pseudonymous online readers could dump self-impressed…
Poll: Build An Events Center
Weekend Poll: 58 percent of Hucks Nation would like to see North Idaho College build an events center at Riverstone. But there's a caveat. 88 of 196 respondents (44.9%) want to see an events center built with the use of urban renewal money. Another 25…
AM (4.29.13): Petty Launches Ride
Bikers stream out of a parking lot Saturday at the start of the 19th Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America starting at the Coeur d'Alene Resort. The 2100 mile ride to Tempe, Arizona will benefit Victory Junction, a North Carolina camp for children with chronic…
Protests With (Part) Wolves
Della Munnich and Merlyn Nelson demonstrate on behalf of wolves on Sherman Avenue looking south toward the Coeur d'Alene Resort Boardwalk. Della is holding a wolf hand puppet while a part wolf / part dog pet tries to steal the scene in the lower left…
Boomers Still Rockin' To Their Music
Almost 40 years ago, in one of its biggest hits, Fleetwood Mac sang: “Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow. … Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone.” Today, fans of the band – which hasn’t released any new music in the past decade – are still happily looking backward.…
Trib: A Tale Of 2 Elections
Idaho is a one-party state caught between two elections. One election overwhelmingly repealed the Luna laws - the 2011 school overhaul package championed by state Superintendent Tom Luna that targeted teacher employment rights, imposed a clunky merit pay program and substituted technology for teaching. But…
Costello: Media Rushed To Judgment 6
Do not jump to conclusions. That's the predictable advice that the mainstream news media dispenses after any terrorist attack. Translation: Don't assume that this is yet another in a long line of hateful, cowardly attacks against innocent, unsuspecting civilians committed by Islamic extremists. But, while…
Short Hike Are Cheap Elixir For Body 8
Heading out on a trail for a day or even a few hours is one of life’s simplest active pleasures. Craving fresh air, wildflowers, wildlife and healthy exercise? Taking a walk is the universal alternative whether you’re young or old, rich or poor. I look…
Jennifer: Wary Of Trustee Forum 4
Jennifer Locke (Re: Letter: Beware the Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership/Coeur Group forum): You know as well as I do, that questions can be asked to make someone look bad on both sides and it doesn't help when you have to explain yourself in a 30…
Cutline Contest -- 4.29.13 7
In this Duane Rasmussen photo, a protester howls in support of wolves during a demonstration Saturday on Sherman Avenue, between Independence Point and the Coeur d'Alene Resort. You write the cutline. Friday Winner: PhotoGuy, w/7 likes -- "After the ball landed near the water hazard,…
Trustees To Discuss Common Core
Idaho schools will switch this fall to Common Core State Standards designed to raise student achievement, and the Coeur d’Alene School Board will take a closer look Monday at what that means for local schools. The board workshop was prompted by questions and concerns raised…
Hardliners Win As Bloem Bows Out 7
Now, we all know what Mayor Sandi Bloem meant at the annual Human Rights Banquet on Monday when she said she’d return to the feast in 2014, but maybe not in the same capacity. She had already decided not to seek re-election to a fourth…
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013
Weekend Wild Card -- 4.27-28.13 47
We're in store for a sunny but windy weekend, which means I'll hit the garden for the first time this year. Plenty of stuff to trim, pull out and spruce up. And I've almost recovered from the sun burn I got on the Gulf Coast…
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