Last fall, Brent Regan (middle) is interviewed by a Coeur d'Alene Press reporter during a demonstration by United Conservatives of North Idaho, near the Kootenai County Courthouse, against the proposed Unified Land Use Code. A forum involving 8 Kootenai County legislators Saturday in Post Falls…
The intrusion of an armed open-carry advocate who blended in with an evening Cub Scout tour of the Idaho House and then used the opportunity to rifle through lawmakers desks in the House chamber, go through trash cans and photograph papers has state lawmakers considering…
The Lewiston Tribune points out the problem of some local sheriffs who have declared they won't enforce gun restrictions being handed down by the Obama administration: Once a cop gets it in his head that he's all-knowing, it's not too long before he's all-powerful. Today…
Pity poor Alex LeBeau. President of the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, LeBeau must feel like he's playing a game of Whac-A-Mole. Every time LeBeau attempts to whack away at the $141 million in personal property taxes businesses pay on equipment, another mole pops…
Freshman Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d'Alene, speaks to more than 100 people who gathered for a legislative forum at the Post Falls American Legion Post 143 Saturday. Other legislators in attendance were, from left, Rep. Frank Henderson, R-Coeur d'Alene, Rep. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d'Alene, Rep.…
A new study in the journal Nature Neuroscience suggests that changes in the brain, which naturally occur over time, may interfere with sleep quality. This, in turn, inhibits the brain’s ability to store long-term memories, the New York Times reported. Previous research found that the…
Let's face it. Idaho state legislators collect a meager salary for their marathon three-month sessions. Legislators look forward to $16,438 a year, according to the Citizens' Committee on Legislative Compensation. But that's not to say a legislator's compensation isn't competitive. A generous insurance plan and…
An Athol gun lover gave new Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger a razzberry for not attending that Second Amendment rally in Coeur d’Alene on Jan. 19. In a letter to the Coeur d’Alene Press, Michael Alexander said: “Where were you? Do you not support 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.
