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Wild Card/Monday -- 1.6.14 1
After a ha-huge, holiday lull, the newsmakers return to action this week, with the Idaho Legislature set to begin its annual shenanigans today and the new Coeur d'Alene City Council ready to take oaths and begin its work. Coeur d'Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem and Post…
Parting Shot -- 1.6.14 5
Coeur d'Alene resident Jason Goebel pulled his ice fishing gear across the frozen surface of Fernan Lake today in hopes of catching some trout or perch. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Question: I've never been ice fishing. But I've ice skated around ice fishermen on frozen…
Analysis: Otter Straddles Fence 5
In the ranching parlance Butch Otter often favors, the governor found himself straddling a fence Monday. Otter showed some support for his education reform task force — offering a down payment on the group’s 20 far-reaching recommendations. Otter also seemed to go out of his…
PM Scanner Traffic -- 1.6.14
5:38 p.m. Semi lost trailer @ s/b H41/I-90 overpass, blocking lanes of Highway 41. 5:24 p.m. 78YO female is feeling ill @ Kentucky Avenue/Alaska Loop, Hayden. 5:18 p.m. Hayden WalMart shoplifter trying to escape out eastern entrance. 5:04 p.m. 55YO female lethargic & vomiting after…
PM Headlines -- 1.6.14
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter delivers his State of the State address inside the house chambers at the state Capitol building in Boise today. Otter said he aims to boost spending on public schools by nearly 2.9 percent to $1.34 billion, though he won't set aside…
Cutline Contest -- 1.6.14 7
Time 2 Vote ... Lena Voerster grooms her Persian cat named Little Red Corvette at the Houston Cat Club's 61st Annual Charity Cat Show at the George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/ Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson) Weekend Winner -- JohnA,…
Cindy: To Go, Or Not To Go 3
On her Facebook wall, Cindy asks: "If you have a scratchy throat and are feeling sniffly should you cancel your dinner out plans? Will staying home keep the bug at bay or are you going to get sick no matter what, so you might as…
Fulcher Rips Otter's 'Tepid Leadership' 8
Senate GOP Caucus Chairman Russ Fulcher, R-Meridian, who's running against fellow Republican Gov. Butch Otter in the primary, released a statement on both video and audio this afternoon, reacting to the governor's State of the State message. Fulcher said the governor's speech to a joint…
HBO Blogosphere -- 1.6.2014 2
Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith is shown in a scene from season four of the Masterpiece TV series, "Downton Abbey." The wildly popular series, which returned to the United States last night, remains a show about elegance, tradition and gentility, and the pressures of preserving…
Because You Asked ... 3
Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter delivers his State of the State address inside the house chambers at the state Capitol building in Boise today. Otter said he aims to boost spending on public schools by nearly 2.9 percent to $1.34 billion, though he won't set…
Vick Wants Drug Testing For Jobless 19
Local lawmakers also have a few proposals of their own they hope to bring forward during the session. Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, said he plans to introduce a pair of bills that would require drug testing for those who receive cash benefits from the…
Gone With The Wind 1
That little building across the SR's Coeur d'Alene office is gone -- you know, the one that served as several different food options for years, from the Pasty Depot to a small restaurant serving chicken. A front-end loader began tearing at the building about an…
Schools To Launch Buzz-In System 2
Coeur d’Alene School District has taken another step in strengthening building security with the installation of a video intercom buzz-in system at the main entrance doors of school buildings. Three schools will go live with the system January 8th during an initial pilot testing stage.…
Polar Bear Plunge Video Upsets FAA 15
This is an aerial view, courtesy of a radio-controlled helicopter and tiny camera, of the annual Polar Bear Plunge which takes place on Sanders Beach on Lake Coeur d’Alene every New Year’s Day. (Video: Jesse Tinsley) The Federal Aviation Administration has a problem with a…
Democrats: Otter Offers Same-O 5
In his State of the State Address today, Gov. Otter offered “more of the same” (as he promised reporters in December). Otter made his true priorities clear last month when he told the Associated General Contractors that “Idaho’s greatest challenge for 2014? … Getting’ me…
Kootenai County To Observe 150th 2
The Kootenai County Commissioners are pleased to announce an important milestone for 2014, the county’s sesquicentennial or 150th anniversary of the creation of Kootenai County. The territory of Idaho was officially organized on March 4, 1863, by Act of Congress, and signed into law by…
Otter: 'Put Aside Partisanship' 3
In his State of the State speech today, Gov. Butch Otter told Idaho legislators: “I firmly believe that the kind of conservative, sustainable policies I’ve outlined today are the best way to protect our traditional values while strengthening the foundation of our future,” Gov. Butch…
Johnson: A Curious, Old Rule 8
The Idaho Legislature convenes today and will no doubt live up to its reputation for the next 100 days or more as one of the most, if not the most, conservative legislature in the country. It has always been a curiosity to me that such…
LeTourneau Back In Seattle Jail 23
In a Feb. 6, 1998, file photo, Mary Kay Letourneau listens to testimony during a court hearing in Seattle. Letourneau, who made headlines after she had sex with her 12-year-old student, is back in jail in Seattle. KIRO-TV reports she was arrested Sunday night and…
Cindy: Vitamins By The Handful 8
On her Facebook wall, Cindy posts: "In an effort to ward off the sniffles and hacking coughs that have plagued my offspring over Christmas Break, I got up early and washed down a handful of vitamins with a cup of lukewarm coffee. Now, I don't…
AM Scanner Traffic -- 1.6.14 1
12:06 p.m. Residential burglary reported @ 3300 block of Belmont Road/CdA. 11:58 a.m. Furniture is lying on both lanes of w/b I-90/MP 8 (near Huetter rest stop). 11:57 a.m. 45YO male is going door to door @ Cobalt Court/Spirit Lake asking for help. 11:23 a.m.…
The Face Of Michigan Winter 2
Lee Tuttle, 66, takes a break from blowing snow off of his driveway to pose for a portrait on Sunday at his home on Miller Road in Flint, Mich. He said he hadn't really noticed the icicles forming in his beard. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal:…
Child Slapper Gets 8 Months In Prison 25
UPDATE: A federal judge on Monday sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to slapping a crying toddler on an Atlanta-bound flight to serve eight months in federal prison. Joe Rickey Hundley was accused of using a racial slur to refer to the 19-month-old boy, who’s…
Poll: All Of The Above To Blame 2
Weekend Poll: A combination of factors are to blame for Idaho's current distinction of having the worst wages in the country, including GOP supermajority control, the state's Right to Work Act, and the state's $7.25 minimum wage. 67 of 275 respondents (24.36%) blamed "all of…
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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