Idaho is the 4th "nerdiest state" in the USA, according to Estately Blog. Quoth: "Idaho is home to large numbers of live action role-players and Harry Potter enthusiasts, but it’s also one of the premier states for those into fantasy literature. The state is home…
GOPrecinct Committeewoman Jennifer Locke provided the following statement re: her successful motion to audit the local GOP Central Committee books for the last 10 years: "This resolution was written in the spirit of trying to bring the KCRCC body together in support of auditing our…
In another example of his keen political instincts, Idaho GOP Congressman Raul Labrador distanced himself from Sen. Rand Paul and others championing Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy. Labrador is a tea party favorite and friend of the Kentucky senator eying a 2016 Republican presidential run. At…
I saw the movie “Heaven is for Real” the other day. After reading the book, I wondered how the story would translate from pages to screen -- never very well for spiritual journeys, is my experience. But the story has added interest for me: the…
This mossy log was one of the viewtiful sights of nature spotted by Marianne Love/Slight Detour during a geocaching outing. More here. Opening up/Randy Stapilus Is heaven for real/End Notes And your little dog, too/The Slice Customer service at Dell/Fort Boise Day 113: Play ball!/Eye…
In his latest Johnson Post, Marc Johnson quotes columnist Garry Wills re: Obamacare: Wills reminds us that Social Security was once almost as hated as the ACA, but somehow nearly 80 years on it still stands. “Repealing Obamacare will eventually go the way of repealing…
Senator Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican and potential 2016 presidential candidate, joined a line of Republican and Democratic leaders on Thursday in denouncing Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher at the center of a standoff with the federal government over land use, for suggesting that blacks…
This April 10, 2003, file photo shows Pope John Paul II looking at a white dove released in honor of his repeated calls for peace by Roman youths, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican. John Paul II will be made saint together with late…
Ron Burgundy (RE: Finney levels another complaint): Things in Kootenai County might run better if there was a prosecuting attorney that would tell political crackpots politely that they have no case and thank them and usher them to the door. Does this prosecutor not have…
Part of an international cloth diaper-changing event will take place in Coeur d’Alene on Saturday. It is one of more than 324 sites in 23 countries where the event will take place. The Great Cloth Diaper Change will attempt to break the Guinness World Record…
The Idaho State Police can’t be sued for detaining and fruitlessly searching a motorist with Colorado plates for marijuana in a case of alleged “license-plate profiling,” the state of Idaho argues, because it’s protected by the state’s sovereign immunity. In the state’s initial response to…
Zarah Meyer, 14, hesitantly emerged from a changing room and spun in a slow circle. A floor-length salmon-pink evening gown hugged her figure. She smiled as stylist Cheryl Smith clapped her hands and exclaimed, “Now, that’s gorgeous!” Meyer is just one of approximately 30 volunteer…
Tongue firmly cheeked, Joker offers: "Here is an except from the script of of my latest idea: a new crime show set in Coeur d'Alene – 'Law& Order: Whack-a-doodle' unit." Mary Jo: Help me quick. The Coeur d’Alene School District is breaking the open meeting…
Raindrops gathered on a glacier lily near Beauty Bay in Coeur d'Alene today. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)
11:30 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for April 23-24 here. 11:06 a.m. CPD officer reports abandoned vehicle @ 1017 E. Wallace Ave/CdA. 10:45 a.m. Female in green car falling asleep, almost hit guardrail @ e/b I-90/MP 22 (H97). 9:07 a.m. EMTs en route…
Nevada has it's Area 51 with strange mysterious things alluded to. Kootenai County has it's counterpart in Area ... er, Precinct 52, where strange and mysterious things are happening. It all started when Bjorn Handeen moved to that precinct from Minnesota where he was associated…
From the Coeur d'Alene Press story re: the successful resolution to audit the Kootenai County GOP Central Committee books: Committeeman John Cross spoke in favor of the resolution, saying the chair always appoints committee members, and that the resolution was fair to everyone on the…
Wednesday Poll: A supermajority of Hucks Nation considers a misstep by County Clerk Jim Brannon's office re: candidates' filing procedures to be significant. Democrats are demanding an apology after Brannon's office unilaterally began requiring candidates for file in person this spring. 137 of 165 respondents…
Kootenai County Chief Deputy Clerk Pat Raffee announced that early voting for the May 20 primary election will be available starting Monday, April 28 (through Friday May 16) at the County Elections office, 1808 N. Third Street in Coeur d’Alene. The office is open 8…
The zombies are coming. And they’re bringing work for nearly 200 actors, 1,300 extras and more than 100 crew members. The new SyFy Network television series “Z Nation” will begin shooting in Spokane next month. The network has ordered 13 episodes, all of which will…
Newspaper Association of Idaho Executive Director Jeremy Pisca, left, speaks at the Wednesday news conference where Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, right, introduced Cally Younger as the Open Records Ombudsman for Idaho. Otter signed an executive order creating a public records ombudsman in his office to…
University of Idaho President Chuck Staben has already begun taking steps toward boosting enrollment, but by how much is still undefined. "It will take a number of years for the university to significantly boost enrollment," Staben said during a reception Wednesday night at the Red…
Police officers in Coeur d'Alene have completed an investigation into a citizen's complaint that three school board members may have violated the state's open meeting law. The complaint, lodged March 27 by Mary Jo Finney, was emailed to Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh. Finney claims…
A 12-year-old boy found Tuesday in a Spokane Valley home raided by police reportedly had been hit, shoved, made to pick up dog feces with his bare hands for hours and threatened with a chain saw. According to court documents, Robert D. Pearson admitted to…
The westslope cutthroat trout is like chicken soup for the fly fisher’s soul. Angling for this native of the mountain streams in Idaho and Montana has been passed down through generations. It’s a go-to species for anglers whether they’re on top of their game or…
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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