Parting Shot: Fetching pose 4
Ready to play: This dog was patiently waiting with his tennis ball perched in a window at a home in Coeur d’Alene on Thursday. Kathy Plonka, SR photo
FRIDAY, JAN. 17, 2014
The top 10 books people lie about reading 22
File photo: Paul Wasson has read 4,000 books and counting. Have you ever lied about reading a book? Maybe you didn’t want to seem stupid in front of someone you respected. Maybe you rationalized it by reasoning that you had a familiarity with the book,…
Baby teeth jewlery 11
Move over breast milk jewelry. Baby teeth are about to become all the rage when it comes to preserving your child's precious moments. If you think wearing actual teeth around your neck is weird, that's O.K. You can get molds of your child's teeth in…
TGIF Wild Card 1.17.14 12
That was some fog yesterday.I think I'd rather have snow. I know my kids sure would. And now it's already Friday and I'm still working on Tuesday's to-do list. At this rate I'll have my Tuesday work done by NEXT Tuesday. Some weeks are like…
Co. blamed for W VA chemical spill files bankruptcy 3
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The company blamed for a chemical spill that left 300,000 West Virginians without safe drinking water filed for bankruptcy Friday. Freedom Industries Inc., facing multiple lawsuits and state and federal investigations after the Jan. 9 spill, filed a Chapter 11 petition with…
Roast House wins Good Food award 1
File photo: Deborah Di Bernardo holds a handful of coffee beans recently roasted by Dave Rier, left, at Roast House Coffee in Spokane. A boutique coffee roaster in Spokane has been nationally recognized for supporting sustainability and social good – as well as being “exceptionally…
New NIC mascot unveiled 6
Cecil the Cardinal celebrated his 80th birthday last night with a makeover during the North Idaho College halftime show at the men's basketball game (a 96 - 60 victory over Colorado Northwestern Community College) Thursday, Jan. 17. He electrified the crowd with some high-flying dunks…
Pope defrocked 400 priests in 2 years 2
VATICAN CITY — A document obtained by The Associated Press on Friday shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for sexually molesting children. The statistics for 2011 and 2012 show a dramatic increase over the 171 priests removed in 2008…
Little League coach sues kid 7
A California Little League Baseball coach who suffered a torn Achilles tendon is suing one of his former players for throwing his helmet during a game-ending celebration, according to Sacramento's KCRA-TV (h/t Barstool Sports). The kid is 14 years old. But that isn't stopping Alan…
The Slice provides cat news 1
You can thank Paul Turner at The Slice for this news, though you may differ with his opinion of the feline tongue. http://www.catoftheday.com/ Believe it or not, until this morning I'd never heard of catoftheday.com!
CdA Symphony gears concert toward kids 1
The Coeur d’Alene Symphony, with an assist from the Coeur d’Alene Youth Symphony, will perform two family-friendly concerts this weekend at the Salvation Army Kroc Center. The program includes music from popular movies and the amusing PDQ Bach arrangement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No.…
Crapo, Risch want to make state concealed-gun permits valid in other states 10
Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are co-sponsoring legislation to let those with a state concealed gun permit carry a concealed weapon in other states, too, as long at the state they’re in allows or doesn’t prohibit concealed carrying of firearms. “Idahoans and law-abiding…
Ohio execution lasts almost 25 minutes 17
LUCASVILLE, Ohio – A condemned man appeared to gasp several times and took an unusually long time to die – more than 20 minutes – in an execution carried out Thursday with a combination of drugs never before tried in the U.S. Dennis McGuire’s attorney…
Education, land use among KEA priorities 26
Kootenai Environmental Alliance has big plans for 2014. At Thursday's open meeting, executive director Adrienne Cronebaugh described several of the upcoming and continual programs on the nonprofit conservation organization's schedule for the year. The newest project, Cronebaugh said, will be a $1,000 Morgan Environmental Education…
Sentate passes spending measure 4
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with reporters as he arrives at the Capitol for the Senate vote to approve a $1.1 trillion spending package, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, a bipartisan compromise that all but banishes the likelihood of an election-year government shutdown. WASHINGTON – Congress…
Skater caught between calls for boycott, dreams of Olympic glory 10
FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2010, file photo, Johnny Weir shows off his medal for third place during the men's free skate at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Wash. Skater Johnny Weir is caught in a bind. An openly gay skater who…
Idaho's catastrophic health care costs climb 3
BOISE – Costs to the state and counties for Idaho’s unique catastrophic medical care program more than doubled from 2002 to 2013, and they’re expected to continue to mount if the program stays as-is. Next year, the state’s portion of the bill is expected to…
Kootenai Health limits visitors 17
Kootenai Health, along with many regional hospitals, is currently seeing a high volume of patients. That, in conjunction with the current flu season, caused clinical leadership to implement visitor restrictions at the hospital today. "We know that limiting the number of visitors that come to…
Press poll: Lethal traps, public lands don't mix 6
Yesterday the CDA Press reported: The Press stepped into a bigger controversy than it expected when it asked cdapress.com readers to weigh in on the latest poll. After a local family's dog was killed in a trap close to inhabited areas, we asked, "How do…
New Mexico boy, 12, charged in school shooting
(Reuters) - A 12-year-old boy accused of opening fire with a shotgun at a New Mexico middle school, seriously wounding two students, has been charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, authorities said on Thursday. The boy, Mason Campbell, will be…
'Hustle' scores Oscar noms
Bruce Dern received his first Oscar nomination in 35 years. The Academy Awards appear to be the three-horse race many expected they would be, with “Gravity,” “American Hustle” and “12 Years a Slave” all receiving a heap of nominations. The nominations for the 86th Academy…
Sex offender arrested in CdA
A convicted sex offender wanted in Texas was arrested in Coeur d’Alene today and faces fresh charges of having child pornography. Keith D. Killingsworth, 37, was wanted on 12 felony warrants for possession of child pornography, according to a Coeur d’Alene Police Department news release.…
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