Secretary of State Ben Ysursa on Monday reminded voters who may wish to change their Democratic, Libertarian or Constitution party affiliation to vote in the May 20 Republican primary that they have just two working weeks to do so. The March 14 deadline coincides with…
Sisyphus: But I perceive Fulcher more an opportunist than an ideologue. He's making feeble efforts at distinguishing himself on Common Core, when he was on the committee that approved it unanimously. I really don't think Fulcher will be that different except for the whacko base…
Members of Bonney Lake High School team, from left, Emily Rash, Morgan Demich, Romica Watson and Jessica Luckey work together to prepare their entry during the Boyd’s Coffee ProStart Invitational at the Mirabeau Park Hotel in Spokane Valley on Sunday. Scott Maben SR story here.…
Once again high officials in the administration of Idaho Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter have been caught misrepresenting facts and manipulating data in order to present a less than honest picture to the people of Idaho. It is intentional, done with malice aforethought and it is…
Kootenai County Clerk Jim Brannon announced today that starting tomorrow, March 4, the County Elections staff will be posting daily updates to the County’s Elections website. These daily updates will list the names of candidates who filed for offices on the May 20, 2014 Primary…
Rep. Shirley Ringo, D-Moscow, arguing for her motion to give teachers a 1.5 percent base pay increase next year instead of 1 percent, noted that teachers have lost thousands in pay due to budget cuts during the economic downturn, and not all teachers will benefit…
If the Idaho Legislature shows some good sense, as well as some courage, and allows concealed carry permit holders to carry their firearms on campus, the most likely result will be absolutely nothing. Concealed carry permit holders carry firearms all over Idaho every day without…
For those of you in the mood, 7th grader Ilah Hickman is looking for some "likes" in her crusade to name the Idaho Giant Salamander as the official Idaho state amphibian. She's set up a Facebook page that now has 504 likes, entitled: "Idaho Giant…
Is Idaho soft on crime? It appears so in the case of the Tennessee contractor that failed to adequately staff a prison, and tried to cover it up. After the Associated Press revealed the chronic understaffing and falsifying of time reports by Corrections Corporation of…
Lupita Nyong'o, left, prepares to embrace Angelina Jolie, as Benedict Cumberbatch, background center, looks on, and Brad Pitt, embraces Chiwetel Ejiofor, right, after "12 Years a Slave" was announced the winner for best picture during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday in Los…
As Ukraine's new leaders accused Russia of declaring war, Russia's Prime Minister warned Sunday that blood could be spilled amid growing instability in the neighboring nation. Kiev mobilized troops and called up military reservists in a rapidly escalating crisis that has raised fears of a…
A Coeur d’Alene businessman named Toby Schindelbeck appears to be the latest out-of-state transplant set to make his political mark on Kootenai County. Schindelbeck, who ran unsuccessfully for City Council in Chico, Calif., two years ago, is about to announce his candidacy for House District…
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.
