State Sen. Mary Souza. State Sen. Mary Souza. State Sen. Mary Souza. I'm trying to get the hang of saying the name with the title. Like Ron Rankin in the days of old, Mary kept coming back loss after loss until she pulled a stunner,…
Caps are tossed into the air as newly commissioned Coast Guard ensigns divest themselves of all symbols of cadet life at the conclusion of their commencement exercises at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday in New London, Conn. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who…
Having met and worked with some fine people in NIPAC, I am more upset about their repudiation than my own loss. I lost with a 40 % margin to a little known person that apparently fit the mold for the new age in Kootenai County…
Even as a push from the right to take over the Idaho Republican Party was falling short at the state level, it was succeeding beyond expectations in North Idaho, where two longtime state lawmakers were unceremoniously dumped in Tuesday’s GOP primary. A third was turned…
Time 2 Vote ... Dana McGregor's pet goats Pismo, left, and Goatee surf at San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente, Calif. McGregor’s hometown of Pismo Beach, Calif., is considering changes to city codes that would allow him to legally keep the goats at his…
4:55 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report May 20-21 here. 4:44 p.m. Disabled, orange Hummer blocking road @ Mullan/Cecil, Post Falls. 4:39 p.m. Driver of white GMC pickup possibly DUI @ s/b Atlas Road from Prairie/Hayden. 4:25 p.m. Marine deputy has arrested drunken boater…
Chairwoman Eden Irgens, center, is honored for her nine years of service for the Coeur d'Alene Arts Commission and promotion of public art, by Mayor Steve Widmyer and Councilwoman Amy Evans. Irgens is stepping down as chairwoman, to be replaced by board member Joe Sharnetsky.…
Challenger Toby Schindelbeck, left, and incumbent Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d'Alene, listen to a question at their Chamber of Commerce debate at North Idaho College earlier this spring. Although Malek defeated Schindelbeck in the House District 3A GOPrimary race, Schindelbeck won't be going anywhere. Schindelbeck,…
Otter emerged the winner but was nowhere to be seen at the Republican bash on election night Tuesday. "I just didn't want to jinx myself," the governor said, about not making a public appearance. "I was concerned it was so close." But Republican unity in…
Seventeen applicants have filed for the 1st District magistrate seat now held by Magistrate Penny Friedlander, who will retire Aug. 31, including former Coeur d'Alene City Administrator Wendy Gabriel. Others are: Jerri Lynn Brooks of Hayden, Deputy Prosecutor Kenneth Brooks of Kootenai County, James Combo…
Hmm. James McMillan, son of state Rep. Shannon McMillan, R-Silverton, wasn't gracious in victory last night, as he posted this Facebook message. The message remains up as I type this.
Bryan Smith's daughter, Molly Smith, waits with her friend Parker Gardner for her father to arrive at his campaign party Tuesday at the Residence Inn in Idaho Falls. Bryan Smith appeared at 10:00 p.m. to announce his loss to Congressman Mike Simpson (AP Photo/The Idaho…
Powder Farmer: Went down to the county election office today to get back to unaffiliated. Due to a large volume of cards being turned in, apparently I will be a Republican for 72 hours instead of 24 hours. Question: Anyone else changing political affiliation today?
Washington and Idaho health officials are warning consumers not to eat raw clover sprouts from an Idaho producer after the sprouts were linked to seven confirmed and three probable cases of E. coli illnesses in the region. Five of those patients were hospitalized; there have…
Kootenai County Chief Deputy Clerk Pat Raffee announced that Elections staff has posted by-precinct as well as write-in vote results to the website today. Click here and follow the links: http://www.kcgov.us/elections/ As for the Elections results reporting delay that occurred Tuesday night, Raffee said “our…
Merica: There is a glaring comparison that illustrates why closed primaries are wrong for voters. District 4 mostly covers CdA. The same voters more or less participate. In November's GENERAL election, 8,407 voters participated in the mayoral race. Mary Souza received 42% of the vote…
How much difference does money make in an Idaho election? Judging by the two four-way races in yesterday’s GOP primary, not a heck of a lot. Sherri Ybarra, the candidate who won the four-way race for state superintendent of schools, raised and spent by far…
Sharon Culbreth, shown above in 2012 trying to attract signers for the failed recall petition drive against former mayor Sandi Bloem & three council members, also won a GOP precinct committee post last night. Question: Do you think Coeur d'Alene will return to its divisive…
1. Closed primary 2. Extremely organized 3. Worked the churches 4. Common Core 5. Obamacare 6. Gay marriage ruling (possible) 7. Anti-discrimination ordinance in CdA (possible) 8. Door-to-door campaigning 9. Voter confusion (over avalanche of election material) + apathy 10. Fliers from faux Reagan Republicans…
How far right has Kootenai County swung? State Sen. Russ Fulcher beat two-term Gov. Butch Otter by 1,000 votes here: GOVERNOR Walt Bayes . . . . . . . . . . 147 1.19 Harley D. Brown . . . . . . .…
Tuesday Poll: Hucks Nation predicted that Gov. Butch Otter & his aligned ticket of candidates would be celebrating this morning after the GOPrimary election results were counted. And Butch & Co are celebrating after, by and large, holding off Tea Party candidates. 124 of 154…
Idaho Secretary of State candidate Lawerence Denney, with his wife Donna on the left and daughter Jennifer on the right, gives a speech before all votes are counted but after he's comfortable with his lead during the Idaho GOP Primary election night event at the…
Photographer Duane Rasmussen provides this nice portrait shot of Gov. Butch Otter during a Coeur d'Alene visit. Here’s a link to the results as they stand now. Top-of-ticket results haven’t changed; Gov. Butch Otter is still defeating challenger Russ Fulcher, and the tea party challengers…
When final results were tallied in the early hours of the morning, it was a mix of incumbents and challengers who claimed the win in unofficial results. In the Senate race, Sen. Shawn Keough held a 487-vote lead of 3,484 votes over challenger Dannielle Ahrens’…
Larry Spencer: The people I brought into the Democrat election were Democrats defending their flag. This year, 366 more votes were cast for Anne Nesse than were cast for her two years ago, with both races uncontested. Mary Souza beat Goedde by 266 votes. If…
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.
