Governor Visits Coeur d'Alene
Gov. Butch Otter hobnobs with a customer during a visit to Bakery by the Lake this morning in Coeur d'Alene. Former congressional aide Sandy Patano watches on in the background. (Photo: Don Sausser)
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2014
AM Scanner Traffic -- 5.5.14
11:38 a.m. Customer and manager of Pizza Factory/Post Falls are aguing over a bill. 10:44 a.m. Male driver is slumped over wheel of gray mini-van @ e/b I-90/MP 1 (Beck Road/Post Falls). 10:26 a.m. Truck crash has closed n/b H41/Spirit Lake Cut-Off, but s/b lanes…
Dandelions: The Weed That Feeds 5
I was driving through Canada's Kootenay National Park in spring early in the morning one year when I spotted a black bear paralleling the highway in the vegetation along the road. I stopped and watched. The bear walked for a quarter mile eating the blossoms…
NIC Presents Legislative Debates 8
Above, at the 7:10 mark, you'll find the bombshell dropped by challenger Pat Whalen during the debate Thursday with state Sen. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d'Alene, that Nonini's wife, Cathyanne, was circulating the fact that Whalen had a DUI eight years ago. At the 11:56 mark,…
Stewart Breaks Down New McEuen 9
Marc Stewart breaks down new McEuen Park: I’ve been anxious to check out McEuen Park for a while. I took the family to visit the park twice over the weekend. The park was packed both days. There was an exciting mix of low income families…
Poll: Nonini Hurt By Disclosure
Weekend Poll: Hucks Nation says that state Sen. Bob Nonini was hurt more than challenger Pat Whalen in the effort by Nonini's wife, Cathyanne, to raise awareness of a DUI that Whalen had received 8 years ago. 183 of 241 respondents (75.93%) said Nonini was…
Poll: Dems Face Trouble This Year 4
A new Pew Research Center/USA Today poll finds that low approval ratings for President Obama as well as dissatisfaction with the economy and the health care reform law spell bad news for Democrats ahead of the 2014 midterm elections. Democrats hoping to hold the Senate…
Court OKs Prayer At Public Meetings 27
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave local government officials across the United States more leeway to begin public meetings with a prayer, ruling that sectarian invocations do not automatically violate the U.S. Constitution. The court said on a 5-4 vote that the town of…
AM Headlines -- 5.5.2014
Bloomsday 2014 elite racers sprint away from the starting line. Becky Kramer reports that runners soaked up ideal conditions for the race in her SR stories here. And here. (SR photo: Dan Pelle) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR CPD searches for Jimmy Johns robber/KXLY Parts of…
SR: WSU, UI Must Focus On Safety 1
The University of Idaho and Washington State University are being investigated for not responding adequately to reports of assault. Investigated, not found guilty. But it should be no comfort to officials on either campus that out of more than 4,000 public and private institutions of…
Quinoa Interests Palouse Farmers 5
When Ian Clark needs to wash the quinoa seeds he grows on his farm just north of Albion, he first finds a pillowcase. After putting the tiny seeds in the pillowcase and tying it off, he runs it through his clothes washer three times. Then…
Residents Still Raving About McEuen 17
McEuen Park has only been open since Friday, but Malissa Watts and her husband, Ryan, are already having trouble keeping their three kids away. "It's amazing," Watts, of Coeur d'Alene, said of the park. "I wish they would have made it a long time ago.…
Nonini-Whalen Square Off Again 3
State Sen. Bob Nonini wasted no time Friday at a Republican group luncheon in criticizing his May 20 primary opponent. But there were no digs related to Pat Whalen's surprise admission Thursday night at a candidate forum that he had a 2006 DUI conviction. Instead,…
Pot Shops Prefer Sites Near Idaho 5
Some of the most popular locations for Eastern Washington’s new pot entrepreneurs are close to the Idaho border. Three Spokane County applicants receiving the green light by the Washington Liquor Control Board to finish the licensing process plan to open a store at the same…
Kiprono Wins Men's Bloomsday Race 1
Bloomsday 2014 elite racers Allen Kiprono, left, Kevin Kochei and Cleophas Ngetich set a fast pace along Government Way. Kiprono pulled away on Doomsday Hill to win the race. Kochei finished second and Ngetich placed third. (SR photo: Dan Pelle) Former Bloomsday champion Allan Kiprono…
SR Wins 6 Awards In Idaho Contest 2
The Spokesman-Review won six awards in the Idaho Press Club’s annual journalism competition, including three first places in news reporting. Winners were announced Saturday night in Boise. Reporter Betsy Z. Russell, pictured, won first place in watchdog/investigative reporting for coverage of Idaho’s controversial multiyear, multimillion-dollar…
Nonini-Whalen Race Hits Nasty Patch 24
That Facebook post by state Sen. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, didn’t stay up long – you know, the one in which he blasted opponent Pat Whalen for picking on Nonini’s wife, Cathyanne. It read: “My opponent took a cheap shot at my wife (Thursday night)…
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2014
Weekend Wild Card -- 5.3-4.2014 3
Quite a finish to the work week, with the soft opening of McEuen Park and the Nonini-Whalen race turning white hot in the course of a single debate. We'll have much more to discuss next week as we push to May 20 and the primaries…
Parting Shot -- 5.2.14 1
I think the expression on Andy Irgens' face sums up the first day of play at the new McEuen Park. (Photo: Casey Irgens)
TGIF Wild Card -- 5.2.14 6
I barely kept up with my usual duties at Huckleberries Central today. Simply. Too. Much. Going. On. McEuen Field opened earlier than usual. Then, the controversy re: an 8-year-old DUI arrest for challenger Pat Whalen and Tattle-gate dominated the day, too. It'll be an interesting…
Top Post: Nonini Blasts 'Cheap Shot' 54
Today's Top Post ... From Sen. Bob Nonini's Facebook page: "My opponent took a cheap shot at my wife tonight at the NIC Candidate Forum -- what type of person attacks a wife? Not a reputable or credible person." DFO: The above post has been…
Stateline Crash Badly Injures 2
Preliminary investigation regarding the earlier traffic collision at W. Seltice Way and E. Wellesley, in the Stateline Village of Idaho has resulted in the following information: Richard A. Sundstrom, 66, of Spokane Valley, was driving his 1999 GMC Yukon SUV, eastbound on E. Wellesley when…
Cutline Contest -- 5.2.14 10
Time 2 Vote ... A squirrel clings to the back of Brian Genest at John Chestnut Park near Tampa, Fla. Genest, 17, of Auburn, Maine, said the flash and noises from his camera phone scared the animal, which climbed under the teen's shirt and hung…
Regan: Politics Perfect For Whalen 7
Brent Regan (via comments under Coeur d'Alene Press Online story: District 3 candidates Nonini, Whalen square off over arrest records): "So Mr. Whalen is arrested for DUI and convicted (bad judgment #1). He then runs for State office thinking that his conviction will remain "secret"…
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