In an IdahoED NEWS story, Kevin Richert reports: Here’s another story about an educator who hasn’t voted in Idaho — this time, a backer of Democratic candidate A.J. Balukoff. Shoshone School District Superintendent Rob Waite appears in this Balukoff TV ad — and he describes…
In a newsletter to constituents this week, Congressman Raul Labrador writes: "My office has fielded many calls this week from constituents deeply concerned about the failure to contain the single Ebola case that reached Dallas when Thomas Duncan traveled by air from West Africa. The…
Deborah Silver, left, and Idaho state Treasurer Ron Crane face off in the "Idaho Debates" on Idaho Public TV. See story below. (Eye on Boise photo: Betsy Z. Russell) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Washout closes Beauty Bay Road/Press CPD charges woman w/filing false kidnap report/Press…
Thursday Poll: Hucks Nation sez Coeur d'Alene isn't "too white." The question was asked on the day that a PBS program, "America by the Numbers" spotlighted Coeur d'Alene as an area that is 95% white. 93 of 175 respondents (53.14%) said the community isn't "too…
I am writing this letter to express my displeasure at the fact that Kootenai County Clerk Jim Brannon attended a rally recently opposing same sex marriage. As of Wednesday, Oct. 14 same-sex marriage is legal in Idaho. Although our governor will most likely attempt a…
Writing for Idaho Freedom Foundation, executive Wayne Hoffman comments: "Hooray for progress. For the first time that I can ever remember, candidates for statewide office are talking about Idaho's pension system. What a blessing it is to finally have an election conversation about PERSI, the…
Idaho state Treasurer Ron Crane’s Democratic challenger, Twin Falls accountant Deborah Silver, went on the attack in a televised debate between the two on Thursday night, charging that Crane should be fired as state treasurer for a fund transfer that auditors say cost state taxpayers…
In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, opinionator Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune cheers ... Penny Ysursa, who made clear Thursday what her husband, Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa, has so far refused to say: State Rep. Lawerence (Boss) Denney, R-Midvale, has no…
Democratic gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff continues his "listening tour" of Idaho next week with visits to Lewiston, Moscow, Ponderay, Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, and Post Falls, on his final trip to North Idaho before the Nov. 4 election. “I have now made eight…
Local medium, Jennifer Von Behren walks through the boiler room searching for signs spirits. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust) Cornered by two paranormal investigators in the cramped basement boiler room of the Mullan Athletic Pavilion, a ghost darted toward a concrete wall and was…
In the Coeur d'Alene Press, Jeff Selle reports: Candidates in the Nov. 4 general election have filed their sunshine reports, disclosing what they raised in the summer months. The reports cover money raised and spent between May 31 and Sept. 30. Another round of reports…
Sherri Ybarra has a fascinating vision of civics to share with Idaho’s 280,000 schoolchildren. It goes something like this: People who repeatedly fail to perform the simplest, most basic responsibility of the citizen – voting – should repay society by taking on leadership positions of…
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.
