As I read the outpouring of grief over the loss of Patrick Jacobs (aka OrangeTV), both online here and on other social media, I conclude that he was a man who touched many lives. Deeply. At the end of the day, isn't that the best…
A model presents a chocolate studded dress during a show as part of the chocolate fair in Paris Tuesday. The fair starts Wednesday and ends on Nov. 2. Today is National Chocolate Day in this country. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Top Comment -- Jean Parker (RE: Young People -- 59 & under -- don't vote): "I am not a slacker. I am a realist. Same reason I don't gamble, because the house always wins. All parties are the puppets of a few. George Carlin says…
A.J. Balukoff has said he’s committed to doing whatever it takes to unseat incumbent Gov. Butch Otter. And we now know that includes putting more than $3.2 million into the race. The latest round of campaign finance reports came in Tuesday — a snapshot covering…
Time 2 vote ... Champion Bull Bushwacker retires after leaving a lasting impression on bull rider Mike Lee from Decatur, Texas, during the 2014 PBR Built Ford Tough World Championship Sunday in Las Vegas. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau, Glenn Pinkerton)…
4:31 p.m. Attempt to Locate bulletin put out over scanner re: pair involved in Post Falls robbery (3:27 item). 3:57 p.m. Kootenai County Sheriff's Office property crimes report for Oct. 27-28 here. 3:27 p.m. Male on Greensferry/Post Falls reports he was robbed at gunpoint by…
"Idaho's State Board of Education took its proposed teacher certification and pay proposals on the road this month. But it didn't make the sale. Lewiston's hearing was a case in point, although the same pattern played out whereever the state board set up its podium…
On Halloween night, a house without a porch light might not mean the resident is against the notion of trick-or-treating. It could be the home of a registered sex offender. Under state law, sex offenders who are on probation or parole are required to keep…
Marla Lake, manager of the Jewett House, shows off the renovations. (Photo: Coeur d'Alene Today) The city’s Parks and Recreation Department has completed a month-long $35,000 renovation project at the Jewett House. Work at the historic senior recreation center on East Lakeshore Drive included widening…
The North Idaho Halloween attraction where a young man portraying a zombie was killed earlier this month has closed for the season. The Incredible Corn Maze in Hauser posted the notice on its Facebook and Web pages Monday night. No explanation was given for the…
Some Idaho political reporters have pointed out that if Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter is elected to a third consecutive term on November 4th he will be only the second governor in state history to accomplish that feat. The first was Robert E. Smylie, who served…
In her War Bonds blog, Cindy writes that long before we had e-mail, there was V-mail (or Victory Mail). Click here. Actually?/Fort Boise The BAC story/On Tap Last steps of fall/Simple Mind They're not all alike/Randy Stapilus What is the source of her oxygen?/Slice Reeves…
Well, it's National Chocolate Day, so at least I know what to have for breakfast. And lunch. Possibly dinner -- Cindy. Question: On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you like chocolate?
In his weekly "Topic Tuesday" message, Gov. Butch Otter taps a Melba teacher to burnish his credentials on education. Effective?
I'm not really Educator of the Year, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night -- ErrolfromID. (SR.com reader comments re: Sherri Ybarra's inaccurate Teacher of the Year online claim)
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, says she hopes to run for office again and is urging GOP leaders to have "more guts" as they pursue their agenda. Palin said in an interview with Fox Business Network on Tuesday that…
Idaho is paying another $10,000 to outside attorneys for its continued appeals of the federal court decision overturning the state’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. According to records obtained pursuant to a public records request, Gov. Butch Otter’s office has agreed to pay Washington,…
Here’s a twist on the now-familiar story about candidates’ voting records: a story of two candidates who do vote. And regularly. Republican Gov. Butch Otter hasn’t missed a general election or primary since 2006, the oldest records available through the Ada County elections office. Democratic…
No more sweet reports of man and his chow, for dear Orange TV has gone silent now. The Bard of Sherman Avenue (Photo: From "For Patrick" Facebook page)
From PFPD Graveyard Shift, a reminder why parents should monitor their children's online activity: "A report was taken when a mother called in advising that her 15 year old daughter had taken nude photos of herself and sent them to a female friend. That friend…
Jeff Conroy of St. Vinny's Facebooks: "A couple of weeks ago my friend, Rose Backs, sent out a plea to the community. She asked that people donate to help open St Vincent de Paul North Idaho's second Warming Center in Post Falls. Just this morning…
In her story about the eviction of transients from camp in woods behind Target, SReporter Becky Kramer posts about plans by Pastor Gar Mickelson of Kaleidoscope Community Services to house homeless temporarily at airport industrial park: "Volunteers from local churches will arrive with pickups and…
A.J. Balukoff has rolled out his latest political commercial, one in which he appears in a hockey goalie's uniform blocking "cheap shots." Melissa Davlin posts in the Idaho Reports blog: It takes a lot for a political ad to catch the eye of this cynical…
I was self-employed as a writer/editor for 11 years, and named "Employee of the Month" a total of 132 times. Top that, Ms. Ybarra -- Kevin S. Wilson (from SR.com comment on swell thread about Sherri Ybarra).
Seven year old Reyna Rodriguez, dressed as Maleficent, peeks out at the prairie dogs during Boo at the Zoo held at Zoo Boise in Julia Davis Park in Boise Saturday. (Idaho Statesma/AP photo: Kyle Green) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Dike Road levee work begins today/Press…
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.
