In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune offers jeers ... to Boss Denney: "Last month, the Idaho GOP nominee to become secretary of state, and therefore guardian of honest elections, published this in the Idaho Statesman: "One…
Item: The Coeur d’Alene School District and its teachers have agreed to the terms of a new contract following a meeting with a federal mediator. The school board voted Thursday to ratify the agreement. The Coeur d’Alene Education Association, the union representing 565 teachers, voted…
Westside Fire Chief Dale Hopkins and Sandpoint Online camera technician Land Otis prepare to dismount the old Osprey Cam, which is 100 feet off the ground. Story here. (Hagadone News Network photo: Keith Kinnaird)
Four candidates for governor have confirmed that they’ll debate at noon today in Coeur d’Alene – GOP Gov. Butch Otter, Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff, Libertarian candidate John Bujak and independent candidate “Pro-Life.” Jimmy McAndrew of the Coeur Group, which is organizing the noon Friday debate…
On my Facebook page, Darrell Kerby, former Bonners Ferry mayor and vice chairman of the Idaho Health & Welfare Board, responds to the letter that state Rep. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d'Alene, circulated at the Kootenai County Republican Women's lunch Thursday: "The 'mental health center' referred…
Britain's Prince George, right, plays during a visit to Plunket nurse and parents group at Government House in Wellington, New Zealand. Prince William and his wife Kate are threatening to take legal action against a photographer they say has been monitoring their toddler son Prince…
Izzit just me, or are the nights getting chillier as we head for the first of the three markers -- Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas -- that I use to gauge winter's approach. I'm a bit unprepared this year. I don't have the wood in yet.…
The posts that attracted the most comments today were: "Quotable Quote -- Dan Gookin" (12 comments), and: "Help wanted -- Idaho GOP hiring" (11 comments).
JMRusche (RE: Sims explains vote vs mental health center): I read the letter. It appears that Rep. Sims doesn't remember that the State is already in the behavioral health business. State Hospital North and State Hospital South are State of Idaho entities. The community mental…
Only 2 entires? Are you kidding me? Time 2 Vote ... Facts: Marina Silva, presidential candidate of the Brazilian Socialist Party, prepares to take a basketball shot during a campaign stop at CUFA, a non-profit organization that works with children in the areas of sport…
4:41 p.m. Officer on scene (4:20 item) wants help "wrangling" dog that took off after crash. 4:37 p.m. Someone needs help getting up after fall @ 100 block of E. Anton/CdA.. 4:20 p.m. 2-vehicle, T-bone crash @ Prairie/Pleasantview, near Hauser Lake, ignites fire & ties…
From left: Blair Stach, 7, Danie Hisel, 7, and Brandon Olson, 7, from Spokane Valley Christian School eat a snack by the pig pen during a class field trip to visit the Prairie Home Farm in Coeur d’Alene. The Prairie Home Farm is home to…
I received a Facebook email from a FBF. She asks: "Any idea what this is? On a telephone pole NW of the 9th Street overpass." My guess. Some sort of speed radar device. Didn't we talk about something like this a month or so ago.…
The first Peanuts comic strip, by Charles Schulz, appeared on this date in 1950. You'd know trivia like this if you read Paul Turner's Slice blog. Paul writes: "I mostly bailed on “Peanuts” long before Schulz died. But back around the time of this 1965…
I'm the go-to person in my house when it comes to dispatching spiders. Yeah, we sprayed around the outside of the place. But they still get in. I've dispatched 3 so far. I hear a mini-scream from Mrs. O, which is my cue to get…
A heron seems to ignore the “No Diving” and “No Swimming” signs at the launching dock at Lewiston’s Southway boat ramp, but it doesn’t say you can’t fish there. (Lewiston Tribune photo: Barry Kough)
This is certainly unexpected. The Republican Governors Association is spending what they describe as "six-figures" in a race that hasn't been on many people's radars until now. The RGA describes Democratic Boise School Board President A.J. Balukoff as a typical liberal tax-loving politician, who would…
Four-term Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Jerry Evans announced today his endorsement of Democrat A.J. Balukoff for governor. "I have watched what’s happening to our schools with growing concern and frustration for several years. Despite an abundance of political talk to the contrary, Idaho’s public…
On her Facebook page, Cindy posts: "On my walk yesterday, what did I see, but the animal control truck parked in front of 'my' dog Arfie's house. The officer was taking a report from a meter reader. Seems 'Arfie' had escaped once again and this…
State Rep. Kathy Sims, North Idaho College Trustee Todd Banducci and GOP Senate nominee Mary Souza (back to the camera) enjoy a laugh at the Kootenai County Republican Women's lunch today. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) At the Kootenai County Republican Women's luncheon at noon today, state…
On the waterfront during the noon hour today, I saw: A young woman giving a young man a piggy-back ride on the Coeur d'Alene Resort Boardwalk. A fisherman casting his line near the resort boardwalk bridge. A sign announcing a Xeriscape (wild grasses & wildflowers)…
Larry Walter of the city's parks department spreads compost at McEuen Park. (Photo: Coeur d'Alene Today) The new grass at McEuen Park continues to grow greener with lots of TLC from the city’s parks department. Crews this week spread 100 yards (the equivalent to about…
Gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff has opened a campaign field office in Coeur d’Alene. The grand opening will take place at 4 p.m. Friday at 1621 N 3rd St, Suite 200. Balukoff will make a short statement followed by hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. “I'm really proud…
12:09 p.m. Officer reports fire of about 10-by-20 feet on Tubbs Hill. 11:56 a.m. Coeur d'Alene resident reports plume of smoke coming from top of Tubbs Hill. 11:55 a.m. ISP officer wants backup to serve warrant on passenger in car stopped @ I-90/Cataldo. 11:48 a.m.…
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.
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