I close my eyes and instantly, I’m there – in the sterile hospital birthing room with its “homey” touches of rocking chairs and oak-trimmed wainscoting. The relentless beeping and buzzing of monitors and hovering of medical personnel, a constant reminder that I’m not alone in…
COEUR d'ALENE - John Bujak is tired of the good old boys of the Idaho Republican Party fouling up the political process. The former Canyon County prosecutor parted ways with the state's dominant political party and is now running for governor as a Libertarian. He…
Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympian who shot and killed his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day last year, was found "negligent" in the killing Thursday, but was acquitted of murder charges before the court recessed for the day without a final verdict. Judge Thokozile Masipa halted…
Idaho typically elects conservative officeholders with skeptical views of government and then allows them to lower the blinds on public information. One would think voters would want the government closest to them to be the most open, but that’s not how it works in the…
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani stands at the edge of the North Pool during memorial observances on the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. NEW YORK (AP) — With the solemn toll of…
1. Sweet corn 2. Devouring a finger steak and knowing it's not cannabilism 3. Reenacting the Oregon Trail (minus the dysentery) 4. The best condiment known to man (fry sauce) 5. Bright blue turf Full list here. Some of these things I find highly suspect.…
Triple Play Family Fun Park in Hayden will expand for a third time with a new laser tag arena and indoor ropes course expected to open in January. Work will begin Monday on the 8,750-square-foot expansion, which will cost more than $1 million, the company…
WASHINGTON — In a major reversal, President Barack Obama ordered the United States into a broad military campaign Wednesday night to “degrade and ultimately destroy” Islamic State militants in two volatile Middle East nations authorizing airstrikes inside Syria for the first time as well as…
I've noticed that the alarms in vehicles parked at the SR's Coeur d'Alene go off about 2-3 times per week. Today, it's the gray Range Rover's turn. The alarm has gone off and on for about 2-3 minutes, intermittently. No one is around the vehicle.…
Models wait backstage to rehearse before the Betsey Johnson Spring 2015 collection show during Fashion Week earlier today in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
The stories that received the most comments today are: 2 Carry Guns to Press Conference (37 comments), Sisyphus: Idaho Education Balkinization (21 comments), and Idaho: The Next-to-Last State (19 comments).
Bubba32 (RE: Idaho Education Balkinization): I wish we lived in a swing state--not too red or blue, but just purple enough that each election was up for grabs. Politicians have no accountability in this state, as long as they can avoid getting primaried. And the…
Peighton Jensen takes notes about the War of 1812 and the origins of the “Star Spangled Banner” during the video conference. Coeur d'Alene Press story here. (Coeur d'Alene Press Photo: Shawn Gust) Triple Play Park in Hayden to expand/SR Rathdrum proposes sewer fee hike/Press Embattled…
Detectives are asking for assistance to identify the male pictured below (it's the same male in both photos, and these are the best quality available at this time). He is suspected of stealing several cases of beer on September 4, 2014 from the Walmart on…
Time 2 Vote ... Mabel and Larry Schubert help lay out a 100-foot-long bratwurst on a grill at the Silver Creek Saloon in preparation for Belleville, Illinois' 200th celebration. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Zia Nizami) DFO: We need more of you blurkers…
Coeur d’Alene Police Department Crime Analysts are reporting bicycle thefts are on the rise this month in the City of Coeur d’Alene. Since 08/01/2014 the Police Department has taken twenty-four reports for stolen bicycles. Some of the bicycles have been very expensive models, and others…
“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” is not absolutely required reading in West Ada schools. But the book is on the district’s supplemental reading list, after a unanimous School Board vote Tuesday. The controversial Sherman Alexie novel has divided patrons in the state’s…
Collectively, Barb and I’ve lived in many different environments across our very large country. New York City (9 million folks) to Middleton, Idaho, when it was about 1,200. Always new experiences. But we’ve never lived in a more remote, end-of-the-food-chain location than the Oregon coast.…
More than 5,000 people last Saturday were treated to a whole lot of free stuff during the first North Idaho Day of Hope at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. Visitors had an opportunity to receive food, clothing, and multiple other services at no cost. Several city…
I had a close call with spandex back in the 80s. Thankful, after a lot of rehab and prayers I was able to wear regular shorts again -- Joker. Question: Are any of you willing to admit that you've once worn Spandex?
On Get Out! North Idaho Facebook wall, Patrick Jacobs posts: "From the Dept of Great Unexpected Fast Food Moments: Stopped at Hayden Arby's to grab a bite after work last night. Ordered my food and pulled forward. Girl at the window: 'Hypothetically speaking, would you…
From Kerri Thoreson's Main Street column in Coeur d'Alene Press today: So many heroes on Sept. 11 ... first responders, everyday citizens and the 33 pilots and flight attendents on American Airlines Flights 11 and 77, and United Airlines Flights 175 and 93 whose final…
In this still image taken from a hotel security video released by TMZ Sports, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice drags his fiancee, Janay Palmer, out of an elevator moments after knocking her off her feet into the elevator's railing at the Revel casino in…
The National Weather Service is warning of “widespread freezing conditions” overnight Thursday. Temperatures will fall below freezing tonight in a few areas, but the cold snap will spread Thursday night. Temperatures overnight Thursday will fall to the mid 20s to lower 30s, the weather service…
Four-star Admiral Michelle Howard addresses a crowd of more than 800 at the Andrus Center Conference on Women and Leadership in Boise. (Eye on Boise Photo: Betsy Russell) In her talk, “Pioneering Success,” at the Andrus Center Conference on Women and Leadership today, Admiral Michelle…
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