The end of discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgendered citizens hasn’t been swift, but it is inevitable. A review of recent developments shows that Idaho’s dogged resistance may be subsiding. Two-thirds of Idahoans believe the state should prohibit discrimination in housing and the workplace, according…
Gov. Butch Otter is addressing reporters this morning at the Idaho AP Legislative Preview. “Financially speaking, the state is in great shape,” he said. “So my budget is going to reflect that.” He’ll still stick to his promise to try to grow state government at…
Kootenai County Finance Director Dave McDowell said his resignation this week was over differences in operating philosophies with County Clerk Jim Brannon. McDowell had been the county's finance director for 14 and a half years, and his last day was Monday. Before that, he was...
Former Athol City Clerk Sally Hansen has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $400,000 during her five years on the job. In paperwork filed with the U.S. District Court on Tuesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci Whelan alleges Hansen embezzled $417,879. "During 2009 to 2014,…
Diane Richardson plays fetch with her 2-year-old dog Oliver at the Central Bark dog park in Coeur d’Alene on Wednesday afternoon. The City of Coeur d’Alene leased the land from Grace Bible Church for three years to keep the off leash dog park. (Coeur d'Alene…
If all the ultra-conservatives in Spokane and Spokane Valley moved to Idaho and all the liberal progressives in the Idaho Panhandle moved to Washington, how would the numbers break down? -- Paul Turner, The Slice. Today's full Slice column here. DFO: Methinks there'd be a…
The Kootenai County prosecutor intends to seek the death penalty for a man charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and her young daughter in Post Falls last summer. Prosecuting Attorney Barry McHugh has filed a notice of intent to seek the death…
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.
