Columnist Kerri Thoreson of the Coeur d'Alene Press has a new hero -- new Athol Mayor Darla Kuhman, who took on the power structure of her small town to prove that the city clerk was a thief. Darla's investigation led to charges and a guilty plea from the clerk who admitted stealing more than $400,000.
SR columnist Shawn Vestal says that the paranoia and fear shown by Kootenai County legislators in opposing the salamander bill spills over into other issues. As a result, legislators like Rep. Kathy Sims, Don Cheatham & Vito Barbieri are doing more harm than good for their constituents.
Online columnist Chris Carlson comments that Mitt Romney faces huge obstacles in a possible run for the presidency in 2016. But one major thing in his favor is his Mormon ties. The LDS church's favorite son will be able to raise $1 billion if he decides to run again.
“I just moved here from Flint, Michigan,” R.J. Bryant of Rathdrum said as he strummed his guitar at Coeur d’Alene City Beach, taking advantage of the 50-degree weather on Monday. (Photo: Kathy Plonka) A series of storms packing mild, moist air from the subtropical waters…
Forrest Mize, who shot a wolf on Rathdrum Mountain to protect his dogs, has rejected a deal offered by the Kootenai County Prosecutor's Office. He'd rather face trial than plead guilty and accept a small fine. He reasons that it'll be hard to find a jury in North Idaho who will find him guilty.
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.
