AM Scanner Traffic -- 11.11.15
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday AM (15 items & counting) includes some false alarms at area bank and an unattended death.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 2015
Poll: Yes, to police moonlighting 9
Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation supports the decision by the Coeur d'Alene City Council to allow police officers to pick up extra money in their off hours. Today's Poll: Are you a military veteran?
WW2 photographer recalls experience 6
Bud Budvarson did a lot of shooting during World War II, but he never packed a gun around. The 89-year-old Coeur d'Alene man was a news photographer and paratrooper for the Army's 82nd Airborne from 1944 to 1947. Budvarson spoke to the Coeur d'Alene Press about his experiences testing equipment and documenting fellow paratroopers.
'War': Not a word to be used lightly 10
Cindy writes in her Front Porch column that "Words matter to me. I make my living crafting them." She continues: "And while not all words are meant to be taken literally, I think some should be. War is one of them." We talk about war on Christmas. War on urban renewal. Should we use the word "war" to describe such issues.
Quotable Quote -- Kerri Thoreson 5
"Batten down the hatches ... the wind is picking up and the first flurries of snow are falling in Post Falls, Idaho-ho-ho!" -- Kerri Thoreson/Facebook. Question: Do you want more/less/same amount of snow this year as winter 2014-15?
Poll: Sanders would whip Trump, Bush 5
In a new McClatchy-Marist poll, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) leads Republican candidate Donald Trump by a landslide margin of 12 percentage points, 53 to 41. In the McClatchy poll, Sanders also leads former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) by a landslide margin of 10 points, 51 to 41.
If Otter can't follow law, change it 6
House Speaker Scott Bedke has floated an idea passed legislative leaders to add guidelines to clarify the law that covers vetoes by Idaho governors. Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune has a better solution. He seems to think the law is OK as is. Instead, Gov. Butch Otter's ability to follow the law is the problem.
Bro: Where's press when you need it? 4
Spudbrother2 is critical of the press for not exposing "those radical right members in the legislature that continually vote against education and against funding even basic services like child support, Medicaid, and medical for the indigent." Um, Spudbrother2, what. Do. You. Think. I try. To do. Every. Day. Here?
Regan responds to Irgens' charge 37
In a letter in the Coeur d'Alene Press, Brent Regan of the Idaho Freedom Foundation board, takes issue with a statement made by Eden Irgens re: a campaign flier he helped fund during the recent Coeur d'Alene City Council election.
JohnA's urban renewal talking points 6
Yesterday, state Sen. Mary Souza offered a long list of things she'd like to change about the state's urban renewal laws. Today, JohnA, a former finance director for the city of Coeur d'Alene, offers a list of positive projects underwritten by urban renewal that Mary & other diehard critics routinely ignore.
No breakouts in GOP debate 9
Marco Rubio emerged unscathed. Ben Carson defended his integrity. Donald Trump flashed his dominant personality. And Jeb Bush avoided disaster. Mission accomplished. Aided by tentative questioning, the GOP’s top presidential candidates executed their strategies with little resistance in Tuesday night’s prime-time debate.
TUESDAY, NOV. 10, 2015
Wild Card/Tuesday -- 11.10.15 7
When you wake up in the morning and see roses still blooming in the middle of November, you know it's going to be a good day. I've gotten most of my garden ready for winter. But I've left the roses and petunias alone. They're still...
Parting Shot -- 11.10.15
Veterans greet one another as they are escorted into the gym during a Veterans Day assembly at Walla Walla High School Tuesday in Walla Walla, Wash.
Update: Arizonan Rael gets 45 yrs for shootout 4
Update: Here's the final write through from SReporter Scott Maben re: the sentencing handed down today to 25YO Marcus Anthony Rael, of Arizona. Rael was sentenced to 45 years in prison, including 20 years fixed, for initiating a shootout with officers from several Kootenai County agencies on I-90 at Post Falls on June 22, 2014.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 11.10.15
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (w/17 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 12 more items) ...
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 5
The Cutline Contest today features a man in Switzerland playing with his two Jack Russel terriers in the unusually warm weather this November. Monday Winner:
Debate Undercard: Jindal on offense
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal – now in his fourth undercard debate – went on the offensive Tuesday night, attacking both higher-performing rivals and the other low-performers standing on the stage next to him.
Blogos: Happy Birthday, Marines 2
The daily roundup of links from Huckleberries Online blog roll includes an old photo of the late Ron Rankin, a former Kootenai County commissioner and U.S. Marine veteran, who was preparing to fight for his country during the Korean War. Today is the 240th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corp.
Genghis Khan
The Bard of Sherman Avenue ventures far beyond Coeur d'Alene's downtown business district to bring us a rhyme about an individual who liked to travel and plunder -- Genghis Khan.
EOBoise rdp: Idaho gas prices hit $2.26 6
Eye on Boise roundup of state news this PM includes: Idaho’s average gas price has dropped to $2.26, just five cents above the national average and the lowest price Idahoans have paid on this date since 2004, the AAA reports. Plus: Lawmakers grapple with public defense reformsIndustrial Commission faces civil rights complaint + more ...
Mad Bomber turns 2 2
OK, this item is a bit dated. Rick Bonino/On Tap blog published it last Thursday. So the date mentioned as this "Saturday" for the 2nd anniversary of Mad Bomber pub in Hayden actually was last Saturday. And all this reminds me that I haven't dropped in on the Mad Bomber to see what it's all about. How about you?
VA change may leave some vets cold 1
Some homeless veterans could soon be turned away from a program that provides them with temporary shelter. The Department of Veterans Affairs expects to decide this month whether to start denying temporary housing to veterans who received a less-than-honorable discharge or served fewer than two continuous years in the military.
UFC champ Rousey backs Sanders 4
Usually, I don't pay attention to candidate endorsements by celebrate. But Ronda Rousey is an exception. She's a stud. The undefeated UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion is coming out swinging in support of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). If I voted in the Democratic primary that might be the deal clincher for me? Am I shallow?
Have you ever handled hog intestines? 7
Fall and winter are busiest at Michlitch Co., which holds sausage-making classes once a month during hunting season. Geared toward novice sausage-makers, classes cover basic procedures as well as types of sausages, ingredients, cures and additives. Says instructor Richard Hodge: “A lot of the ladies have never handled hog intestines before.”
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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