Wild Card/Tuesday -- 1.12.16 8
The SR.com trotted out its revamped Wed site yesterday. And it looks fairly nice. You can heck it out here. And/or play today's Wild Card ...
TUESDAY, JAN. 12, 2016
Parting Shot -- 1.12.16 1
Pigeons roost on the Dough Boys Tool & Equipment sign at Division Street and Kiernan Avenue, Tuesday.
Update: Jury picked in Samuel case
A jury was selected Tuesday for the murder trial of Eldon Gale Samuel III, the Coeur d’Alene teen accused of killing his father and younger brother in March 2014. Ten men and four women were selected, with two of the 14 serving as alternates in the trial, which is expected to last up to four weeks. SRreporter Scott Maben provides today's report.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 1.12.16
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (includes 21 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 15 more items) includes group of patients at local independent living place who were stuck in an elevator ...
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 27
The Cutline Contest today features a Malheur Wildlife Refuge occupier dressed in a continental army uniform walking around the grounds. Monday Winner -- CDAJim.
Scott explains trip to occupied Malheur 39
State Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, explains her visit to Malheur Wildlife Refuge over the weekend: "We were among a selected group of state legislators invited by an Oregon legislator because of our commitment to liberty, freedom and efforts to curb federal government overreach."
Pondering the Black Diamond Run 7
The Bard of Sherman Avenue has some words of encouragement -- and amusement -- for those who have balked at the black diamond run at local ski resorts.
Dix: Just say no to gun carry cafe 10
Commenter Dix conceal carries about 95% of the time. But he will steer clear of Dueling Irons restaurant in Post Falls, which provides a discount for those who carry firearms. Says Dix: "Would I want to sit down and eat with some people that have an I.Q. of a stump and are packing ... no." Do you avoid a business as a result of a social stand?
Poll: Idaho backs background checks 2
Two-thirds of Idahoans support increased background checks for gun purchases, including on Internet and gun show sales, a new Idaho Politics Weekly poll finds. The results come in a new survey conducted in late December before the latest round of mass shootings & President Obama's executive orders on increased background checks.
Blogos: A hint of spring? 1
The daily roundup of posts from the Huckleberries Online blog roll includes: So long college football/SportsLink, Who's who & what's what/Fort Boise, 1st Take: State of State/Randy Stapilus, Oh, the cars you could buy/Simple Mind, Trump -- the face of what?/Dogwalk Musings, Still standing tall for ranchers, farmers/Outdoors ...
Legislators get civility training 4
Idaho legislators are undergoing civil discourse training today, working with the National Institute for Civil Discourse at the University of Arizona. The institute has worked with 12 other states, but Idaho is the first to schedule a Legislature-wide training session backed by leadership; Maine is soon to be the second.
Matt & Heather's excellent adventure 2
In today's column, Shawn Vestal of the SR speaks of the elected Inland Northwest trio -- Matt Shea, Heather Scott & Sage Dixon -- who met with the armed occupiers of Malheur Wildlife Refuge: "It’s not known what these state legislators did on their trip to a state where they don’t legislate, but rest assure it wasn’t to talk sense into anybody."
Kentucky clerk to attend State of the Union 10
Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized gay marriage last year, says Kentucky clerk Kim Davis "has the right to be" at President Obama's final State of the Union. ... The Family Research Council has reportedly arranged for her to be in the House chamber along with her attorney Mat Staver.
AM Scanner Traffic -- 1.12.16
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday AM (15 items) includes a Harrison property owner that didn't want a hunter with dogs to shoot an animal that he had treed on the resident's property.
More oil trains proposed for NIdaho 9
Local residents will have a chance to sound off this week on an oil terminal proposed for the Port of Vancouver that would funnel four more oil trains daily though Sandpoint and Spokane. A public hearing on the Vancouver Energy Terminal’s draft environmental statement takes place Thursday evening in Spokane Valley.
Huckleberries hears ... 3
... That the "Party Unity" resolution from the Kootenai County GOP never made it to first base at the Idaho Republican Party Central Committee meeting over the weekend. As you may recall, the Kootenai County GOTP Central Committee called a special meeting last week to pass the resolution that called for condemning Otter PAC.
Obama to give last State of the Union 58
Lame-duck President Barack Obama will fight to stay relevant tonight as he delivers his final of 8 State of the Union addresses to Congress. White House officials have said for weeks that Obama's last address will be a "non-traditional speech." (Question: What do you want to hear from the president tonight?)
Poll: Lift violence study ban 5
In the Monday poll, 3/4s of Hucks Nation said Congress should lift its ban that prevents the Center for Disease Control from studying violence in this country, including violence caused by guns. Today's Poll: Are Reps Heather Scott & Sage Dixon more/less popular w/North Idaho voters after 'fact-finding' trip to Malheur refuge?
Anti-refugee petition drive failing 9
A group seeking to get a measure on May ballots banning refugee centers in Twin Falls County is up against the clock. Conservative activist Rick Martin and other volunteers have been gathering signatures since October. But they’re far short of what they need.
AM: Bergdahl faces pre-trial
The daily roundup of AM Headlines features the pre-trial hearing today for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, of Idaho, who is facing charges of desertion and misbehavior. Also: Questioning starts in haystack arson/PressIdahoan who killed wife, wants new trial/KREM 2,Rathdrum Republican to seek county seat/Press Refuge occupiers call for supplies/Press ...
Nothing open, transparent about R's 1
I'm always amused when a GOP candidate, such as Bob Bingham above, announces for a political office, stating that s/he's for openness and transparency. Idaho Republicans, from the governor down to the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee are among the least open and transparent political creatures in this state.
Restaurant caters to gun carriers 17
You have heard of senior and military discounts but have you ever heard of gun carrier discount? Well a North Idaho restaurant is launching a deal to reward gun owners. The Dueling Irons on Schneidmiller Avenue began offering a 15 percent discount to anyone who carries a gun. Taylor Viydo/KREM reports on the unusual restaurant.
More gun than car deaths in Idaho 44
In a startling report issued Tuesday morning by the Washington, D.C.-based Violence Policy Center, gun deaths have now surpassed motor vehicle deaths in Idaho—one of 21 states and the District of Columbia that saw more gun deaths than motor vehicle deaths in 2014.
Judge: Idaho trapping regs violate act 8
Idaho must change its trapping rules, because current rules are violating the Endangered Species Act in North Idaho by allowing inadvertent trapping of federally protected Canada lynx, a federal judge ruled today. (Question: Do you support trapping in Idaho?)
UI opens Post Falls cybersecurity center 2
It sounds like a state-of-the-art burrow in a Tom Clancy techno thriller – the Cybersecurity Training and Operations Center. Instead, it’s a new extension of the University of Idaho inside the college’s Post Falls research park.
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.