A lone sailor aboard the USS John C. Stennis raises his arms above their head as the crew transitions from manning the rails after departing Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton in Bremerton, Wash., Friday. The aircraft carrier is deploying to the Western Pacific Ocean for about...
We're halfway through the month of what I call Deep Winter -- the true winter months of December and January -- which means, of course, that spring and flowers and gardens and outdoor activity isn't that far off. Yeah, yeah, I know that winter has...
In a letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press editor, John Cross, a local GOP heavy hitter from Post Falls, blasted Councilman Dan Gookin of Coeur d'Alene for criticizing Republican behavior at a recent Kootenai County Republican Central Committee special meeting.
In a newsletter re: the State of the State speech, Congressman Raul Labrador said he has been disappointed in President Obama's presidency, saying the president failed to bring the country together as he promised to do. (Question: Do you think President Obama has been a uniter or a divider?)
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (23 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 19 more items) includes an angry drunk who made the mistake to leave Bank of America and return moments later, only to be arrested for DUI by responding officers.
The Cutline Contest today features Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz at the Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C., Thursday night. Thursday's Winner: HFHayden.
Writing for the American Conservative, Donald Devine writes: "All of the Republican presidential candidates compare themselves to Ronald Reagan. But almost every media outlet from the mainstream to the blogosphere predicts that Reagan would not even be able to win the Republican nomination if he were running for president today."
Lawmakers got proof Friday that Idaho’s state health insurance exchange is working, as they collected nearly $29 million in savings from the state’s Catastrophic Health Care program budget. “It’s been, in my opinion, a glowing success,” said Sen. Dan Schmidt, D-Moscow, a physician.
If you're like me, you won't appreciate this photo of Food Porn a little more than 2 hours from dinner. But I couldn't resist posting if after seeing it published by Keith Boe on North Idaho Life. When did you last eat a burger from Hudson's?
A man with ties to numerous local nonprofit organizations was arrested Thursday on child sex charges. Mathew A. Plank, 52, arranged to meet a 15-year-old girl in a hotel room for sex in exchange for cash and Xanax, according to court documents. The girl didn’t exist, however; Plank had been communicating with police officers the entire time.
On this overcast winter's day, The Bard of Sherman Avenue offers a smile re: the differences between pigs and dogs.
Mary Souza, Kathy Sims & Co are offering three changes to urban renewal law via an interim legislative committee. Reporter Bill Spence of the Lewiston Tribune spells out what they are.
Rebecca Hargrove, second from right, president and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery, presents a ceremonial check to John Robinson, right; his wife, Lisa, second from left; and their daughter, Tiffany, left; after the Robinson's winning Powerball ticket was authenticated at the Tennessee Lottery headquarters Friday in Nashville, Tenn.
In his ongoing coverage of the Eldon Gale Samuel III double-murder case, SReporter Scott Maben reports: Eldon Gale Samuel III told police detectives he had contemplated killing his younger brother Jonathan for “a while” and also said, “I hated him” when asked about his relationship with the 13-year-old autistic boy. Latest below.
Conservative guest columnist Sue Lani Madsen takes aim at the new Washington Human Rights Policy that allows transgender individuals who identify as women in public female restrooms. Madsen compares the new rules with the goofy SaniStands at the old Spokane Coliseum. Quoth: "When theory collides with common sense, common sense wins."
Executive Director Wayne Hoffman of Idaho Freedom Foundation isn't happy with the 2016 budget proposal unveiled by Idaho Gov. Butch Otter. " The plan is so bloated," comments Hoffman, "even moderate lawmakers have said they’re unsettled by it and are looking for ways to drain the fat."
Actor Dan Haggerty of “Grizzly Adams” fame died early Friday of cancer, said his longtime friend and manager Terry Bomar. He was 73. Haggerty learned he had cancer of the spine in August and died at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (19 items & counting) ...
Rumors that dozens of dogs have been killed and dumped in woods near Bonners Ferry are wrong, according to Boundary County Sheriff's Department. Seems some media have reported up to 90 dags have been shot & dumped in the woods. Nina Culver/SR provides the rest of the story below
Reacting to the Facebook rant by former Coeur d'Alene School Board chairman Tom Hamilton, commenter CWM questions the reality of a "gay Arab socialist Muslim."
Former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Jerry Kramer is putting his ring from the first Super Bowl up for auction. Green Bay Press Gazette Media reports the ring is one of 60 items Kramer is selling through Heritage Auctions. Kramer is a former Sandpoint High/Idaho Vandals star. (Question: Is this something you'd like to own?)
The daily roundup of AM Headlines that are making the news includes controversial speech by Spokane pastor Shahram Hadian that attracted crowds of supporters, 20 legislators and protesters. Also: No extra funding for Idaho roads/SR, Kootenai County in expansion mode/Press, No mass killing of dogs in Boundary County/SR + more ...
In Thursday's poll, more than 2/ds of Hucks Nation said it bought at least one ticket for the $1.6 billion Powerball lottery. 157 of 227 respondents (69.16%) said they bought a ticket.. Today's Poll: Do you think the Facebook rant by ex-CSD trustee Tom Hamilton re: a 4th-grade Social Studies lesson is newsworthy?
I'm giving you a Cheers & Jeers two-fer today. Marty Trillhaase of the Trib cheers Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, the capable co-chair of the Joint Finance & Appropriations Committee who endangers her political career in Far Right wing Bonner County by thinking for herself. A vicious, clandestine Web site is targeting her this election year.
A Facebook rant by former Coeur d'Alene school trustee Tom Hamilton has stirred things up for the district. Hamilton claimed in the post that a recent social studies class at Hayden Meadows was 'co-taught by the teacher's Muslim gay boyfriend who is currently in the US (from the UAE) so they can get married." This, according to the CdA Press.
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.
