Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer who proclaimed himself "The Greatest" and was among the most famous and beloved athletes on the planet, died Friday in Phoenix, a family spokesman said. Ali had been at a hospital since Thursday with what spokesman Bob Gunnell had described as a respiratory issue.
This kind of shot always gets to me -- one of our soldiers about to depart for a mission that will take him or her from their families for a year or more. Here, U.S. Army Staff Sgt Matthew Hawke, of Lincoln, Neb., enjoys a moment with his daughter Brooklyn during a sending off ceremony for the Nebraska Army National Guard's Company G.
There's a small part of me that wouldn't mind seeing state Rep. Kathy Sims win the chairmanship of the Idaho GOP -- the blogger part that's always looking for fodder to feed the insatiable mall of this blog beast. Sims would provide much fodder, as, I expect Brent Regan will do from his new perch atop the Kootenai County GOTPCC.
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (19 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 17 more items) includes 3-vehicle crash w/multiple patients shortly before 5 PM at H41/Poleline Ave, Post Falls.
The Cutline Contest today features musicians playing during the opening of the German Evangelical Trombone Day in German. The event attracts the world's largest get-together of trombone choirs. Thursday Winner (tie): Phaedrus & Stitch.
I didn't know that today was National Donut Day. But that wouldn't matter much. I love doughnuts. But my aging body doesn't. I eat them sparingly. I hardly can resist a Krispy Kreme. Ditto for blueberry old-fashion. Some places are giving away doughnuts today. You may still have time to snag one. What's your favorite?
A train towing cars full of oil derailed Friday in Oregon’s scenic Columbia River Gorge, sparking a fire that sent a plume of black smoke high into the sky. The accident happened just after noon near the town of Mosier, about 70 miles east of Portland. It involved eight cars filled with oil, and one was burning.
Idaho has sold only a third of its state endowment lands since statehood, not 41 percent, the Idaho Department of Lands reported in an analysis done after a Wilderness Society report. The Wilderness Society reported the state of Idaho sold 1,760,783 acres to private interests of 4,254,448 acres it got at statehood.
In October 2003, Aryan Nations leader Richard Butler was running for mayor in Hayden Lake. Two weeks before the election, Tom Wobker (The Bard of Sherman Avenue) weighed in with a short rhyme re: what Butler's candidacy might mean to the city of Hayden. BTW, Butler fell far short of achieving his goal of running Hayden.
In a news release, Heritage Health and Restored Paths announce a formal partnership that will expand treatment options for people with substance abuse problems.
10 proposed resolutions were submitted to the state GOP convention this year, and 6 passed the resolutions committee, on everything from opposing the Obama Administration’s guidance on bathroom arrangements for transgender students in public schools to calling for amending the Constitution to “expressly permit” the use of the Bible in the schools.
Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump by double digits in a hypothetical general election match-up, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released Friday. Forty-six percent of voters say they'll back Clinton, a Democrat, while 35 percent say they'll vote for Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.
Idaho GOP Chairman Steve Yates, in his state party report to the floor session of the state convention today, said, “From this time forward, we are beyond our primary, we are in the general election, and our opponents are Democrats. It’s very, very important that we unify, in that simple purpose at the very least."
Gov. Butch Otter is addressing the luncheon session of the Idaho GOP state convention today, and he said Idaho is faring better than other states that have taken big economic hits due to changing oil prices. The governor also said that it's time for the GOP to unite behind Donald Trump because "Trump will tower over Hillary."
Some Idaho Republican Party convention delegates say the state's top elected officials should reject the Obama administration's directive on bathroom access for transgender students in public schools. The directive tells public schools nationwide to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match the student's gender identity
About 500 people will take part in emergency planning exercises next week to test whether North Idaho would be prepared to receive people fleeing a major earthquake on the West Coast. The Tuesday through Friday exercises are part of the multi-state Cascadia Rising event, meant to simulate the catastrophic effects of a magnitude 9.0 quake & tsunami.
A top adviser to Donald Trump believes there's nothing anyone can do to get Hillary Clinton to tell the truth about her emails. Not even torture. Barry Bennett, a senior adviser to Trump's campaign, alleged Friday on CNN that Clinton has repeatedly lied about her email use during her time as secretary of state.
The daily roundup of AM Headlines includes photo of car that plunged off cliff at Lucky Peak Reservoir, killing a 40YO woman and three children. Also: Public records/Press, Odom bail reduction denied/Press, 14 dogs poisoned in SW Idaho/KREM, Burglars hit Post Falls businesses/Press, Capitol rally set against violence, bias/EOBoise = more ...
In the Thursday poll, Hucks Nation doesn't think the various wings of the Idaho GOP will mend their differences at the state convention in Nampa this week. 125 of 145 respondents (86.21%) say the state GOP will emerge from the convention as fractured as it has been in recent years. Today's Poll: Who will be the next chairman of the Idaho GOP?
Idaho GOP's resolutions committee unanimously passes resolution seeking Constitutional amendment to support use of Bible in public schools -- Idaho Education News (@idednews) tweet.
In a comment today, U.S, Sen. Mike Crapo writes: "Most of us can remember a teacher who made a difference in our lives. For me, that teacher was also my mother. As an English teacher, she recognized the importance of good grammar and punctuation for clear communication. The lessons she taught me have stuck with me throughout my life."
At the Idaho GOP convention, Melissa Davlin of "Idaho Reports" (@davlinnews) is live-tweeting the discussion on resolutions in the platform committee. Among proposed resolutions: Two against transgender bathroom requirements; one against bigotry. Melissa reports the anti-bigotry resolution received only one yes vote.
In the Idaho Statesman, state Rep John Gannon, D-Boise, comments that Idaho's closed primary and caucuses must go. He urges R's & D's: "Open your doors and implement policies at your conventions that allow all Idahoans to vote and participate in selecting the most important political leader of our country, the president of the United States."
A letter writer in Hayden criticizes plans to raise $750,000 for a fountain in downtown Coeur d'Alene. She doesn't mention that the project is in memory of the late CdA police Sgt Greg Moore, who was killed in the line of duty May 5, 2015. She says the fountain is an extravagance when 33% of the households are at or below the poverty level.
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.