The swirl of events this week has been amazing. As the good Pastor Tim Remington continues to mend at Kootenai Health, suspected shooter Kyle Andrew Odom is in a Washington, D.C., jail fighting extradition. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are preparing to play on at the Big Dance, a situation that appeared to be a long shot last week at this time.
A bicyclist pedals through a large puddle of water as traffic moves towards him splashing water Tuesday in Odessa, Texas.
Conservative favorite Ben Carson, who last week suspended his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, plans to endorse Donald Trump on Friday morning, according to two people familiar with his thinking. The endorsement, perhaps the most high-profile nod for Trump since New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie backed him, was finalized Thursday AM.
Scanner Traffic for Thursday PM (18 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 12 more items) includes a domestic dispute in which a pregnant 20s female was injured after she was hit over the head with something by a male ...
The Cutline Contest today features Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, preparing to be interviewed by Fox News host Megyn Kelly in Florida. Wednesday Winner -- SLFisher.
During my walk along the waterfront today, I noticed the Mobil station @ Garden Ave/NW Blvd is now selling gas for $1.89.9 and diesel for $193.9, that's an increase for gas of 32 cents in a little over a week. Yeow. Also, flags at Independence Point and at the Coeur d'Alene Resort flying at half staff in honor of former First Lady Nancy Reagan.
The usual suspects from North Idaho voted to kill funding for the Idaho Commission for the Arts today: Barbieri, Cheatham, Dixon, McMillan, Mendive, Redman, Scott, Shepherd & Sims. The only North Idaho legislators who supported the $782,900 funding was Malek (Marge Chadderdon subbing).
The Senate has voted 27-8 in favor of banning local ballot measures or local ordinances raising the minimum wage; HB 463 had previously passed the House, so it now goes to Gov. Butch Otter. State Sen. Steve Vick of Dalton Gardens, who voted against Arts Commission funding, voiced support for denying local govts minimum wage say.
The daily roundup of posts from the Huckleberries Online blogosphere includes: Family history/Simple Mind, Scrolling on the fringe/Fort Boise Turning 2 on Perry Street/On Tap, 1st Take: Idaho court filings/Randy Stapilus, Broken Idaho: Candace's story/Better Idaho, EWU, Idaho women win thrillers/SportsLink ...
Julyamsh, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s annual powwow, will move to the Kootenai County Fairgrounds this summer. The event last was held in 2014 and had been at the Greyhound Park in Post Falls for 17 years. The tribe broke off its relationship with that venue over disagreements related to the Greyhound Park's installation of 'instant racing' machines.
In stonewalling any possible nomination of a Supreme Court justice by President Obama, writes Chris Carlson, Idaho's U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are displaying 2 qualities no elected official should: Hypocrisy, and lack of respect for the intelligence of their constituents.
Margaret Houston, sister of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, pickets in front of the U.S. Courthouse in downtown Las Vegas Thursday. Bundy is facing charges that he led an armed standoff against federal agents two years ago.
The House has doubled down on vote to kill funding for the Idaho Commission on the Arts. After lunch, the House rejected a motion to reconsider its 33-36 AM vote to kill the $782,900 budget. The bill had earlier passed the Senate 32-3. I'll try to find out which ones of the North Idaho legislators took part in this goofy, unexpected vote.
One of my Facebook Friends has posted a YouTube video of a song written and sung by Pastor Tim Remington of The Altar church: "Take It to the Streets." Pastor Tim, as you know, is recovering in a Kootenai Health room after being shot six times in the back after church Sunday. You'll find the link to the video below.
A report tracking $16.7 million in teacher “leadership premiums” — compiled by the State Department of Education and presented to two legislative committees — is fraught with math errors.The report came under some harsh scrutiny in the House Education Committee Thursday morning.
Hailing the often-overlooked partnership between the United States and Canada, President Barack Obama lauded the liberal agenda of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Thursday, casting him as an heir to his own progressive legacy. ... They did, however, acknowledge their differences on sports, from baseball to hockey.
Scanner Traffic for Thursday AM (12 items & counting) ...
In the Idaho Statesman, columnist Rocky Barker comments that USen Ted Cruz of Texas didn't capture Idaho as a result of his public lands or INEL stands: " Cruz’s Idaho victory was primarily a vote against the juggernaut of the crass and rude Donald J. Trump," Barker writes. (Question: Do you agree?)
In Wednesday's poll, a large majority of Hucks Nation says US Sen Marco Rubio, R-Florida, should withdraw from the GOPresidential race after he has failed to gain momentum in presidential primaries and caucuses to date. Today's Poll: Are you surprised that the Idaho House would vote to kill the Idaho Arts Commission budget?
Reporting for KXLY, Caiti Currey writes: "Pastor Tim Remington remains in the ICU at Kootenai Health, where his family says their father and husband is alive and recovering and they say that alone makes them very happy. The past 72 hours have been a whirlwind for the the Remington family filled with plot twists, each more bizarre than the last."
The daily roundup of AM Headlines features students at a Post Falls elementary building devices to help a blind classmate navigate the school. Also: Idaho Records/PressSenate panel OKs plastic bag ban 5-4/EOBoise,New rape-kit testing law gets funding OK/EOBoise, Souza's 'parental rights' bill clears House panel/EOBoise ...
Legislative budget writers took a historic step this morning, voting unanimously in favor of spending $5.5 million next year to fund the Public Defense Commission and reform Idaho’s system of providing public defenders to defendants who can’t afford attorneys – a system that a study three years ago found to be constitutionally deficient.
Do you know what Idaho got for that $2 million gift that enabled the Idaho Republican Party to stage its GOPrimary? Idaho received a handful of visits from candidates struggling to be pertinent, writes Marty Trillhaase in a Lewiston Tribune editorial -- and a sound bite from frontrunner Donald Trump that he loves Idaho potatoes.
Tuesday’s early Idaho presidential primary was an experiment for the state, and Idaho Republicans on Wednesday pronounced it a successful one, with more than 200,000 votes cast. “Idaho matters, and last night served as confirmation of that,” Idaho GOP Chairman Steve Yates said Wednesday.
Officials of the Lakeland School District were surprised by the closeness of the school levy vote. Only 53% voted in favor of the $5.3 million levy this year, compared to 70% approval for a 2014 levy. Officials wonder if the higher turnout, driven by the Idaho GOPrimary might have been behind the lower approval percentage.
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.
