In case you were wondering ... nine North Idaho legislators voted against that $793K funding bill for the Idaho Commission for the Arts. And, last year, nine North Idaho legislators voted to waste spend $2M to conduct the Idaho GOP presidential primary on the second Tuesday of March rather than during the regular primary in May.
DaLyn Erickson-Marthaler releases a bald eagle at Willard Bay State Park today, nearly two months after the bird was injured in a likely vehicle collision. The eagle, which was given the name "Aquila," was treated at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah.
In Kootenai County Courthouse races this spring, only Republican Prosecutor Barry McHugh will be unopposed, according to County Clerk Jim Brannon. Brannon's election office has released a list of candidates for county and precinct committee offices who will be on the primary ballot in May. You can find the links to the lists below.
A Muslim civil rights group has sent a letter to House Speaker Scott Bedke urging him to block a bill that would ban foreign law in Idaho, writes Twin Falls Times-News reporter Nathan Brown. The bill, introduced by Rep. Eric Redman, R-Athol, is aimed at preventing courts can't use Muslim Sharia law.
As today’s 5 p.m. deadline approaches to file to run in May for the Idaho Legislature, congressional and U.S. Senate seats, local offices and judicial positions, the race to succeed retiring Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Jones has ballooned into a five-way contested race.
The Cutline Contest today features a misstep by First Lady Michelle Obama in the presence of Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, at the White House Thursday. Thursday Winner: HFHayden.
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (22 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 17 more items) includes female shoplifter who has returned to Coeur d'Alene Midtown store after stealing clothing before ...
Two Oregon state troopers who fatally shot one of the main figures in an armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge say they believed he was about to shoot one of their colleagues. Transcripts of interviews with the troopers are contained in 360 pages of documents released Thursday by Oregon law authorities.
Michelle Lippert, a philosophy instructor at North Idaho College, underscores the intelligence of dogs with this Facebook post.
The Bard of Sherman Avenue provides a rhyme to discuss the, um, rickety condition of Spokane's streets.
State Rep. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d'Alene, will face House District 4 challenges in the primary and, if she survives, in the general election this year, according to the list of candidates on the Secretary of State's Web site at the moment (with the filing deadline at 5 p.m. today). You can find the current candidates' list for all state offices below
It looks like Republican Sheriff Ben Wolfinger will be challenged by individuals who believe in the "Constitutional sheriff" approach to the office, both in the GOPrimary (John Green) and in the general (Tina Kunishige). Kunishige is the only "Democrat" running for office as the filing deadline (5 p.m. today) approaches.
The board of Wounded Warrior Project has fired its top two executives, aiming “to help restore trust in the organization” that began as a shoestring charity providing goodie bags to hospitalized soldiers and became an $800 million fundraising phenomenon. Reports say the organization spends 40-50% of donations on overhead including lavish expenses.
The Senate State Affairs Committee voted along party lines this morning to pass HB 516, legislation pushed by Rep. Ron Nate, R-Rexburg, to require women seeking abortions to be provided with a state-compiled list of providers who will give them free ultrasounds, and told they have a right to a free ultrasound and to hear a fetal heart monitor.
Sandy Patano, a former long-time congressional aide, is providing valuable information via her new column in the Coeur d'Alene Press re: how our legislators are voting in Boise. In today's column, she provides a graphic that shows state Reps. Vito Barbieri, Ron Mendive and Shannon McMillan opposed four important mental health bills.
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (17 items & counting) including report from Hayden that 2 females claiming to be cleaning women walked into a house unannounced through sliding glass doors ...
National Review, one of America’s most influential conservative publications, on Friday endorsed Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz: “As their (other candidates) number has dwindled, the right choice has become clear: Senator Ted Cruz of Texas." The editorial touted Cruz as a "brilliant and articulate exponent of our views.”
Ben Carson's decision to endorse GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump divided his supporters, with many expressing shock and anger over the move on social media. "Can't believe you chose to support the one candidate who mocks God and is definitely not a Christian," one supporter wrote on Carson's Facebook page Friday.
The daily roundup of AM Headlines includes: Lake City High goes Latex free/Press, Senate backs protection order bill 31-3/EOBoise, 39YO post falls man gets 1 year for robbery/Press, F&G opposes more auction big game tags/Outdoors, CPD: Shooting outside Rocker Room accidental/Press, 10K reward for poached Bonner County grizzly/Outdoors ...
In the poll Thursday, a solid majority of Hucks Nation said nothing the Idaho Legislature does surprises if any more, including the ludicrous 36-33 decision to kill a $793K funding bill for the Idaho Commission of the Arts. Today's Poll: Should we eliminate daylight saving time?
A story in the New York Times today questions the need for daylight saving time, noting that the origin of the idea is "contentious and confusing." BTW, the article says, it "isn't for farmers, as you may have learned in school. (Question: Do you think daylight saving time is needed today.)
In his Cheers & Jeers column today, Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune offered another Jeer ... to state Rep. Pete Nielsen, R-Mountain Home. Nielsen resurrected the Orofino Maniac license plate after it'd been killed on a tie vote. Trillhaase writes that a state struggling w/stigma of mental illness doesn't need such a license plate.
In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune gives Jeers ... to state Sens. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, and Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood. The two were the only state senators from North Idaho who voted to raise taxes on homeowners in the form of removing the index feature from the homeowners exemption.
In a comment, Cathyanne nails the reason why the Idaho Arts Commission is needed: "The arts give beauty, joy and meaning to life. The Renaissance changed the world, and the paintings and music teach history. What would our homes be without art and music?" On Thursday, the Idaho House voted against a $793K funding bill for the commission.
Pastor Tim Remington is making strides in recovery, even joking at times, but it will likely be weeks until he is released from the hospital after being shot at least six times on Sunday, family members said. Remington, pastor of The Altar Church in Coeur d'Alene, was upgraded to stable condition on Thursday.
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.
