Parting Shot -- 11.4.16 3
Chicago Cubs John Lester, left, holds the Commissioner's Trophy while he and Anthony Rizzo celebrate during a rally in Grant Park honoring the World Series baseball champions Friday in Chicago.
FRIDAY, NOV. 4, 2016
Wild Card: Election Day - 4 39
Finally, the political fliers are beginning to land in the mail. I thought the politicians had forgotten the snail mail component of their campaigns. But last night, I received fliers from the following candidates and causes: Paul Amador, Curt McKenzie (two mailings), my ol' pal Mary Souza, Tom Hearn, Mike Crapo, Kristi Milan and pro-HJR 5.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 11.4.16
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (20 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 18 more items) includes wrong-way driver of gray Mercedes on Dike Road around 4:30 p.m.
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 13
The Cutline Contest today features a small crocodile confiscated from a passenger by German customs in Frankfurt, Germany. Thursday winner: DFO.
Get your sample ballots here 1
If you want to be extra prepared to vote Tuesday at the polls, you should read the sample ballot on the Kootenai County Elections Department for your legislative district. You can find the links for the sample ballots for the 3 legislative districts in Kootenai County below.
Bell back in place for Veterans Day 1
The restored Liberty Bell is back at its station in Veterans Plaza at McEuen Field, reports Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor. A chunk of the bell broke when a couple tried to ring it recently, causing the 1,500 pound bell to fall. Taylor credits Allied Weldery's quit work for putting the bell back in place before Veterans Day.
Don't forget to vote for Murray 1
Although there is only one contested race for a North Idaho College trustee spot this year, you need to pay attention to two spots on your ballot. Trustee Brad Murray is contested in name only. But he needs you to know that the second name for his Zone 5 position, Geri Wile, has withdrawn from the race.
SR political guide to North Idaho races
Have questions about the upcoming elections in Idaho, including North Idaho races? Check out our S-R Election Center Idaho voter guide, online here. You’ll find a rundown of races and candidates and links to all our coverage.
Blogos -- 11.4.16
The daily roundup of links from HucksOnline social media begins with a story from NIC's Press Room re: the recent 35th annual Math Contest. Also: 2 sample ballots/Fort Boise, Rain and shine/Slight Detour, Downdraft grows up, and down/On Tap, Steelhead benefit from new plate/Outdoors, What the 'Inferno' is going on here?/7 Blog ...
Edit: Occupiers buffalo Oregon jury 5
Writing for the Moscow-Pullman Daily News editorial board, Anthony Kuipers comments: "It has been a full week, and we are still awaiting some logical explanation as to why members of an armed militant group were acquitted of charges stemming from a takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge in January."
Clinton falls below 270 electoral votes 39
The Hill reports: "Hillary Clinton has dropped below 270 electoral votes in CNN's electoral map when adding up the states that are either solidly Democratic or leaning in her direction. The projection gives Clinton 268 electoral votes when using this measure. 270 are needed to win. Looks like Donald Trump is closing strongly. Thoughts?
Politics split Bonner, Boundary counties
Heather Scott supporter Doug Paterson wore his "lock her up" pin to the candidate’s forum at Sandpoint high school on Wednesday. SReporter Eli Frankovich and Photographer Kathy Plonka attended a candidates' forum in Sandpoint this week to gauge the feelings of Legislative District 1 voters.
Edit backs Pastor Van Noy's politicking 8
In an editorial this morning, the Coeur d'Alene Press addresses the use of politicking from the pulpit by Pastor Paul Van Noy of Candlelight Christian Fellowship: "We know Paul Van Noy. While we might not agree with all the planks in his political platform, we do believe he loves sinners while hating their sins."
Press: Phelps was valued employee 2
The Coeur d'Alene Press has issued a statement re: Misty Phelps, the 25YO mother who drowned with her two children -- Riley, 2, and Tristan, 1 -- in Fernan Lake Thursday morning. She was a Press employee.
What in the world ... ? 2
In the "Politics Make Strange Bedfellows" Department, Huckleberries notices that a Coeur d'Alene Press ad for state Sen. Mary Souza includes the usual suspects -- Councilman Dan Gookin and Congressman Raul Labrador. But there were 2 people on the ad who were a surprise: Mayor Steve Widmyer and Coeur d'Alene School District Trustee Christa Hazel.
Pols: Harassment claims 'believable' 1
Claims of election-related intimidation and harassment in North Idaho’s Bonner and Boundary counties haven’t been confirmed by authorities, but for some local politicians, both Republican and Democrat, the claims are believable and reflective of hardened political views, writes S-R reporter Eli Francovich in today’s Spokesman-Review.
AM Scanner Traffic -- 11.4.16
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (18 items & counting) includes the removal of a bear killed by a motorist on I-90 ...
Oopsy
I thought my first poll question was familiar today. Who would you vote for b/n Republican Mary Souza and Democrat Kristi Milan. I asked that question last week. So I switched the poll question to one about the race for House District 1A b/n Republican Rep. Heather Scott and Democrat Kate McAlister.
KCSO IDs mom, 2 kids who drowned
A mother and her 1- and 2-year old children were identified as the three people who drowned in Fernan Lake Thursday. Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger identified the victims as Misty Phelps, 25, of Coeur d’Alene and her two children, Tristan Phelps, age 1 and Riley Phelps, age 2.
JohnA: Who are these unsung heroes? 9
JohnA captures my feelings -- and I imagine yours -- in responding to the poignant photos from Coeur d'Alene Press of officers and first responders at the scene of the Fernan Lake tragedy Thursday: "Who are these people, the ones we send out to do our worst work?" Indeed.
AM Headlines -- 11.4.16 1
AM Headlines begins today with another poignant photo by Loren Benoit/Coeur d'Alene Press from that tragic scene at Fernan Lake Thursday AM. Also: Idaho Records/Press, Idaho mom sings to dying son/KTVB, 2 EWU students report sex assault/KXLY, Group appeals downtown CdA project/Press, Organizers plan fundraiser for Bo Kirk family/Press ...
CdA: 5th most comfy for travelers
The Lake City was rated the fifth most comfortable city for travelers in America in a recent article by Expedia. Coeur d'Alene jumped from No. 507 to No. 5 in one year. To use Duane Hagadone's term: That's "sizzle." Erin Robinson/KREM 2 reports.
KHQ: How to stay safe from road rage 1
After the brutal death of William "Bo" Kirk, 41, of Coeur d'Alene, in an apparent road rage situation, KHQ's Andrea Olson found deadly road rage episodes have increased 10-fold since 2004. She offers advice re: how to stay safe from road rage.
Poll: Piotrowski over Labrador 1
Republican Congressman Raul Labrador is almost certainly going to win re-election in the Republican 1st Congressional District. But he'll do so without support of Hucks Nation. Where a supermajority preferred Democrat James Piotrowski to him. Weekend Poll: Do you support Dem McAlister or Repub Scott for House District 1A seat?
Idaho isn't Clinton or Trump territory 1
Phil McGrane, chief deputy clerk of Ada County, points out that only 4% of Idaho's 1.6M residents voted for either Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton in the spring GOPrimary/Democratic caucuses: "It’s tough to describe our current situation as buyer’s remorse when so many weren’t even shopping for a nominee last March."
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.