Parting Shot -- 1.23.17
We'll close up shop today with another swell shot from the day trip that Bill and wife, Marianne Love/Slight Detour, made to Dawson Lake.
MONDAY, JAN. 23, 2017
Wild Card/Monday -- 1.23.17 25
On Saturday, I did something that I rarely do when I'm well. I spent the whole day in my pajamas in the house doing nothing. I read some. I watched some TV. I talked with Mrs. O. I fed the fire in the wood stove. I ate. Other than that, I did nothing. Glorious nothing. And my conscience didn't bother me ...
PM Scanner Traffic -- 1.23.17
Scanner Traffic for Monday PM (11 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 14 more items) ...
Cutline Contest -- time2vote 8
The Cutline Contest today features ball kids using towels to dry the court as rain delays a fourth-round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne earlier today. Weekend Winner: IDProud.
Dogwalk: Tired of divisiveness 5
Dogwalk Musings is tired of the divisiveness of presidential politics. She writes: "Well, it's over and yet it's just beginning. Donald J. Trump is now the 45th President of the United States. His wife is still drop dead gorgeous and his youngest son is still sullen. And the world has not come to an end."
Idaho, ACLU settle abortion suit 6
Women will no longer be banned from receiving abortion-inducing medication through telemedicine in Idaho, under a new legal settlement. Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands announced Monday that the lawsuit settlement lifts unnecessary burdens on women seeking safe abortions.
KCSO books shooting suspect 1
"Adam D. Foster, the man who shot two deputies and also suffered gunshot wounds, was booked into Kootenai County Jail Saturday at 8:23 p.m." -- Ryan Collingwood/CdA Press (@RyanCDAPress)
Trade group laments Trump TPP stand 10
A state trade group expressed disappointment Monday with President Donald Trump’s decision to back off from a major trade pact among Asia-Pacific nations. Washington’s economy, heavily reliant on exports, would have prospered under the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Washington Council on International Trade said.
2nd Bonner County deputy goes home 2
If you're wondering why police cars and fire trucks were flashing lights and blaring sirens on northbound Highway 95 late this morning, Detective Dennis Stinebaugh of the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office has the answer: Bonner County Deputy Michael Gagne, who was shot three times in a Blanchard area confrontation, has been released from hospital...
Quotable Quote 3
"Yeah, my wife marched me through three different stores, Natural Food, Pilgrims, and Fred Meyer" -- Eman, responding to question: "Did you attend any of the women's marches Saturday, locally or around the country?"
Malloy: Labrador in, Simpson out 2
In his column this week, Chuck Malloy of Idaho Weekly Politics comments on the new roles that Idaho Congressmen Mike Simpson and Raul Labrador are playing in the 2017 Congress. Simpson, who was the insider's insider in the last session, is now a maverick. While Labrador could become one of President Trump's key allies.
A birthday that didn't happen 3
A Facebook birthday reminder for Randy Myers Saturday turned my thoughts to some who have passed after being part of what we do here. Patrick Jacobs. Tom Wobker. Dave of Atmospheric Ruminations. Dave Laird. Joan Harmon. We'll raise a glass to them at Blogfest 2017 (1-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Fort Ground Grill).
Book based in NIdaho gets rave reviews 1
Author Emily Ruskovich, who grew up in the Athol/Blanchard area and graduated from Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy in 2004, is getting rave reviews for her first book, "Idaho." Emily even takes time to explore the meaning and beginning of the name that we call home.
AM Scanner Traffic -- 1.23.17
Scanner Traffic for Monday AM (14 items & counting) ...
GOP CC to Scott's bud Nate: Get to work 1
The Bonner County GOP CC may back the strange ways and statements of state Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard. But the same can't be said for Scott's buddy, Rep. Ron Nate, R-Rexburg, who asked that his committee assignments be revoked in a show of solidarity. His GOP CC told him to quit grandstanding and get to work.
AM: Women touts heroic officer
AM Headlines: Undefeated Gonzaga now No. 3/SR,Deputy cleared in fatal Hayden crash/KXLY, Pickup strikes, kills Coeur d'Alene woman/SR, Panel introduces Otter's adult scholarship bill/EOB, Malek, Amador seek ideas at townhall/Press, Kootenai Health docs amputate leg at crash scene/SR, Business Bits: Boar's Nest opens in Spirit Lake/Press ...
Poll: 'Come Together' right now
In the weekend poll, Hucks Nation was dancing to many tunes re: Donald Trump's inauguration. The one that had a slight edge was The Beatles' "Come Together." Today's Poll: Which weekend event impressed you most -- inauguration, women's marches or NFL conference finals?
Just Wondering 21
With the advent of "alternative facts," am I still responsible for typos and errors in my comments and reporting?
The Bard's book in final stages 4
Washington Poet Laureate Tod Marshall of Gonzaga U is in the final stages for publishing a book of poems by Tom Wobker, our late friend whom we knew as The Bard of Sherman Avenue. Tod & Co. have finished editing a draft of the book and are working on the design now. The book will be revealed at Blogfest 2017 (Saturday, Feb. 11) ...
Don't garden on an empty stomach 3
Columnist Kathy Hedberg of the Lewiston Tribune knows that you shouldn't go shopping when you're hungry. You're likely to pick up something that you don't need or like. In the same way, gardeners shouldn't look at seed catalogues while snow and winter are still around. Question: Are you beginning to get the gardener's itch?
Melissa: Hey, buddy, who you calling 'the media'? 16
In a Facebook post, Melissa Luck, executive producer at KXLY-TV, posts: "If you want to criticize 'the media' please be specific. Was it cable news? Was it a blogger? Was it a guy on Twitter? Was it one specific reporter? 'The media' is not a thing. That's a broad generalization."
Tone-deaf legislators ignore voters 3
In a weekend editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune comments that legislators are pushing ahead with plans for tax cuts, although there's little evidence that Idahoans want them.
1,000s attend Spokane women's march 5
After one of the more divisive elections in modern American history, they came by the thousands. ... In fact, so many people – women, men and children – turned out for the Spokane/North Idaho Women’s March on Saturday at the Spokane Convention Center that police postponed the start of the event to bring in more officers.
Huckleberries: 30 years ago Coeur d'Alene was the toast of New York City 1
Thirty years ago, Coeur d’Alene was the toast of New York City. At New York’s historic City Hall, on Jan. 14, 1987, six New York notables, including council President Andrew Stein and civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, ispronounced “Coeur d’Alene” while hailing the Lake City’s fight against bigotry. This columnist reported on the event.
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.