Nothing but excuses from Idaho GOP 8
Opinion Marty Trillhaase/Lewiston Tribune examines all the excuses used by Idaho Republicans over the past 4-5 years to thwart Medicaid expansion at the expense of 78,000 Idahoans among the working poor.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2017
It's over 7
Idahoans can come out of hiding. The 2017 Idaho Legislature has adjourned and can cause no more mischief. First, join me in giving a monster hat tip to my friend, Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise, for another superb job covering the Legislature. Now, let's discuss: What was the best & worst things the Legislature did this year?
A fine line
There is a fine line between drinking enough coffee to stay awake and alert during an interview and drinking so much coffee that you have to pee before the interview is done. #JournalistDailyDilemma -- Cindy Hval.
Poll: Plurality escaped illness 2
Believe it or not, in the Tuesday Poll, a plurality of Hucks Nation (40%) entirely escaped illness during nasty Winter 2016-17. Another 19% made it through with only one mild cold. Today's Poll: How would you grade the 2017 Legislature?
House adjourns
Idaho may be safer now than it was this morning. The Idaho House of Representatives has adjourned sine die. We've survived another year.
AM Headlines -- 4.29.17
AM Headlines: Sidewalk bill heads to governor/EOB, Killer seeks freedom in 1994 murder/SR, Task force seeks former Montanan/Press, Idaho Senate approves final budget bill/EOB, Temporary Highway 5 lane opens today/Press, New flood watch issued for Spokane region/SR, Senate kills House-amended tax legislation/EOB + more ...
Do you shake hands w/women? 15
KXLY's Melissa Luck asked her many Twitter followers Tuesday: "Help: Do you shake hands w/women? Whenever I go to shake someone's hand, it's more often awkward than not. Did I miss something??" I shake hands with far more men than women. But I do shake…
Overheard
Overheard at Coeur d'Alene Target (by Coeur d'Alene High instructor Bruce Twitchell): "What's a 15 year old girl have to do to find some (blankety-blank) eyeliner?" Responds Bruce: "Such a rough life the youth of today have."
$320M+ transportation package OK'd
Betsy Russell/SR reports that a $320M+ transportation funding package has squeaked through the Legislature and is now up to Gov. Butch Otter to sign.
Ferris boots football coach accused of exposing himself 3
Spokane Public School administrators declined to renew Ferris High School football coach Jim Sharkey’s coaching contract Tuesday. Sharkey was accused of exposing himself to players at a leadership camp last summer. Eli Francovich/SR reports.
Poorly educated whites dying early 30
In a report today, John Webster looks at the reason that poorly educated white may be dying too soon: "The reason for the worsening mortality, according to the research, is “despair” – manifested in abnormally high rates of suicide, opioid overdoses and alcohol-related liver disease."
Cyanide device broke agency policy 3
A cyanide device for killing coyotes that spewed the poison on a boy and killed his dog was set up on public land in Idaho in February despite a decision months earlier by federal officials to halt use of the devices on all U.S.-owned land in the state, officials said Tuesday.
Huckleberries: Chance encounter restores woman's faith in people 2
In Huckleberries Wednesday, we meet a kind-hearted Cancer Center worker who had a chance encounter with a kind stranger at the Winco checkout counter. (BTW, for those of you keeping score at home ... Charlotte Mitchell, mentioned in lede item, is my little sister.)
Zag hoop success has ripple effect 2
As Gonzaga University prepares to make its first Final Four appearance, university officials also are celebrating a host of off-the-court successes. Enrollment has reached 7,500 students, nearly doubling over the past 20 years. The endowment fund is doing well, too. Becky Kramer/SR reports.
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2017
Parting Shot -- 3.18.17
The Parting Shot today features President Donald Trump at the White House signing bills.
Wild Card/Tuesday -- 3.28.17 6
Work on the carousel building is coming right along. The roof is on. Doors and windows in place. It'll be fun to see the horses trotting into place. I suspect the carousel will be a popular place this summer.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 3.28.17
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (14 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 15 more items) ...
Cutline Contest -- time2vote 8
The Cutline Contest today features a Nepalese army soldier demonstrating his horse riding skills at an annual horse festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. Monday Winner: JohnA.
SR, Pediment to print 2016-17 Zag book
The Spokesman-Review is partnering with book publisher Pediment to produce a 144-page, hardcover book re: the amazing 2016-17 season of the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The season’s most amazing photos, game stories and columns, as well as profiles on key players, will make up this high-quality collector’s edition.
District 5: 45,000 citizens, 1 Sasquatch
That story told by a woman who hit a deer that was being chased by Sasquatch on H95, near Potlatch, has reached the Idaho Legislature. Melissa Davlin/Idaho Public Television provides this photo of a flyer taped to the House desk of Idaho Rep. Caroline Nilsson Troy, R-Genesee.
NIC hosts American Indian Week
North Idaho College is hosting a variety of events in honor of American Indian Heritage Week April 4 - 8. All events except for the April 8 Art Gourd Class are free and open to the public.
Senate OKs transportation funding bill 5
The Idaho Senate narrowly passed a transportation bill, with all four North Idaho senators opposing it. In voting no, Sen. Shawn Keough, the powerful co-chairwoman of JFAC, said process matters -- and she opposes several items in the transportation bill.
Walkabout: Don't come knocking 23
Walkabout has had it up to here with proselytizers who come knocking on her door regularly: "I wish I had their home addresses so I could knock on their door over and over again. Knocking once and then quietly departing should be standard procedure." Is there a way to get off door-to-door lists of religious proselytizers?
Fire Station 4's cool front door
My long-time bud D.J. Nall, of Coeur d'Alene via Hauser Lake, provides this photo of the front door of the new Coeur d'Alene Fire Station (No. 4). To open the door, it appears that you grab the fire ax, which looks real, according to D.J. How cool is this? Take a bow, Fire Chief Kenny Gabriel and anyone else responsible for the clever front door.
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.
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