But last semester (Winter 2009), the BYU-Idaho administration announced that both the College Republicans and the College Democrats, (both student-run political organizations), would be dissolved in an effort to comply with changes to the BYU-Idaho political neutrality policy. "We are trying to ensure that BYU-Idaho…
A University of Notre Dame graduate displays on her mortar board her membership in the ND Response Pro-Life group, bottom right, and another graduate with a Barack Obama campaign emblem on their mortar board, top left, participate in commencement ceremonies in South Bend, Ind., Sunday.…
Items and foods that have been discontinued, outdated or packaged in irregular containers are the inventory of Bargain Foods & Treasures. The discount store opened last week at 811 N. Fourth St. The 4,100-square-foot building had been the home of the Idaho Youth Ranch Thrift…
Gov. Butch Otter has another alternative in his tool box for responding to the Idaho Legislature's refusal to raise taxes to meet the $240 million annual road maintenance shortfall. He can reduce the size of the state's road system. That sounds like blasphemy, but hear…
Tony Marohn hold his one-month-old daughter Thelia at his home in Coeur d'Alene recently. He along with Brett Evans is opening a home for disabled veterans in Moyie Springs. Story here. (Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-Review)Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRRut repair on I-90 begins today/Mike Prager, SRSummer temps reign…
A two-week-old Bornean Orangutan named Iznee, left, is seen in the arms of her mother, Sarikei, inside their enclosure at Chester Zoo, Chester, England, Monday. Iznee is the first baby Orangutan born at the zoo for ten years. The zoo is home to over 7,000…
In the weekend HBO Poll, you Merry Hucksters went with the big two when asked which late-night TV talk show host is your favorite -- 37 of 82 (45%) voted for Jay Leno and 24 of 82 (29%) voted for David Letterman. In the second…
Kage Mann: I had planned on going to the Kroc Center to take a looksee this weekend but, not now.I can't pass judgement on the wonders of 'the Kroc Center' with only one good eye to see through.I need to have a good set of…
RE: Speak freely -- or not/Coeur d'Alene Press Sunday editorialWalkabout: Every website has the right to control content. It has nothing to do with free speech. Free speech means you can create your own website and say vile things. It means you can protest on…
On this day in history: In 1954, The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. In 1973, Watergate scandal: Hearings begin in the United States Senate and are televised. In 2004, Massachusetts becomes the…
In story comments posted anonymously by readers of the ongoing murder story involving a Honduran suspect and Native American victim, some objected to what they described as hate speech inciting violence. Others felt the story threads were laced with racism. And others believed that the…
A robin leaps into the air while taking a bird bath in a parking lot puddle at River Forks Park near Roseburg, Ore., on Thursday. (AP Photo/The News-Review, Robin Loznak)DFO: I've never met photographer Robin Loznak of The News-Review of Roseburg (where former Coeur d'Alene…
Assassination VacationFinger Lickin' Fifteen Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop CafeLate InningsMad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and The Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally IllMore hereQuestion: Which books are on your summer reading list?
The Inland Northwest’s education layoff numbers are in, and they’re not as bad as many had feared. Getting much of the credit for staving off major staff reductions are federal stimulus spending, creative cost-cutting and, in some cases, growing enrollment, which brings in greater per-student…
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Liz: I suck at languages. I mostly did very well in school but I barely passed Spanish. Probably the only reason I did was because we had enough non-language assignments to push me into a pass grade. (bringing food, dressing in costume, showing up for…
Miss California Carrie Prejean holds a ball in the air as she works with the Pad Squad during the sixth inning of a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Cincinnati Reds Friday in San Diego. Prejean worked on the Pad Squad before…
JReighley: No, I am not surprised. I think the more we know, the more we recognize just how brutal abortion really is. I think that the strategy of protest has not served the pro-life cause nearly as well as the newer strategy of service that…
JBelle: I have such great memories of HBO: Mike Kennedy's first campaign and the outrageous attempted smear over his residency; JimmyMac's patient and all day explanation of how mortgage banking really “works” and how and why some people can qualify, remember that?!; the extended debate…
Jac Cates sets up the Wenatchee Apple Blossom Festival float that celebrates 90 years of volunteers, under I-90 in downtown Spokane, Wa. Cates will be driving the float in the Spokane Lilac Festival 2009 Armed Forces Torchlight Parade this evening. He says the Lilac Parade…
Timberline High knocked of Lake City 1-0 in the semi-final game of the girls' 5A state softball tournament to earn a spot in the championship game tomorrow at noon. Meanwhile, Lake City will face Coeur d'Alene High at 10 o'clock Saturday in the final loser-out…
On this day in history: In 1618, Johannes Kepler discovered his harmonics law. In 1970, President Nixon appointed America's first two female generals. In 1972, Alabama Gov. George Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, MD. Wallace was paralyzed by the shot. In 1937,…
Lakeland High School's #6 Alisha Watson failed to tag out #11 Alaura Seley of Emmitt during the 4A softball game at Post Falls High School on Friday. Emmet won the game 4-2 in the state 4A softball tournament and moved on to play Kuna. Lakeland…
Bent: Man, lots of bike accidents on Bike to Work week. I almost caused an automobile accident this morning while riding my bike into work. I was on Upriver Drive just east of Avista headquarters, and I dropped my water bottle. It rolled out across…
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.
