Washington’s state House of Representatives today approved House Bill 1596, which would declare that a mother’s right to breastfeed in public places is a civil right protected by the state’s anti-discrimination law. Mothers would be free to breastfeed in any public place, including restaurants, stores,…
Sue Smith holds a picture at her inlaws home near Colbert, of her husband, Rob, who was killed last Friday in a snowmobile accident. The couple's children from left are Ryan Smith, Cameron Moors, Shea Smith, Erica Cease, Sara and Emily Overfelt. Jody Lawrence-Turner SR…
My baby brother, Frito Ray, has been enlisted by Dalton Gardens Elementary to help give fifth-grade boys "the talk" this week in an event called "Boys Night Out." Ray told me this morning that he was so impressed with the film and the presentation last…
I think JimmyMAC was the one who pointed out last night that little-used Gonzaga senior Andrew Sorenson epitomized the type of Bulldog who wasn't the most talented but brought much in pride and spirit to the team. Others mentioned were David Pendergraft and Errol Knight.…
Here’s an interesting study (from the Mercatus Center of George Mason University), quantifying and ranking various aspects of freedom in 50 states (page 19 of 64 for overall ranking). Idaho comes out quite well, at #4 overall. It should also come as no real surprise…
In November, the Emerald recruited Steven A. Smith, Emerald alum and former editor in chief of The Spokesman Review in Spokane, Wash., to work as a consultant and draft a strategic plan for the future of the Emerald. In Smith's strategic plan, he recommended hiring…
This undated photo shows actress Janet Leigh in the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic thriller "Psycho." A British auction house says it is selling the heart-stopping score to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho." (AP Photo/File, HO)Question: What type of horror scared you most -- the…
Item: Not enough to do? Harwood wants Idaho to declare sovereignty from federal government/Randy Stapilus, Ridenbaugh PressMore Info: The Idaho Legislature is in a slow state right now, for understandable reasons - more needs to be done on the matter of budgets and revenue before…
Whom do members of Idaho's House Revenue and Taxation Committee think they represent, anyway? It sure isn't Idaho's Main Street retailers, who must collect the state's 6 percent sales tax on every sale they make while most online and catalog retailers collect nothing. The retailers…
Council to urban renewal watchdogs: You're out of line. That was the message two council members delivered Tuesday night to a pair of citizens concerned with last week's news that former Lake City Development Corp. Chairman and current board member Charlie Nipp had been under…
Skyway Elemenatry 5th grader Danni Payton helped out in the 1st grade class at the school in Coeur d'Alene on Friday. KATHY PLONKA, The Spokesman-Review Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRSnowmobiler Smith loved his sport/Jody Lawrence-Turner, SRBulldogs breeze to victory Senior Night/Jim Meehan, SRIdaho forest products industry…
Rain, snow, hail, or fog. Which would you rather have?/UIdaho ArgonautRainSnowHailFog
The recent expenses include $26 million for relicensing, plus an undisclosed number of millions settling a century-old dispute with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. These are costs that Avista would obviously rather not have incurred, but they're critical to the company's future -- and, therefore, to…
Item: Marina back on drawing board: Hagadone submits plans for Blackwell Island/Alecia Warren, CDA PressMore Info: After years of research and consulting, Hagadone Hospitality has set the wheels in motion once again to excavate and replace the Blackwell Island Marina. "We spent well into the…
Gonzaga senior Andrew Sorenson celebrates his final 3-pointer against South Carolina-Upstate during an NCAA college basketball game in Spokane, Wash., on Senior Night Tuesday. ESPN game story & boxscore here. (AP Photo/Rajah Bose)
In the news this evening: A poll shows 6 in 10 Americans fear government will spend too much here. Congressman: Demise of old media mostly for the better here. Obama overrides Bush move on Endangered Species Act here. The GOP chairman backs off Limbaugh criticism…
Carrie Suhr, right, of Grass Valley, Calif., smiles while getting the back of her shirt autographed by San Francisco Giants pitcher Brandon Medders, left, before their spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottsdale, Ariz., Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) SR Today In Photos.
My father gave my first gun back in 1956, a single shot .22, and I’ve owned guns ever since. But until two weeks ago, I’d never been to a gun show. Since I’ve been writing about guns and firearms legislation of late, and gun shows…
Item: Bill that would ban firing squads advances in Idaho Legislature/Idaho StatesmanMore Info: A bill that would remove firing squads as an alternative for execution in Idaho is moving on to the full Idaho House. The House Judiciary and Rules Committee unanimously approved the HB107…
Marshall Mend and Ty Beaver talked about their idea of raising money for human rights activities at the Human Rights Institute in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. Mend struck a deal with New York City-based Raoul Wallenberg Institute to sell a diversity curriculum the institute produces…
A flock of Griffon Vultures gather over sheep corpse in a canyon of the Uvac river, some 220 kilometers (138 miles) south of Belgrade, Sunday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Jaroslav Pap)Top Cutlines:1. What had been an uneventful day at the unemployment office turn a…
4:37 p.m. A Rathdrum High teacher reports 3 teen boys are on the roof of Super 1 Foods/Rathdrum.4:27 p.m. A deer has hit a moving van from Indiana and been killed on I90, east of CDA. Kootenai County work crews have removed the one that…
A Rogers High School teacher has been cited on a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure for exposing his gentalia to a woman in the parking lot of Super One Foods/Post Falls. Daniel James Rhoades, 31, admitted to police that he intentionally exposed his genitals to…
The list is now final: The Idaho Transportation Board has approved $28 million in local highway projects to be targeted with federal economic stimulus funds, and $149.9 million in state highway projects, including the Dover Bridge, the Vista Interchange, and six other projects around the…
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.
