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• Huckleberries: Gookin’s stand on art funding ‘undedicated’ to facts

  May 6, 2012 in Idaho on Page B2 Coeur d’Alene has wonderful pieces of public art, from David Govedare’s “Guardians of the Lake” (aka “The Feathers”) on Northwest Boulevard to kid favorites Mudgy & Millie in five downtown … 2

• Huckleberries: Adams touchy about public contradiction

  April 22, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page B2 Steve Adams, a new Coeur d’Alene councilman who refuses to support any issue that involves federal dollars, doesn’t like correction. After being corrected twice by City Attorney Mike Gridley for …

• ‘Nonsense’ aptly sums up recall push

  April 15, 2012 in City on Page B2 Attorney Norm Gissel has two words to describe the attempted recall against Coeur d’Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem and three City Council members: “What nonsense.” Many of you know Norm as … 2

• Huckleberries: Artful move may be needed to save ‘Tolerance’

  January 15, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page B10 It ain’t easy jettisoning public art devoted to tolerance. But the Bonner County commissioners are trying. Artist David Kraisler’s “Tolerance” – a 10-foot steel-and-wood piece – has “graced” the courthouse …

• Huckleberries: Voters had three questions for candidate

  November 13, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B2 As you may know, seven of seven candidates endorsed by Kootenai County Reagan Republicans in four towns in Kootenai County won last Tuesday, including two of two in Coeur d’Alene. …

• Huckleberries: NIC spookiness might mean ghost roster whole

  October 30, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B10 Coeur d’Alene has been down one ghost since the one in the basement at Senor Froggy was exorcised when the restaurant at Seventh Street and Sherman Avenue was torn down. … 1

• McEuen plan gets a mishearing

  February 14, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 You may have heard that Steve Adams claims that Finance Director Troy Tymeson told him about plans to build a two-story parking garage on McEuen Field. Adams, an unsuccessful council …

• Readers question online ire

  January 10, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 It didn’t take Dan Gookin long to return to bashing CPD Blue spokeswoman Sgt. Christie Wood. Ornery Gookin reinvented himself as Mr. Nice Guy last fall in a council bid …

• Vandals win where it counts

  November 29, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 For all long-suffering UIdaho Vandal fans, Argonaut News Editor Marcus Kellis offers a unique perspective re: the lopsided results of recent football games w/Boise State. First, Marcus has solid southern …

• Elections and full moons

  November 8, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 I was visiting my mother-in-law for lunch in the Coeur d’Alene Place development last Sunday when the door bell rang. I heard a familiar voice when my mother-in-law answered the …

• Council races focus on new CdA facilities

  October 23, 2009 in City on Page A8 The incumbents in three races for Coeur d’Alene City Council regularly point with pride to two projects completed during their last term: the city’s new downtown library and the Salvation …

• At church, expect hard questions

  October 18, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 After she recovered from a broken hip suffered in a fall at Mass seven weeks ago, John Austin’s mother wanted nothing more than to return to church. So John’s sister, …

• Candidate blasts back at blogger

  August 30, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 In the strange world of the blogosphere, anonymity allows some individuals to burrow under the skin of others, triggering outbursts. A poster named “Phaedrus” is adept at annoying those in …

• Watchdog gets inside look at jail

  July 5, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 As you may know, self-appointed government watchdog Larry Spencer was subject to a recent citizen’s arrest by re-po man Matthew Mayo. After his Mercedes was repossessed, Spencer insisted the tow …

• Mike gets joshed by Dan over joe

  March 15, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Councilman Mike Kennedy can’t do a thing right, as far as Dan Gookin and his OpenCdA.com playmates are concerned. In a recent post, Gookin slammed Kennedy for leaving his seat …

• Councilwoman calls activists to order

  April 24, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 This & That: So, who were the two individuals in the City Council audience last week reprimanded by Councilwoman Dixie Reid for playing with their laptops and not paying attention …