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• Recall pits rivaling visions

  April 28, 2012 in City on Page B1 The leader of an effort to recall Coeur d’Alene’s mayor and half of the City Council characterized his differences with the council as an ideological dispute over their vision for …

• Business groups, tribe oppose CdA recall effort

  April 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page A8 Two business organizations and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe announced Thursday that their leadership opposes a recall effort launched against the city of Coeur d’Alene’s mayor and three council members, saying …

• Huckleberries: Recall effort fueled by new lie, old rivals

  April 8, 2012 in City on Page B2 The recall election launched last week against progressive Coeur d’Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem and three City Council members is based on a fib and old grudges. A recall backer circulated … 4

• CdA mayor speaks out about being recall target

  April 7, 2012 in City on Page A1 Coeur d’Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem and three City Council members are facing a recall attempt over a proposed $14.2 million upgrade of McEuen Field. Bloem, who is three years into … 21

• Huckleberries: The Big One got away from birthday tracker

  December 18, 2011 in City on Page B2 Kerri Thoreson was keeping track of everyone’s birthdays in Kootenai County before Facebook arrived and wanted to be friends. Kerri, a woman of many hats (Post Falls councilwoman, Coeur d’Alene …

• Huckleberries: Matching views to office sought can be tricky

  December 11, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B7 Let’s play a game. Huckleberries will tell you where candidate John Green stands on issues. And you guess which office he’s seeking. Ready? On his Facebook wall, Green lists his …

• Huckleberries: As fortune would have it, they’re basking in presence of children

  May 15, 2011 in City on Page B10 Most of us enjoy reading fortune cookie messages. They’re fun and generic like horoscope predictions. But Coeur d’Alene water superintendent Jim Markley and his wife, Debbie, don’t take the fortunes …

• Huckleberries: He didn’t exactly Steele my heart

  May 8, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 As a reporter assigned to cover the human-rights movement in Kootenai County back in the day, I dealt with racists, too. One gave me a swastika tiepin. Another crashed his … 4

• Huckleberries: Facebook SOS rouses Lake City

  April 17, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B3 Coeur d’Alene Councilman Mike Kennedy appreciates Mark Zuckerberg’s online brainchild more than ever. On Wednesday, Mike issued this Facebook SOS: “Anybody have a lightly used pair of crutches for use …

• Huckleberries: Hagadone guests walk a shark tank gantlet

  April 3, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 Coeur d’Alene is interested in all things Hagadone. Even dated things. So I browsed the 20-page, color-photo, online spread in the Robb Report that named Duane Hagadone’s Palm Desert hilltop …

• Public vote on McEuen unlikely

  February 23, 2011 in City on Page A5 The public likely won’t be asked to vote on a plan to remake a popular park in downtown Coeur d’Alene, following rejection of the idea Tuesday by a committee that …

• Public vote unlikely on McEuen Field

  February 22, 2011 in News, Idaho A public vote on a plan to remake a popular park in downtown Coeur d’Alene is unlikely following rejection of the idea Tuesday by a city committee that forwards agenda … 3

• Huckleberries: Councilman feels echo of Tucson

  January 16, 2011 in City on Page B1 The assassination attempt against congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Ariz., hit home for Coeur d’Alene Councilman Mike Kennedy. While going toward the St. Pius X Catholic Church altar to receive …

• Judge upholds CdA election result

  October 6, 2010 in City on Page A5 The city of Coeur d’Alene and an incumbent councilman emerged victorious Tuesday in a lawsuit that challenged the legality of the November 2009 City Council election and accused Kootenai County’s …

• Judge upholds Coeur d’Alene election

    October 5, 2010 The city of Coeur d’Alene and an incumbent councilman emerged victorious Tuesday in a lawsuit that challenged the legality of the November 2009 City Council election and accused Kootenai County’s …

• Closing arguments in CdA election case today

  September 18, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 In an unusual move, closing arguments are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. today in a case challenging the outcome of the November election for Coeur d’Alene City Council. Jim …

• Lawyers eliminate three votes in trial

  September 16, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 The vote count from the Coeur d’Alene City Council election last November changed Wednesday after attorneys in an election challenge lawsuit agreed to eliminate three votes deemed illegal due to …

• Trial starts in contested CdA race

  September 14, 2010 in City on Page A6 The losing candidate in last year’s Coeur d’Alene City Council election on Monday took the city and the councilman who defeated him to court. On Nov. 3, City Councilman Mike …

• Kennedy ponders lawsuit

  May 23, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 I can’t figure out why state law allows the loser of a close election to directly sue the winner. Then, has any losing candidate ever followed the steps taken by …

• Political punches fly on the blog

  April 18, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Councilman Mike Kennedy won’t take up Jim Brannon on his challenge to stage a do-over election for Kennedy’s council seat on May 25. If you don’t know what I’m talking …

• Suit hinges on absentee vote, eh?

  January 31, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Monica Paquin, a former resident of Coeur d’Alene now living in the Montreal area, finds herself the focus of an effort to overthrow the 2009 Lake City elections. And all …

• Thanks for memories, CdA police

  January 17, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Coeur d’Alene police finally caught up with that desperado who has bedeviled lakeshore owners trying to construct buildings or docks in the wrong places for years. Attorney Scott Reed, 81, …

• Editorial: Elections should hinge on voters, not judges

  December 2, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 Coeur d’Alene City Council candidate Jim Brannon faced a deadline this week. Monday was the last day he could call for a cost-free recount in the five-vote squeaker by which …

• CdA election challenged

  December 1, 2009 in City on Page A5 The losing candidate in a Coeur d’Alene City Council race filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the outcome, naming all council members as defendants, along with the mayor, the city clerk, …

• 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 …

• Recount expected in 5-vote CdA race

  November 5, 2009 in City on Page A7 The losing candidate in a tight Coeur d’Alene City Council race formally asked the city clerk for a recount Wednesday. Jim Brannon lost to incumbent councilman Mike Kennedy by five …

• Brannon seeks recount in CdA council race

  November 4, 2009 in Idaho The losing candidate in a tight Coeur d’Alene City Council race formally asked the city clerk for a recount on Wednesday.

• Human-rights conference gets hand from Hattiesburg

  November 1, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 That cross-the-border press conference staged to oppose local racists circulating hate literature was felt all the way down in Mississippi. Seems Jackie Bland and her family from Hattiesburg, Miss., visited …

• 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 …

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