Bill Morlin/Spokesman-ReviewGerald O'Brien, of Coeur d'Alene, (center) was among 8 neo- Nazi skinheads who demonstrated Saturday outside the Spokane County Courthouse, commemorating the legacy of the late David Eden Lane, a member of a 1980s domestic terrorist group called The Order. Question: Would it be…
Item: 'Scepticism' over climate claims: Poll suggest public not buying concerns by politicians, scientists/BBC NewsMore Info: The Ipsos Mori poll of 2,032 adults - interviewed between 14 and 20 June - found 56% believed scientists were still questioning climate change. There was a feeling the…
As a newbie to the CDA blogging world, I'm purely curious - what is the motivation behind constant criticism of the Coeur d'Alene Press? Honestly?a. Hold the Press to a higher professional standard. (At times, I try to force the Press to cover things it…
At the start of the war, we credentialed embeds for local units. And then the units we worked with were reassigned before deploying to the war zone. Our embeds at that time, both reporters and photographers, were covered by special insurance riders that would have…
To be honest, it didn't really bother me. It was mostly old ladies who would go on to excitedly regale me with tales of kids and grandkids, and I took it as their way of reconnecting with their own experience of motherhood. It truly is…
Raymond Pert: Yes. Scooter has demonstrated that he has recovered from his meth addiction. Clean and sober he is a responsible father. He needs to be home with his child. Obviously, the judge overstepped in punishing him when he has done so much to straighten…
Christopher Anderson/Spokesman-ReviewBobby Marks gestures toward the casket of his brother Jimmy as the Marks family funeral procession stops outside the City Hall of Spokane earlier today.You can here columnist Doug Clark's new song about Jimmy Marks' death hereQuestion: Much has been made of Jimmy Mark's…
Would you vote for Hillary Clinton for president? -- Lewiston Tribune.*Yes*No*Too soon to sayUpdate: 68% of 538 voters in the Democratic Lewiston Tribune circulation area said they wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton for president.
Annie Love/All You Need Is Love seems to be sitting on top of the world in this photo on the Slight Detour blog of Marianne Love here.*Silver Valley Girl will be celebrating here 44th birthday tomorrow. So she reminisces about events and circumstances surrounding her…
*Don't forget that flag-waving ceremony at the noon Tuesday at the Rankin Veterans Memorial Plaza at the courthouse. Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho -- Ron Rankin's daughter -- will love to see you there....*I've asked CDA Summer Theatre PRmistress Connie Sagona to line up a Huckleberries…
North Idaho College just announced it has offered Priscilla Bell the permanent job of president. Bell was named interim president when NIC President Michael Burke left in late February to become president of San Jose City College. Bell was not one of two finalists chosen…
Ken Paulman: "I just spotted this thing by the (Spokane) library downtown. It's got three wheels, and said "zap!" on the side ..."DFO: I can't imagine driving something like that, no matter how bad things got re: gasoline. I'd try a motor scooter first.Question: What…
As I am walking to the restroom, Papa J.D. asks what would I like. I respond, "A medium coke and a large extra buttered popcorn." He gives me this puzzled look and asks, "Do you mean large popcorn with extra butter?" I ponder for a…
Item: Pregnant paws: Expectant moms say Tummy is a no-touch zone/Melissa Cassutt, Colorado Springs GazetteWise Counsel: "Whatever your good intentions, beware. Before you reach out your hand to feel the belly of a pregnant woman, consider whether you need that appendage. You might just pull…
Larry Grant is going to try again. The former Micron Technology vice president and Fruitland resident has filed with the Federal Election Commission to run against 1st Congressional District Rep. Bill Sali. Grant lost to Sali in November/Gregory Hahn, Idaho Statesman.
Bette Ammon told me a few minutes ago that there are only 1 or 2 copies of the first HBO Book Club reader, "Water For Elephants," left at the Coeur d'Alene Library. She ordered 10 for the first reading this month, courtesy of the Friends…
Yes, the whole thing may come as somewhat of a shock to a musical theater audience that is more accustomed to "The Sound of Music" (a show which gets an affectionate reference in this show's dialogue). There are plenty of bare butts and men prancing…
About the only thing Mike Hargrove didn't say about his startling resignation Sunday as manager of the Seattle Mariners was, "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do." So thanks for sparing us that, anyway. And thanks, too, for his share of the spade…
The public is invited to attend a flag raising ceremony at noon on Tuesday in the Ronald D. Rankin Veterans Memorial Plaza. The flag to be raised has significance to the community, as one that was carried by SFC Eric Cookman of the Hayden-based Company…
Know what I like the best about Hoopfest? two things actually. Little girls in pink t-shirts that have their names painted in glitter on them; the little girls have ribbons in their hair and cute pink high tops and wear little matching team shorts that…
It's not as unusual to encounter nekkid people today as it was in 1970 when "Candid Camera" producer Allen Funt earned an X rating from movie industry watchdogs for his film "What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?" In the documentary, Funt shows how…
J. Bart Rayniak/Spokesman-ReviewFormer Gonzaga University star Ashley Anderson used Dennis Patchin and former WNBA and Mead standout Stacey Clinesmith as a catapault in this difficult dunk during the Hoopfest Women's Slam Dunk competition at the Nike Center Court Saturday, June 30, 2007.The Hoopfest competition continues…
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.