Parting Shot -- 9/26/07
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewTwo-year-old James Deahn laughs as he is nuzzled by his dad, Cpl. Nathan Deahn, an Army Reservist who returned from Iraq to a homecoming Wednesday at the Army Reserve Center in Hayden.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 2007
Eye On Boise: "He ... Is Not Breaking His Word"?
'Technically not breaking his word'Greg Smith, an Idaho pollster and political consultant who once served as Craig’s regional director, said, “He technically is not breaking his word, but it is kind of strange that Sept. 30 will have come and gone and he’s going to…
HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 9/26/07
I forgot to highlight OrangeTV's latest Get Out! review -- Lincoln's $10,000 Silver Dollar Bar, on the Montana side of the Continental Divide here.*In Soul Doubt, Kendramama tells of playing in her grandparents' old neighborhood as a child 20 years ago and how it has…
JohnA: Johnny's Marching Home As We Speak
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-Review1st Sgt. Scott Dale gets a hug from a member of his family as he walks from the bus to the Army Reserve Center where hundreds waited to greet a busload of soldiers from the 321st Bravo Co. of the Army Reserve as they…
Question: When Will You Retire?
Steven Hausler/Hays Daily News, AP PhotoWaldo McBurney, a 104-year-old beekeeper who was recently declared America's oldest worker, smiles in front of his store in Quinter, Kan. About 6.4 percent of Americans 75 or older, or slightly more than 1 million, were working last year. That's…
Craig Responds To Legal Proceedings
Idaho Senator Larry Craig issued the following statement regarding today's legal proceedings in Minnesota: "Today was a major step in the legal effort to clear my name. The court has not issued a ruling on my motion to withdraw my guilty plea. For now, I…
Inlander: CDA's Reed Tries To Explain Idaho To US
Full Inlander story hereFile PhotoBruce Reed, center, and his wife, Bonnie LePard, left, talk with President Bill Clinton at the White House, along with newborn daughter Julia. The baby was born in the first 100 days of the Clinton administration, making this photo circa 1993.In…
Huckleberries Best of Idaho Online -- 9/27/07
Jim Mone/AP PhotoSpotlight: Post Falls Mayor Clay Larkin (Reporter Dave Turner returns to the North Idaho w/a story for the Inlander: "Mayor on a Mission" here.)Reporters get checked off as they wait to go through security at a hearing earlier today in Edina, Minn., where…
Craig Lawyer: He Just Wanted To Go To Restroom
Full post hereIdaho Sen. Larry Craig’s lead criminal attorney, Billy Martin, just told reporters in Minnesota, “Sen. Larry Craig denies that he went into that restroom for anything other than to go to the restroom.” Martin said he’s “hopeful” that a Minnesota judge will go…
007: Why Aren't You Or Betsy @ Craig Hearing?
James Bond: DFO: I am disappointed that you or Betsy is not at the hearing. I understand the judge has put the clamps down on live reporting, but still ... Is any media in Idaho there?AP reporter Joshua Freed in Minneapolis reports that media presence…
Idaho Parks Group Recognizes LCDC
Item: LCDC receives parks award: Group honored for contributions to recreation/Lucy Dukes, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Coeur d'Alene Parks Director Doug Eastwood nominated LCDC for the award. He cited the development corporation's partnerships in creating both Johnson Mill River Park and Riverstone Park. Wrote Eastwood:…
Vox Box: College Paper Prints A No-No
Item: Profane editorial spells trouble at Colorado State/UPIThe Rocky Mountain Collegian newspaper is in trouble this week after printing an editorial that began "Taser this...F--- Bush," however their version didn't include the censorship. Editor-in-chief, J. David McSwane, plans to defend their decision in front of…
DOTC: Voter ID Fair, Reasonable
I was glad to read the Supreme Court will be hearing a case about requirements for Voter ID’s. As the county elections guy I am glad it will apparently be settled before the 2008 elections even though Idaho does not require voter ID’s at this…
Wondering & DFO: There Can Be Dialogue
Wondering: DFO, I am pleased to see that you are considering not using the "C" in reference to people who oppose the working of city government. I think the library and the Kroc Center are great additions to the community (there would likely have been…
Heller: New Fall TV Show Lineup
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