During the forum, citizen Dan Gookin asked why the wastewater plant was not factored into the appraisal price of the land. He cited an EPA report "worst case scenario" for Coeur d'Alene's treatment plant. It shows that currently up to 11,000 people could be seriously…
Richard Drew/AP PhotoTrader David O'Day rubs his eyes as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 300 points, while demand for safe-haven buying in government debt remained high ahead of the vote.
Item: Pastors preaching politics push limits/LA TimesMore Info: Two Southern California ministers were among dozens across the country Sunday taking politics to the pulpit in hopes of influencing the Nov. 4 presidential election. Unlike some pastors who endorsed Republican John McCain during "Pulpit Freedom Sunday,"…
What do you think of proposed bailout compromise package?/WorldNetDaily 1. Approval is vitally necessary to stabilize the U.S. economy 2. It was a masterful work of achievement by a dedicated band of public servants 3. It's amazing what politicians can accomplish before vacation time and…
Lauren Victoria Burke/APSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson, right, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., second left, and Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., left, announce a tentative deal on legislation regarding the financial crisis on Sunday on Capitol Hill…
Paul Newman, known for his piercing blue eyes, boyish good looks and stellar performances in scores of hit Hollywood movies, has died, his foundation said Saturday. He was 83. Newman, who had been battling cancer, passed away on Friday, Newman's Own Foundation said in a…
Kathy Plonka/SR"I want to be an inspiration to other women who have lost limbs,” said Suzanne Cole at her home in Twin Lakes on Monday, September 22, 2008. She lost part of her left leg in a motorcycle accident in 2007. A benefit ride and…
The Debates tonight omitted one real-live person: You. Your success was ignored, your wins were ignored and your family was ignored. McCain spoke like he was reading from the Congressional Quarterly...with all of its buzz words and much more. (Earmarks, blah, blah, blah). Watching Obama…
Offering "gourmet Chinese fast-food," Panda Express will open this coming week in the west end of the new mini mall at Fourth and Best, Coeur d'Alene. The 6,900-square-foot structure is replacing the former 7-Eleven mini mall that burned last year. Panda Express will have a…
In a sharply worded letter to City Hall critic Matt Roetter Sept. 16, City Administrator Wendy Gabriel claimed that Roetter started a rumor that the city had falsified a wastewater risk management report sent to the EPA. The remark was made in an anonymous comment…
I'm going to post this new Wild Card that can be used to discuss presidential tonight's debate, live or otherwise. You can find today's original Wild Card below the "Headlines @ Closin' Time" feature for general threads. Also, you can follow the live-streaming of the…
On Tuesday, PETA sent a letter to Ben & Jerry’s ice cream urging them to replace the cow’s milk they use with human breast milk. This strikes me as odd. I do not want another woman’s juices in my mouth. Did PETA think just because…
4:29 p.m. Teen driver, with two others, spinning doughnuts in Coeur d'Alene Place culdesac. 4:21 p.m. Large dog running at large in Worley city park.3:59 p.m. R/P's concerned that a door-to-door salesman might be casing the neighborhood. He's now headed down Orchard toward Ramsey3::25 p.m.…
I noticed that banker JimmyMAC was weighing in last night re: the WaMu buyout. Which got me to thinking. If you threw a banker or two into a volcano, would it stop the financial crisis, sorta like they used to do in Hawaii when the…
“Idaho” is a tongue-in-check musical comedy -- a rather bawdy version of "Oklahoma,” set in Idaho. The curtain's going up this weekend on the New York Musical Theater Festival -- and Idaho is one of the most anticipated shows - a risqué musical comedy about…
Mel Evans/AP PhotoWallMonkeys.com founder Jason Weisenthal peels a five-foot, six-inch, stick-on image of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin from a sheet of paper in his office today in Fanwood, N.J. Weisenthal, whose company creates oversize graphics, says that the Palin graphic is so far…
We're staying home tonight. We're not going eat out like we usually do on Friday nights. I think I'll go over to Wood's today and pick up some German sausages. We'll each have one dressed with pickles, mustard, mayonnaise and wrapped in melted Tillamook medium…
Gov. Butch Otter has ordered a 1 percent holdback in the state budget, cutting $27.3 million mid-year. "Acting in moderation now is the prudent and fiscally responsible thing to do," the governor said at a news conference. He ordered state agencies to hold an additional…
K. Ray Johnson/UI Argonaut
It’s not just the University of Idaho cheerleaders getting tired of hearing about their uniforms. We are, too. The Argonaut has had information and photo requests from the likes of USA Today, Inside Edition, The Associated Press, Fox News, Fox TV and a myriad of…
There are a lot of us average Joes and Janes out here in fly-over country that would like to string up these greedy bastards who brought down our financial system. Or at least send them to prison for the rest of their lives. I disagree.…
AP Poll: Few support Bush's market rescue plan/AP More Info: Just 30 percent say they support Bush's package, according to an Associated Press-Knowledge Networks poll released as White House and congressional leaders struggled to rescue the plan after House Republicans rebelled against it. Despite the…
The only thing holding the Democrats back is that they want everybody in Congress to share the blame for this flameout. They cannot afford to have House Republicans shouting from the rooftops that the plan is a boondoggle, for fear that the House Republicans will…
Item: Corridor sparks citizen concerns: Another community forum meeting planned for October/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Dick Phenneger, who is running for election to NIC's board of trustees, spoke about the hazards posed by chemicals stored at the treatment plant that are used to…
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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.
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