Mike Black, left, and Travis Braun from Colorado Lighting, dress a 24-foot sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Anubis in a Denver Broncos Jersey to celebrate Orange Sunday festivities in the parking lot of the Comcast building in Denver on Thrusday. The Broncos will play…
Wednesday Poll: A supermajority (73 of 106, 68.87%) voted that the League of Women Voters blew it by not inviting write-ins Rick Currie (vs. Jai Nelson) and Howard Griffiths (vs. Phil Hart) to debate last night at the league's candidates' forum. 29 of 106 (27.36%)…
On his Facebook page, CoeurGenX writes: "I think when you're in a relationship, you should be supplied with your own court stenographer -- you know, that person that sits in the courtroom and types down every word that is said. How many of you in…
... that there is another bone of contention at the unraveling -- or "energized," depending if you're on the inside or outside -- county GOP. Seems the new leaders called for an electronic vote on several expense items, including donating $250 apiece to coroner candidate…
It's always hard to get something out of candidate debates that using a format like the League of Women Voters did Wednesday night. Brief opening. A coupla questions that may or may not be of interest. Little interaction between candidates. Then short closing remarks. It…
On the Lewiston Tribune Facebook page, the administrator posts a photo of the first of 200 shipments from Imperial Oil that's making its way to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley.
As I'm sitting here in Court, something just hit me like a ton of bricks. This court case is actually NOT about incumbency vs challenger (in the strictist sense as I previously posted). It is far more pernicious than that. It goes beyond any candidate,…
John Foster, campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick, D-Idaho, grabs a soda while a cadboard cutout of the Democratic congressman guards the door to the breakroom inside the campaign's headquarters on in Boise. Idaho has long been considered one of the country's most Republican…
Former Idaho Governor Phil Batt has come out for Raul Labrador. The reason? Walt Minnick’s deceptive ad. Batt had endorsed Vaughn Ward in the spring and had intended to stay out of this race, ”but Mr. Minnick’s dishonest attempt to warp Mr. Labrador’s views on…
Sponsors of an initiative to make it easier for Idahoans to vote by mail if they want to have dropped their bid to get the measure on the ballot in 2012. “We needed 51,000 signatures, and I could just tell from the way we were…
Our house is in a constant state of home improvement. It’s a veritable ode to unfinished projects. I marvel when friends say they painted their living rooms or stained their decks over the weekend. “You mean it’s done? Finished? Completed?” I ask. I painted my…
"I went out with a friend yesterday to see some old goats," writes Herb Huseland/Bay Views. "No, not us. We were at Bernard Peak. Usually, the kiss of despair if you want to see goats is to bring a camera. This time I lucked out."Question:…
Democrat Dan English has outraised Republican Cliff Hayes in an attempt to win re-election as Kootenai County clerk. Campaign finance reports released this week show that English has raised $4752 for the year and loaned his campaign $750, while Hayes has raised $3615, including a…
On her Facebook page, Cindy writes that she's "is working on a story that may require pics of a public school classroom. This is always tricky because MANY folks will not allow their child's picture in the newspaper. I know often there are custody issues…
11:17 a.m. Female reports that a male followed her to the Scenic Bay Marina/Bayview and yelled at her in the parking lot.10:55 a.m. Randy at Bennett Bay Inn reports theft of items from room.10:21 a.m. Caller reports an auto burglary in 2000 block of 13th/CdA.10:09…
On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook page, Linda Lantzy writes: "Clark Fork River in the Montana Twilight. This is the last shot I took on my way home from my recent trip South. Sadly I don't really remember where I was....somewhere east of Missoula."
Mark Williams, the former Tea Party Express chairman and spokesman, told the Idaho Statesman Wednesday that he argued against the group making Idaho 1st District Rep. Walt Minnick the only Democrat on the "Tea Party Hero" list in April. "We reached out across the table…
Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, fourth left front row, sits among the 33 miners freed from the San Jose mine during a visit to the hospital where they are undergoing a medical check up in Copiapo, Chile, earlier today. The 69-day underground ordeal reached its end…
(Phenomenal Cabin -- Nic Casey channels Maya Angelou's Phenomenal Woman)Little people wonder where my secret lies. I’ve not paid for anything a normal person might Public trees are for the taking Don’t think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the taxes unpaid The trees…
Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick said GOP nominee Raul Labrador’s support for repealing the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ”crazy,“ while Labrador countered that returning the election of U.S. senators to legislatures would boost states’ rights and cut government. The debate Wednesday on KBOI-AM…
Rep. Walt Minnick is using the airwaves heavily in his effort to win re-election in Idaho’s 1st Congressional District. New campaign finance reports show that Minnick, a Democrat, has spent more than $745,000 on buying TV and radio commercials. Minnick’s media buy is larger than…
Hayes, a Republican, is running against incumbent Dan English, a Democrat. English has served as county clerk for 15 years. "I think the recent election has shown some dissatisfaction by some of the voters in Kootenai County, and I think that is an issue that…
Independent Jana Kemp, left, and Democrat Keith Allred, center, clashed repeatedly with Republican Gov. Butch Otter last night during a gubernatorial debate televised statewide. Betsy Russell's Eye On Boise story here. (SR Photo: Betsy Russell)Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRWednesday Scanner Traffic/DFO, Huckleberries OnlineFog shrouds Coeur d'Alene,…
Kelli Rooks: When I did work fast food several years ago, I noticed some of my employees who were trying to be more efficient by doing multiple tasks at once were actually slowing things down because they were losing their place and making mistakes. They'd…
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.