Eagle Eye: In my opinion (the McEuen Field renovation), if done right, could be the biggest economic addtiion we have had to Coeur d Alene since the Resort was built. I am sorry if there are people who think that the word tourist is a…
Item: Dean: Democrats must be smarter about their message/Nick Rotunno, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: He encouraged simple Democratic messages - money management, for instance, and fairness in society - and repetition of those messages. "The 857th time that you're saying the same thing is…
Item: Spokane nears record for latest 60-degree day/Mike Prager, SR More Info: Spokane is on the verge of breaking a record for the latest 60-degree day of the year. The highest temperature so far this spring was 59 on March 31, the warmest day this…
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can get enough of a break in the weather to begin putting my garden in. I'm going to put in more veggies this year than usual, to offset the ever rising cost of them at the stores --…
Lucky Friday miner, Brad Sala, of Mullan holds his 8 month-old-son Cael Sala during the press conference at Mullan City Hall today. One miner is still trapped in the mine after a cave in. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Community members and media accounts have confirmed…
Item: Churches protected predator, suit says: Pair allege sexual abuse at Post Falls, Rathdrum sites/Kevin Graman, SR More Info: Two North Idaho churches (North Country Chapel of Post Falls and Calvary Chapel of Rathdrum) are accused of concealing and protecting a known child sexual predator…
Item: North Idaho call center workers relocating to Liberty Lake/Tom Sowa More Info: Call center company Center Partners will move roughly a third of its North Idaho workers to a facility in Liberty Lake. Colorado-based Center Partners has signed a lease for a 52,000-square-foot building…
I am dumber than my smartphone. I say that for the obvious reasons – my smartphone is clearly more evolved than I am – but also for a more alarming reason, which I’ll get to shortly. First I need to explain my complicated relationship with…
Vehicles drive by a billboard promoting Easter services, in Canton Township, Mich. A Michigan church has seized upon what it hopes will be a winning formula to draw more people to Easter services, thanks to a most unlikely source of inspiration: Charlie Sheen. The NorthRidge…
There's quite an ethical debate going on in newsrooms re: journalists "liking" the Facebook page of a source. Why you ask? Critics say that a journalist gives the appearance of a breach of objectivity when s/he clicks the "like" button for a politician or a…
Item: Hart disappointed in the conviction of von Nothaus in Liberty Dollar criminal case: Athol representative was North Idaho outlet for Liberty Dollars from 2001-07/David Cole, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: (Phil Hart) said his involvement with the Liberty Dollar was "pretty limited," as not…
Item: IDFG wants wolf hunting season: Agency officials will meet with Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter Monday to work on setting hunting season next fall/Eric Barker, Lewiston Tribune More here: Officials at the Idaho Department of Fish and Game plan to conduct a wolf hunting season…
CHEERS: To state Rep. George Eskridge, a northern Idaho legislator who’s as conservative as they come, for decrying the demonization of teachers during the just-concluded legislative session. “We’ve kind of inferred through the process that teachers are the problem with our education system,” the six-term…
The NCAA on Thursday approved three new rules for the upcoming college football season, including one that might be called the Tim Tebow rule. No longer will players be allowed to wear eye black with messages on them. Tebow made the practice a trend while…
I had trouble keeping up today after launching the morning with an annual physical. I'm not going to tell you how the exam went, other than to say I'm healthy. But I will mention that I gained back that inch in height that I lost…
Len Mead looks on as former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speak at the Greater Boston Tea Party's third annual "Tax Day" rally on Boston Common in Boston today. Pawlenty, a Republican, announced last week that he was forming an exploratory committee for a 2012 White…
Lewis-Clark State has narrowed its search for a men's basketball coach to three candidates - one from within Idaho, one from within the NAIA and one from within the Warrior family. The finalists are Jared Phay, coach at North Idaho College; Kevin Burton, coach at…
5:45 p.m. A man in a red sweat shirt and gray pants is walking east from Spruce on Spokane/CdA after being released from KMC and snagging driver's keys from vehicle. 5:44 p.m. EMTs are responding to medical emergency in courthouse planning department. 5:41 p.m. PFPD…
Washington State guard Klay Thompson, left, controls a rebound from teammate DeAngelo Casto during the first half against Northwestern in a college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the NIT on Wednesday, March 23 in Pullman. Casto told SReporter Vince Grippi today that he has…
First lady Michelle Obama, right, and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, are greeted by Sesame Street characters during a USO and Sesame Street event honoring National Guard members and their families Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)…
I am always for giving people a second chance and even though Capone's on Fourth was a huge dissapointment on Friday evening (April 8) while hubby and I were out walking today we decided to try again. For some back story: Group of us were…
Nic: On his Facebook wall, Nic Casey posts: "A coworker dressed up as the company mascot today. By 'dressed up' I mean she wrapped herself in streamers. By 'company mascot' I mean it's self appointed, our company doesn't have a mascot. When she asked me…
"I've never seen a goose on a roof before, esp on the peak," writes our Witch with a Gun at JeanC's Cathouse & Shooting Gallery. "Tried getting in closer so I wouldn't have to use my zoom at full, but he took off." Featured Blog:…
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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