The House Judiciary Committee has voted 8-6 to send the tribal policing bill to the full House with a recommendation that it “do pass.” Rep. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d'Alene, voted with the majority in favor. “It was a safety issue,” she said. “Kootenai County has…
kamm: “How does the Legislature police itself while cutting the other budgets?” Christa Hazel: "They ask you to resign from committees when caught not paying taxes or when you didn’t pay the judgement owed for stealing timber from Idaho school children."
Mike Kane, lobbyist for the Idaho Sheriffs Association, has proposed two amendments to the tribal policing bill. One would place everything under the purview of the local sheriff and prosecutor. The other would revoke POST certification of any tribal officer who cited a non-tribal member…
So our youngest child got glasses this week. That makes 3 out of 4 kids who are blessed with their mother's myopia. I thought I was soooo smart to marry someone with 20/20 vision. Apparently, his Norwegian genetics were no match for my Scotch-Irish-German heritage…
AP – This 1994 photo provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows Enrico Ponzo. MARSING, Idaho – To his neighbors, he was Jay Shaw, the guy with the vaguely New York accent. He was known for fixing computers, buying everything with cash, raising cows…
There are several states in the U.S. that are losing the eduction race to most of the others. In the past decade, these states have declining math and reading scores, lower numbers of people with bachelor’s degrees, and comparatively fewer residents who hold white collar…
Doug Payne, Benewah County prosector, told the House Judiciary Committee that in his view, his county didn't renege on the deal with the tribe last spring after the Legislature ended. “That was not what occurred in this case,” he said. “I thought the deal was…
Interior designer Brian Patrick Flynn created this dining room for HGTV.com by updating mismatched flea market chairs with the same color spray paint and cushion fabric for a high-end look on a tight budget. Several Facebook friends posted this exciting news: HGTV Fans - Your…
In NW news: TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The Twin Falls Planning and Zoning Commission rejected a plan to build a zip line in the Snake River Canyon. Commissioners voted 3-3 on Tuesday, with two commissioners recusing themselves. The Times-News reported that commissioners noted the company,…
Benewah County Sheriff Bob Kirts testifies Wednesday to the House Judiciary Committee, opposing the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's tribal policing legislation. Benewah County Sheriff Robert Kirts just told the House Judiciary Committee, “The bottom line of this issue is Idaho citizens' rights. Are you willing to…
LOS ANGELES – Prosecutors said Tuesday they plan to charge Lindsay Lohan with felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace reported stolen from a jewelry store last month – the most serious count the actress has faced in more than three years of trouble with…
WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House on Tuesday failed to pass a short-term extension of the USA Patriot Act favored by GOP leaders, an unexpected political setback that shows the difficulty the party faces in keeping control of their new majority, with its legion of tea…
Lily Neal stands beside the figure she posed for when she was nine months pregnant. Associated Press photos DEAR MISS MANNERS: A client came in for tax season. We only see each other once a year. Anyway, in she came for her appointment; I came…
Out for a winter walk: “The sidewalks are slippery,” said Lawrence Bradford, of Coeur d’Alene, as he walked along Fifth Street on Tuesday. My favorite form of exercise is going on a brisk 3-4 mile walk through my neighborhood. But not in the slippery snow…
Last year, the Idaho Legislature approved a resolution ordering the Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) to undertake a study of how to test welfare recipients for illegal drugs as a way to save money on social program spending. The report is out and lawmakers…
OLYMPIA – Locally distilled liquor could be bought at farmers markets along with organic tomatoes and handmade candles under a plan being considered by the Legislature. And customers in state liquor stores would be able to taste test some pricey or exotic brands before buying…
Dads who still haven't given up video games now have some justification to keep on playing -- if they have a daughter. Researchers from Brigham Young University's School of Family Life conducted a study on video games and children between 11 and 16 years old.…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has finally done what millions of fellow Americans are still struggling to achieve – he’s given up smoking. “Yes, he has,” his wife, Michelle, said Tuesday at the White House when asked whether he had conquered a nicotine habit that…
Dakota Taylor, a kindergartener at Fernan Elementary, writes her name on her whiteboard during class. COEUR d'ALENE - Proposed legislation that would remove public kindergarten as an option for the majority of Idaho 5-year-olds has area school officials shaking their heads. A bill introduced Tuesday…
Kids in Idaho could use a right or two. Or maybe just a hand. About half are living in “low-income” homes. A fifth live in homes headed by single mothers, whose unemployment rate is twice that of married men and women. The state ranks 41st…
North Idaho College students will be able to earn an undergraduate or graduate degree in business from Walsh College in Michigan, the two schools announced Tuesday. The Idaho students will be able to transfer up to 82 credits toward a bachelor’s degree offered online by…
Vice President Joe Biden, right, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood walk to a train in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, heading to Philadelphia. WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is calling for a six-year, $53 billion spending plan for high-speed rail, as he seeks to use infrastructure…
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.
