Wild Card/Tuesday -- 1.25.11 12
I just got word from the front desk at the Coeur d'Alene office that our Internet service is lost for as much as a day plus. So I'm patting myself on the back for my decision to post from home. However, I need to go…
TUESDAY, JAN. 25, 2011
P.S. State Of The Union Speech @ 6 PM 19
President Barack Obama strides from the Oval Office along the Colonnade at the White House in Washington earlier today, after being prepped for his State of the Union speech, which will begin at 6 p.m. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DFO: Feel free to use this…
Cindy: Hit Up By A Panhandler 12
On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes: "This kid (who doesn't belong to me) comes up to me in the Fred Meyer parking lot and asks if I have a dollar or two, so he can buy gas.. And I gave it to him. I didn't…
Scanner Traffic -- 1.25.11 1
5:37 p.m. A physical fight is occurring in the street in front of 2080 W. Fairway/CdA. 5:19 p.m. A utility pole is blocking both lanes of Atlas @ Abbey/CdA, after a hit-and-run driver crashed into it and then drove off. 5:18 p.m. A Post Falls…
PM Headlines -- 1.25.11
Lt. Gov. Brad Little reported to the Senate Transportation Committee today on the findings of the governor's transportation funding task force, which concluded that Idaho's roads and bridges need $543 million worth of work, but that no funding increases should be proposed now in the…
APhoto Of The Day -- 1.25.11 9
John Stone of Chicago wears a Green Bay Packers tie. Stone was fired from his job as a car salesman at an Oak Lawn, Ill., dealership Monday after refusing to remove the tie after the Packers beat the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game.…
AG: Idaho Can't Stop Health Care Reform 8
Brian Kane, an assistant chief deputy in the Idaho attorney general's office, offered a four-page opinion on the validity of nullification. (Click here to read the opinion.) He concludes that "there is no right to pick and choose which federal laws a State will allow."…
Press Queries Task Force Transparency 3
I've been trying to figure out the "news peg" to that Coeur d'Alene Press story this morning re: the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations. Tim Hunt, who is described as a retired director of the nonprofit management program at Northern Arizona University (but…
Pullman Vanity Plate 6
On its Facebook wall, Washington State University offers this photo of a vanity plate that encompasses the best of both worlds -- "Star Wars" and Washington State. It was seen in the Pullman area today. Question: Do you own or no one someone who owns…
Suit Targets Taco Bell Beef Claims 15
Item: Lawsuit claims Taco Bell not using real beef/Fox News Latino More Info: Where's the beef? Apparently not in Taco Bell beef chimichangas, according to a recent lawsuit. A group of attorneys in California claim the "Yo Quiero Taco Bell!" chain is using false advertising…
Gordon: Who Will Have Better Year? 5
On his Facebook wall, Gordon Crow, a former state senator from Coeur d'Alene who's running a chamber of commerce in Wyoming, asks: "Who/what will have a better year ... " 1. Tiger Woods? 2. Keith Olbermann? 3. The Detroit Lions? 4. President Obama? 5. Fox…
Shoo, Snow Bird
This morning, Virginia Sheridan, of New York, tries on an iced encased bikini displayed in New York's Times Square to lure visitors to "Defrost Their Swimsuits" and enjoy the warm Greater Fort Lauderdale sunshine. Find Your Sunny (www.sunny.org/findyoursunny) is ofering a chance to win a…
Polls: Idaho, Montana (Heart) Megaloads 10
“Drive Our Economy,” a business group in Idaho and Montana that backs megaload shipments on U.S. Highway 12 in north-central Idaho, released a poll today that it says shows Idahoans back the megaloads too, including those who live near the route. “A similar poll was…
Elvis Impersonator Due In Idaho Court 3
Justin K. Shandor, 26, of Salem, Ore., was ticketed earlier this month on charges of providing false information to police after sheriff's deputies allege he lied about smoking marijuana before his performance at the Clearwater River Casino east of Lewiston. Shandor, who performed as Elvis…
Goedde Wants To Honor Medal Winners 7
If legislation backed by Coeur d'Alene Sen. John Goedde is enacted, Idaho would rename the stretch of state Highway 3 from I-90 south through St. Maries and to its junction with Highway 12 between Orofino and Lewiston as the “North Idaho Medal of Honor Highway.”…
INorthwest Headlines -- 1.25.11
A man rides his bicycle to school near Boise State University this morning in Boise. Fog and ice greeted morning commuters slowing traffic. (AP photo, Idaho Statesman/Darin Oswald) Zags' Elias Harris struggles to get untracked in 2010-11/Jim Meehan, SR Mountain West Conference says its not…
High Noon: Wither Goest Idaho, WAC? 8
Powder Farmer: Utah State is looking like an MWC invitee with SJSU possibly waiting in the wings. That would be a death blow to the WAC. I don't really see Idaho as a viable independent. If the above happens Idaho may not have a choice…
State of the Union Tonight 6
President Obama's advisers, from left, David Axelrod, David Plouffe, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, and Valerie Jarrett, walk along the Colonnade at the White House in Washington on Tuesday after working with Obama on the day of his State of the Union address. (AP…
Every State At Bottom Of Some List 8
Nic (Rants, Raves, & Random Thoughts) sends along a link from the "United States of Shame" post by the Pleated Jeans blog that illustrates how every state is at the bottom of some list. The chart (that you'll find on the link below) shows that…
Agency Boat Launch Warning Costs $11K 4
Item: Boat launch goes nationwide: Dept. of Parks and Recreation sends letters to 42 different states/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Those votes could come from 42 of the other 49 states in the union, after the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation sent…
Hucks Poll: Lahti Has Right To Privacy
Monday Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation voted that it's "bothered that the media are digging into the background of Mega Millions winner Holly Lahti of Rathdrum." 181 of 207 respondents (87.44%) said the jackpot winner has a right to privacy. Only 21 of 207 (10.14%) said…
Eman: Some Wear Improper For Church 39
Eman: while I have seen ball caps at Mass I'm more dismayed by some of the clothes the ladies wear. So yeah, I was speaking in terms of overall clothing at Church services in general and how sometimes it is inappropriate. To the point of,…
Aryan Nations Denounce Bombing Try 16
The Aryan Nations sent out a video press release this weekend that states the organization had nothing to do with the attempted bombing in Downtown Spokane last week.Pastor Morris Gullet, who says he’s the World Leader of The Aryan Nations, speaks in the nearly six…
AM Headlines -- 1.25.11
In a light rain, a pair of hawks perch on one of The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church steeple crosses on Monday in Spokane. (AP Photo/SR photo: Colin Mulvany) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Monday Scanner Traffic/DFO, Huckleberries Online Fog, low clouds settle…
'King's Speech' Leads Oscar Nominations
Actress Mo'Nique and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announce the Best Actor nominations for The 83rd Annual Academy Awards on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 83rd Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 27, at the…
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