Following is a letter to the editor from Anne Wilder Chamberlain, Bonner County Republican Central Committee secretary: "Attached is a resolution that passed Tuesday March 22 at the Bonner County Republican Central Committee. It is essential we investigate the ties between Supt. Tom Luna and…
TV anchors have long been parodied as snobby, arrogant, and aloof. But no one, according to KHQ director Neal Boling, says that about Stephanie Vigil. She’s accessible. She’s friendly. She’s self-deprecating. She’s still shaking hands at community events. And don’t worry about her fleeing to…
"View from south Tubbs," posts Linda Lantzy, Idaho Scenic Images. "It was a beautiful calm evening, and everything is green and mossy. Many of the early wildflowers are just starting to bloom in the sunnier spots." Question: How often do you hike Tubbs Hill each…
I am greeted at the window by Kendall, who has been working at the Lean Bean off and on since she was just a sassy little teenager. I no longer have to outline the specifics of my usual order for the veteran staff but for…
A National Public Radio report on Japan's multiple cataclysms told the story of a desperate daughter traveling by train, taxi and on foot before finding her parents alive in front of the family home. Whereupon, she did what many of you huggy people will consider…
Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot races upcourt against Louisville as Katelan Redmon follows in the second half of an NCAA women's college basketball tournament regional semifinal Saturday in Spokane. Gonzaga won 76-69 and now will face No. 1 seed Stanford tonight at 6. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Idaho…
By late Sunday afternoon, fewer than 100 of the 11,691 saleable seats remained for the game, and those were mostly “obstructed view,” meaning you pay $22.50 to look through tubas, cheerleaders, the Stanford Tree and the backboard stanchion from a 10-degree angle off the floor.…
This 1984 file picture shows Geraldine Ferraro. The first woman to run for U.S. vice president on a major party ticket has died. Geraldine Ferraro was 75. A family friend said Ferraro, who was diagnosed with blood cancer in 1998, died Saturday at Massachusetts General…
Item: Five target audiences for Obama’s Libya war speech/Chris Stirewalt, Fox News More Info: After eight baffling days, President Obama will address the American public about his decision to enter the Libyan civil war on the side of rebel forces. Perhaps never in the television…
Item: Spencer pushes changes to judicial ballot/Associated Press More Info: Northern Idaho Republican activist Larry Spencer failed to convince the 2011 Legislature to change how Idaho's nonpartisan judges candidates are listed on ballots. Now, he's pushing a fledgling citizen initiative to get the issue before…
On his Twitter account, state Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, seems proud of himself and fellow legislators that they didn't raise taxes this session. This, despite the gaping budget holes they filled by slashing spending, including cutting public education by $62 million and taking another…
Welcome to the Weekend Wild Card. I suppose there will be some basketball games going on. Some rainfall. Some household chores or yardwork. We will be celebrating my mom's 80th birthday this weekend with lots of relatives from out of town to dropping in for…
Gonzaga women defeat Louisville 76-69 to move on to the Elite Eight on Saturday, March 26, 2011, in the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament regional semifinal in Spokane, Wash. Game story here. Gonzaga will face No. 1 seed Stanford at the Spokane Arena Monday with…
Early-spring cycling. Lauri Costello fights a stiff breeze as she rides her bike on a trail that follows the old Ben Burr railroad line en route to Tower Mountain on Thursday. Chris Anderson, SR May the wind be at your back and the sun shine…
HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) - A southwestern Montana Radio Shack is offering would-be satellite television customers a bit more bang for their buck. The Ravalli Republic reports customers who sign up for some Dish Network packages at Radio Shack in Hamilton will be rewarded with a…
Alberta Sena, far left, and Dorothea Skalicky, far right, listen as Leander James, center, describes the settlement in the legal case against the Society of Jesus, Oregon Province on Friday March 25, 2011, at a press conference in Spokane, Wash. Both of the women were…
For some reason rainy Fridays are far worse than rainy Mondays. But onward. I opened my email this morning to find a note reminding me that my youngest son starts soccer Monday, so it has to be spring, right? Yesterday, I learned that Hucksters wish…
Move over, Madonna, and make way for Lindsay. Lindsay Lohan has decided to forgo her surname, the starlet's mother, Dina, told PopEater.com. "Lindsay is dropping the Lohan and just going by Lindsay," Dina Lohan said, adding that "me and [Lindsay's sister] Ali will be officially…
We've grown accustomed to free checking accounts. The thought of paying anything for checking feels like highway robbery, even though research shows accounts cost banks up to $300 annually to maintain. Checking accounts have become like soft drinks and peanuts on an airline flight: Even…
RALEIGH, N.C. – Empowered by last year's elections, Republican leaders in about half the states are pushing to require voters to show photo ID at the polls despite little evidence of fraud and already-substantial punishments for those who vote illegally. Democrats claim the moves will…
Vernon Baker, Thomas Norris On facebook Kerri Rankin Thoreson writes, "I've been honored to work with local veterans through the years and those whom I consider heroes rarely see themselves as such. Two incredible men I met a few years back are the late Vernon…
The Coffee Party, which launched last year to mild public curiosity in reaction to the Tea Party wave, has receded from public view -- in part because of a schism between its centrist leadership and some left-leaning grassroots. The movement, co-founded by filmmaker named Annabel…
It's called chess boxing and it's like it sounds. We start in a ring. There are screaming fans. The first round is 4 minutes of chess, followed by 3 minutes of boxing, then chess, then boxing, for 11 rounds. You win by knocking out your…
Andy Justice walks to a pile of rocks on land he farms east of Plato, Mo., on Thursday. The rocks were placed there by a government survey crew to mark the population center of the United States. PLATO, Mo. – In a nation of nearly…
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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