Bonner County Clerk Marie Scott dropped an F-bomb and abruptly walked out of a meeting Tuesday as commissioners grappled with a staggering $2.5 million cost overrun in renovating the century-old courthouse. Scott apparently muttered the expletive at Commissioner Mike Nielsen as he called for better…
The number six marking his six previous victories at the French Open is seen on the shoe of Rafael Nadal of Spain as he kicks off the clay in his quarter final match against compatriot Nicolas Almagro at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland…
On her Twitter account, Cindy tweets: "Trying to come up with a reason to get out of bed. So far the only thing I've come up with is #coffee." Question: Why did you get out of bed this morning?
A local graduation party ended in what could have been a tragedy Saturday when a cannon exploded injuring two people. The Darden family and friends gathered for Cody Darden’s graduation party Saturday afternoon six miles up the St. Joe River Road. While re-loading a cannon,…
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker beat back a recall challenge Tuesday, winning both the right to finish his term and a voter endorsement of his strategy to curb state spending, which included the explosive measure that eliminated union rights for most public workers. With his defeat…
"The law says 'reasonable doubt,' but I think a defendant's entitled to the shadow of a doubt. There's always the possibility, no matter how improbable, that he's innocent." - The character Atticus Finch from "To Kill a Mockingbird." By the standard of reasonable doubt, Richard…
At the Coeur d'Alene City Council meeting last night, supporters of recall targets Mayor Sandi Bloem and council members Deanna Goodlander, Woody McEvers and Mike Kennedy get a standing ovation. Nearly 200 people attended the Coeur d'Alene City Council meeting Tuesday night in a show…
A bird comes into land atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus, top left, begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Agra, India, today. People around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on…
Ray Bradbury, the writer best known for his dystopian novel "Fahrenheit 451," died Tuesday night in Los Angeles. He was 91. Reached at Bradbury's home, his daughter, Alexandra Bradbury, says her father died Tuesday night in Southern California. She did not have additional details. Bradbury…
Christa Hazel (re: Decision on county GOP CC proxy ballot involving Richard Mack vote): Barry McHugh is a good county prosecutor. He did what he was obligated to do by conflicting this issue to another county prosecutor that was not involved. Some posting here seem…
Item: No charges against petitioner: Prosecutor: Insufficient evidence that man knowingly used false information/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: McHugh's office is looking into another complaint alleging recall supporters are using wrong information to collect signatures. That complaint was filed last week by Stop…
Joe Heller/Hellertoons Item: Recall bid fails in Wisconsin Question: Have you ever wondered what would happen if Souza-Orzell-Sims Recallers succeeded in getting the names for the recall election -- and then lost the vote and failed to remove Mayor Bloem & targetted council members?
Coeur d'Alene Held Hostage, Day 61: I asked County Clerk Cliff Hayes via email Monday whether he was going to allow observers to watch the signature verification process that should begin next Monday. He said he wasn't going to allow that because the verification would…
Farmer Susan Selle, right, helps first-grader Mason Shore plant a pumpkin at the Community Roots CSA garden Tuesday. The project, according to Community Roots director Kara Carleton, is to teach kids where their food comes from. The kids will return in October to harvest their…
... That no charges will be filed against Julie Chadderdon re: alleged forgery involving that Kootenai County GOP Central Committee 31-30 vote seeking to disinvite Lincoln Day speaker Richard Mack. Remember? After the vote, then county chairwoman Tina Jacobson, pictured, and other executive committee leaders…
5:21 p.m. A panhandler w/a sign is distracting motorists @ Exxon, Govt Way & Appleway/CdA. 5:28 p.m. R/P in 6400 block of Century/PF reports scammer offering daughter modeling chance. 5:08 p.m. CPD officer reports he has a DUI driver in custody & is headed to…
Katee Nauert, 25, and her fiancee, Alejandro Ventura, 32, along with their dog, Pedro, 2, run part of their 3-mile trek through the Duncan Gardens in Manito Park on Monday. The garden was named after John Duncan, who was the City Parks Superintendent. He retired…
Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker talks to reporters after voting today in Wauwatosa, Wis. Walker faces Democratic challenger Tom Barrett in a special recall election. Story here. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Thoughts?
The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld a death warrant for Richard Leavitt, who is scheduled to be executed June 12 for the 1984 murder of Danette Elg. In a 10-page opinion issued this afternoon, the justices both affirmed the death warrant, and affirmed a district…
Walt Minnick has always blazed his own trail in Washington, and his new lobbying career is no exception. The Blue Dog Democrat was briefly endorsed by the Tea Party, once served in (and resigned from) the Nixon administration and, as a freshman congressman, bucked his…
No charges will be filed against a petitioner who was surreptitiously recorded making inaccurate statements while attempting to collect a signature on a petition to put a referendum to recall four Coeur d’Alene elected officials before voters. The recording, made April 29 on Tubbs Hill,…
This undated photo provided by the Library of Congress shows Dr. Charles A. Leale, who was the first doctor to treat President Abraham Lincoln after he was shot at a Washington theater on the night of April 14, 1865. Now, 147 years later, a researcher…
Update: News media appeals Lodge's decision re: execution access U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge has issued his ruling in the Idaho news media's bid for a preliminary injunction regarding limits on witness access to the state's execution procedures, finding that while the news media has…
A 64-year-old Post Falls man on Monday pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving for using his pickup truck to intimidate two cyclists on a rural roadway in Kootenai County in September 2011. Larry G. Jones now loses his driving privileges for the next 30 days.…
As Wisconsin voters go to the polls today to decide the future of Gov. Scott Walker, Norm Semanko predicts Idaho will be "the next battleground." The state GOP chairman says Idaho will be the scene of a battle over state superintendent Tom Luna's Students Come…
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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