It's too quiet out there today. Mebbe we're all taking a deep breath after the hectic ending of the filing deadline at 5 p.m. Friday. Mebbe we're waiting for the other shoe to fall re: the unilateral decision by the Kootenai County GOP CC executive…
Army Sgt. Shane Ely, right, is greeted by his daughter, Shelby, during an assembly at Rose Drive Elementary after returning from being stationed in Afghanistan earlier today in Yorba Linda, Calif. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Jebb Harris)
After 244 years, Encyclopedia Britannica will cease production of its iconic multi-volume book sets. Britannica usually prints a new set of the tomes every two years, but 2010's 32-volume set will be its last. Instead, the company will focus solely on its digital encyclopedia and…
5:31 p.m. ISP officer asks dispatch to check Mexican license of driver in stop through immigration. 5:39 p.m. 2 dogs running loose on hairpin turn on Upriver Drive/PF are creating road hazard. 5:06 p.m. Female driver reports 2YO running across street by himself in 6400…
On her Facebook wall, Linda Lantzy of Idaho Scenic Images writes: "I photographed this car last autumn but wasn't happy with the result. Last Saturday at dawn the scene looked so much better against the snowcapped Tabacco Root Mountains (in southwest Montana)." Clark Fork driver…
Dave McKay and his 12-year-old son, Dylan, were leaving the Boise Roadster Show at Expo Idaho Friday night when they noticed something in the road. "My son and I, we pick up after people," said McKay, who stopped to pick up the black bag, which…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes: "Sam went to NWC to see Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. He found it 'highly inappropriate. They were going around CAPTURING wives and kissing them. It was just messed up!'I think Sam has great potential as a theatre critic."…
A California company that acquires old industrial locations has paid $1.5 million for the former Kaiser Mead smelter operation. New Mill Capital, LLC, plans to convert some of the existing buildings on the 183-acre North Spokane site into usable industrial locations for new tenants, said…
Mike Kennedy's letter to Coeur d'Alene Press: Yes, it's a compromise Mary Souza isn't happy with Mayor Sandi Bloem and Councilman Mike Kennedy. Which is like saying the sun rises in the east. Mary hasn't said a kind word about the mayor since Sandi tossed…
Kootenai County commissioners have asked Prosecutor Barry McHugh to draft a ballot measure that would dramatically restructure county government. The measure, which will be on the November ballot, will call for a commission-manager form of government with four current elected offices to be transformed into…
Ron Mendive, one of three Republican candidates for House District 3A seat now held by Rep. Bob Nonini, R-CdA, speaks at a meeting of the United Conservatives of North Idaho earlier this year. Mendive, who is running against Red Meckel of Rathdrum and Jeff Tyler…
The “Add The Words” campaign, which has pushed unsuccessfully this year for lawmakers to consider legislation adding the words “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the Idaho Human Rights Act to ban discrimination on that basis in housing and employment, will hold a vigil on…
Investigators said today that more than one officer fired at a North Idaho fugitive early Monday, killing him. Police previously had not confirmed whether one or multiple officers fired at Justin Earl Nicholas Todd, 33, (pictured) after a chase began when an electronic monitor alerted…
After a unanimous House vote, Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's pen stroke is all that stands between finally declaring the telegraph obsolete in Idaho. Tuesday's 63-0 vote is part of the Idaho Supreme Court's annual effort to excise archaic language from state code. Back when trains…
A North Idaho neighborhood is coming together to stand up against crime. The Landings at Waterford in Coeur d'Alene is organizing a block watch to cover over seven hundred homes. John Rant is the man spearheading the effort. After his neighborhood fell victim to vandalism…
Lorin Linder, co-founder and president of the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center, is shown with one of the 29 rescued wolf dogs at the center in Lockwood, Calif. It's been three months since this California animal rescue center retrieved 29 wolf dogs from an Alaska tourist…
11:41 a.m. Female reports she's been told by ATF that husband shouldn't have firearms. 11:30 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for March 12-13 here. 11:18 a.m. Ramsey Bible Church, 7610 Ramsey/Hayden, reports unoccupied shelter on property. 11:08 p.m. Female calls from Post Falls…
Monday Poll: Hucks Nation believes the five-way race for the House District 2B GOP primary favors controversial incumbent Phil Hart. 43 of 113 respondents (38.05%) say Rep. Phil Hart will win the primary despite considerable baggage. 37 of 113 respondents (32.74%) says challenger Ed Morse…
Shock the Fox has a few words for Iowa's Jason Simpson before a kickoff in the 1st quarter during the season opener Monday in the Spokane Arena. Iowa escaped with a 69-63 overtime victory. (SR photo: Dan Pelle) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Wind gusts could…
... That Jeff Ward (pictured) of the Reagan Republicans is preparing a letter to be sent to Kootenai County Republican Central Committee members re: the executive board's unilateral decision to reinvite controversial Richard Mack to speak at the Lincoln Day Dinner. Ward led the attempt…
U.S. Congressman Raul Labrador told the Senate today that since he's been in Washington, D.C., “My appreciation for the Idaho Legislature has only grown more.” Addressing those lawmakers who are retiring this year, he said, “If you are anything like me, you will miss this…
Call it what you want: "Pink slime," or "Lean finely textured Beef." Either way, some consumers don't want it used as a filler in their ground beef. Recent news reports have said school districts nationwide are serving pink slime in ground beef to students, McDonald's…
In this May 2, 2011, photo, riders pass an orange grove during the final stage of the Tour of California cycling races, in Piru, Calif. Orange juice drinkers can relax. Fears of a spike in the price of the breakfast favorite appear overblown. (AP Photo/Mark…
In a Moscow-Pullman Daily News op-ed commentary, Barrett Schroeder writes: Do we really want to live in a society where one group declares part of the Constitution invalid, judicial decisions wrong and enforcement of the law an act of war they are going to defend…
In the Kootenai County Commissioner District 3 race, incumbent Dan Green is defending his seat against two well-known Republican challengers -- Rathdrum Mayor Vic Holmes and conservative activist Larry Spencer. Dan told me over coffee a couple of weeks ago that he would have run…
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.
