Parting Shot -- 10.26.12 3
A pair of whitetail deer eye motorists amid fall foliage near North Vistawood on Friday morning, October 26, 2012, in Spokane, Wash. (SR photo: Tyler Tjomsland)
FRIDAY, OCT. 26, 2012
Stebbijo: Labrador Out Of His Mind 26
Stebbijo: If 70 is the new fifty then I suggest that Labrador and some of the folks who have yet to experience age - take a weeks vacation at a nursing home and make those poor suckers get out of bed and go to work.…
PM Scanner Traffic -- 10.26.12 2
5:16 p.m. A disabled, gray car in middle of n/b 95/Lancaster, Hayden, is a road hazard. 5:05 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Oct. 25-26 here. 4:51 p.m. T-bone crash in front of Rathdrum Super 1, H53 & Westwood, blocked road. 4:50 p.m.…
PM Headlines -- 10.26.12
Aaron Lorenz washes dishes at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Convention Center on Wednesday. He landed the job with help from Ability Works, a non-profit agency that assists individuals with disabilities in the job market. Scott Maben reports on TESH's Ability Works program here. (SR photo:…
NIdaho Blogs & Friends -- 10.26.12 3
In a Bay Views post, Herb Huseland eulogizes country Western singer Slim Dossey, who died Tuesday, after a career that saw him sing with Gene Autry & Sons of the Pioneers, as well as locally. More in highlighted box. I met Slim when I walked…
The Land Of Sky Blue Waters
Ed Pearson, from Walla Walla, Wash., canoes on Bennington Lake with his grandsons Nolan Korslund, 6, left, and Garrett Korslund, 9, from Colfax, Wash., today in Walla Walla. (AP Photo/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Matthew Zimmerman Banderas)
Labrador: Up Retirement Age To 70 18
Idaho GOP Rep. Raul Labrador wants to raise the Social Security retirement age to 70, cut a third of the staff at the Pentagon and ban all abortions other than those to save the life of the mother. The freshman congressman took all three stands…
Hart Files For Bankrupty Yet Again 5
State lawmaker and tax protester Rep. Phil Hart has filed for bankruptcy — again — prompting a federal tax foreclosure case against him to be put on hold. Hart filed for bankruptcy in Idaho's U.S. District Court on Wednesday, almost two months after he voluntarily…
SR Blogs: 9 Weeks Of KAYU-DirecTV 4
Dan Webster of the SR's Dually Noted blog prefers backyard BBQ to expensive steakhouses because the food is cheaper & prepared exactly the way he likes. But when he does eat at a steakhouse, it prefers Churchill's. See link in "other SR.com blogs" below. At…
Otter Dedicates Dover Bridge 1
In this April 2008 SR file photo, the old Dover Bridge is seen in a rear-view mirror. Looks like the ITD board is The North Idaho bridge received national attention as one of the worst in the country. Now it has been replaced. (SR file…
Secret-Donations Case Back To State 7
A lawsuit to force a group touting public schools chief Tom Luna's education overhaul to reveal still-secret financiers is back in state court. The group, Education Voters of Idaho, sought a shift to federal court, to help it fight Secretary of State Ben Ysursa's demands.…
Longo Gets His Man ... Again 3
Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Wayne Longo found himself chasing another robber last night after an alert citizen called in an armed robbery that had just occurred at 6:40 p.m. at the Boulevard Food Mart located at 1801 NW Blvd. Residents may remember Chief Longo was…
Mic: Mary Owes Students An Apology 12
North Idaho College Trustee Mic Armon (pictured): When i received the invitation to the ASNIC forum, in the body of the invitation it stated that the questions were attached. On my email there was not an attachment, so I emailed the sender and requested that…
Twitterless On The Palouse
John Blanchette's funny column re: WSU football coach Mike Leach's ban on Twitter: John Blanchette @JPBlanchette Coach Mike Leach has banned Washington State’s football players from Twitter. #ProblemsBabeHollingbery Didn’tHave Generation Z @GenZCoug Who’s Babe Hollingbery? Double Down @DoubleDownCoug Does that change the point spread this…
No Ap-hollow-gy From Mary 25
Mary Souza isn't backing down from her claims that something was fishy at the forum for North Idaho College trustee candidates. Remember? Originally, she expressed displeasure that incumbents Mic Armon and Judy Meyer were given the questions prior to the forum & had prepapred answers.…
Labrador-Farris Debate 'Testy' 4
Idaho GOP Rep. Raul Labrador, right, shakes hands with Democratic challenger Jimmy Farris, left, after the two debated on live TV on Thursday night. The Idaho Statesman reports that voters were treated to a spirited debate last night here. (Idaho Public Television photo: Kevin Rank)…
AM Scanner Traffic -- 10.26.12
11:44 a.m. Vandalism to property reported @ Hern Ironworks, 3610 W. Hern/CdA. 10:56 a.m. Washington father reportedly hit daughter w/Dodge Caravan after verbal dispute @ Cozy Acres/Hayden. Man left on Dakota Avenue headed back to Spokane. Daughter uninjured. 10:29 a.m. 2 GMC pickups, one yellow,…
Ex-F&G Chief Opposes Amendment 5
The Boise Guardian reports today that retired Idaho Fish & Game Director Steve Huffaker has come out against HJR2aa, the right to hunt, fish and trap constitutional amendment on the November ballot, and raised questions about the inclusion of a clause about water rights, which…
Scenes Of INW Fall
My talented SR photog colleagues have updated their scenes of fall, including the one above by Colin Mulvany. Colin describes the photo above: "A maple leaf embeds itself into the roadway on West 17th Avenue Thursday in Spokane." For more SR photos of fall, including…
Poll: Reform Prompts Teacher Exodus
Thursday Poll: A large majority of Hucks Nation believes the Luna Laws are causing educators to quit Idaho teaching jobs. 105 of 168 respondents (62.5%) hold that position. 49 of 168 respondents (29.17%) say the Luna Laws aren't causing the unusual exodus. 14 (8.33%) were…
KAYU 28 Back On DirecTV 3
Word reached Robert Dobbins about 6:15 p.m. Thursday night: The World Series game between Detroit and San Francisco was on channel 28. The Coeur d'Alene man quickly moved from the uncomfortable straight back chair in his bedroom, in front of the TV with a makeshift…
AM Headlines -- 10.26.12 1
Dr. Dan Savage attends to an adult female grizzly bear in Kalispell, Mont., on Monday. The grizzly was injured in an encounter with a bird hunter and captured near Ferndale, Mont. It was released Wednesday in the Spotted Bear Area. See story below. (AP Photo/Montana…
CPD To Honor Vigilant Citizen
From Coeur d'Alene Police Department Facebook wall: Your PD responded last evening to a report of an armed robbery that had occurred at a quick stop store in the Riverstone area on NW Blvd. An alert citizen had witnessed the incident and followed the suspect…
KXLY Anchor Describes Burglary 2
We all think our homes are secure or that we'll never become the victims of burglary. That's exactly what KXLY4's Colleen O'Brien thought until a man tried to get into her home while she was home alone. In September, there were 565 total burglaries in…
CdA Program Helps Disabled Workers
When Christopher Griffin (pictured) fills out job applications, he knows his work history stands out for the wrong reason. He hasn’t held a job since 2005, well before the recession. The 31-year-old Spokane man was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis seven years ago this month. The…
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