In his race for the open Trustee Seat C on the North Idaho College Board of Trustees, Ron Nilson of Ground Force has raised $8001 an loaned himself $4539. Nilson filed his 7-day, pre-election campaign finance report with the county clerk's office ahead of today's…
Months ago when they became convinced that Mitt Romney would be the eventual Republican presidential candidate, Barack Obama’s campaign brain trust made a critical strategic decision. They decide to attempt to define Romney as an ultra-rich, ultra-out-of-touch corporate raider, the kind of guy who just…
Here's another GOP flyer that landed on my door step Monday night, encouraging a "yes" vote on the Luna Laws. About the same time I received this, I was hanging out with some friends including three people with family members who are young teachers in…
11:45 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Oct. 29-30 here. 11:38 a.m. Male sitting in vehicle drinking beer @ supermarket parking lot, 410 W. Neider/CdA 10:52 a.m. Female driver w/handicap sticker on gray car ran lights @ H95/H54, Athol. 10:51 a.m. Semi from…
Justin Miles Nuckols may be nearing the end of a 10-year prison sentence for attempted lewd conduct with a minor, but he now faces the possibility of staying a lot longer after admitting he accepted money in his prison account that his fiance earned by…
Here it is -- the $181,935,125 eight-year contract that the state of Idaho has signed with Hewlett-Packard Co. to supply laptop computers to every Idaho high school student and teacher. It may take a bit to load, but you can see the full contract here;…
I asked former 1st District Rep. Larry LaRocco how he reads the national election and his response was so thorough, I figured it would be of interest to readers. LaRocco said he trusts Nate Silver, the New York Times prognosticator who writes the FiveThirtyEight blog.…
The idea seemed simple: Create a nonprofit, collect cash and send more than $200,000 for TV ads promoting an education overhaul by schools chief Tom Luna. The advantage for camera-shy donors was anonymity because such a 501(c)4 nonprofit can shield backers' names from public scrutiny,…
Here's the front of the flyer supporting North Idaho College challenger Todd Banducci, who missed both candidates' forums but insists he's the man for the job. On the back, Banducci parrots the questionable info that NIC's tax rate has gone up 107% in five years…
Monday Poll: An overwhelming majority of Hucks Nation knows the differences among the Luna Laws propositions. 122 of 162 respondents (75.31%) say they can distinguish among the three propositions. 39 of 162 respondents (24.07%) say they can't. One respondent was undecided. Today's Poll: How are…
Jason Droesch rakes the leaves from his yard along the Foster Avenue curb on Monday in Coeur d'Alene. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo:Jerome A. Pollos) Idaho Records/Sherry Clark, SR Clark: Spooky costumes inspired by Spokane's scariest/SR INW man runs shelter operations in NYC/Nicole Hensley, SR NW…
Glenn Heartley works on his car in a creek in Chincoteague, Va., this morning. Heartley and his wife were swept off the road into a shallow creek when superstorm Sandy struck the area Monday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Question: Anyone having a worse day than this…
On his Facebook wall, Sam posts: "It seems like tonight is non-stop robo call night. 5 calls from the same number and a sixth from a different number--all within two minutes." I got a robo-call last night from the anti-Luna Laws backers who were holding…
On a 10-yard, fourth-quarter run by Kendall Hunter in last week’s win over Seattle, Mike Iupati pulled from his left-guard position, sprinted right into the second level and ran over Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner to pave the path for Hunter. On the NFL Network telecast,…
Political campaigns and the resulting cottage industry of analysis rely on tradition to a surprising degree. Even in the age of Facebook friendships, Twitter mentions, and Pinterest pinups, most of the metrics of elections from 40 years ago — or more — continue to gain…
Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes wants some clarification on who has the power to hire, fire, authorize wage increases and evaluate the performance of employees working in the court system who are paid with county funds. He believes he has that authority, concerning bailiffs, security…
Artist Jim Lennox and his wife Hilary Ross wave while standing next to the 100-foot by 80-foot field painting of Big Bird, a parody of the Barack Obama Hope poster, outside their rural Shickshinny, Pa. home. Lennox designed and laid out a grid of the…
A new poll from the Pew Research Center finds a deadlocked presidential race with just a week to go until election day. In the new poll, President Obama and GOP contender Mitt Romney are each pulling support from 47 percent of likely voters. The president,…
With just a week to go in Idaho’s most dramatic campaign of 2012, 4th District Judge Mike Wetherell moved to end the mystery surrounding a new interest group that wants to keep its donor list secret. Education Voters of Idaho fought to suppress who gave…
Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few doesn’t long for the good old days of the West Coast Conference because, well, they weren’t always all that good. Gonzaga was tabbed WCC favorites for the umpteenth time in the coaches’ preseason poll and four Bulldogs made the 10-player…
I posted this Wild Card early because I thought I would be at the dentist longer than I was this morning. Got business taken care of quickly. And I'm here now to start countdown to Election Day. If this week is like most weeks in…
Ken Royster of Anchorage captures an image of the setting full moon from a pullout along Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday morning. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester)
A secretive group that underwrote more than $200,000 in TV campaign commercials in favor of three Idaho school reform ballot measures must disclose its donors by Wednesday, a 4th District judge ruled this afternoon. Judge Mike Wetherell (pictured) ordered Education Voters of Idaho to disclose…
County Clerk Cliff Hayes and Administrative Judge John Mitchell (shown talking to an inmate involved in Mental Health Drug Court) are involved in a flap re: who is responsible for the District Court employee supervision and budget -- and deciding increases in compensation for bailiffs,…
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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