The bipartisan effort to pass immigration legislation has driven a wedge through the heart of the Tea Party — with some of the GOP’s staunchest advocates and fiercest opponents of reform hailing from the insurgent movement. On one side, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.): A Tea…
Senate Resources Committee Chairman Monte Pearce (pictured) should just come clean about it. The only reason the New Plymouth Republican is stalling Joan Hurlock's appointment to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission is her gender. Hurlock of Buhl is only the second woman named to…
President Barack Obama shoots clay targets on the range at Camp David, Md., last August. The White House released a photo of Obama firing a gun, two days before he heads to Minnesota to discuss gun control. In a recent interview with The New Republic…
It’s a shared experience for most everyone who’s played in a rec-league game, or a pickup game, or in their driveway, or in their bedroom with one of those little Nerf basketball hoops. You miss a wide-open layup. An opponent banks in a 3-pointer with…
Local historians, take note. And make sure you're sitting down. Coeur d'Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem and Dan Gookin, the councilman most likely to oppose her in the November election, agree on something. And it's a big thing, reaching more than a quarter of a century…
Jeff Ward, a founder of the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans, views his Tea Party Lite group as an underdog. Never mind that Kootenai County is one of the most Republican counties in one of the most Republican states. On Thursday, reacting to the outcry over…
Groundhog's Day, Disqus and the Super Bowl. It's shaping up to be an interesting weekend. Groundhog's Day, as you know, is the day I declare Hard Winter over, for psychological purposes. Even if Old Man Winter gets in a few more licks, he's on his…
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones (12) catches a pass behind San Francisco 49ers defensive back Chris Culliver (29) during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVII football game today in New Orleans. Baltimore leads won 35-32.. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Gonzaga guard David Stockton, right, knocks the ball away from San Diego guard Christopher Anderson as Gonzaga's Elias Harris blocks during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game tonight in San Diego. Gonzaga won 65-63. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) Gonzaga really had to earn…
At 10 p.m. Friday, Coeur d’Alene Police Detectives arrested Kyle Ernest Campbell, 24, of Worley, for the robbery of the Lean Bean Espresso on Thursday. Detectives received a tip that helped them identify Campbell as the suspect in the robbery. During the course of the…
James "The Bear" McDonald of Granby, Conn., consumes wings during WIP's Wing Bowl 21 eating contest today in Philadelphia. McDonald won with 287 wings. The annual event is held the Friday before the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Question: Are you a fan of Buffalo…
Coeur d’Alene Varsity Boys’ Basketball Coach Kent Leiss has resigned from his position effective immediately for personal reasons. This afternoon, Assistant Varsity Boys’ Basketball Coach Darren Taylor was named interim coach for the remainder of the season. The team has three regular season games remaining…
At Bay Views, Herb criticizes the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations for taking Coeur d'Alene School Board Trustee Brent Regan to task re: his anti-Obama "joke" at a legislative forum: "The local Task Force on Human Relations decided, probably due to not having…
University of Idaho student Courtney Barry, right, does a figure-skating pose for her friends Bri Hanson, left, and Katie Bulcher while skating on synthetic ice outside the Idaho Commons on Thursday. The skating was part of a winter carnival organized by ASUI and Campus Recreation.…
Greeted by cheering agency staff, outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton leaves the State Department in Washington on Friday for last time as America's top diplomat. After four years, Clinton has traveled nearly one million miles to meet with leaders in over 100 countries.…
5:17 p.m. Gray Subaru Forrester has hit a deer on H95/MP 427 (Cougar Gulch). 4:55 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Jan. 31-Feb. 1 here. 4:35 p.m. Newer black car passing on shoulders of e/b I-90/MP 5 (Spokane Street/CdA). 4:26 p.m. Firefighter reports…
At Stebbijo's Place, Stebbijo is offering shrimp soup and an insight into what it's like to return to work on one leg. More here. Insensitivity/Bay Views Three letters/Fort Boise Godwinned/Randy Stapilus Cardinal sins/Carlson Chronicles IRS & other things/Stebbijo's Place 10 Things Thursday/A Butterfly Moment Regan…
I had a weird dream last night. Weird, in that I usually don't dream. Weird also, in that it made sense on one level, tracking current NFL events, but not on another. First, I need to add, as some of you know, that I'm a…
Idaho State Police Capt. Curtis Kastens told The Press ISP cannot discuss the particulars of Coeur d’Alene Deputy Fire Chief Jim Washko’s DUI. Washko was cited and released after failing a field sobriety test shortly after midnight Dec. 22, but he was not arrested. How…
Washington State receiver Drew Loftus was arrested early Friday morning after he allegedly tried to steal two bottles of tequila from the Dissmore's grocery store on North Grand Ave. Loftus, 19, was taken to the Pullman Police Department and issued three misdemeanor citations for 3rd-degree…
On the Dually Noted SR blog/Tricia Jo Websters posts: "On a day like today, when nothing seems to be going right and all I want to do is lay on the sofa in my jams and watch something Kardashian (save me from myself!), I need…
At the Blue Review, Brian Wampler provides 5 reasons why GOP legislative insiders are defying the will of the people in an attempt to resurrect the rejected Luna Laws, including: Collective Action. It is very difficult to maintain a social movement. People get tired, their…
Sen. Bob Nonini, left center, and Rep. Ron Mendive, R-Coeur d'Alene, right center, are among the legislators who listened to a speaker during the education forum in Boise today. As chairman of the House Education Committee last year, Nonini joined Senate Education Committee Chairman John…
At approximately 8:00 pm last night Coeur D’Alene Fire Department was dispatched for a Structure Fire on the ninth floor of the Parkside Condo’s 601 E Front. Neighbor reported seeing smoke and flames on an interior wall with water flowing in the apartment. A second…
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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