First, I must confess to you that I've never voted in a Kootenai Hospital District election. I didn't know the issues -- and, therefore, didn't want to cast an uninformed ballot. However, this year I'm paying attention because our friends the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans…
Georgia's Anne Marie Armstrong, left, battles Iowa State's Anna Prins, right, for the ball late in the second half of the NCAA second round game Monday at McCarthey Athletic Center at Gonzaga University. Georgia edged Iowa State 65-60. Story here. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) Idaho…
Maybe not exactly. But sort of. State Superintendent Tom Luna In defending one of Tom Luna’s key initiatives — Idaho Core Standards, or “common core” — spokeswoman Melissa McGrath calls out conservative pundit Glenn Beck for spreading “misinformation” about the initiative to establish uniform math…
If I'm reading the tea leaves correctly, the Kootenai County Republican Women are already on board in support of appointed Coeur d'Alene School Board Trustees Ann Seddon and Brent Regan -- and candidate Bjorn Handeen. On the Republican Women Web site, Duncan Koler of Citizens…
The House Education Committee has approved SB 1147a on a divided vote, to ban so-called “evergreen” clauses in teachers union master agreement contracts that carry on from one year to the next. Paul Stark, attorney for the Idaho Education Association, said the bill violates the…
Kootenai County commissioners voted to end a contract with longtime public defender John Adams three weeks after he made a harassment claim against a commissioner and two weeks after telling the board he’ll need a day off each week for cancer treatment. Adams has run…
A baby giraffe stahds in front of its mother Gambela at an enclosure of the zoo in Dortmund, Germany, Tuesday. The zoo searches for a godfather or godmother for the new giraffe, who can then pick the name of the animal. The name shall start…
The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don’t allow it. The court’s first major examination of gay rights in…
Spokane County prosecutors will have to decide whether to file charges against a homeowner who shot and killed a man allegedly stealing his vehicle Monday morning near East Mission Avenue and North Lee Street. The homeowner in the 1400 block of Lee called 911 just…
Post Falls Mayor Clay Larkin announced he'll seek a fourth term in November. "I know it's way early, but people have been asking me to consider running again and I have no problem with telling people now," Larkin said Monday. Larkin was appointed mayor more…
I keep wondering when Councilman Dan Gookin is going to have a "come-to-Jesus" meeting with his Sancho Panza (Councilman Steve Adams). Adams is well on his way to becoming the Poster Child for all that's wrong with radical conservatism in the Inland Northwest. An individual…
Afghan National Army soldiers roll up the red carpet after the hand over ceremony of the Parwan Detention Facility from U.S. military control to Afghan authorities in Bagram, outside Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday. The handover of Parwan Detention Facility ends a bitter chapter in American…
One would think Tom and Patricia Power are busy enough. They own The Cellar in downtown Coeur d'Alene. They own Sunshine Minting Inc., which has operations in the Lake City, along with Nevada and China. Then, there's Power Audio Video, which specializes in home theater…
5:57 p.m. WSP reports 2 young females in car w/Montana deer plates headed for Idaho after brandishing gun. 5:53 p.m. Female from Ross Point Apartments called 911, asked for help & then hung up. 5:52 p.m. Driver of black Chevy Camero possibly DUI @ H41/H53,…
A worker listens to tunes while he spreads manure -- er, fertilizer -- on a field in the Rathdrum Prairie. Duane Rasmussen provided Huckleberries Online with the photo. DFO: I never spread manure, as this young fella is doing. But I spent my Saturdays scraping…
The Idaho Judicial Council has sent Gov. Butch Otter three candidates to consider for appointment to replace retiring 1st District Judge John P. Luster. They are 1st District Magistrate Judge Scott Wayman, Kootenai County Deputy Prosecutor John Cafferty, and St. Maries lawyer Richard Christensen. They…
From the files of Huckleberries (nee Kootenai Grapevine) 25 years ago: The new barroom brawl policy of Curley's Tavern has caused ripples elsewhere around Hauser Lake. Recently, it was the subject of intense debate at the Rainbow Inn nearby. Patrons didn't think Curley's should bounce…
From my files 25 years ago, I wrote this story re: Frank Henderson seeking a 3rd term as a Kootenai County commissioner. It was published March 28, 1988: Commissioner Frank Henderson has decided "it's just too soon to retire" in announcing his re-election bid for…
The Kootenai County Board of Commissioners have issued a press release, announcing plans for a comprehensive study of the "public defender delivery system." The odd part? The release says that fired Public Defender John Adams is eligible for reappointment. Here's the nut graph: The Board…
Cows on the Rathdrum Prairie enjoy salt, emails Duane Rasmussen, who provides this photo for Huckleberries Online. Janus/Tumblewords Droopy nose/Slight Detour More bang for the buck/Fort Boise Nest ... goals/From A Simple Mind Running of the elk/Stebbijo's Place The writer's house/Writing North Idaho How iPads…
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved HB 292, legislation from Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d’Alene, to make assaults and batteries on health care workers a felony with up to a five-year prison term. Malek proposed the bill at the prompting of Kootenai Medical Center and…
Councilman Steve Adams says he's been inspired by libertarian Ron Paul. "They call him Doctor No," Adams says. (Inlander photo: Mike McCall) “McEuen field isn’t the main issue. Not anymore,” Goodlander says. “It’s a philosophical difference.” Goodlander says she’s been a lifelong Republican, but Adams…
The Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has sent a three-page “open letter” to Kootenai County commissioners, decrying the firing of longtime Kootenai County Public Defender John Adams. “Individuals familiar with both Mr. Adams and his office have noted that the decision to end his…
Kootenai County Commissioners last week voted to terminate the Public Defender contract with John Adams, the county’s longstanding public defender who has served as the public defender for the last 17 years. The news reached the ACLU of Idaho over the weekend. In a letter…
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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