No matter how you feel about it, today is a historic day in Idaho -- the day that gay marriage became legal. The SR and Spokane TV news crews are camped out at the Kootenai County Courthouse to record the first license that is issued…
Damaged violins hang on the wall before being repaired at the Luthier Workshop of Havana, a state-run workshop where craftsmen make and repair violas, cellos and violins in Havana, Cuba. The workshop also lends instruments to musicians who need them for concerts or competitions, and…
From Emily Steel/New York Times: "HBO announced Wednesday that it would start a stand-alone Internet streaming service in the United States in 2015 that would not require a subscription to a traditional television service, a move that intensifies the premium cable network’s growing rivalry with…
Best Comment -- Doctor Watson (RE: No gay-marriage license takers yet): Well, I know they lined up in Ada County today and Latah County on Friday. Perhaps the eligible folks in Kootenai County are more shy, more private, or simply less interested in their marriage…
Time 2 Vote ... Facts: National Park Service Ranger Blake McCann looks at a bison's teeth to age the animal during a roundup at Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Medora, N.D. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Bismarck Tribune, Tom Stromme) Tuesday Winner -- SLFisher,…
4:45 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Oct. 14-15 here. 4:21 p.m. Undisclosed medical emergency reported @ Life Care Center, 500 W. Aqua/CdA. 4:05 p.m. Kootenai County Sheriff's Office property crimes for Oct. 14-15 here. 3:57 p.m. Post Falls Walmart East/Mullan reports shoplifter.…
The marriage license of Andrea Altmayer and Shelia Robertson, with her first name misspelled, is shown, signed by Boise City Council President and acting Mayor Maryanne Jordan at City Hall in Boise. With Mayor Dave Bieter out of town, Jordan officiated the wedding ceremony as…
Jeff Singer for the Daily Kos writes about the strange Idaho governor's race: "Republican Gov. Butch Otter has never been particularly popular even in this dark red state, but it was still a surprise when the Republican Governor's Association committed six figures to this race…
Gov. Butch Otter is shown looking at a wall mural in the Kootenai County Library, after his recent gubernatorial debate in Coeur d'Alene. (File Photo: Duane Rasmussen) With an unsuccessful bidder on the Idaho Education Network broadband contract demanding $17 million in mediation, gubernatorial candidate…
An Idaho high school dropout who says he doesn’t plan to go to college made Time’s list of the most influential teens in the world. Erik Finman, a computer programmer, is joined on the list with the Obama girls, actors, singers, athletes and entrepreneurs. Time…
This time of year, local farmers markets brim with the vibrant colors of fall. Pumpkins, apples and winter squash dominate with their rich warm hues and bright pops of color, but venture a little deeper, and you will discover the subtle shades of fall potatoes.…
Facebooks Patrick Jacob/Get Out! North Idaho: "This Rice Bowl Porn from Noodle Express Hayden may help you decide. Chicken Osaka - grilled chicken glazed with ginger dressing, served on a bed of rice with a side of crisp Asian slaw. One of my favorite things…
Idaho needs a governor who is willing to fix the school funding problems former Gov. Jim Risch created in 2006, gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff said Tuesday. Balukoff, the Democratic candidate for governor, released a 2,400-word “vision statement” on education, the economy and government accountability, the…
If I ran a city, our logo would be the Eye of Sauron -- tweet from Andrew Crisp, of Boise. Question: If you ran a city, what would your logo look like?
Issues change but the single biggest challenge facing Benewah County Commissioners that remains is the problem of meeting county needs while keeping taxes equitable. Jack Buell, who is seeking re-election to the county board, believes he has done a good job maintaining that balance. "With…
Tongue firmly cheeked, Joker breaks down the video debate online b/n state Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, and Democrat Cheryl Stransky Tuesday. Joker casts Barbieri as the Marlon Brando character in the "Godfather" and Stransky as another sacrificial lamb facing the uneviable task of persuading…
Kim Malar, left, and Jennifer Currie, both of Post Falls, emerge late Wednesday morning from the Kootenai County Recorder’s office with their marriage license. They are the first same-sex couple to obtain a license in the county. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) The first same-sex couple…
"Question of the day for my local FB village. Which park is most often misspelled? Q'emiln or McEuen" -- Kerri Thoreson, via Facebook. Anyone?
Mel Robbins/CNN Opinion writes: "Right now, two-thirds of Americans are suffering from "Fear-bola," according to a new Washington Post poll. It's a hyper-contagious disease that affects the brain, making sufferers fear a widespread Ebola outbreak in the United States. Fear-bola is an airborne disease that…
John Bujak, the Libertarian candidate for governor, told the Spokesman-Review’s editorial board today that if he’s elected and then runs for a second term, “I will likely run for a second term as a Republican, and I think it will heal the Republican Party.” Bujak…
11:34 a.m. 3 females, 2 wearing bright-colored pants, are stuffing Hayden WalMart items into purses. 10:58 a.m. 18YO NIC student is running fever & has swollen tonsils @ N. College Drive/CdA residence. 10;51 a.m. Male walking along I-90, near Seltice Way exit, trying to climb…
Deputy Fire Chief Glenn Lauper talks with Fernan Elementary third graders as Mayor Steve Widmyer (center back) and Police Chief Lee White (right back) look on. Story here. (Coeur d'Alene Today photo: Keith Erickson) Vote Hoagland/Fort Boise Barleywine spectating/On Tap Color in the 'hood/Slight Detour…
Shelia Robertson, center, and her son Bridger, bottom center, react at as the county recorder opens at 10 a.m. to issuing same sex marriage licenses at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise on this morning. Robertson and her partner Andrea Altmayer, left partially hidden, were…
Tuesday Poll: 210 of 340 respondents (61.76%) oppose Idaho following the lead of Washington and Oregon by adopting an assisted suicide law. Only 125 of 340 (36.76%) would support an assisted suicide law in Idaho. 5 (1.47%) are undecided. Today's Poll (taken from Lewiston Tribune…
From Scott Maben/SR: An hour and a half since the county recorder's office opened and no same-sex couples have shown up to get a marriage license. A group of supporters was here but since has left. Now just a few media folks sitting around waiting.…
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.
