Wednesday Wild Card 4.22.15 4
If it's Wednesday, it must be time to bottle wine. I'm going to nip out for a bit this morning and help the folks at Barrister Winery in downtown Spokane put wine into bottles. It's called RESEARCH. I love my job.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015
Rusche calls for special session 9
House Minority Leader John Rusche is calling on Gov. Butch Otter to call lawmakers back to Boise to fix “the self-inflicted problem of child support enforcement caused by the House killing S1067.” On a scale of 1-10, how likely do you think a special session is?
Brooder box fire damages home
HAYDEN — Fire officials believe a blaze Wednesday that left a home uninhabitable started on the back deck in a brooder box for baby chicks. Tyler Drechsel, fire inspector for Northern Lakes Fire Protection District, said it was likely a heat lamp in the box that ignited the fire at 11000 N. Ramsey Road.
What good is 'Raising Awareness'? 4
This Atlantic article tackles the subject of Internet memes and other campaigns designed to raise awareness of cetain disease. So what good does "raising awareness" actually do? The Atlantic says: Just being educated about diseases isn't enough to make people healthier.
Tonight: Get Lit! with Alexie and Walter
Tonight's your chance to see and hear Sherman Alexie and Jess Walter record an edition of their regular podcast "A Tiny Sense of Accomplishment." Name your favorite Alexie or Walter book
Otter veteos sign language interpreter licensing bill 4
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has vetoed HB 152a, the sign language interpreter licensing bill that drew much interest from the deaf- and hard-of-hearing community during this year's legislative session, and that passed the Senate thanks to Lt. Gov. Brad Little's tie-breaking vote.
What are you listening to? 20
What album do you never get tired of? My 20-year-old son introduced me to Tom Waits last summer. He recently bought "Closing Time." I have listened to it at LEAST 3 times a week since them. Not one bad song.
Idaho's history of religious fear 4
Fear and discrimination against different religious groups has a long history in Idaho, reports Ryan Struyk of the Associated Press, from hostility toward Mormon settlers dating back to the first days of Idaho Territory in the late 1800s, to resistance to Catholic immigrants, including Basques, in the 1920s.
Judge ok's NFL concussion deal
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge has approved a plan to resolve thousands of NFL concussion lawsuits that could cost the league $1 billion over 65 years. The NFL expects 6,000 of nearly 20,000 retired players to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or moderate dementia someday.
Idaho AAA explains why gas prices are rising
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho's gas prices have shot up from the lowest to among the highest in the country during the first quarter of 2015, AAA Idaho said Wednesday. What did you pay when you last filled up?
Sims: Sovereignty key reason to hold child-support bill 44
Rep Kathy Sims penned this op-ed in the CdA Press, in which she quotes Lynn Luker. Senate Bill S1067 is basically a 31-page document which has caused great concern among many Idaho Representatives as well as our constituents. This is an international treaty and Idaho will be held to international law and its consequences.
Bills that didn't pass
With the dust still settling from this year’s legislative session, here are some bills that made news, but didn’t become law, which may be a surprise to some: SB 1102, requiring a physician who performs a surgical abortion to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the procedure, died in committee in the Senate.
The Slice: 3rd graders rank planets for Earth Day 2
Over at The Slice blog, Paul Turner reports how local 3rd graders ranked the planets. One girl ranked Mars #1 in part because it's red, while another kid said the planets should be in alphabetical order.
Tribal police serach for missing elder
Coeur d’Alene Tribal Police are asking the public’s help in finding an elderly man who has been missing since early this month. Noel Edward Campbell, 80, was last seen at the Gateway Café in Plummer around April 2 and was reported missing April 16.
Idaho beer news 2
Idaho now has map to lead folks to all the state's craft beer breweries. Idaho has gone from 34 craft beer breweries in 2013 to 51 now, with six more scheduled to open this year, according to the Idaho Department of Agriculture. Do you have a favorite beer?
Brick by brick
Supporters of Winton Elementary in Coeur d'Alene have a chance to forge a permanent connection with the school. The original bricks that formed the front of the school building erected in 1925 at 920 W. LaCrosse Ave. will have a second life in a new school facility slated to open on the site this fall.
Officer who shot Pasco man had earlier saved him from fire
PASCO, Wash. - One of the officers who killed an immigrant farmworker in Washington state in a shooting that helped fuel the nationwide debate over police use of force had dragged the man away from his burning rental home just weeks earlier.
Thieves steal from vet's grave 3
SPRAGUE, Wash. -- The family of a soldier from Sprague, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2014 and buried at Riverside Memorial Park, visited his grave site in Spokane Monday and noticed some items were missing from his tombstone.
Dalton deer relocation program
Eight does and two bucks are now part of the Hayden deer relocation program. DALTON GARDENS - The city of Dalton Gardens had 10 deer safely removed from the city in its first trapping and relocation season. The city's goal was to remove 25, but that was only if the work could start in early December.
Two views of Islam in Idaho 23
More than 100 people gathered at the Sandpoint Community Hall this morning to hear anti-Islam speaker Shahram Hadian speak, reports Melissa Davlin of Idaho Public Television;
First measles case reported in Spokane County in 21 years 6
An adult in Spokane County has tested positive for the measles, the first case of the highly contagious disease in the county in 21 years. And guess what? The person was at my gym! Thankfully, I'm rarely there:-) Plus I'm you know, vaccinated!
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
Parting Shot: Hanging Out 1
Colin Mulvany snapped this shot of Whitworth University communication majors Melia Deters, on top, and Skyler Noble take advantage of Monday’s warm weather to study in their hammocks strung between pine trees on campus. “I like being in fellowship with people, and when you’re in hammocks, it makes it even cooler,” Deters said.
Bigger fines for violating Idaho's Open Meeting Law 2
Gov. Butch Otter has signed HB 324 into law, sharply increasing fines for violations of the Idaho Open Meeting Law. Fines for regular violations would rise from $50 to $250; fines for knowing violations would rise from $500 to $1,500; and fines for knowing, repeated violations would rise from $500 to $2,500
Dad has rights after turkey-baster pregnancy 22
So that's where babies come from! Seriously, in today's brave new world of human reproduction, this is an important ruling. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A woman who used a turkey baster to impregnate herself is on the losing side of a legal battle over parental rights.
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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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