A buddy just told me that he swung by the DMV this morning to get a new license because his is expired. He discovered the problem while trying to get a hunting license last week. He figured that the DMV might be busy this morning. He was right. The place was packed, not a parking spot to be found in the administration building parking lot.
A man is surrounded by campaign signs before a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump the Times Union Center on Monday in Albany, N.Y.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio triggered a controversy by participating in a racially tinged skit at the annual New York City press dinner.
Scanner Traffic for Monday PM (14 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 12 more items) ...
The Cutline Contest today features former Gonzaga Bulldog Kelly Olynyk and New Orleans Pelicans' Luke Babbitt contesting for a loose ball in recent play in Boston. Weekend Winner: DFO.
A Coeur d’Alene sex offender accused of assaulting and trying to kidnap a woman he worked with last fall may plead guilty next week. Jason A. Edwards, 45, who worked at the Coeur d’Alene Press, had pleaded not guilty to attempted first-degree kidnapping, battery with intent to commit a serious felony and aggravated assault in the Nov. 1 incident.
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden says a Coeur d’Alene man has been sentenced for one count of insurance fraud. First District Judge Benjamin Simpson gave Zachary L. Ozuna-Wilbur a one year fixed and a one year indeterminate prison sentence, ordered him to pay $1,151 in restitution to Geico Insurance and the Idaho Department of Insurance.
Who cleans the hair out of your shower drain? -- Cindy Hval, via Twitter.
In his Slice column, Paul Turner lists the 5 stages of dandelions, beginning with Stage 1 -- Denial (If you ignore them, maybe they'll go away.) Question: When it comes to dandelions, are you tolerant of them? Intolerant? Don't care?
The daily roundup of posts from the Huckleberries Online blogosphere includes: Your weekly planner/On Tap, Better water/Randy Stapilus, Week in Review/Better Idaho, Political chaos/Dogwalk Musings, Wildlife cams bring nature home/Outdoors, Catch authors Vestal & Ligon Tuesday/7 Blog, The heat goes on & the voting, too/Slight Detour ...
Wayne Hoffman, of Idaho Freedom Foundation, is circulating a video to media and legislators explaining his organization's controversial "Freedom Index." Hoffman writes: "We've found there seems to be some misconceptions about what the Index is and what the Index does and why we put so much effort into rating legislation each year." (Video below)
For the two years Lindsey Smith has been riding Citylink for free, she has found the bus transit system reliable as well as economical for her to get around. So the Coeur d'Alene woman did a double-take when she heard about a planned cashless fare system to ride the bus. "All good things must come to an end," Smith said while waiting for the bus.
"Thankfully, many lawmakers have begun to see the Freedom Foundation for what it really is: a lobbying group seeking influence, not a think tank or a media outlet deserving of much attention" -- Twin Falls Times-News.
In a recent editorial, the Twin Falls Times News comments on the dismal failure of opponents to gather enough signatures to close the College of Southern Idaho Refugee Center in Twin Falls: "The measure wasn't just squashed, it was obliterated. Overwhelmingly rejected, vanquished and snuffed, resoundingly."
In a recent editorial, the Twin Falls Times-News called the "Freedom Index" of the Idaho Freedom Foundation meaningless. "Legislators shouldn’t be beholden to any special interest, but especially not the Idaho Freedom Foundation," writes the Times-News editorialist. "The group takes a hardline position on every issue."
SR editorial: "Bad news for unsafe drivers. It’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and Idaho and Washington law enforcement agencies are in the midst of emphasis patrols. Legislators in both states could assist this effort by updating laws on cellphone use. Idaho badly needs to update its seat belt law."
It is illegal to have six shots while carrying a 6-shooter in Idaho drinking establishments. But when a patron does it anyway, what’s a bar or restaurant owner to do? Law enforcement officials and alcohol beverage industry groups alike are using the passage of Idaho's "Constitutional Carry Bill” as an avenue to educate individuals on the law.
Scanner Traffic for Monday AM (12 items & counting) includes a car fire on Lennox Loop and a turn light at Highway 95 and W Garwood Road that wasn't really malfunctioning.
First District GOP Congressman Raul Labrador kicked off his re-election campaign with two $50-a-plate fundraisers, one in Coeur d’Alene at the Idaho Wildlife Museum in Riverstone that drew 90 people. ... He had harsh words for Washingtonm, D.C., colleagues: "Today’s political climate in Washington is the result of poor leadership."
The daily roundup of AM Headlines includes: Otter signs AG budget bill/EOBoise, Free rides to end on CityLink/Press, Man dies in rollover near Rathdrum/Press, County mulls Post Falls DMV office/Press, Labrador kicks off re-election campaign/EOBoise, Passage of permitless care bill creates questions/Press + more ...
By a lopsided margin, Hucks Nation favors incumbent Kootenai County Commissioner David Stewart in his re-election race against challenger Chris Fillios. 228 of 354 respondents (64.41%) favor Stewart. Today's Poll: Should the county sheriff decide on the constitutionality of laws as well as enforce them?
Don Brockett, former Spokane County prosecutor, responds to the lead item in my Sunday Huckleberries column. In the item, John Green, the constitutional sheriff candidate running as a Republican, embraces the endorsement of controversial "Sheriff Richard Mack." I said I prefer sheriffs who enforce the law rather than interpret it.
In a weekend editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune applauds AG Lawrence Wasden for not being the yes man that Gov. Butch Otter and GOP legislative leaders want. Wasden's independence has been a bright light in Idaho's single-party politics that tend to play follow-the-leader even when the leader is wrong.
Chairman Neil Oliver of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee seems to be OK with shadowy PAC group that shares same acronym, the Kootenai County Republican Concerns Citizens. "It is a fine line. It is a similar acronym," he told the Press. Oliver is OK with the ploy because the group used its full name on a endorsement flier.
In its Sunday edit, the Coeur d'Alene Press applauds Idaho Gov. Butch Otter for standing against the Patriot Act in its formative years and the Idaho "Freedom" Foundation now. Also for vetoing an unconstitutional bill involving the Bible. Now, the Press says, Otter needs to make nice w/another good public servant, AG Lawrence Wasden.
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.
