Mrs O commented last night that July has flown by. She did so as I was dumping the last bucket of rocks, from 3 yards worth of rocks, to complete a garden project that began in spring 2015. July has flown by because I spent 3 of the last 4 weekends building fences and hauling rock. Mrs O gave my time off over the 4th of July for good behavior.
Scanner Traffic for Monday PM (15 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 15 more items) closes with injury crash involving 14YO boy on Prairie Trail/CdA ...
The Cutline Contest today features helicopter rotor washed guests at the White House watching President Obama leave for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Weekend Winner: DFO.
Idaho Statesman: "The family of the 5-year-old disabled girl allegedly victimized at a Twin Falls apartment complex is preparing to move this week to a new residence. “I have to get out of here. I don’t feel safe living here anymore,” the girl’s mother told Slate magazine in a story published online Sunday."
A new CNN/ORC poll released Monday gives Hillary Clinton a 9-point lead over Donald Trump, suggesting the Democratic presidential nominee won a significant bump from last week’s Democratic National Convention. Clinton is ahead by a margin of 52 percent to 43 percent in a head-to-head match-up, a 7-point bump from CNN/ORC's last poll.
The 48th annual Art on the Green will launch again Friday through Sunday on the green lawn west of the North Idaho College student union. The event celebrates seasoned as well as emerging artists and craftsmen. This year's event will have more than 175 art booths.
A poignant comment by Phaedrus re: what his grandparents went through as Gold Star parents of son killed in action in WWII: "My mom said that her parents never recovered from that loss; my grandmother would be dead in 7 years and my grandfather would never leave the bottle. Their status as Gold Star parents was an unwanted and crushing burden."
North Idaho Blog roundup begins today with Marianne Love/Slight Detour wondering where the summer has gone. Also: Polls/Bay Views, Down the rabbit hole/Fort Boise, Your weekly (pub) planner/On Tap, 100 days, 100 reasons/Randy Stapilus, 'Music of Strangers' strikes fine tune/7 Blog, Jackass climb could kick your butt/Outdoors ...
The Republican incumbents running for re-election to the U.S. House and Senate in Idaho are starting off with big leads over their Democratic challengers, according to the latest polling data released Monday. Meanwhile, reports Nathan Brown of the Twin Falls Times-News, the race for the open Idaho Supreme Count opening is tight.
Tom Wobker, The Bard of Sherman Avenue, had a keen eye for nature, particularly birds. He liked to rhyme about pigeons most of all. But he also had room to comment on other of our fine-feathered friends, like the finch. Here's a rhyme from a year ago.
"A politician is someone who wants others to die for his country" -- sign painted on blue van from British Columbia that was sighted s/b on H95 & Kathleen Avenue Sunday.
"Sometimes I wrestle with my demons; sometimes, I just cuddle with them" -- Tee-Hee Shirt message worn by young man at Independence Point during the lunch hour.
CdA Press: "North Idaho College is getting the word out: The Idaho “permitless carry” law doesn’t apply on its campus. Senate Bill 1389 became law on July 1, allowing Idaho residents age 21 and older to carry a concealed firearm without a permit within city limits. However, the new law doesn’t affect current laws and policies at NIC."
On his Facebook wall, photographer Don Sausser posts this photo of busy City Beach on the viewtiful summer day Sunday. (Question: How often have you been swimming this summer?)
Three boaters in a 1989 Formula 223LS are presumed drown after their boat collided with a 2011 Mastercraft X25 containing 5 adults at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday near Threemile Point on Lake Coeur d'Alene. The missing boaters are identified below, including Justin Honken, 21, of Post Falls. The 5 on the Mastercraft were treated for injuries.
Father Carlos Perez leads Mass outside the former site of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Bonners Ferry on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. An arson blaze burned the church to the ground April 21. For now, the congregation worships on weekends in a Methodist church next...
Scanner Traffic for Monday AM (15 items & counting) ...
A report from the Sunday swing shift of the Post Falls PD should serve as a cautionary tale for anyone who has yelled at a jerk speeding through a neighborhood. It began with a resident yelling at a lead foot zipping past and ended with the resident being cited for malicious injury to the lead foot's VW Passat.
In the weekend poll, a near supermajority of respondents, whether they love or hate Hillary Clinton, said they were glad that a woman is finally running from a major political party for president. Today's Poll: Which slogan best sums up your feelings toward the race divide in this country: Black Lives Matter or All lives matter?
In a Moscow-Pullman Daily News editorial, Lee Rozen writes that we all matter -- a reference to the Black Lives Matter slogan -- but we're not all treated the same.
A mountain lion was sighted (Sunday) morning in Dalton Gardens. Kootenai County Sheriff's deputies responded around 9:30 to a report of the animal's presence in the area of Baillie Street and Prairie Avenue. After deputies confirmed it was a young mountain lion, the animal ran northbound from the area.
Congressman Raul Labrador and state Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, should pay attention to the election results last November in rural north-central Idaho. Two of the most outspoken politician pushing for state takeover of federal lands -- Commissioner Jim Chmelik and state Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll were defeated. Idahoans ♥ their public lands.
National Public Radio reports: "(Donald Trump) continued to pick a fight with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of an Army captain killed in Iraq. Khizr Khan delivered a powerful speech criticizing Trump at last week's Democratic National Convention." Trump's sustained hostility toward the Khans has made other Republicans deeply uncomfortable.
My Sunday Huckleberries column kicked off with another look at the long lines and long delays at the driver's licensing department in the Kootenai County Courthouse. This time, two teens seeking their first driver's licenses were lost in the vortex of the never-ending wait that causes veteran drivers to look elsewhere for a new license.
Kootenai County property owners, your taxes are going up. By a 2-1 vote Friday, Kootenai County commissioners approved a $96 million budget to present to the public for fiscal year 2017. ... The budget includes a 3 percent property tax increase — the highest increase allowed by the state, reports Mary Malone, Coeur d'Alene Press.
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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