State rules governing transgender people’s access to restrooms and locker rooms resulted in heated debate at the Spokane Valley City Council meeting Tuesday. At one point, Mayor Rod Higgins told former mayor and council member Dean Grafos that he was out of order.
GOPresidential frontrunner Donald Trump is following through on his threat to sit out a debate Thursday because he considers Fox News Channel host and moderator Megyn Kelly biased against him. (Question: Will Trump's decision to boycott the debate help or hurt him politically?)
Judy Jones savored the moment. The Post Falls woman filled her car with gas on Tuesday in Coeur d'Alene, where the average is $1.87 per gallon — 15 cents lower than a month ago. "I'm really liking these prices," she said. "They seem too good to be true." Too good to last too long at least, according to AAA.
The Hayden Burger King has flame-broiled its final burger. Late last week, store No. 11075, located at the corner of U.S. Highway 95 and Prairie Avenue, closed its doors for good. "Yes, it has officially closed in preparation for a new Panera Bread that will replace the Burger King," said Ryan Nipp of Parkwood Business Properties.
A large study conducted in California found a non-invasive home test to screen for colorectal cancer was sensitive enough to detect the disease, and people consistently used the test during a 4-year test period. (Question: Are you getting regular screenings for colorectal cancer?)
The daily roundup of AM Headlines making the news includes the latest from the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. Also: Gas prices come tumbling down/Press, Panera Bread to replace Burger King/Press, Pastor returns to Boise amid uncertainty/KTVB 3rd suspect arrested in Palomino Club shooting/SR, Cataldo body identified as missing Spokane woman/SR ...
Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation opposes legislation proposed by Ronald Nate, R-Rexburg, that calls for easing the constitutional ban on using public funds to support church schools in Idaho. Today's Poll: Do you agree with the way federal agents handled the arrests of Malheur occupation leaders, even though one occupier was slain?
Chris Carlson of the Carlson Chronicles shines a light on the American Redoubt movement, which could explain our crazy politics in North Idaho. The Redoubt movement bears "uncanny resemblance to the survivalists and posse commitatus that operated in Idaho in the 1980s." Only this incarnation votes in closed GOP primaries.
"A whole lot of people, including us and the governor of Oregon, have been wondering when the feds (meaning principally, the FBI) would act and bring the crazy occupation at the Malheur bird refuge under control," posts Randy Stapilus. "Now finally it has, at least mostly. And the approach, if late, seems to be about what was warranted."
Kelly Edginton, head of school for the Idaho Virtual Academy, has issued a statement on graduation rates, saying, “It is statistically impossible for the state’s overall graduation rate to have been significantly impacted by Idaho’s virtual schools, which serve only about one percent of the student population.”
Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune comments: "Fourth District Court Judge Samuel Hoagland may have let the state off the hook last week when he dismissed the American Civil Liberties Union's lawsuit attacking the way Idaho provides attorneys for indigent criminal defendants. But Hoagland is not blind to the problem."
Six people involved in the armed occupation of a Central Ore. wildlife refuge were arrested after a traffic stop during which shots were fired. Another unnamed individual was killed during the confrontation, the FBI and Oregon State Police announced Tuesday. Authorities said that shots were exchanged during a traffic stop along Highway 395.
A neuropsychologist who completed a forensic mental health assessment on Eldon Samuel III testified Tuesday the teenager was incapable of acting deliberately when he killed his father and younger brother.
Coeur d’Alene School Board Trustee Tom Hearn announced Tuesday that he is running on the Democratic ticket for House seat 4b. The seat is currently held by Rep. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d’Alene. Hearn, 66, of Coeur d’Alene, now in his second year on the school board, said he plans to maintain that position if he is elected to the state Legislature.
Mrs O and I are having our annual debate re: the end of winter. I declare winter finished on Feb. 2, Groundhog's Day and my late father's birthday. She says winter lingers until the irises pop through the thawed ground. I figure winter runs from...
A seagull is mirrored in a thin layer of ice at lake Maschsee in Hannover, Germany, Monday.
Apparently, Cindy is the kind of "stranger you want to confide in at the grocery store when you've just had ALL YOUR TEETH removed." Nah, Cindy hadn't had all her teeth removed. The stranger had. (Question: Are you the type of person that strangers you meet in stores, businesses or other public places talk to?)
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (19 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 16 more items) ...
The Cutline Contest today features the motorcycle display team of Indian army's 'Corps of Signals'. Monday Winner: jdanmike.
In a letter to the editor of the Idaho Statesman, a Boise resident that Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill hopes a debate workshop will prevent news articles that make "state lawmakers look stupid." The letter writer says it's too late for legislators Heather Scott, Judy Boyle & Sage Dixon, who visited the armed occupiers of Malheur Refuge.
"Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is publicly toying with the idea of bailing on a debate," reports the Washington Post. "He claims Fox News host Megyn Kelly, one of three moderators for Thursday's event in Des Moines, Iowa, is biased against him. So he might not show." (Question: Would Trump be foolish to skip the debate?)
Spokane emergency personnel recovered a body Tuesday morning from the Spokane River, and a preliminary identification indicates it is that of missing Veterans Affairs hospital surgeon John Marshall.
In an editorial, the Idaho Press Tribune comments that it's time to change an exemption that allows some parents who believe in faith healing to allow their injured or ill children to die. The Press Tribune realizes the Legislature will have to tread a thin line between religious freedom and the welfare of children.
The blog created yesterday by Eden Irgens to spotlight best nonalcoholic drinks in the area has already evolved. She is now calling it "Hello, from Miss Mocktail." Today, Miss Mocktail is recommending the virgin mojito from Seasons restaurant in Coeur d'Alene.
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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