All the dance cards for county, legislative and congressional office were filled Friday afternoon, excluding write-ins. I'm curious about one Democratic candidate who has filed for the House District 4A seat now held by Republican Rep. Luke Malek. Turns to the East is running against Patrick Mitchell in one of the few Democratic primaries.
A protester tears up a campaign sign for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally Sunday in Bloomington, Ill.
Ada County police chiefs Bill Bones, Jeff Lavey and Rick Allen said permitless carry of firearms within city limits in Idaho will endanger police officers. Also, the current concealed weapons law, they said, helps police keep weapons out of the hands of individuals who have lost their privileges to carry (ie, convicted felons).
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The Cutline Contest today features a Trump protester and Trump supporter scuffling at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Cleveland, Ohio., Saturday. Weekend Winner: Fort Boise.
Battle Creek-based Kellogg on Monday apologized to customers over a video in which a man urinated into a Rice Krispies Treats production line. The 2014 incident recently surfaced in an Internet video. "Kellogg takes this situation very seriously and we are shocked and disappointed," company President Paul Norman said in a news release.
The Senate has just voted along straight party lines to reject a call from Sen. Dan Schmidt, D-Moscow, to call SB 1205, the “Healthy Idaho” plan to address Idaho’s health coverage gap, out of the Senate Health & Welfare Committee. The vote was 28-7 to “excuse the committee” from reporting the bill, with all R's voting yes, and all D's voting no.
Here's a look at the two GOPrimary races for Kootenai County commissioner this spring. Since there are no Democrats running for either position, the winner of the primary will almost automatically become the winner in the general election. Six candidates are running for two positions.
Clergy members from the Interfaith Alliance of Idaho, who watched the Senate session from the gallery today after meeting with legislators to urge support for closing Idaho’s health coverage gap, was taken aback by procedural maneuvering that prevented minority Democrats from making a pitch for pulling the “Healthy Idaho” plan out of committee.
Tina Kunishige, who filed as a Democrat to run for Kootenai County sheriff, started a GoFundMe page Sunday to help finance her campaign. Although Tina filed as a Democrat, she has a number of associations that would place her comfortably in the Republican Party and/or Tea Party
Whoever wins and takes control of the Republican and Democratic central committees in Kootenai County will have a whole lotta holes to fill. The Democrats have had trouble filling the slots in its CC for awhile, with or without the help of Larry Spencer's "Democrats," a group of uber-conservatives who ran as Democrats two years ago.
In the Weekend poll, almost two-thirds of Hucks Nation would like to see daylight saving time eliminated. Now, The Bard of Sherman Avenue weighs in on the unsettling prospect of springing forward each spring and falling backward each fall.
CdA Press report: "An attorney representing Kenneth Stone in a breach of contract suit claims Kootenai County officials, through their lawyer, have delayed proceedings to avoid political fallout. Stone, a former deputy prosecutor for the county who reached a settlement in a 2013 wrongful termination lawsuit, is represented by Kathlene Kolts.
Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News offers his "top 10 legislative races to watch this year," including three from North Idaho: District 1 Senate (Shawn Keough's position), House District 4A (Rep. Luke Malek) and House District 4B (Rep. Kathy Sims).
In his Sunday column, Doug Clark writes of the Monkees' monster hit, "Last Train to Clarksville" that "changed everything." The hit from the 1960s boy band was released 50 years ago. Clark asks: "So what made a simple 1966 song about rail travel and the importance of wearing a timepiece powerful enough to provoke such a cultural tailspin?"
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In Legislative District 2, state Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, gets a free ride to another two year term, since no one has filed against him on either the Republican or Democratic side. However, state Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, will face challengers in the GOPrimary (Fritz Wiedenhoff) and the general election (Kathy Kahn).
The Senate State Affairs Committee has passed SB 1389, the permitless concealed-carry bill, on a 6-3 votes. The three “no” votes came from Sens. Michelle Stennett, D-Ketchum; Cherie Buckner-Webb, D-Boise; and Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls.
Huckleberries has confirmed with Yates Funeral Home that former local radio legend Bob Hough, 89, died over the weekend. Yates has posted a brief statement on its web site: "Robert "Bob" V. Hough, 89, passed away Friday, March 12, 2016, in Coeur d'Alene."
SR sports columnist John Blanchette says there's a lesson for the West Coast Conference to learn in the crazy bracketology that leaves league champion St. Mary's on the outside looking in. The WCC needs to schedule tougher nonconference opponents or watch as it gets only one ticket to the March Madness dance.
The daily roundup of AM Headlines includes SR story re: UI women's Big Sky Tournament championship and their 3rd trip to the Big Dance in four years. Also: Idaho Records/Press, Idaho high court has 6-way race/EOB, Blanchette: Chilling lesson for WCC/SR, Spirit Lake man guilty of child abuse/Press, UIdaho Vandal men go to Seattle for CBI/SR ...
Weekend Poll: Hucks Nation is no fan of daylight saving time. 192 of 302 respondents (63.58%) voted to eliminate daylight saving time. Today's Poll: Do you plan to fill out a March Madness bracket?
Here's the lineup of races for Legislative District 4 (Coeur d'Alene) this year, including two Republican primary contests and one Democratic primary contest.
After struggling all year for consistency, the Gonzaga Bulldogs finished strongly by winning the WCC tournament and snagging a No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Now, they'll meet No. 6 seed Seton Hall in the second round of the tournament Thursday in Denver. Meanwhile, St. Mary's, the regular season champion, missed out.
It appears that the muckety mucks of the Montana Republican Party are as anal as the ones in Idaho. Montana's elephants are appealing to their Supreme Court to block non-GOP voters from participating in their primary elections in June. Well, at least they're not asking for $2 million to hold a beauty contest presidential primary. Not yet.
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.
