Members of the Terre Haute Police Department Honor Guard make the final fold on the flag after members took it down from the flag pole during an annual memorial ceremony for fallen officers on Tuesday in Terre Haute, Ind. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP)
I met my match when I ordered the Rockefella at Crafted for lunch Monday. I had gone downtown to eat lunch with my sister, Lil, who was visiting with her family from central California. The Rockefella sounded good -- waffles, chicken, bacon, an egg, plus sundry other things. When it arrived, all 10 inches in height, I knew I was defeated ...
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (19 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 17 more items) ...
John Green, the constitutional sheriff candidate who is trying to unseat Republican incumbent Ben Wolfinger, has raised more money that the sitting sheriff. But much of the money appears to be loans to himself. In a campaign finance report filed today with the Kootenai County clerk, Green has loaned himself $14,741 total for his campaign.
The Cutline Contest today features a North Korean military soldier eyeing journalists during a parade at Kim II Sung Square today. Weekend Winner: CHval.
Cindy Hval tells the remarkable story of a Chinese diver, who once was targeted for a forced abortion in his native country, and a family now living in the Spokane Valley that befriended him. His diving ability was a springboard to life in this country. Now, he's seeking to become a U.S. citizen
Randy Stapilus/Ridenbaugh Press inspects the incredible percentage of land that Idaho has sold off since statehood: 41%. If you're on the fence re: the move for a state takeover of public land, you should allow that number to sink in. Idaho politicians can never ever be trusted to take control of public land. they'd sell it off to their buddies.
The daily roundup of posts from the HucksOnline blogosphere includes: A taxi driver I am not/Simple MindReturn to Trail Creek/Slight Detour,Tracking Spokane TV people/Slice,Time flies, yet stand still/Dogwalk Musings,Treasure in the trash/Elizabeth Smythe Brinton,Montana wants to triple wolf kill near park/Outdoors + more ...
Dan Avery of NewNowNext reports that 4 men could face the death penalty in the alleged brutal ambush killing of a gay man April 29. The 4 reportedly had waited in ambush for Idahoan Steven Nelson, 49, who was responding to a personal ad, "ostensibly looking for a sexual encounter."
Gov. Butch Otter took the unusual step of asking two Idaho Fish and Game commissioners to reapply for their appointments, which come up for renewal in July. Mark Doerr, of Kimberly, represents the Magic Valley Region and is the current chairman of the seven-member commission. Will Naillon, of Challis, represents the Salmon Region.
Anthony’s at Coeur d’Alene is slated to open in June. The Kirkland, Washington-based, family-owned regional chain of seafood restaurants plans to open its first Idaho location at the Riverstone development along the Spokane River. The 6,125-square-foot restaurant will seat 150 diners for lunch and dinner.
In his Spokesman Review column, Doug Clark writes: "I attended Donald Trump’s Saturday visit to Spokane with scattered emotions. Part of me was excited just to hear the maverick billionaire deal-maker, while the other part of me was like a hockey fan. You know, just there for the fights and the ejections." Anyone out there attend the Trump rally?
In his column, Shawn Vestal writes: "This will come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Donald Trump’s factual record – and it will make no dent in the blind passion of Trump Nation – but The Donald was wrong about our region’s economy."
A murder trial set to begin in September for the man accused of killing a Coeur d’Alene police officer one year ago likely will be rescheduled for February 2017. Kootenai County prosecutors and the public defender’s office met with a judge Monday morning to discuss the large number of motions both sides have filed in the case.
On May 2, state superintendent Sherri Ybarra said she was working on a “statewide response” to the latest Idaho Education Network funding snafu. But eight days later, that’s about all we know. State officials are mum about their “response.” Or even, really, what necessitates a response.
At Idaho Scenic Images, photographer Linda Lantzy provides us with two wonderful shots of sunset on Hauser Lake from Monday night.
Wayne Hoffman and his operatives at Idaho Freedom Foundation/Action may not like state Sen. Shawn Keough and other responsible Idaho Republicans. But U.S. Sen. Jim Risch does. Rische has endorsed Keough as "one of the hardest working senators I've had the pleasure to serve with." Will Risch get a Christmas card from IFF/IFA this year?
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday AM (15 items & counting) includes a feral cat having kittens in a boat and a suspicious smell at Hayden Lake Country Club ...
Jason West, a chiropractor from Pocatello, has raised a whopping $42,986 for his run in the GOP primary against Rep. Kelley Packer, R-McCammon, who’s been targeted this year by the Idaho Freedom Foundation after she sharply criticized the lobbying group. Packer is an office manager and a second-term state representative ...
The daily roundup of AM Headlines includes coverage of the recent Coeur d'Alene Tribe election. Also: Idaho Records/Coeur d'Alene Press, Wounded Pastor Tim recovering/KREM, Vandals hit John Brown student garden/Press, Odom makes 1st appearance in shooting/KXLY, Primary election voter guidelines coming up/Press + more ...
On her Facebook wall, Cindy Hval posts: "Adding 'Going forward' to the list of phrases that seriously tick me off." I flinch at times when I hear the chamber of commerce type phrase, "win-win." Is there a phrase that ticks you off?
Alpine Engineering, former state legislator Phil Hart's firm in Hayden, is staging a Meet & Greet for "constitutional sheriff" candidate John Green, beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday. The event will be held in the Alpine Engineering office ,9297 Government Way. Green is trying to unseat incumbent Sheriff Ben Wolfinger in the GOPrimary next Tuesday.
In the Idaho State Journal, Richard Larsen writes: "The Idaho Freedom Foundation would have us believe that their “Freedom Index” is the benchmark by which conservative legislators should be judged. In reality, it is of marginal use in identifying fealty to conservative values, and is being used as a bully tactic against select legislators ... "
In the weekend poll, challenger Peter Riggs attract a supermajority of the vote in his attempt to unseat state Rep. Donald Cheatham, R-Post Falls. Today's Poll: Should newspapers endorse political candidates?
Chuck Malloy of Idaho Politics Weekly reports how the different Idaho newspapers handle political endorsements. Or don't handle political endorsement. Malloy points out that some newspapers, like the Coeur d'Alene Press, have opted to provide as much information about political races as possible and not endorse. Do you want papers to endorse?
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.
