Idaho honors Rathdrum fireman
Lt. John Ward of Kootenai County Fire & Rescue was honred by the state of Idaho today for his courageous rescue of a disabled neighbor during a 2015 Rathdrum house fire.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 2016
Quotable Quote 4
Facebook Friend Katrina Wright Swaim provides an example of absent-mindedness that we probably all share. After reading her quote below, can you provide a recent example of your absent-mindedness?
McKenzie pushes legislative record 6
State Sen. Curt McKenzie, R-Nampa, isn't running from his legislative record as he campaigns for the Idaho Supreme Court. Yesterday, McKenzie told the Coeur d'Alene Press Editorial Board: "People can see me as the person I am, and what I believe, because it’s right there (on his career voting record)." Q: Do you support McKenzie?
Idaho test score improve
Idaho students made slight but across-the-board improvements in the second round of the state’s new standardized test. The State Department of Education released spring scores on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium exams Friday morning, and state superintendent Sherri Ybarra touted the across-the-board gains.
Remembering 9/11
The cities of Coeur d'Alene (2 p.m. Sunday at Fallen Heroes Plaza at Cherry Hill Park) and Post Falls (9 a.m. Monday at Post Falls City Hall) will honor the victims of the 9/11/2001 terrorist attack in New York City. Today, agencies and individuals throughout the land are also remembering the man-caused tragedy.
AM Scanner Traffic -- 9.9.16
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (15 items & counting) includes ongoing problems with railroad crossing arms @ Huetter Road/Lancaster Road, Rathdrum Prairie.
CdA Press airs new endorsement policy 3
A new candidate endorsement policy for Coeur d'Alene Press letters to the editor has some partisans upset. The key issue is the decision by the Press to allow a writer only one endorsement letter for the entire fall campaign. What do you think about the new policy?
PSAs: CdA firefighters change approach to Fill the Boot fundraiser
A PSA (public service announcement) roundup includes: Local firefighters will drop street approach to muscular dystrophy fundraiser; Sting Timbers to launch fundraiser for soccer complex; Democrats to hold Music by the Lake fundraiser; NIC club to Adopt A Crag; and Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene to remember 911 victims Monday ...
Wells Fargo slapped w/$185M fine 6
I've been a Wells Fargo customer for decades. Therefore, I'm bugged by this story re: the bank's practice of secretly issuing credit cards without a customer's consent. I doubt that I'm bugged enough to take my banking needs elsewhere. Too much bother. But I certainly will view Wells Fargo differently now. How about you?
AM: Vandals hit Tubbs Hill 3
AM Headlines today kick off with photo of vandalism on Tubbs Hill. Also: CdA opens Boys & Girls Club/KREM, Tribes protest North Dakota pipeline/Eye on Boise, Legislator seeks seat on Supreme Court/Press, No person of interest in murder/kidnapping/KXLY + more ...
CdA opens Boys & Girls Club
An open house will be conducted today for the new Boys & Girls Club in Coeur d'Alene, according to a report by Kaitlin Loukides, KREM 2. A $2M donation from Duane and Lola Hagadone made the club possible. It will be named after the Hagadones.
Poll: California bias? Mebbe
In the Thursday poll, Hucks Nation was almost split between those who have no bias against Californians and those who do. Today's Poll: Do you expect a 911 type attack against this country in the next 10 years?
'And what is Aleppo?' 12
Libertarian Gary Johnson's long-shot campaign for president may have self-imploded Thursday when he responded to a question on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" by asking: "And what is Aleppo?" Would you support someone for the presidency who didn't know the significance of Aleppo?
Opera CdA to present 'Seville' 2
Verne Windham of Spokane Public Radio tells of this weekend's production of "The Barber of Seville" by Opera Coeur d'Alene. He interviewed co-director Jadd Davis, singer Madison Leonard and pianist Celeste Johnson to promote the show. (Question: Do you like opera?)
Redoubter blames media for image 5
Steve Cameron of the Coeur d'Alene Press interviewed two white Christian veterans re: the controversial American Redoubt movement. Ex-Californian Don Bradway, a local GOP precinct committeeman who was quoted extensively in a Washington Post article about Redoubters, says his cause has no connection to the former Aryan Nations.
Clark Fork Delta ducky for paddlers
A $6 million project to arrest erosion in the Clark Fork delta has a multitude of beneficiaries, including paddlers.Waterfowl and hunters, fish and fishermen, birds and birdwatchers are finding more attraction to the area as a partnership of agencies and groups works to restore wetlands thru which the Clark Fork River pours into Lake Pend Oreille.
County almost makes fair audit vote 4
Kootenai County Commissioners nearly made an impromptu decision Thursday on whether to move forward with a forensic audit of the Kootenai County fairground’s finances. In the end, they sidestepped the vote because the issue of a vote on the matter wasn't on the meeting agenda.
Suicide prevention program launched
Idaho’s suicide rate has long been far above the national average; the state had the 9th highest suicide rate in the country in 2014. Now, however, it has an Office of Suicide Prevention, funding for the state’s 24/7 suicide prevention hotline, and an array of groups committed to carrying out a coordinated statewide suicide prevention plan.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 2016
Parting Shot -- 9.8.16
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper rappels down a downtown high-rise as part of the Over The Edge fundraiser which benefits the Cancer League of Colorado, late today, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Wild Card/Thursday -- 9.8.16 2
I'm somewhat bummed that I didn't get named to the jury in the Chilco burglary case. I've never been part of a jury deliberation, although, as a newspaperman, I've reported on trials. I've also had the pleasure of being a side attraction in the 2012...
Woman called loved ones before her murder
Trapped in the trunk of her car on a terrifying trip from Montana to Washington, a kidnapped Rita Maze was able to make contact with her husband and daughter before she died.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 9.8.16
Scanner Traffic for Thursday PM (20 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 13 more items) includes possible distribution of racist flyers in Athol ...
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 6
The Cutline Contest today features a former aide of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie en route to face the music for allegedly being involved in politically motivated lane closures of the George Washington Bridge in 2013. Wednesday Winner: thatBruceguy.
Man faces murder charge in tot's death 1
A Coeur d’Alene man was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the death of his young stepson last month. Joseph J. Davis, 31, was arrested Aug. 27 for felony injury to a child. Maliki Willburn, 16 months old, was hospitalized in Spokane for head trauma and died Aug. 29.
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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