In her SR Front Porch column, Cindy tells of the satisfaction she gets in a good book title and a compelling start to a story. Cindy has written "War Bonds: Love Stories of the Greatest Generation." She also helped write the first few chapters of her sons' lives. Two of the 4 have left the nest. Now, it's their turn to complete their books ...
In the Inlander, Daniel Walter writes of his conservative Christian parents struggle to remain Republican voters in this age of Trump: "This was the year Dad finally lost his faith. Not his faith in Jesus, mind you, but what faith he had left in the Republican Party." As an Evangelical, I totally understand Daniel's parents' dilemma.
Some of you may know that the system for most of our online commenting switched to Facebook Wednesday. That applies to SR.com and all blogs, except Huckleberries Online and Eye on Boise. Which will remain on Disqus. New Editor Rob Curley said the 2 Idaho blogs are tightly monitored and civil. So we get a pass. For now.
Brace yourself. We're going to talk about something unsettling here in North Idaho -- domesticating the wild huckleberry. WSU researchers have set their sights on doing just that, a goal that has eluded plant scientists for decades. Becky Kramer/SR reports. (Q: Would you like to see the wild huckleberry domesticated?)
In his editorial today, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune criticizes the decision by Idaho Debates to hold firm on rules and allow Idaho Republican incumbents Mike Crapo, Raul Labrador and Mike Simpson to avoid their Democratic opponents in televised debates.
AM Headlines today start with community protest of BLM proposal to develop the Wallace L Forest Conservation Area in the Blue Creek area, east of Coeur d'Alene. Also: Dead 2MO tot's mother in jail, too/KHQ, Ed Board sets do-over meeting Friday/EOB, First Lady Llori lleaves llaman llesson/Press ...
In the Wednesday poll, 87.5% of Hucks Nation said Idaho legislators intentionally raise property taxes on many Idahoans by capping the homeowners exemption at $100,000. Today's Poll: Should former Idaho AG spokesman Todd Dvorak have lost his job as a result of a misdemeanor pot charge?
On his Facebook wall, Chris Guggemos of Handshake Productions, the Music Man who has brought us free summer music in our local parks for 20 years, reports that he will under go surgery today for cancer. Keep Chris in your thoughts and prayers.
Christopher Columbus’ holiday is gone from the Spokane calendar, but the City Council is suggesting another way to celebrate Italian heritage. City Councilwoman Amber Waldref will forward a proposal Monday to proclaim Oct. 1 each year as “Italian-American Heritage Day.” (Q: Is this similar to getting a Miss
Congeniality award?)
Prosecutors are pressing for the death penalty for suspected cop killer Jonathan Renfro of Rathdrum. They returned to court Wednesday to say that Renfro believes he did something noble by killing Coeur d'Alene police Sgt Greg Moore on May 5, 2015. Taylor Viydo/KREM 2 reports.
Todd Dvorak, the spokesman for the Idaho Attorney General's Office, left his position Wednesday after being charged in Lewiston with misdemeanor marijuana possession. Today, Ralph Bartholdt of the Lewiston Tribune provides the rest of the story.
Charlotte remained on edge Thursday morning after a second night of chaotic protests in the wake of a fatal police shooting that has left lingering tensions in North Carolina's largest city.
The Idaho Associated General Contractors announced its endorsement of Paul Amador in the race for House Seat 4B. Amador, a Republican, beat incumbent Kathy Sims in the primary and will face Democrat Tom Hearn in the Nov. 8 election.
The executive director of Coeur d'Alene's urban renewal agency, ignite cda, will not receive a raise in the upcoming fiscal year. Instead, following an executive session of ignite's board of commissioners on Tuesday, the board voted unanimously in favor of paying for the increase to Tony Berns' medical insurance plan. Keith Cousins/Press reports.
Today's political cartoon by Lisa Benson addresses the controversial refugee issue. For a second take of the issue, from Jim Morin/Miami Herald, open the link and click on the photo arrow.
As a former P.E. teacher, Idaho First Lady Lori Otter had no trouble motivating about 200 Coeur d’Alene elementary students to shout and rise in a bleachers wave inside their school gym Wednesday. “See! Tell! Now!” yelled the kids at Borah Elementary School as they rose from their seats and flapped their arms. Scott Maben/SR reports.
Idaho First Lady Lori Otter will be in town today to promote the new "See, Tell, Now!" program, which encourages everyone on school grounds to report possible safety or security concerns. The First Lady will address a Borah School student assembly at 11 this morning. The First Lady is a class act.
The Cutline Contest today features a strange display of a military skill by Palestinian students at a police science college in the Gaza Strip. Tuesday Winner: 012017_1200.
Gary Schneidmiller, the founder and owner of Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty of Coeur d’Alene, has given $1 million to Hospice of North Idaho in memory of his parents, Mannie and Gladys Schneidmiller.
The roundup of HucksOnline blogosphere posts today includes photo proof that autumn has arrived from Marianne Love/Slight Detour. Also: Notice of delinquency/Fort Boise, Cookies & craft in Lake City/On Tap, Trump 49: Do as I say/Randy Stapilus, When players excel after they leave/Grip, Shooting sports have mass appeal/Outdoors ...
The man wanted for killing a 2-year-old Spokane girl last week told a Kootenai County judge Wednesday he would not waive extradition to Spokane County on a second-degree murder charge. Appearing in court the day after his arrest at a cabin on Lake Coeur d’Alene, Jason J. Obermiller said, “I don’t want to waive, I want an attorney.”
The Idaho Attorney General’s office has announced that its constituent information and communications director, Todd Dvorak, is no longer with the office. “Out of respect for Todd’s privacy, we’re referring all questions to Todd,” said Deputy Attorney General Brian Kane.
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.