Law? What Obamacare Law? 3
City Editor Addy Hatch tweets: "Wessel cites Pew study that found 42% of Americans aren't even sure Obamacare is still law." Question: Do you see a problem here?
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013
Shoppers Face Ethical Dilemma 8
Last week's building collapse in Bangladesh that killed hundreds of clothing factory workers put a spotlight on the sobering fact that people in poor countries often risk their lives working in unsafe factories to make the cheap T-shirts and underwear that Westerners covet. The disaster,…
Idaho Gives Launches Thursday 3
Hundreds of Idaho nonprofits are making final preparations for the inaugural “Idaho Gives,” an unprecedented day of statewide, charitable giving taking place on Thursday. Groups have been busy reaching out to supporters new and old—via direct mail, email, web sites, and social media—to drive traffic…
Playful Pelicans
Great White Pelicans play in the Dresden Zoo, eastern Germany, Monday. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) DFO: No question. Just a cool photo. I enjoyed watching pelicans dive for fish during my stay at Fiesta Key (near Sarasota) on the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month.
AM Scanner Traffic/Tuesday -- 4.30.13
11:54 a.m. Female @ Spirit Lake Police Department on Maine Street tells officers that she doesn't know the type of prescription drugs that she has taken. 11:44 a.m. ISP officer stopping black Hummer for unknown reason @ n/b H95/H54, Athol. 11:19 a.m. Alarm sounding &…
Questions For CEP Forum? 8
Which questions would you like to see asked at the Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership/Coeur Group forum (5:30-7:30 p.m. at Coeur d'Alene Library)? Here's a few of mine: Do you support human rights? Do you have children in Coeur d'Alene School District schools? Why? Why not?…
Kicking Up Their Heels 1
Dancers wait on the sidelines for their turn to audition to appear with The Rockettes at the 2013 Radio City Christmas Spectacular on Tuesday in New York. Those who make it — a good dozen or so out of hundreds of young women from around…
My 2 Cents: Don't Vote for No-Shows 12
I'm disappointed that Zone 4 Trustee Ann Seddon and Zone 5 candidate Bjorn Handeen have declined invitations to the Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership forum tonight (according to CEP Facebook page). Both attended the Mica Grange forum, organized by a Republican stalwart, and both have attended…
Poll: Mike For Mayor 6
Monday Poll: A plurality of Hucks Nation wants to see Councilman Mike Kennedy run for mayor this year, now that three-term Mayor Sandi Bloem has announced she won't see re-election. 75 of 194 respondents (38.66%) want to see Kennedy run for the Coeur d'Alene mayor.…
Idaho: Cool Destination At Cool Price 1
A travel writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is touting Idaho as "one cool destination at a cool price." Writing for the Georgia paper, Clara Bosonetto mentions Coeur d'Alene in her article: A 7-hour drive north of Boise is Lake Coeur d’Alene, created by glaciers and…
Wanted: Weekend BBQ Warriors 3
They call them weekend warriors, cooks that have mastered the art of barbecue in their backyard, but have never competed in a sanctioned competition. The Coeur d'Alene area is full of them, and Greg Prado, board member of the Pacific Northwest BBQ Association, wants to…
AM (4.30.13): Kings Staying In Sacto 2
Seattle Mariners fans sit with a sign as they wait for a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles to begin, Monday in Seattle. The NBA’s relocation committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend that owners reject the application for the Sacramento Kings basketball team to relocate…
Landing That First Fish 6
I feel sorry for parents who don't take their kids fishing. They don't know what they're missing. See a few hints about what they're missing in my Sunday story about Saturday's opening day of Washington's lowland trout season. Please enjoy this short photo sequence of…
Cutting Up Dead Things 3
Cindy tweets: "Son #4 left for school quite glum. 'We have to dissect a frog today,' he said. To those who are about to slice, I salute you." Question: Did you mind dissecting frogs, cats, fish, animal hearts and other dead things in high school…
Freeze Warning Through Tomorrow
From her Facebook wall, Katie Boer of KREM2 posts: "I've been getting lots of calls to the weather center about planting times recently. I'd say if you haven't planted yet, give it another week or so. IF you already have a garden or plants in…
Seddon, Handeen To Be No-Shows 5
From Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership Facebook wall: "CEP's Coeur d'Alene School Board Candidate Forum is TONIGHT! The Forum starts at 5:30 in the Library Community Room. Candidates from Zones 1, 4, and 5 have all been invited to participate. The Forum will be recorded and…
Hearn: Trustee Paranoia Strikes Deep 11
From Zone 5 candidate Tom Hearn's Facebook wall: "When I heard the paranoia last night at the school board meeting particularly from a couple of our trustees about Common Core, I couldn't help but hear this song from the 60's in my head (video of…
Trustees Discuss Core Standards 11
The Idaho Core Standards will be in place in Idaho K-12 classrooms this fall, and Coeur d'Alene school trustees are among a growing group of citizens who have concerns about the education benchmarks. "Suppose I wanted Idaho to have the best education in the nation.…
Cutline Contest -- 4.30.13 8
Held by college students sumo wresters, a couple of babies cry in their competition during Naki Sumo, or Crying Baby Contest, at Sensoji temple in Tokyo on Monday. The babies born in 2012 participated in the annual traditional ritual performed as a prayer for healthy…
R's Have Held Risch Seat Since 1949 3
The seat Sen. Jim Risch will defend next year as Republicans eye control of the U.S. Senate has been in Republican hands since 1949, trailing in longevity only two Kansas seats which have been held by the GOP since 1919 and 1939. So reports Eric…
NIC Debates Tech Ed Location 3
Item: The right site: NIC continues forums on where to build professional technical program facility/Jeff Selle, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: About 80 people from all walks of life attended North Idaho College's three-part forum on the expansion of its professional technical education program. Mark…
MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
Wild Card/Monday -- 4.29.13 4
Local education will be front and center again this week, with the Coeur d'Alene School Board discussing controversial Common Core at a meeting tonight (5 o'clock, methinks). And a second trustee election forum scheduled for Tuesday, organized by Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership and conducted by…
Parting Shot -- 4.29.13
"Coeur d'Alene is just beautiful," said Carolyn Tyler of San Jose, California as she braved the wind near Lake Coeur d'Alene earlier today. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)
Voodoo's Maple Bacon Bar ... Yum! 6
A Facebook Friend posts: "Finally had a Voodoo Doughtnuts maple bacon bar!" Question: Have you heard of Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland, Ore.? Have you ever eaten a maple bacon bar?
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