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News >  Idaho

PM Scanner Traffic — 3.13.17

Scanner Traffic for Monday AM (12 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 13 more items) includes dog that was stolen from residence in 1000 block of N4th St/Midtown Coeur d'Alene ...
News >  Idaho

Cutline Contest — 3.13.17

The Cutline Contest today features a poor dog looking for a home after its human parents break up. Weekend Winner (tie): Kage Mann and SLFisher.
News >  Idaho

Letter: Strike offensive word

In a letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press editor, Shanna Bublitz of Rathdrum takes issue with another letter writer who used the term "libitard." The word, Bublitz says is the combination of "liberal" and "retard" -- the second word of which is highly offensive and should be banned from the newspaper. Q: Do you agree/disagree?
News >  Idaho

Huckleberry Friends — 3.13.17

The daily roundup of social media links for HucksOnline begins with Bill & Marianne Love tracking down relief pitcher Nick Hagadone, a Sandpoint native, at the Seattle Mariners spring training camp. Also: Errant cast hooks angler's eye/Outdoors, Friday's openings: 'Beauty' is beastly/7 Blog, •Greetings from Idaho Parks & Rec Dept/Simple Mind ...
News >  Idaho

JohnA: Strike not good for miners

Reacting to story that Silver Valley miners are striking at Hecla's Lucky Friday Mine, JohnA comments: "Like the strike I was in at Uncle Bunker exactly 40 years ago, this is a real shame and the workers won't win long term. Over 200 people making an average of $84k a year will have a huge impact on them and the economy of the Silver Valley."
News >  Idaho

Potholus Giganticus

If you've driven our streets of late, you might connect with the latest poem by Remember The Bard: "Potholus Giganticus." Question: Can you provide the location to the worst pothole in the Coeur d'Alene area?
News >  Idaho

NIC to present winter chorale concert

The North Idaho College Cardinal Chorale and Chamber Singers will present a Winter Choral Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 in the Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center, on NIC’s Coeur d’Alene campus. The concert is free to the public. The concert will feature the well-known Requiem, Op. 48 by French composer Gabriel Faure.
News >  Idaho

County names interim public defender

Christopher Schwartz has been appointed interim public defender in place of retired John Adams by the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners. The announcement was made in a news release during the lunch hour.
News >  Idaho

AM Scanner Traffic — 3.13.17

Scanner Traffic for Monday AM (13 items & counting) includes 2 loose pit bulls that are "terrorizing everyone" at Spirit Lake Elementary ...
News >  Idaho

Vito gets nod over Heather as worse

In a weekend editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune had a difficult time deciding who performed worse in the Legislature last week -- Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, or Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens. In the end, Vito got the nod for trying to hide legislative communications from the public.
News >  Idaho

Mike: In Tyler we trust

As a rite of spring, New York Yankee fan Mike Kennedy bought a pack of baseball cards from Target -- 12 cards in a pack. And three of the players were named Tyler, including 2 Yankees. What is this world coming to, when baseball players are named Tyler? Q: Do/did you collect baseball cards?
News >  Idaho

Known for my dog

So Mrs. O and I are walking our Beagle Huckleberry through City Park when a reader named Marvin stops us. “Are you Dave from the paper,” he asks. I confirmed that I was. And asked if he recognized me from the photo in that runs with my column. Nah, he says. You can find the rest of the story by clicking on the link.
News >  Idaho

AM Headlines — 3.13.17

AM Headlines begin with a photo package by Kathy Plonka of St. Patrick's Day Parade in Spokane Saturday. Also: Public Records/Press, Puddles on Paddy's Day/Press, New plan for Dingle building/Press, Hecla: Miners strike in Silver Valley/Press, Blanchette: All giddy on the Western front/SR, Airlines to start Spokane-to-Dallas service/SR ...
News >  Idaho

Poll: Most don’t know abuse victims

In the Weekend Poll, a supermajority of Hucks Nation said it doesn't know a victim of domestic abuse. Today's Poll: How far will the top-seeded Zags go in the NCAA Tournament?
News >  Idaho

Thought for the day

Some of us are prone to pity parties. Attorney Chuck Lempesis of Post Falls has a remedy for that. In a Facebook comment, he tells how he shakes himself out of the doldrums when he's having a tough day.
News >  Idaho

Curley: Dorothy Dean recipe pages are a hit

Of the many changes that have been made to The Spokesman-Review in the last six months, nothing has received the response that the paper has gotten from the return of Dorothy Dean, according to Editor Rob Curley. Question: Do you read Food Sections in the newspaper?
News >  Idaho

Chopper rescues CdA man in Hawaii

North Idaho College student Tanner Doerr was hiking in the remote forest of Makamakaole Gule on the island of Maui Friday when he fell 20 feet and needed to be rescued by helicopter. Ryan Collingwood/Press reports ...
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Eye on Boise: Budget calls for 5.4% increase

In her Sunday column, Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise begins by discussing the 2017-18 budget, one that calls for spending $3.4B or a 5.4% increase. Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, co-chairwoman of JFAC, says her committee tried to plug money back into budgets that had taken a hit during lean years.
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Suspect sought in Jordan’s robbery

A man is being sought following the reported robbery of Jordan's Grocery on 15th Street on Saturday night, according to the Coeur d'Alene Police Department. Around 8 p.m. a male wearing a hoodie with a black bandana covering his face entered the convenience store, pointing what appeared to be a black semiautomatic handgun at the clerk.
News >  Idaho

Zags face South Dakota in opener

Gonzaga on Sunday found out its NCAA tournament seeding (No. 1 in the West Region), site (Salt Lake City) and opponent (South Dakota State). The marvels of modern technology meant Gonzaga’s staff would have videotape and advanced analytics on the Jackrabbits as soon coach Mark Few completed his media obligations.
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Huckleberries: History book on CdA’s City Park coming soon

Landscape architect Jon Mueller has written a history book, chock full of old photos, about Coeur d'Alene's City Park. The history of City Park is tied closely to the history of Fort Sherman and the development of Coeur d'Alene. Huckleberries Monday begins with this news today.
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He should have been in jail

A man who lived on the same Hayden property said Steven Denson should have been in jail when he's suspected of killing NIC nursing student Kelly Pease. Denson had violated a protection order in February. Ryan Collingwood, Coeur d'Alene Press, reports ...