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News >  Idaho

Group opposes Scotcman Peaks bill

Several former and current Idaho Fish & Game Commissioners -- Pete Thompson, Richard Hansen (deceased), Nancy Hadley, Tony McDermott and Brad Corkill -- have written to U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, asking that he reconsider his support for the Scotchman Peaks congressional bill.
News >  Idaho

Did Sessions lie to Congress?

The Russian influence scandal that’s been swirling around the recent election and the campaign of President Donald Trump moved to a new dimension Thursday after revelations that the attorney general both met with a Russian ambassador last autumn, and then appeared to lie to Congress about that meeting.
News >  Idaho

Huckleberries: Even children remember Bob Templin fondly

Stories abound in the wake of Bob Templin’s passing in Post Falls on Tuesday morning. As do the endearing terms. A gentleman. Mr. Hospitality. A community booster. A throwback to another era. In Huckleberries Thursday, children remember Bob as a man who gave out good treats on Halloween.
News >  Idaho

Senate shoots down con-con proposal

The Idaho Senate on Wednesday killed a proposal calling for a constitutional amendment to limit federal government spending power. Mary Souza was the only state senator of the five who represent North Idaho that voted for this reckless bill.
News >  Idaho

Hump Day Wild Card — 3.1.17

We made it to March and Ash Wednesday with most of us still here and accounted for. Let's call it a win and move on. Here's your Hump Day Wild Card ...
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PM Scanner Traffic — 3.1.17

Scanner Traffic for Wednesday PM (15 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 10 more items) includes a report at 3:22 p.m. that a train has cut a truck in half at a Priest River crossing ...
News >  Idaho

Cutline Contest — time2vote

The Cutline Contest today features President Vladimir Putin posing for a selfie at the Academy of Biathlon in Krasnoyarsk Russia. Winner: Christie Wood.
News >  Idaho

Dems blast Vito’s secrecy bill

House Democrats have issued a statement critical of new legislation introduced this morning by Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, to exempt lawmakers’ emails and other communications from the Idaho Public Records Act.
News >  Idaho

Update: Vito seeks email secrecy

All emails, texts and other communications between members of the Idaho Legislature would be considered private and blocked from public disclosure under a proposal introduced Wednesday. The measure, sponsored by Vito Barbieri, would create a massive change to the Idaho Public Records Act. Kimberlee Kruesi/AP reports ...
News >  Idaho

Review: Much to like about ‘Kinky Boots’

Reviewer Carolyn Lamberson says of the "Kinky Boots" performance that opened Tuesday night at Spokane's INB Performing Arts Center: "The show is endearing, lively, funny, sweet and charming. The songs, written by 1980s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, are bouncy. The costumes are to die for. And those boots! They are the very definition of fabulous."
News >  Idaho

Something’s happenin’ here

It appears that Searcher is the first to catch something going on behind the scenes at the SR today. Comments she: "Is it just my computer, or did you change the headline font? Either way, I like it." Indeed, we're rolling out a new sr.com web site. I was surprised to see the new blog headline type face.
News >  Idaho

Bill urges school gun safety classes

Rep. Ron Nate won the House Education Committee’s blessing to introduce a new bill Wednesday that encourages schools to create gun safety courses, Idaho Education News reports. The panel voted to introduce the bill from Nate, R-Rexburg, with just one dissenting vote. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise reports ...
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Boise developer launches guv bid

Tommy Ahlquist launched his Republican campaign for governor today, addressing close to 400 people closely crowded into the 17th-floor conference room of the Zions Bank building in downtown Boise, which Ahlquist’s company built. Ahlquist was introduced by three-time Olympic gold medal cyclist Kristin Armstrong.
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Road signs at Seltice & Highway 41

You're not the only one who is confused by that wild configuration of directional signs at Seltice Way and Highway 41. Tom Wobker, The Bard of Sherman Avenue, was, too. Here's a ditty from his book that I'd forgotten.
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Huckleberries Past — 2.20.1989

Huckleberries Past today focuses on the 1989 Leadership Coeur d'Alene class. For the first time, that year, Leadership Coeur d'Alene had more females than males. In my Class of 1985, the first one ever for Leadership Coeur d'Alene, there were only 4 women.
News >  Idaho

Stock market closes above 21,000

U.S. equities surged to all-time highs Wednesday, the major indexes posting their best day of the year, on the back of President Donald Trump's speech to Congress.
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Oprah vs The Donald in 2020?

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey, one of the few celebrities whose political endorsement actually meant something (see “the Oprah Effect” of 2008), is now toying with a presidential bid of her own, reports the Washington Post. Q: Would you like to see a 2020 presidential race between Oprah Winfrey & Donald Trump?
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Idaho No. 32 on ‘Best States Rankings’

Washington ranked far better than Idaho in the Best States Rankings, offered by U.S. News & World Reports. Washington is ranked No. 5 and Idaho No. 32. This, based on 60 different metrics.
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AM Headlines — 3.1.17

AM Headlines: Public Records (March 1)/Press, JFAC OKs $58M road repair bill/EOB, Panel kills lottery secrecy bill/Eye on Boise, Schools chief defends arming staffers/Tribune, Weatherman Sherry makes spring forecast/KREM2, Sign language interpreter bill clears panel/EOBoise, Appeals Court upholds car shooter conviction/Press ...