Idaho Statesman reports: "Idaho, with just four electoral votes, might not be a bellwether in this (or any) presidential election. But this year, it is leading all other states in one telling category: voter pessimism."
In an editorial today, the Coeur d'Alene Press apologizes to Ron Ekas of Glen Ellen, Calif., who alleges that he was flipped off and endured Road Rage in Kootenai County, simply because he was from California.
The North Idaho College Board of Trustees appointed Brad Murray, of Rathdrum, to the newly formed Trustee Zone 5, at the board’s meeting Wednesday. Murray recently retired as superintendent of the Lakeland School District after a 36-year career in Idaho public schools.
A majority of Hucks Nation considers itself either to be a few pounds overweight or "pleasantly plump," according to the Labor Day Weekend poll of Hucks Nation. Today's Poll: Have you served on a jury?
Fort Grounds resident Terry Godbout emails this photo of the roundabout area on the new Fort Grounds Drive. It's open. Once again, vehicles can use the street to gain entry into the historic Fort Grounds area. The street shut as part of reconstruction work on the Four Corners project that began this spring.
KCSO is seeking a blue sedan driven by a male who hit and seriously injured a 28YO Coeur d'Alene mother riding a bicycle. Elycia M. Coleman was hurt when struck in a crosswalk at Honeysuckle Ave/4th St, Hayden, just before 6 p.m. Monday. Her 8YO daughter reports that the driver looked at her mother and her before driving off.
On his Bay Views blog, Herb Huseland tells of the one-car accident earlier this week that claimed the life of a young Bayview girl, Adilnn, whose mother, Brittney Bullock, works with her sister at the Floating Patio. Herb is asking for donations to help the family through this tragic time.
The hometown of the Vandals has been named one of the top 50 college towns in the U.S. Collegerank.net, a website that dissects all things college-related, has ranked Moscow 38th in its list of great American college towns to live in. Agree/disagree?
My Sunday Huckleberries column launches with an item about Hayden businesswoman Jennifer Locke, who will be one of 4 Idaho Republicans to cast an electoral vote for Donald Trump this fall. Jennifer tells Huckleberries that Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams helped her to decide between Trump and Rand Paul.
In a Sunday editorial, the Coeur d'Alene Press takes the controversial American Redoubt movement in stride. Redoubters, of course, are survivalists looking for a home in the Inland Northwest that they can defend when all heck breaks loose in this country. As long as they're good citizens, the editorial says, they're welcome.
Today's blog has been monitored by Milo, who is a stickler for quality control and litter box, er sandbox rules.
Commenter Searcher wondered why Dave never posts pictures of Huckleberry beagle. I can answer that.
Officials with the Idaho Panhandle National Forest are holding a public meeting to discuss a planned prescribed burn in North Idaho. The U.S. Forest Service plans to burn about 4.5 square miles in the Coeur d’Alene River Ranger District this fall. An open house-style public meeting on the plans will be held Wednesday.
Bittersweet day for me as I only have one youngster heading out the door to school. Sam, 16, started his junior year at Mt. Spokane High School this morning-- but he'll only be taking one class there. The rest he'll take at EWU as a Running Start student.
Residents of a small central Idaho town say they don’t want a camp for kids with cancer in their neighborhood.
Camp Rainbow Gold holds summer camps for children and families dealing with cancer at a private campsite in the Sawtooth Mountains.
Seriously? Cindy
Fox News and Roger Ailes have reached a settlement in the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former anchor Gretchen Carlson.
Fox News parent company 21st Century Fox also issued an apology to Carlson, who charged Ailes with sabotaging her career after she rebuffed sexual advances and complained about a hostile work environment.
The for-profit college chain ITT Educational Services is shutting down its campuses days after the U.S. Department of Education banned it from enrolling new students who use federal financial aid.
The company operates vocational schools including one in Spokane Valley.
Do you know anyone who attended ITT Tech? Cindy
Idaho Fish & Game is warning people who purchased hunting or fishing licenses or tags before 2008 that their personal information may have been compromised in a data breach.
Does this affect you? Cindy
The Canyon County, Idaho pest control district has declared one rodent a pest worth trapping: the pocket gopher.
The gophers cause property damage including burrowing, and eat the roots of perennial plants.
But. Gosh. They're kinda cute! Cindy
If Hillary Clinton carries Arizona in November, there’s a good chance it won’t be because Democrats on their own have flipped a reliable GOP state they hope to win consistently someday.
Instead, Clinton and Democrats may have Gary Johnson to thank.
How much on an impact do you think Johnson will have on this election? Cindy
Kootenai County deputies are searching for a driver who struck a woman bicyclist on a ride with her 8-year-old daughter on Monday evening, and then drove away without stopping.
The hit-and-run happened in Hayden, Idaho, in a crosswalk at Fourth Street and Honeysuckle Avenue.
When allegations erupted this summer that two Idaho lawmakers were caught in an extramarital affair, many supporters were quick to say their actions were a mistake, not a crime. However, in Idaho, adultery has been considered a felony since 1972.
Is it time to strike this law from the books? Cindy
In this Cda Press letter to the editor, a Californian claims North Idaho is still a haven of hate-- especially if you have California plates on your car.
Dunno about that but there sure seems to be a preponderance of women flipping the bird in Cda.
Do you hate Californians?
Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, praising the tiny nun for having taken in society’s most unwanted and for having shamed world leaders for the “crimes of poverty they themselves created.”
