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News >  Idaho

NRA gun giveway program is a hoax

I got played today re: bogus NRA news release. Jim Kinney of MASSLive reports: "Hackers distributed a fake news release Wednesday saying Springfield-based gunmaker Smith & Wesson was working with the NRA to 'get guns into the hands of statistically under-armed Americans' through a 'buy one, give one' program called 'Share the Safety.'
News >  Idaho

Bob: How about lunch, chat?

Commenter Bob Ely posts: "I'm sure there are other retired folks who tune in to HBO. Would any of you care to have lunch, say once a month to bs about the state of the world, or Gonzaga basketball? I live between Rathdrum and Post Falls, but I'll drive to where ever we decide. Any takers?"
News >  Idaho

Buy or sell?

If you follow Lukens, Patchin & Oso on KXLY radio, you know of their buy-or-sell call in segment. If you agree with a statement they make -- say, the M's will win the AL West -- you "buy" it. If you disagree, you "sell" it. Would you buy or sell this: More than 12 women will apply to become wife of Utahn Brooks Baron Saturday at CdA Resort.
News >  Idaho

Hells Canyon boaters may face fee

Boaters who enter the wild and scenic section of the Snake River in Hells Canyon may soon have to pay a user fee, according to a proposal from the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. The agency is floating a $5 to $10 fee that would be used to bolster agency budgets for maintenance of recreation and historic sites in the canyon.
News >  Idaho

Poll: R’s, D’s fear each other

Democrats and Republicans now view each other more negatively than at any point in nearly a quarter-century, a new poll found. Fifty-five percent of Democrats say the GOP makes them feel “afraid,” while 49 percent of Republicans say the same about Democrats. What we have hee-yah is failure to communicate.
News >  Idaho

Concealed carry speech attracts crowd

A packed house welcomed Priest River police chief Drew McLain June 16 to hear him explain the ins and outs of Idaho’s newly revised concealed carry permit law, Senate Bill 1389. It takes effect July 1. The Priest River branch of the West Bonner County Library District hosted McLain as part of its Live and Learn series.
News >  Idaho

EPA to re-evaluate Idaho arsenic regs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is retracting its approval of Idaho's water quality standards for arsenic under a settlement agreement with a Portland, Oregon-based environmental group. Northwest Environmental Advocates filed the lawsuit last year challenging the EPA's approval of Idaho's arsenic standards.
News >  Idaho

Edit: Refugee foes reach new low

In the Twin Falls Times News this week, an editorial addresses the rumor started in its town by foes of Syrian refugees: "Local opponents to refugee resettlement reached a new and almost unimaginably deplorable low when they took what happened to the poor girl and began to spin a web of lies around the incident to fit their agenda."
News >  Idaho

Transgender policy splits school district district

The Blaine County School Board could vote on a transgender student policy on July 12, after hearing divided testimony on the proposal Tuesday night. The Idaho Mountain Express has full coverage from Tuesday’s trustee meeting. Ten speakers urged the board to adopt the policy. Others urged the board to reject or table the policy.
News >  Idaho

A Slice of Life

Mrs. O enjoys browsing garage sales. So when she saw one on 12th Street near our home she pulled over. And bought something. As she was paying the homeowner for her item, the woman handed her a toy soldier from a basket full of toy soldiers -- you know, one of those green figures about 2 1/2 inches tall, with its own platform.
News >  Idaho

House D’s stage sit-in to force gun vote

Democrats are staging a sit-in on the House floor to push for action on gun control legislation. More than two dozen Democrats were participating in the sit-in shortly before noon, with some lawmakers seated cross-legged on the floor. Democrats have been pressing for action on gun control before the House recesses at the end of this week.
News >  Idaho

In case you were wondering …

Chris Guggemos of Handshake Productions tells HucksOnline that the schedule for this summer's free music concerts at city parks in Hayden and Coeur d'Alene and at Sherman Square Park will be up on Friday. Ruth Pratt and the Coeur d'Alene Big Band will launch the series at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 30, at Hayden City Park.
News >  Idaho

Syrian refugee describes attack on son

Asmaa Albukaie, a Syrian refugee, describes how her 16YO son was attacked in downtown Boise in February by an assailant who allegedly asked whether he was Muslim.
News >  Idaho

AM: Sacred Heart nurses unhappy

AM Headlines today features show of solidarity by Sacred Heart hospital nurses in Spokane. Also: Public Records/Press, Fire wrecks Post Falls home/Press, Summit for chronic pain available/Press, Big potato truck coming to town/Too Many Cooks, Idaho part of for-profit medical school trend/Eye on Boise + more ...
News >  Idaho

Stuck in a plane

A Facebook friend wrote Tuesday: "Still stuck on the plane in DC waiting for the lightening storms to pass. We have been on the plane about four hours and have already missed our connection in Denver. At this point it's an adventure." Question: Can you describe the worst plane trip you've been on?
News >  Idaho

Trib: Are GOP solons changing tune?

In the Lewiston Tribune this morning, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase wonders whether Idaho GOP legislative leaders are really changing their tune on the Medicaid gap.
News >  Idaho

Kerri: Never too late — or old — to start new thing

In her Main street column in the Coeur d'Alene Press today, Kerri Thoreson models a T-shirt message that reads: "Just Do It Later." She's not advocating procrastination. Rather, she's urging people not to consider themselves too old to try a new adventure.
News >  Idaho

Press: Workers aren’t created equal

In this morning's editorial, the Coeur d'Alene Press looks at contract negotiations for the Coeur d'Alene School District. The editorial concludes that classified staff at the district shouldn't be paid the same as teachers, the individuals on the front lines of one of the most challenging jobs in this country. What do you think?
News >  Idaho

Friends rally for Rathdrum family

Friends of a Rathdrum family involved in a fatal head-on collision in Oregon on Sunday night are rallying support. Donald Adams, 45, was in critical condition at a Bend hospital on Tuesday and his wife Barbara, 30, was in good condition. Their 10YO daughter, Amber, died at the scene, while their 8YO son, Marshall, was treated for minor injuries.
News >  Idaho

Poll: Parents have embarrassed most

A solid majority of Hucks Nation said it has been publicly embarrassed by one or both parents. The poll was offered in response to the father of a Salt Lake City man who placed an in the Press inviting women to apply to be his son's wife. Today's Poll: Should classified workers (support staff) be compensated as much as teachers at CSD?
News >  Idaho

CdA tree firm contests federal findings

A Coeur d’Alene tree-planting company and its subcontractor are contesting federal investigators’ findings that they underpaid migrant crews on national forest jobs in Idaho and Oregon by more than $100,000.
News >  Idaho

Parting Shot — 6.21.16

Am I the only one bugged by the casual treatment of the U.S. flag by these fans of the U.S. soccer team? The foursome was headed to the Copa America Centenario semifinal match between the U.S. and Argentina today.