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News >  Idaho

No need to justify new wilderness

In speaking to the Idaho Environmental Forum today, Congressman Mike Simpson said he doesn't even try to justify the new Boulder-White Clouds wilderness area. "Go up there and spend a few nights. It justifies itself," Simpson told the gathering. “I honestly believe that when God takes a vacation, he goes to the Boulder-White Clouds."
News >  Idaho

Minutes for Aug. 19 ignite cda meeting

HucksOnline offers the August meeting minutes of ignite cda. Of particular interest are some preliminary ideas provided by Architects West for ignite cda property south of City Hall, along Park Avenue (Item No. 6). Also of interest is the annual ignite cda budget for fiscal 2016 and a calculation that shows some decent valuation jumps in URD areas.
News >  Idaho

Column: Fires smudge Idaho magic

In Notes & Errata, Mark Morford, the well-known online columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, writes about his annual getaway in the Sandpoint area: "Magical barely begins to cover it." However, this year, Morford writes, the wildfires are changing everything: "The very tone and timbre of life is changing. The air is shifting, the light."
News >  Idaho

Landers: Unreasonable to curtail hunting

SR Outdoors guru Rich Landers blogs that curtailing hunting, as a result of wildfire concerns, is not a reasonable: "States have set season dates based on numerous factors and changing them causes a domino effect of problems and conflicts for hunters, businesses, agencies and wildlife."
News >  Idaho

$669 more for Moore family

On its Facebook wall, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office announced that $669 was raised in donations for the family of slain Coeur d'Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore at the annual National Night Out event in Hayden earlier this month.
News >  Idaho

Lizard: Don’t count Gookin out

Lizard People is enjoying the beginning of this fall's local political circus, with the candidacy announcements of Councilman Dan Gookin and former county clerk Dan English, for Coeur d'Alene council posts. LP thinks Gookin will be challenged from the right and the left. And he's waiting for the dance ticket for Ron Edinger's eat to fill up
News >  Idaho

Ex-prez Carter shows amazing grace

Facebook Friend Darrell Kerby wasn't impressed by Jimmy Carter as president, back in the 1970s, but he is impressed by his humanitarian work as an ex-president. And Darrell's even more impressed by the former president as he faces terminal illness.
News >  Idaho

AM Scanner Traffic — 8.25.15

Scanner Traffic for Tuesday AM (16 items & counting) including one-car rollover off I-90/Highway 41 that tied up traffic & resident who spotted 3 boys hiding in bushes near area of Dalton Gardens arson fires this summer ...
News >  Idaho

AM Headlines — 8.25.15

AM Headlines for Tuesday include: Idaho Records, District dedicates new Winton, U.S. Forest Service: Heed Closures, Donations pour in for wildfire victims, Rape suspect still missing, Inversion helps fire crews strengthen lines, and Caretaker accused of misconduct w/elderly woman ...
News >  Idaho

Bonner County Issues Evac Alert

From IdahoPanhandler.com: As a precautionary measure due to continuing fire activity on the Clark Fork Complex, specifically the Whitetail and Marten Creek Fires, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Level 1 pre-evacuation notice for an large area in the eastern part of the county ...
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Poll: No to Gookin re-election bid

In the Monday poll, a solid majority said it doesn't support the candidacy of Coeur d'Alene Councilman Dan Gookin, who announced his bid for a 2nd term Monday. Today's Poll: Who would you like to see when the Democratic nomination for president?
News >  Idaho

INL’s hometown asks for leniency

In an editorial, the Idaho Falls Post Register asks Attorney General Lawrence Wasden for leniency in allowing the Idaho National Laboratory to receive and test two shipments of commercial nuclear fuel.
News >  Idaho

Sub to bear Idaho’s name

A new stealthy attack submarine made to help the Navy defend the country will bear Idaho's name. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosted a ship-naming ceremony on Saturday at the Western Idaho Fair in Boise to announce that SSN 799, a Virginia-class attack submarine,...
News >  Idaho

Enrich world by enriching yourself

In the Lewiston Tribune, conservative columnist Michael Costello offers words of advice for today's college freshman. They can enrich the world by enriching themselves. The greatest contributions to mankind have been made by Microsoft, Apple, Mansanto, Ford Motor Co and other top-flight corporations, Costello argues, not "public servants."
News >  Idaho

Smoke to linger until weekend

Weather is difficult enough to predict. Determining how smoky the air will be is even more challenging. With that in mind, the smoky air is predicted to linger at current levels for the rest of this week. "We may get a break for a couple...
News >  Idaho

Wild Card/Monday — 8.24.15

I will be interviewing Police Chief Lee White online this morning at 10:15 a.m. re: Tubbs Hill and downtown patrols. Let me know if you have any questions for him. It'll be the straight 5 Q's format. Now, here's you Monday Wild Card ...
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Troy, Idaho: School funding flashpoint

Since 2001-02, Troy voters have approved more than $9.3 million in supplemental school levies. But after voters rejected proposals in March and May, the Latah County district has no supplemental levy in place for 2015-16. Troy has been forced to cut teaching positions, all-day kindergarten, athletics and other programs.
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PM Scanner Traffic — 8.24.15

Scanner Traffic for Monday PM (17 items & counting + link for AM Scanner Traffic with 16 more items) includes transients trying to set up camp in St. Thomas Cemetery at east end of Sherman Avenue ...
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Cutline Contest — Time2Vote

Today's Cutline Contest features 4 fans of presidential candidate Donald Trump in Mobile, Ala. Weekend Cutline Contest Winner: Phaedrus.
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Market plunge rattles Washington

The stock market closed a wild Monday with the Dow Jones industrial average down over 500 points, setting off fresh fears about the health of the global economy. The Wall Street drama quickly spread to the 2016 campaign trail and Washington, as flashbacks to the...