Both Coeur d'Alene School District incumbents are coasting to victory tonight, according to SR colleague Meghann Cuniff, who just reported in from Election Central. With one of two precincts in his zone reporting, Trustee Vern Newby is pulling about 80% of the vote in his…
I need to run a personal errand this evening. So I don't have time to post an HBO Best of the Friends blog. If you haven't voted, you still have two hours to do so, at any neighborhood school. Also, remember that Marianne Love will…
Today Brandon's wound has been closed! If no infection happens he'll be on his way.I took a tour of the New physical fitness building for the injuried soldiers. He will be taken care of in the most state of the art complex we the people…
I hate to admit that I goofed this morning re: the interpretation of the letter from Kootenai County civil deputy Darrin Murphey to SR attorney Joel Hazel. But 'tis true. Hazel tells us that Murphey simply was saying that the county is going to allow…
... that Bayview developer Bob Holland's engineering firm is now pushing for Holland to be allowed to go forward with his marina expansion plans and restore the kokanee beds when the work is completed. This is basically what Holland wanted in the first place: violate,…
I voted on my way to work this morning -- yes on both Coeur d'Alene School District levy questions. No trouble getting in and out of the Borah School polls. No line. But people were arriving regularly. I'm going to move this thread up throughout…
... your son or daughter is flirting with on the campus lawn?AP Photo/Idaho Press-Tribune, Mike Vogt Albertson College of Idaho students Emily Matlock plays with Chris Bengtson during a break in studying as they catch up on work on campus in Caldwell Monday before finals…
As much as this Common Tater loves controversy, I see a simple solution to Coeur d’Alene Fourth of July parade flap involving Kootenai County veterans, the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce and developer Marshall Chesrown. The Pappy Boyington Detachment 966 of the Marine Corps League…
Related: Injured Sandpoint soldier gets help from home/Jim Camden, Spokesman-Review The following is an update on the condition of severely injured Sandpoint soldier Brandon Adam by his father, Doug: "Brandon is doing well.Trying to get thru surgeries. His SGT MAJOR came and visited! Really enjoyed…
Congratulations to all the fortunate mothers who received flowering plants and hanging baskets from their darling children for Mother's Day. How sweet life is - along with a week of warm temperatures and sunshine, with a little rain sprinkled in, for good measure. As you…
re: letter sent to SR attorney Joel P. Hazel by Kootenai County civil deputy Darrin L. Murphey on Friday, May 11In follow up to our conversation regarding your proposed Order in the above referenced manner (Cowles Publishing v. Kootenai County, Kootenai County Case No. CV…
At a recent regional summit about the Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, it became obvious that mandatory water-use restrictions will be part of the future in the Inland Northwest. The $3.5 million aquifer study offered hope that the irreplaceable water resource – which supplies fresh drinking…
Moscow Minidoka: No one should be forced to take drug tests for work unless they are involved in keeping other people from harm (bus drivers, airplane pilots, etc). I don't care about "rule of law," since when has it been the HR department's job to…
Christie Wood is many things: a sergeant and spokeswoman for CPD Blue. A Coeur d'Alene school trustee. A North Idaho College trustee. Last week, she was proclaimed something else, by Lake City Development Corp. opponent Dan Gookin. In a post under a comment by ex-Coeur…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.