The San Francisco 49ers picked Idaho Vandals lineman Mike Iupati with the 17th pick in the first round, making Iupati the first UIdaho football player to be drafted in round No. 1 in 43 years.Iupati was just on the conference call and he said he…
Bent: I have to say cross promoting it on this blog isn't doing much for my experience here at HBO. I have tried following you over there, and that's not working for me either. (that's probably just me, though. I can see where others may…
At As The Lake Churns, blogmistress Pecky Cox provides this photo of the 2010 Loggers Days @ Priest Lake. And many more here.
The Oakland Raiders took Orlando McClain, a linebacker from Alabama, instead of UIdaho Vandal lineman Mike Iupati as had been expected in some quarters, with their No. 8 pick. Now, it'll be interesting to see where Iupati falls in the first round. You can follow…
Please don’t take this as me being insensitive in these belt-tightening times. When it comes to funding athletics and assorted activities, I wish school district officials from Brewster to Bonners Ferry would use more common sense. Take for example Kellogg, which is located about 30…
Katie Givens, 11, of Hayden participated in the clean up of Independence Point in Coeur d'Alene on Earth Day earlier today. The event was organized by Cub Scout Pac 293. (Kathy Plonka, SR)A tale of 2 banks -- in Galena, Ill., Coeur d'Alene/Peter Crabb, Northwest…
As long as it's not raining, spring field work continues on the Palouse, as farmers race to get crops planted before the next storm rolls in. Foggy weather near the top of the Lewiston Hill didn't deter this farmer from working on Wednesday. (Lewiston Tribune…
5:20 p.m. Motorist reports that a silver car swerved, then plowed into the median and stopped @ I-90 & 15th Street/CdA. Driver may be drunk or ill.5:13 p.m. Caller reports seeing a wanted male riding bikes w/2 males dressed in black @ 16th & Spokane/Post…
Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford looks for a receiver against Washington during an NCAA college football game in Seattle in September 2008. Bradford was selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the NFL Draft moments ago.…
Councilwoman Deanna Goodlander: It looks like the Parks Department has figured out a way to save the statue. It will take some rebar and a lot of work, but they are pretty sure it is repairable. There will always show some damage, but the Parks…
Front-running Republican Vaughn Ward has made cutting federal spending a hallmark of his campaign for Congress. But one of the top recipients of federal bailout money puts food on the table in Ward's household. His wife, Kirsten, 35, is a technology project manager for Washington,…
The news that Sen. Mike Crapo has declined to meet his GOP opponent in a statewide televised debate May 16 has prompted a gambit from Crapo's likely Democratic opponent in November. Tom Sullivan says he'll be glad to debate Republican Claude "Skip" Davis. "I can…
Arizona Rep. Chad Campbell, D-Phoenix, left, and Warde Nichols, R-Gilbert, confer during a special session at the Capitol in Phoenix. Arizona lawmakers who still aren't convinced President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. are pushing a bill through the Legislature that would require the…
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig is seen burning in this Wednesday photo taken in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip. The oil platform that burned for 36 hours after a massive explosion sank into the Gulf of…
Idaho Reporter Twitter: (State Board of Education) unanimously approves (8-0) new contract for BSU Head Football Coach Chris Petersen. Post by Chadd Cripe/Statesman here.BroncosoverVandalsofcourse: I just want Vandal fans to know they are right, Boise is a different world than the sadder parts of Idaho,…
Montana has become the first state to offer the "Hope Card," a wallet-sized card that will be carried by someone who has been granted a restraining order. The card contains information about the person who has been granted the permanent order of protection and who…
At MountainGoat Report, the blogmistress is enjoying the alignment of the stars that placed the old "Republicans for Walt Minnick" Web site into the hands of someone who offers Russian women and "Lucullus Aliment Offering Basket - A Savory Treat In compensation Any Chance." If…
In his Wednesday photo, Jessica Robinson stands next to her dead llama named Curly, which was killed last week at her home near Buhl, Idaho. This was the second of Robinson’s llamas killed by a gunshot on her property in the last month. The two…
Raul Labrador has not responded to my comments regarding his immigration-bidness "Achilles heel". I stand by my comments. It's a ticking time-bomb, unless he deals with it soon. Why so quiet? People want to know. Come forward and let us know, Raul. Apparently, my two…
Britain's Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, in wheelchair,arrives at the Polish Social and Cultural Association in London to sign the book of condolence for the Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash, today. The Polish President, his wife and some of the…
Noon: A small green car drove away from a 2-vehicle crash on NIC campus and may now be parked at a dental office on Northwest Boulevard.11:53 a.m. R in 6800 block of Davenport/Dalton Gardens reports identity theft.11:39 a.m. Female in a domestic violence hearing says…
Arpie: Stickman's comments make me realize how the recession has (at least temporarily saved Sandpoint. The “Fancy Dancers” were just starting to take over town when the recession hit. Now one can drive by mothballed developments, half built marinas and a 15 hole golf course…
Judge John Bradbury of Idaho/Clearwater counties offered good answers to the five questions that I asked him turning a half-hour interview this morning. Here's the answer he gave to my question re: the worst court decision of the last five years: "It's the school funding…
The Idaho Freedom Initiatives are a set of 17 initiatives that a volunteer group wants to get on the November ballot. Two of the 17 proposals are similar to measures approved by lawmakers this year. Supporters are no longer gathering signatures on a plan comparable…
First lady Michelle Obama walks with the family dog Bo down the Cross Hall to an event to welcome children of Executive Office employees at the White House's annual take our daughters and sons to work day this morning in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Have you…
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.
