'Tis the day before Election Day, and nerves are raw as can be. As they should be. We've witnesses some hard fought congressional campaigns -- in the 1st Congressional District in Idaho and the U.S. Senate in Washington between Patty Murray & Dino Rossi. Getting…
U.S. Senator. Lisa Murkowski waves to supporters from the cab of a fire engine outside her Fairbanks, Alaska, campaign headquarters on Monday afternoon. Murkowski is running for re-election as a write-in candidate. (AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, John Wagner)Question: What percentage of the vote will Kootenai…
When Matthew and Kia Gering were reported missing last week in the St. Joe mountains near St. Maries, their family and extended network of friends got the word out right away. I got a call from my sister, Gina, who lives in Portland and had…
I didn’t know what to expect at my first Warren Miller ski film, but a bunch of friends were going and I decided that if I was going to live in Steamboat, Colo., I should know about the popular ski films. “Off the Grid,” which…
On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook page, Linda Lantzy calls this beautiful photograph: "Sunset on Pend Oreille."Blessed Sunday & almond joy candy bars/A Butterfly MomentSanity signs/Accidental Rabbit TrailsReview: 'The agenda inside the Clinton White House'/Arch DruidPlease vote Tuesday/Bay ViewsTo protect and to serve/Community CommentRepublicans teeter…
Three-month-old Madelyn Carrion, of Orange, dressed as " Dumbo" stays in character while playing with hay at the Irvine Park Railroad's pumpkin patch Sunday in Irvine, Calif. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Michael Goulding)Top Cutlines:Tax authorities shut down this roadside stand,…
Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart is going to court over his back state income taxes, filing an appeal in 1st District Court in Kootenai County charging that Idaho’s state income tax is unconstitutional. Today, the state of Idaho filed a motion to dismiss the appeal;…
5:17 p.m. 17YO female off Spokane Street/PF is threatening suicide, according to uncle.5:14 p.m. 14YO male is threatening to burn his house down on Versailles/CdA Place.4:55 p.m. Raymond, @ Skylark & Lacey/Hayden, reports a stolen bike.4:49 p.m. Caller reports a vehicle w/a flat tire has…
Weekend Poll: 85 of 155 respondents (54.8%) say they plan to vote at the polls Tuesday. 66 of 155 respondents (42.6%) have voted -- or plan to vote -- absentee. 4 of 155 (2.6%) said they don't plan to vote at all.Today's Question: How do…
Boise State has filled its 2011 football schedule with two familiar foes: Fresno State and Nevada. But one familiar opponent is missing from the Broncos' slate: Idaho. Boise State announced the additions to the 2011 schedule on Monday afternoon. Boise State will host Nevada on…
A Berry Picker snapped this photo of a Phil Hart political sign near the Dumpsters, off Highway 53, just west of Highway 95. Obviously, the individual who embellished the sign with "tax cheat" will be writing in a candidate for the House District 3 seat…
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled in favor of allowing four mega-loads of oil refinery equipment to travel scenic U.S. Highway 12 in north-central Idaho, overturning a lower-court judge who revoked the permits for the four giant truckloads. The court, in a 21-page ruling, found…
On his Idaho Statesman blog, opinionator Kevin Richert checks out the results in Idaho during the 1994 Republican uprising nationwide. Kevin writes: "Some national pundits are predicting that Tuesday's election will parallel the 1994 Republican rout. Secretary of State Ben Ysursa, a Republican, expects to…
Goalie Liz Boyden stops a shot against Fresno State Sunday. The University of Idaho women's soccer team had a chance to clinch a regular-season Western Athletic Conference title, but the Vandals fell in overtime by a 1-0 score. Story here. (Mark Planck/Idaho Athletics Media)Cartoon: Root…
... on the 4 corners of the H95 & Appleway intersection at noon today ... individuals already out to promote various candidates. A Berry Picker called from the Coeur d'Alene Inn to report that all 4 corners were manned & womaned -- and that she…
Pecky Cox/As the Lake Churns snapped this shot on Priest Lake around 8:30 Saturday morning. That's Papoose Island in the background. Pecky titles this photo: "Traffic at Priest Lake." That guy at the paddle has to be thinking: "Doe is get any better than this?"
ReggieH: Do you all have landlines or something? I never get robocalls. Or political calls of any sort, actually. Which is fine by me. My mind is usually made up pretty early on, anyway, and I always vote, so I don't need to be reminded.Moscow…
The Twin Falls Times-News published a story today, titled: "Six things to know before you head for the polls." Among the items listed in the story are: you still can register on Election Day, bring voter ID, and you can still vote if you forget…
AARP Idaho wants all of its members 50 years and older to vote in the Nov. 2 election, and is concerned about public service announcements on the new law asking voters to bring photo identification to the polls. Officials with the group say the ads…
All the information you need to know about the meatloaf bake-off at Curley's is provided in the poster (please note that the meatloaf can be shaped any way you want, except not as a body part).Question: Do you make a decent meatloaf? If so, what…
This month turkeysare selected;some get stuffed andsome elected.The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Item: More tax relief not paid: County failed to distribute $400,000 due over 4 years/Alecia Warren, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: The Kootenai County Auditor's Office revealed this week another failure with distributing tax revenue to county taxing districts, this time holding back nearly half…
11:59 a.m. Driver from 11:49 a.m. incident reports horse has gotten up in the trailer, and a vet is on the way to check it out.11:58 a.m. A CdA 14YO named Darrell ran away around 4:30 a.m. today.11:57 a.m. Rathdrum cop is checking suspicious vehicle…
The national poll found that Americans plan to vote for Republicans over Democratic candidates by 50 percent to 44 percent. This is an edge that will likely give Republicans dozens of seats in the House and significant gains in the Senate. The poll numbers suggest…
San Francisco 49ers' Mike Iupati, center, San Francisco 49ers' Adam Snyder, right, and other players run onto the field before the NFL Football match between the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers at Wembley Stadium in London Sunday. San Francisco, which has stumbled through a…
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.
