It must be election year. The Idaho Legislature, as a whole, hasn't done anything especially silly so far -- 30 days into the 2012 session. Seems Vito has deep-sixed his nullification bill so far. Haven't heard much about guns on campus. Vito's got the brush…
Bryce Beblavi leaps above a slackline of nylon webbing anchored between posts and in view of the Olympic Mountains in Golden Gardens park Tuesday in Seattle. After several days of sun and temperatures hitting near 60 degrees, a few showers and slightly cooler temperatures are…
Spudbob emails: "Somewhere in the Spokesman Review vault there is a Sunday insert that was published a long time ago. Early 80's maybe even the late 70's. It may be even before your time (if such is possible). The insert spoke of the 51st state.…
First 3 items from the Kootenai County sheriff's blotter on Idaho Records Wednesday: Keith Lund, Coeur d’Alene, reported Sunday the $400 theft of a chainsaw from his home on the 3200 block of S. Vista Loop. Robert Rickel, Athol, reported Sunday the $960 theft of…
In this Feb. 28, 2006, AP file photo, former Kansas City Royals player George Brett (5) watches with Omaha Royals manager Mike Jirschele (23) and hitting coach Andre David (26). In a lawsuit filed Monday, lawyers are seeking class-action status for a lawsuit that claims…
5:48 p.m. 2 juveniles, ages 13, shoplifted pellet gun from Hayden WalMart & left out rear of store. 5:28 p.m. Woman driving slowly & weaving in blue sedan @ I-90 & M/P 18 (Sunnyside Road/CdA) 5:17 p.m. Green mini-van passing on double yellow on s/b…
At the annual snowshoe softball tournament at Priest Lake recently, a youngster takes a break from the outdoor activities -- and Pecky Cox, As The Lake Churns was there to document the timeout.
Hazel Bauman will continue leading the Coeur d'Alene School District for another three years. At Monday's school board meeting, trustees voted unanimously to extend Bauman's contract as superintendent for another year through June 30, 2015. The terms of Bauman's employment contract have not changed, nor…
Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich on Tuesday decried the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for striking down California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage -- both of them targeting the judiciary system for invoking what Gingrich described as a "radical overreach" of…
Twenty Idaho legislators, including House Speaker Lawerence Denney and House Education Chairman Bob Nonini, have signed a letter asking University of Idaho Law School to jettison a perceived threat involving a diversity program next week. In the letter obtained by IdahoReporter.com, the 20 Republicans have…
The North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force is seeking information leading to the apprehension of Nicole Louise McMillan. McMillan, 21, is being sought based on a Kootenai County felony warrant charging McMillan with failure to appear on felony drug possession charges. This is a $25,000…
Today is Charles Dickens' 200th birthday. He lived a life in his early years that no one would wish on another. He was eventually imprisoned in a debtor's prison as a boy, joining his family after a long a filthy journey through a childhood nightmare…
Earlier, I published a list of the 10 most conservative states, compiled by Fellowship of the Minds: Conservatives Who Love America (from Gallup polling). Above you can find a list of the 10 most liberal states. Question: Are you surprised that Oregon is No. 3…
Chuck Cox plays with his grandsons, Charlie, right, and Braden, left. Charlie and Braden were killed along with their father, Josh Powell, on Sunday in what police said was an intentional fire set by Powell. Chuck Cox is the father of Powell's wife, Susan, who…
OrangeTV/Get Out! North Idaho, via Facebook: "Last night's odd, elaborate dream: a Citylink bus had been converted into some kind of prison transport bus, and I had just been released after serving time for some unspecified crime. This bus was like a party on wheels,…
The Idaho Falls lawyer, a power in Idaho politics for 25 years, was issued a public reprimand for professional misconduct in connection with his conduct with a former girlfriend. Hall stepped down from his post on the Republican National Committee after his November 2009 conviction…
Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips. That surprising finding comes in a government report released Tuesday that includes a list of the…
The Idaho State Senate leadership today pulled a dozen members of Occupy Boise out of the Senate Gallery to discuss cloth, dollar-store American flags pinned to each individual's shirt. In the Minority Caucus room on the fourth floor of the Capitol, Idaho Falls Sen. Bart…
A deeply divided House State Affairs Committee voted this morning to introduce legislation proposed by Rep. Julie Ellsworth, R-Boise, (pictured) to amend House rules to say that any member of leadership who is convicted of a DUI or drug offense would lose his or her…
President Barack Obama pumps up a gun designed by Joey Hudy, left, of Phoenix, Ariz., left, to shoot a marshmallow in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington Tuesday, during the White House Science Fair. Obama hosted the second White House Science…
11:37 a.m. Traffic lights @ w/b Kathleen & Ramsey/CdA aren't recycling. 11:34 a.m. Vehicle @ Chandler & Kodibear/Worley is fully engulfed in flames. 11:15 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Feb. 6-7 here. 11:03 a.m. Via CPD Twitter: CPD "recorded 10 arrest reports…
On Jan. 19, House Speaker Lawerence Denney (pictured) ordered the doors to House members' basement office areas locked down and open by card access only. “Anyone without a House State ID badge will not be allowed into those spaces until the security guard has cleared…
While I'm busy plugging the insatiable maw of HucksOnline, Steve Widmyer of the Fort Ground Grill is tearing his hair out trying to figure out what should be on the menu for Blogfest 2012 -- heavy appetizers? Or a real nice pasta buffet. Let us…
Monday Poll: 92 of 175 respondents (52.57%) said Catholic universities, hospitals, and charities should be forced under new Obama health care rules to provide insurance for workers covering birth control. 79 of 175 respondents (45.14%) said Catholic institutions shouldn't be forced to go against church…
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday struck down Proposition 8's ban on gay marriage in California. The Ninth Circuit's ruling is likely to be appealed to the US Supreme Court, which has never before decided on the constitutionality of laws…
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.
