Parting Shot -- 7.27.12
Emily Atha waits for the start of the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics earlier today in London.(AP Photo/Mike Groll) Question: Have you ever painted your face to support a team or nation? Tell us about it.
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012
TGIF Wild Card -- 7.27.12
I don't want to rain on anyone's parade but you're not in with the in crowd here, if you ain't been outed by Chester the Discombulated Keyboard Commando for United Conservatives of North Idaho. But never fear. Chet is promising one more "reveal" before his…
Caldwell Billboard Links Obama, Killer
"Offensive." "Abhorrent." "Pathetic." Words like that are being used to describe a billboard in Caldwell, Idaho, that compares President Barack Obama — unfavorably — to James Eagan Holmes, the suspect in the shooting deaths of 12 people in a Colorado movie theater last week. The…
PM Headlines -- 7.27.12
Spokane native Amanda Furrer, 21, has qualified for U.S. Olympic Team and will be headed to London this summer. Furrer, who began shooting at age 11 on the Spokane junior rifle team, made the U.S. women's team in three-position rifle during team trials in Fort…
PM Scanner Traffic -- 7.27.12
5:53 p.m. Possible battery reported in 8100 block of Loch Haven/Hayden. 5:37 p.m. ISP officer reports couch lying in n/b lane of H41 @ M/P 16 (Spirit Lake Loop). 5:28 p.m. ISP officer asks colleague if he found the motorcycle helmet (4:13 item). He hadn't.…
Here's Comes ... Halloween
A Berry Picker couldn't believe her eyes when she spotted this today on the shelves at Costco. Question: Are you ready for ... Halloween?
Close Encounter w/ALEC Protester
I’m back in Idaho having attended meetings of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in Salt Lake City. And I’m most struck by a minute-long diatribe directed at me that took place in front of the Great America Hotel in that delightful city’s downtown. I…
Chuckles Targets DFO At Church
Wow! Chester's now trying to attack me at my place of worship -- Hayden Bible Church. Seriously? In his latest post, Chester is telling his readers to pack the pew at Hayden Bible Church, where I serve as an Elder. He has put out the…
Flukes
In this Thursday photo, the flukes of a gray whale appear during an outing by Whale Research EcoExcursions in Depoe Bay, Ore. Summer Whale Watch Weekend at Boiler Bay State Park offers an opportunity to see whales and wildlife this Saturday and Sunday. The American…
Obama/Mitt Athleticism? Meh
Glimpsing Mitt and Ann Romneyin the stands at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, East London, with Michelle Obama also in attendance, Americans doubtless will wonder (or not, but we’re going to write about it anyway) just how sporty and sporting the presidential candidates can be.…
Dow Closes Above 13,000
The Dow industrials powered past 13000, as investors celebrated signs Europe's leaders are taking action to address the region's debt troubles. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 187.73 points, or 1.5%, closing above 13000 for the first time since May 7. The Standard & Poor's…
Column: Don't Count LeFavour Out
A long-held principle in electoral politics: Until the votes are counted, there are no absolutes – no 100 percent chance of winning, no zero percent chance of losing. Even in a race that looks like a slam dunk, there’s a little room for long-shot possibility.…
Washingtonians Seek Booze In Idaho
Washington voters probably didn’t intend it, but they gave at least a temporary economic boost to Idaho liquor stores when taking their state out of the booze business last year. In June, the first month that Initiative 1183 closed Washington’s state-owned liquor stores and raised…
AM: Mini Sturgis Returns To Stateline
"I've been dancing for 30 years," said Micky Martin, of Spokane Valley,front right, during opening night of the 7th annual Mini-Sturgis at Cruiser's bar in Post Falls on Thursday. The event runs through Saturday night. Scott Maben/SR reports on the 8th annual Mini-Sturgis event and…
Poll: 31% Bullied Online
Daily Poll: 119 of 196 respondents (60.71%) say they haven't been bullied online. 61 of 196 respondents (31.12%) say they have. 5 of 196 (2.55%) admitted that they're online bullies. 11 were uncertain whether they have or haven't. Weekend Poll: What do you think of…
AM Scanner Traffic -- 7.27.12
12:09 p.m. Dog locked in mini-van in Row 8 of Hayden WalMart is panting. 12:08 p.m. Deer almost goes through window of dar driven by female who is 39 months pregnant on H95 @ M/P 436 (Lacey/Hayden). 12:07 p.m. Williams Paint & Coating on Govt…
4 Legs Better Than 2
New Zealand's Caroline Lenamore runs with her horse Lenamore during horse inspection for the equestrian eventing competition at Greenwich Park, the site for the equestrian and modern pentathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, in London. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) Question: Which animal has nicer…
Kerri: Call Me From Your Landline
On her Facebook wall this morning, Kerri Thoreson writes: "Okay ... this morning my cell phone was totally uncharged so I put it on the charger and texted Joe Paisley on the KVNI Radio morning show to call me on my land line for our…
Trib: Jeers To ITD
JEERS ... to the Idaho Transportation Board. First it fired the state's first female transportation director, Pam Lowe, on flimsy grounds. Then it outsourced defense of the case to Holland & Hart of Boise. Before it cut Lowe an undisclosed settlement check, the law firm…
Trib: Denney's Travelin' Man
JEERS ... to House Speaker Lawerence Denney, R-Midvale. Of all the people to send - at taxpayer expense - on a junket, Denney picks Rep. Phil Hart, R-Hayden. Hart is among a contingent of lawmakers attending this week's annual American Legislative Exchange Council meeting at…
Obama's Last Hurrah
In this Oct. 21, 2008, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at a rally at Western Gateway Park in Des Moines, Iowa. The president's re-election campaign is increasingly sounding like a nostalgia tour. His speeches stroll through elections past, serving up…
Chuckleberriesonline Contact Info
We're having fun here with the second in a series of three ha-huge "reveals" from Chester and Chuckle Berries again today. However, if you have a problem with what Chuckle Berries is doing re: the outing, misidentifications and links to your Facebook page, you can…
Letter: Hey, Use The Bike Path
To the cyclists who routinely ride on Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive: no matter what combination of alien-shaped helmet/distastefully colored spandex you wear, you are incapable of sustaining 45 mph. I know you are of the “Share the road” mentality, but there is no need to…
Morris: In Praise Of Bob Curtis
Before the TV contracts, the Internet, etc., if you did not attend a Vandal game in person, then your only source of information was to listen on the radio...and how lucky we were from Pocatello to Sandpoint to have The Voice as our source. He…
Chester, Ahem, Outs More HBOers
Shazam! Another ha-huge reveal from Cousin Chester and his Confused Keyboard Commandos today. In Part 2, Chester tells us that DanOfTheCommunity is Dan English. TLPoelstra is Tami Poelstra. JeanieS is Jeanie Buchanan. Et cetera. Simply. Amazing. You'd think Chester from the Chuckle Berries Online swamp…
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