We're almost halfway to the point of filliing out the lineup card for the county and legislative elections in Idaho. Incumbent legislators are falling like flies as some, like veteran Denton Darrington, decided to retire rather than face a strong incumbent lawmaker in a new…
Teresa Robinson of the Mississippi Association of Educators takes a phone photograph of "Thing 1 and Thing 2," Friday at Lee Elementary School in Jackson, Miss. Faculty, staff, guest readers dressed up as Dr. Seuss characters to participate in the America Reads-Mississippi to celebrate Read…
Glen Campbell wants you to know that he has Alzheimer’s disease. The pop and countrypolitan icon also wants you to know that he’s facing it head-on, and before the degenerative brain disease takes his memories, his music and eventually his life, Campbell is going to…
5:27 p.m. Male in yellow pickup w/load of wood passed on double yellow on Spokane/PF. 5:02 p.m. Kyle reports he's receiving harassing phone calls from mother's boyfriend. 4:45 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for March 1-2 here. 4:29 p.m. Someone is suffering breathing…
Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas speaks at a rally in Spokane earlier attended by 1,000 today here. Paul is planning a stop in Sandpoint Monday morning. See below. (AP Photo/Jed Conklin) Idaho Senate welcomes newest member/Betsy Russell, EOB Otter names new drug policy…
Ron Paul has pulled into a slight lead in an online straw poll being being conducted prior to the Idaho caucuses on Super Tuesday. After trailing Romney by a quarter of a percent this morning, Paul leads Romney 42.44% to 39.81%. Meanwhile, Rick Santorum remains…
About 1,000 people turned out to hear Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Friday at the Spokane Convention Center. He hit on many of the same things he did two weeks ago at a rally in the same location. But this time he also talked…
Dunno when Pecky CoxPriest Lake Facebook posted this photo of mama & baby swimming Priest Lake. But I thought it might bring a smile to your face as it has mine. 10 things in our "100th day trail mix"/A Butterfly Moment Russ Fulcher to lead…
At 3:21 p.m. Thursday, Larry Spencer posted: "Well, for all of you that have waited to go after me until I am on a ballot, have at it. I filed my paperwork a few minutes ago." But he didn't say which office he was seeking.…
Congressman Raúl Labrador officially declared his candidacy for re-election for Idaho's First Congressional District today. "It has been a great honor to represent the people of Idaho's First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, and I am proud to file my declaration of…
Former Post Falls councilman Joe Bodman has filed to run for Kootenai County sheriff as an Independent. Bodman is a former three-term council member who lost to Betty Henderson in 2009. Bodman, a former Kootenai County deputy, unsuccessfully challenged Sheriff Rocky Watson in the 2008…
Seattle Mariners' Blake Beavan throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Oakland Athletics earlier today in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Question: Are you happy with the direction the Seattle Mariners are going?
In a news release today, Kootenai County Assessor Mike McDowell announced he was reducing his staff by 5 workers -- or 8 percent -- by attrition. McDowell writes: "Our management team has diligently and creatively worked together to streamline procedures, maximize the use of new…
Mary Souza of OpenCdA.com was shocked -- shocked, I tell you -- to see a story on The front page of Thursday’s Press featuring "Ron Ouren’s big smiling face as he was holding up detailed, professionally designed renderings of a baseball facility at Cherry Hill."…
Grumpy Bill at OpenCdA.com is trying to rally his troops -- all five of them -- to stage a recall election against Mayor Sandi Bloem and three members of the Coeur d'Alene City Council who favor moving ahead with the long-planned McEuen Field project --…
Sen. Joyce Broadsword, R-Sagle, welcomed her new colleague, Jim Rice of Caldwell, Friday with an apology: The first bill that the new senator would vote on was one that would terminate the state’s end-stage renal disease program. “It’s not fair” that Rice’s first vote would…
Love can bloom in unexpected places. For Lorraine Lanterman, 77, and Kent Collings, 95, it blossomed at Orchard Crest Retirement Community. “We met at the bridge table,” Collings recalled. His wife of 70 years died in 2007, shortly after they’d moved to Orchard Crest. Lanterman…
On her Facebook wall, Linda Lantzy of Idaho Scenic Images writes: "I was hoping for a sun and falling snow shot (Wednesday), but I was happy to find the snow undisturbed on this little beach off Tubbs Hill. Sorry to anyone who went after me.…
12:13 p.m. Coeur d'Alene caller reports 2YO child riding bike in middle of street w/o parent around. 11:55 a.m. PFPD officer responding to report of traffic hazard @ Seltice Way & Corbin. 11:42 a.m. Motorist driving to PFPD HQ w/road rager from H41 & E.…
Montana state legislators this week received a newsletter from a white supremacist group tied to the Ku Klux Klan that wants to turn the Northwest into “the future homeland of the white race from people all over the world.” The newsletter came from the Northwest…
Four Republicans -- Gerald Arno, Marc Eberlein, Bruce Noble, and Tim Herzog -- have filed so far for the Kootenai County commissioner District 1 seat now held by incumbent Todd Tondee. The filing deadline, which began Monday will continue until next Friday, March 9. Additionally,…
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum holds a copy of the U.S. Constitution as he speaks during during a campaign rally at the New Life Assembly of God on Thursday in Spokane. SR story here. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Washington…
Thursday Poll: Sightseeing & dining are the two prominent reasons why Coeur d'Alene area residents visit the newly remodeled Coeur d'Alene Resort. 59 of 208 respondents (28.37%) said they regularly take out-of-town visitors to the resort or boardwalk. 57 of 208 respondents (27.4%) said they…
A scene is shown from the animated feature film from 20th Century Fox Animation, "Horton Hears A Who." The film featured the voices of Jim Carrey and Steve Carell and, of course, is based on the Dr. Seuss children's book of the same name. Children's…
Barrett Schroeder said Thursday that he had considered running for the Idaho Senate for a while, but learning about the militia group here on the Palouse spurred him into action. The candidate for Senate District 5 explained his concerns about the 57th and 75th battalions…
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.
