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T.J. Lane unbuttons his shirt during sentencing today in Chardon, Ohio. Lane was given three lifetime prison sentences without the possibility of parole for opening fire last year in a high school cafeteria in a rampage that left three students dead and three others wounded.…
"My mother always says, "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." With that in mind, I don't think I can do the weather tonight" -- Kris Crocker/KXLY weathercaster via Twitter. Question: What do you think of the weather so…
5:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for March 18-19 here. 5:17 p.m. Firefighters en route to smoking vehicle @ Hayden Super 1. 5:06 p.m. CPD officer reports nozzle on exposed PVC pipe open & spraying water @ CityLink stop. 4:55 p.m. Caller reports…
Schada Alkamari, a freshman at Bingham Young University of Idaho, talks about her experience being a Muslim student at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints owned university in the Taylor Chapel in Idaho Falls. More here. (AP Photo/Post Register, Pat Sutphin) Handeen enters…
This undated photo provided by Shawn Moore shows his son Josh, 11, holding a rifle his father gave him as a birthday present, at their home in Carneys Point, N.J. The Moore family claims this photo, posted on Facebook, led the state’s child welfare agency…
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid on Tuesday declared politically dead the effort to ban military-style assault weapons, a setback for President Obama and gun-control advocates who are pushing the Senate to move quickly on bills to limit gun violence. Reid (D-Nev.) is preparing to…
A two-man race for Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Zone 5 between Tom Hearn and GOPrecinct Committeeman Bjorn Handeen is the only contested race in that election, according to filing released this afternoon by the Kootenai County Clerk's Office. Other candidates who have filed so far…
At Slight Detour, Marianne Love offers several spring scenes from her rural Lovestead here. Madman/Fort Boise Trojan horse/Tumblewords Priorities/Ridenbaugh Press Meant-to-be moment/Slight Detour In Nampa, the other shoe drops/The EDge Your coach is not your nanny/From A Simple Mind My hubby is a walking air…
Despite any real prospects for a settlement of the federal government’s fiscal crisis, President Barack Obama‘s numbers continue to look strong, according to a new poll by Zogby Analytics. The online survey of 1000 likely voters, conducted March 13-14, shows the President’s job approval holding…
The Senate Commerce Committee has overwhelmingly approved HB 248, the governor’s state insurance exchange bill. Sen. Dean Cameron, R-Rupert, moved to approve the bill, sending it to the full Senate with a recommendation that it “do pass.” “I believe that our only option is this…
Boston's own "Boston Rob" Mariano declared "Kiss Me, I'm Smooth Shaven!" onboard the Gillette float at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Boston, reminding guys to K.I.S.S. -- Keep It Smooth Shaven, on Sunday. A recent study revealed that 85% of women prefer to kiss…
... The Kootenai County Reagan Republicans are targetting the three positions that are up for election on the Consolidated Free Library Board (county library) and two on the Kootenai Hospital District Board of Trustees -- Secretary/Treasurer Liese Razzeto and attorney Marc Wallace. Razzeto is the…
The Senate Commerce Committee has opened its hearing this afternoon in the Abraham Lincoln Auditorium on HB 248, the House-passed version of the governor’s state health insurance exchange legislation. Committee Chairman John Tippets, R-Montpelier, said the committee has only until 3 p.m. for its hearing…
You can find Thursday's discussion of a proposed events center at Riverstone, between the City Council and NIC trustees, in City Clerk Renata McLeod's draft minutes. Here's a sample: Councilman Gookin stated that he likes the idea of an event center. He has seen the…
In a meeting between the Coeur d'Alene City Council and the North Idaho College Board of Trustees last Thursday, the subject of the Dike Road trees surfaced. The Army Corps of Engineers has been pushing for removal of the trees. City Clerk Renata McLeod provides…
Mike Kennedy: This is an important development in Kootenai County civic affairs. It's good to see that the vast majority of common sense citizens and voters are organizing to push back against the extremists who promote candidates like Phil Hart and Larry Spencer. They dishonor…
12:08 p.m. Female's ex-husband s/b on Spokane Street/PF w/unsecure 3YO in pickup; female wants him trespassed from Post Falls property. 11:59 a.m. Undisclosed suspicious situation reporte @ Silas/Ramsey, CdA. 11:45 a.m. Male in basement of 6th Avenue/PF home may have cut finger off w/saw. 11:27…
In this March 31, 2011, AP file photo, Jefferson High School librarian Diana Inch displays her winning NCAA tournament bracket from Yahoo.com's online contest in Jefferson, Ore. Story here. The odds of completing the perfect bracket by picking the higher-seeded team are 35 billion to…
The House has voted 57-13 in favor of HJM 2, a non-binding memorial calling on the Federal Communications Commission to crack down on indecency on television. Rep. Darrell Bolz, R-Caldwell, said an individual from Canyon County has been pushing for several years for the Legislature…
This year's Sports Illustrated covers feature four key players and teams that snagged No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament. Above is the Sports Illustrated cover for the West, featuring Gonzaga Bulldog big man Kelly Olynyk, who led the Zags to a 31-2 record. You…
Monday Poll: 148 of 180 respondents (82.22%) said they want the Idaho Legislature to reject legislation that would challenge the constitutionality of Indian gaming in the state. 29 of 180 respondents (16.11%) supported the legislation (which has since been blocked in committee and won't be…
In a poignant column for this week's Wallace Street Journal, David Bond discusses the bittersweet task for going through your parents things after they're gone -- or going: "My beloved mother died a year ago last October, and my father is fading away in a…
A Coeur d'Alene School District workshop is scheduled this afternoon to discuss the Core Knowledge program. In late January, the Press reported the following: "The push to consider Core Knowledge in Coeur d'Alene schools came from Brent Regan, the district's newest trustee. He suggested Tuesday…
Laura Cohen, left, races her own Snake Pit Derby Dame teammates on Thursday before their St. Patrick's Day match, "Hit Me I'm Irish," Sunday at Skate Plaza. Cohen admits she enjoys the intensity and adrenalin of Roller Derby. Story here. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shane…
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.
