Two campaign workers visited my house Wednesday. A woman who arrived in a red SUV handed my wife a flyer at the door and said: "Vote for Toby" as she hurried away from the sound of our barking dog. Someone hung a flyer on our…
Here's a wonderful portrait of Jane Anderson, of Post Falls, sporting a nice spring hat, who attended the Kootenai County Republican Women's membership luncheon today at the Avondale Golf Club. She's a write-in candidate for the Precinct 30 committee position. She is the only candidate…
Today's Top Story ... A multi-million dollar public safety bond and establishment of a police substation on East Sherman Avenue received strong support from the Coeur d’Alene City Council this week during a 2014-15 budget strategy session. The city is considering going to voters in…
5:21 p.m. Teen girl has locked herself in the bathroom & is threatening suicide in Sanders Beach area. 5:20 p.m. ISP officer alerts colleague that flatbed truck ahead of him on w/b I-90/CdA is leaking fuel. 5:16 p.m. Person hurt in vehicle crash is seeking…
Time 2 Vote ... Musicians of the band Garmisch wearing traditional Bavarian costumes stand on beer benches and tables to take a group photo during May Day celebrations in the spa park of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, today. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/dpa, Karl-Josef Hildenbrand) Wednesday…
Sgt. Christie Wood (RE: City mulls East Sherman substation): I would like to point out that Keith provided discussion points that came from a budget strategy session with the Council. This is a good thing- transparency! Many of the questions you may seek answers to…
Allison "Ally" Taylor sang the National Anthem at the Kootenai County Republican Women's membership luncheon at the Avondale Gulf Club earlier today. She was so good, says my sources, that Coeur d'Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer expressed interest in having her sing at subsequent events he's…
The Idaho Republican Party released the following news release this afternoon: "In response to an article that came out Thursday morning that quotes Chairman Barry Peterson as stating a personal affinity for a candidate in the Republican primary, the Idaho Republican Party reiterates that the…
Coeur d'Alene Parks Director Bill Greenwood talks with KHQ reporter/photographer Matt Rogers on Thursday morning. (Photo: Coeur d'Alene Today) After decades of planning, countless studies, repeated revisions and spirited public discussion, a reconstructed downtown Coeur d'Alene centerpiece—McEuen Park—will become a reality in just hours. The…
Blackfoot sheep-breeder Mike Duff says he may be able to settle a row between two cowboys — Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and Republican Party Chairman Barry Peterson — by running to replace Peterson after the May 20 primary. “I am discussing being a candidate,” said…
Little know fact: Today is actually "Apologize To Everybody You Offended During National Honesty" Day -- Cindy Hval. DFO: Gracious, if I ap-hollow-gized to everyone I've offended over the years, I'd have to quit my full-time job to ap-hollow-gize full-time. Question: If you had to…
Thom George/Eye on Shanghai was braving the rain, along with the Seattle Mariners, today in New York City. Also, he was braving a scrum to get tickets on Broadway for Kinky Boots. See more below. Hello, May/Simple Mind Hillary/Dogwalk Musings Happy May Day/Slight Detour Aiming…
On her Facebook page, Kris Crocker of KXLY posts: "Things I blamed my bad golf on today: too stiff from yoga, a goose honking in my backswing, a new player in our group that I wasn't used to, a loud lawnmower, hormones, too much time…
The North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force (NIVCTF) is seeking information leading to the apprehension of Isaiah Levi Paul Rhoden. Rhoden is being sought based on a Kootenai County felony warrant charging Rhoden with Possession of Drugs & Paraphernalia and Driving without Privileges. This is…
Garrison Keillor is shown during an interview in his office in St. Paul, Minn. Keillor turns 72 in August, but the creator and host of "A Prairie Home Companion" isn't retiring any time soon. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) Garrison Keillor has a new book out, a…
“Idaho Gives,” a 24-hour statewide donation blitz for more than 650 participating Idaho nonprofits, is on track to exceed last year’s total, organizers report, with the mid-day mark today hitting $400,000 in donations. Last year, the first run for “Idaho Gives,” the event raised $578,000…
Yesterday was the deadline to turn in signatures to qualify initiatives for the November ballot, and Boise State Public Radio reports that neither measure that was being circulated made the mark, or even came close. The backers of the initiative to legalize medical marijuana turned…
Idaho has cut its state funding for public colleges and universities by 36.8 percent since 2008, according to a new report from Idaho KidsCount and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, more than all but five other states. The report showed that, adjusted for…
On her Facebook wall, Councilwoman KerriT posts: "Every afternoon about 2:30 p.m., a steady stream of big yellow school buses go round and round the roundabouts in Post Falls." Question: So what do you call a bunch of buses? A herd? A flock?
11:59 a.m. Motorist reports that truck almost ran him off road @ H95/Chilco. 11:35 a.m. Suspicious person reported @ 1500 block of East Hayden Avenue. 11:26 a.m. Motorcyclist reports driver of black Land Rover isn't signaling @ e/b I-90/4th Street, CdA. 11:23 a.m. A box…
In this 1972 file photo, "Mad" magazine Editor Al Feldstein, center, sits with Art Director John Putnam, left, and a freelancer named Jack, at the magazine's New York headquarters. Feldstein, whose 28 years at the helm of Mad transformed the satirical magazine into a pop…
An aging population that isn't being replaced by young people is slowly, steadily chipping away at Idaho's workforce. That's according to the Idaho Department of Labor, which has noted in recent unemployment-rate press releases a decline in workforce "participation" because of the growth of retirees.…
Lloyd Hammack, a worker with Tradesman International, sweeps leaves from the turf in the playground area Wednesday while making preparations for Friday’s partial opening of McEuen Park in Coeur d’Alene. Story here. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust) If you plan to use the new…
Wednesday Poll: A near supermajority of Hucks Nation sez North Idaho counties deserve "a lot" or "somewhat more" influence in USFS management decisions involving the region's forests. 51 of 127 (40.16%) said North Idaho counties should have "a lot" more influence, while 32 of 127…
A new Gallup poll reveals a high rate of Idahoans are planning to leave the state. The poll measures how many people would prefer to be in a different state, given the chance. Overall, the Northwest has a pretty loyal crowd. Oregonians, in particular, are…
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.
