Parting Shot -- 7.24.15
Athletes clear an obstacle as they competes in the women's 3000 meters steeplechase during the Pan Am Games today in Toronto.
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015
TGIF Wild Card -- 7.24.15
If you missed Jadd Davis & his Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre friends singing show tunes at Riverstone Pond last evening, you missed something special. Jadd & Co. delivered on song after song as the sun set on Riverstone, my favorite summer music venue. Tunes were...
UI, BSU Cagers Won't Meet In '15-16
In 2010, Boise State and Idaho suspended football play against each other, after the quality of the Bronco program lapped that of the Vandals'. Now, BSU and Idaho have announced they won't play in basketball this year. Question: Would you like to see the 2 schools play each other regularly in the two sports?
PM Scanner Traffic -- 7.24.15
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (17 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic link with 24 more items) includes falling tree hitting vehicle @ NW Blvd/Hubbard St, CdA ...
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote
Today's Cutline Contest features The Donald making remarks about Texas Gov. Rick Perry's glasses at a South Carolina campaign rally. Thursday Winner: JohnA.
Idaho Guard To Protect Recruiters
Idaho’s governor has called on the states National Guard to protect military recruiting stations. Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter made the announcement on Top Story with Bill Colley Thursday morning during an interview. The move comes after five service men were killed after a gunman opened…
Poleline Will Be More Bike Friendly
A one-mile stretch of Poleline Avenue will become more user friendly for bicycle and pedestrian travel next week. The scheduled chip sealing, beginning on Monday has been revised to include bicycle lanes. The new configuration, on Poleline Avenue from Chase Road to Idaho Road, will consist of two vehicle travel lanes and two bicycle lanes.
Theater Gunner Kills 3, Wounds 7
The picture that emerged Friday of the gunman who killed two women and wounded nine other people in a theater here was one filled with instability and rage, from a history of mental illness, to vandalizing and booby-trapping a house, to venting his fury at women’s rights, minorities and liberals.
HucksOnline Blogos -- 7.24.15
Daily roundup of Huckleberries Online blogosphere links includes extraordinary eagle-gull fight, Right jolly old July/On Tap, Fun on the trail/Slight Detour, Cape Horn aftermath/Bay Views, Broadband solution not easy/Idaho Reports, Book Talk features Priest Lake history/CdA Today, Stockholm: Sun, sights and a sunken ship/7 Blog + more ...
Nirvana Behind The Wheel -- The Bard
If your pet driving peeve involves other drivers who don't signal before turning, The Bard of Sherman Avenue has just the rhyme for you this afternoon.
Exotic Car Show Set At McEuen
More than 100 vehicles will be featured in the All European Sports unday charity car show Sunday AM at McEuen Park, inlcuding Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, McLarens, Bentleys, BMWs, Porsches, Mercedes-Benz, Fiat, Alpha Romeos. Mayor Steve Widmyer and Police Chief Lee White will select judge the show, selecting their favorites.
Donald Trump's Idaho?
Laugh all you want, but Idaho might be the type of place that will support Donald Trump's presidential candidacy. Randy Stapilus/Ridenbaugh Press writes " the hearts of many Idaho Republicans seem traditionally to go toward insurgent and anti-establishment contenders, and candidates who match up with the Idaho self-image."
Court Strikes Pharmacist Objection
Washington pharmacists who have religious objections to abortion or birth control can be sanctioned by the state if they send customers to another store for emergency contraception, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Labrador: Borders Not Secure
In his weekly newsletter, Congressman Raul Labrador voiced support for legislation that would block federal grants to "sanctuary cities," like San Francisco that ignore immigration laws. Labrador uses the recent high-profile slaying of a tourist by an illegal immigrant to illustrate his claim that US borders aren't secure.
'Sharknado' Anyone?
In this image released by Syfy, Ryan Newman as Claudia Shepard, left, and Jack Griffo as Billy appear in a scene from "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!" which premiered Wednesday on Syfy. Question: Are you willing to admit that you've seen "Sharknado" or any of...
AM Scanner Traffic -- 7.24.15
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (24 items & counting) includes convertible w/2 occupants that flipped onto top after rolling near Harrison Y on H3 ...
Poll: Spend Surplus On Education
The tax cutters are slobbering re: the $108M surplus remaining in the 2014-15 state budget. But Hucks Nation says the money should be used for more important things than a tax cut, ranking the state's underfunded public education system at the top. Today's Poll: Should Idaho require motorcyclists to wear helmets?
4 Of 5 Magnuson Siblings Engaged In Legal Fight
A son of the late Silver Valley mining magnate Harry Magnuson is suing three siblings for allegedly writing him out of their mother’s will and misusing money from the family’s trust account. Harry Magnuson died in 2009 at age 85, leaving behind a large fortune in mining companies, banks, hotels and shopping malls throughout the Inland Northwest.
AM Headlines -- 7.24.15
AM Headlines today begin with news that the Pope has recognized the martydrom of an INW refugee's father. Also: CdA woman killed in Priest Lake crash/SR, Authorities use sonar to search for missing teen/Press, Manufacturer still interested in Riverbend site/CdA Press, & CHS athlete remembered at baseball game + more ...
Drive Through?
As I biked to work today (that's right, 4 of 5 days this week), I noticed the vehicles piled up at the coffee hut in front of Runge's -- 4 on one side, 6 on the other. I figured the guy in the pickup with...
Bergdahl Nabbed In California Pot Raid
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who faces desertion charges for leaving his post in Afghanistan in 2009, is making headlines this week for reasons unrelated to possible military court-martial. Bergdahl, 29, was at an illegal California marijuana farm Tuesday when it was raided by Mendocino...
Phaedrus: Never Pooped In Woods
In the TMI Dept, Phaedrus reveals that he's never pooped in the woods. He explains that he has a "city colon" that "only works indoors." His comment of course was spawned by the story of a bicyclist who started a forest fire near Boise by trying to burn his soiled toilet paper. Question: Have you ever pooped in the woods?
Trib: Butch Changes His Tune
In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase gives jeers ... to Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter: "He's the last person in Idaho who ought to be complaining about how challenges to the state's salvage logging plans trimmed revenues for the public education endowment fund." Question: Do you have a cheer or a jeer for anyone?
Endangered: Helmetless Bikers
You know what a neurosurgeon friend calls motorcyclists who ride without helmets? Future heart donors. Black humor, yes. But he has seen the results of this stupid decision over & over. Now, the Inlander spotlights the difference in helmet laws between Washington (which has it) and Idaho (which doesn't). Should Idaho OK a motorcycle helmet law?
Edit: Use Life Jackets
Pointing to the drownings this month of CHS Vik athlete Reggie Nault and former executive Thomas M. Fritz, the Coeur d'Alene Press encourages all users of local waterways to wear life jackets. Neither Nault or Fritz were wearing them when they drowned. Question: Do you always wear a lifejacket of the water? If not, why not?
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.