Only 3 days left to file for the Coeur d'Alene School Board, which is worrisome because no one has stepped forward to run for the Zone 3 seat (b/n Honeysuckle & Kathleen, west of H95), including incumbent Terri Seymour. Meanwhile, a quality candidate has stepped...
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced today that participating baristas at U.S. stores will put stickers on cups and write words "#RaceTogether" to raise awareness and discussion of race relations. But the campaign already has met with a media backlash with commenters complaining that such issues have no place in a coffee line. Thoughts?
Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister has a baseball card of the late Rocky Bridges on display on his desk. Banister says that Bridges, who died in Coeur d'Alene in January, was one of the most influential men in his life. Question: Who is the most influential person in your life?
"We need to coin a word for conservatives who have one liberal belief because they smoke pot or have a gay kid" -- Sherman Alexie, via Twitter.
PM Scanner Traffic (25 items + AM Scanner Traffic link w/22 more items) includes possible burglary of Doc Holliday's Saloon & Grill in Hayden and a loose cow near BNSF tracks on Rathdrum Prairie ...
More than three in four Idaho students earned a high school diploma within four years, according to 2013-14 numbers from the State Department of Education. And close to 88 percent of the students in the class of 2014 pursued or received a high school diploma...
Today's Cutline Contest features potential presidential candidate Jeb Bush kissing a founding member of the Horry County (S.C.) Republican Party. Tuesday's Winner -- DFO.
EagleKeeper44 reports in the comments section that he saw a man saved from choking to death at Roger's Hamburgers Tuesday. EagleKeeper44 describes the scene in below. Question: Do you know the Heimlich maneuver?
A House panel has approved a proposal to let the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation receive money from corporate sponsors, according to Eye on Boise. Which prompts Arpie to ask: "What would be an odd, fun, or twisted juxtaposition of corporate sponsorship and state park amenity?" At Eye on Boise, one wag suggested Hooters Sand Dunes ...
At Faithful Geek, Nic nods at St. Patrick's Day today, as he unveils his No. 1 item on his Bucket List -- to celebrate a foreign holiday in the country of its origin. Any holiday. Any country. Not just St. Patrick's Day. Do you have a No. 1 item on your Bucket List?
North Idaho blog rdp: In Boise, colleague Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise is eating cake with other supporters of Idaho's Open Records Law, now 25 years young. Elsewhere, Slight Detour photographs wet, green & fun spring+Outdoors looks at Idaho river dredgers+Slice wonders how many people really understand the hospitality industry+14 total links ...
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden explains why Idaho's open record law is still critical as we celebrate its 25th anniversary. The law is as important now as it was in 1990 for fostering public trust, accountability and transparency in our state and local government. Then, why do some elected officials try to skirt it?
So what do you say to a half-dressed woman when she comes through your fast-food drive-through? In the case of the workers at Post Falls Wendy's last night, they simply called 911 and handed the problem over to the police. PFPD Blues were surprised to see what the woman had in her car ...
How many of you make treks to Florida or Arizona to watch spring training for Major League Baseball? What difference do you see between spring training and the regular season games?
Legislation allowing parents to opt their kids out of taking the upcoming Common Core-aligned tests to graduate from high school died in a House committee yesterday, after earlier passing the Senate on a unanimous, 35-0 vote, Idaho Education News reports. SB 1070, sponsored by Rep.…
The House Revenue & Taxation Committee, on a divided vote, has agreed to introduce the streamlined sales tax legislation from Rep. Lance Clow, R-Twin Falls, which would position Idaho to begin collecting sales taxes online sales should Congress authorize that. Gov. Butch Otter urged support…
A 23-year-old Hauser man was arrested this morning after allegedly leading deputies on a chase and crashing his vehicle on the Rathdrum Prairie. Cody L. Coleman was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 90 in Spokane Valley before crashing his car near Post…
You can win a $50 gift certificate to the Davenport Hotel or two tickets to a move by entering the weekly News Quiz of The Spokesman-Review ... 2 of 28 finalists (so far) are part of Hucks Nation. Entry deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday ...
At Old School North Idaho, Keith Boe posts this postcard photo re: fishing for lake monsters in Post Falls, Idaho, in 1935.
In her Main Street column today, Kerri Thoreson discusses an auction planned by the widow of Cliff Hayes, former Kootenai County clerk and former Post Falls police chief. In her column, Kerri discusses how Jeanne Hayes is adjusting to her new normal as she lives life without her husband of decades ...
Dan of the CASA reacts to a jab at the current National Diaper Week. As director of a program that works to maintain a ready stock of diapers for victims of child abuse and neglect, he understands the importance of diapers.
AM Scanner Traffic for Tuesday (16 items) includes a tree falling on cable line in Hayden ...
DFO explains why it's so important to make sure that a middle-of-the-road candidate is on the ballot for each of the two Coeur d'Alene School Board seats this spring. Filing deadline is 5 p.m. Friday.
Post Falls Police is investigating an armed robbery that was reported at the Check 'n Go at 740 North Cecil Road, No. 114, on Tuesday at 6:01 p.m. The suspect, caught on surveillance video, is described as a white male with blonde hair and blue…
AM Headlines today launches with a photo of migrating snow geese that are dying by thousands in eastern Idaho+Hayden Lake reports sewer spill+fugitive of the week+Coeur d'Alene seeks dismissal of Hitching Post lawsuit+hearing for former NIC official in aid-for-sex case delayed 21 days+more ...
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.
