Mrs. O and I were treated to an uplifting sight as we walked along the waterfront Saturday. On NIC beach, at the mouth of the Spokane River, we watched as a couple exchanged their vows in front of 20 to 25 witnesses. A simple wedding with a view worth millions. I hope they have as many happy and interesting years as Mrs. O and I have had.
Colorado Rockies' DJ LeMahieu, right, takes a baseball to sign before the team's spring training game against the Chicago White Sox Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Lewiston Tribune edit begins: "Look not to Charles Dickens to describe Idaho's just-adjourned legislative session. These were neither the best of times nor the worst. Look instead to Thomas Hobbes. This was 'nasty, brutish and short.'" The session was brutish for the 78,000 working poor Idahoans, sacrificed on the altar of GOP ideology.
Scanner Traffic for Monday PM (15 items & counting) includes robbery of US Bank in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Man in black hat & asked handed teller written note. Police have formed a perimeter and are using a K9 to track robber.
The Cutline Contest tody features Houston Astros outfielder Jon Kemmer making a valiant but unsuccessful attempt to catch a fly ball near the foul line in a spring training game against the Atlanta Braves.
Like the rest of us, The Bard of Sherman Avenue isn't happy when a bird poops on his car wind shield or a big bug splatters against it. But he realizes the problem could have been so much bigger if nature had equipment some animals differently.
Local News 8: Idaho's population is growing, especially in the state's urban areas, as people from the smaller counties are moving to those areas. The state's overall population increased 1.2 percent between July 2014 to July 2015. That increase was concentrated in six urban counties: Ada, Bannock, Bonneville, Canyon, Kootenai & Twin Falls.
In an editorial, the Idaho State Journal slams the Idaho Freedom Foundation for criticizing the 2016 for not improving government transparency and accountability. Truth be told, the Journal comments, Wayne Hoffman's IFF calls for the Legislature to walk lock-step with its Far Right agenda while hiding backers for its "non-profit" activities.
In a YouTube video, Tina Kunishige explains why she's running for Kootenai County sheriff as a Democrat. Basically, she realized that a three-way primary race for sheriff favored the incumbent, esp. since she and challenger John Green sheriff share a constitutionally questionable "constitutional sheriff" approach to law enforcement.
Washington Post: "A man with a gun was shot by police Monday afternoon at the Capitol Visitor Center at the U.S. Capitol Complex, according to two D.C. police officials. He was taken to MedStar Washington Hospital Center."
Gruesome video footage has surfaced showing the moment a Georgia daredevil lost his leg shooting a semiautomatic rifle at a lawn mower packed with several pounds of deadly explosives. David Pressley, 32, can be seen moving closer and closer to the explosive target as he peppers it with bullets. Moments later, the lawn mower suddenly explodes.
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden’s staff told state officials that they could split the ill-fated Idaho Education Network broadband contract, Gov. Butch Otter said Monday. The decision to break the contract into two parts pushed the state into a legal quagmire that still plagues the state’s elected officials, seven years later.
The Secret Service says people attending the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this July will not be allowed to carry guns. The statement comes in response to a petition that calls for allowing open carry of guns inside Quicken Loans Arena, the host venue. The petition has amassed more than 43,000 signatures as of Monday morning.
Two seagulls pose for photographer Duane Rasmussen on a city picnic table along the Dike Road Sunday.
As the debate rages over whether health care is a right or a privilege, House Minority Leader John Rusche couches the conversation in a different light. What would Jesus do? “If we truly are a Christian nation, as most of these people are willing to vote, let’s step up and say it for real – through our actions, and not just through our words.”
Scanner Traffic for Monday AM (12 items & counting) ...
Asked whether he’ll sign a controversial bill “expressly permitting” the use of the Bible and other religious texts in schools – despite the Idaho Constitution’s strict prohibition of that – Otter said, “I’ve got advice on both sides." Otter said he hasn’t yet decided whether or not to sign the bill.
President Barack Obama holds up Stella Muñoz in the air as he visits children at the White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington today. Thousands of children gathered at the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. This year's event features live music, sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling, and Easter Egg rolling.
Three weeks after speaking to an Oregonian reporter during the Malheur Wildlife Refuge siege, near Burns, Ore., Brandon Curtiss, found of Three Percent of Idaho, filed for bankruptcy protection -- for the third time. Curtiss and his wife, Stephanie, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Feb. 3 in Boise.
The daily roundup of AM Headlines includes: Idaho Records/Press, County jobless rates hold steady/Press, Kayak launch mulled for Tubbs Hill/Press, Otter: No special session to tackle 'gap'/SR, Lawmakers adjourn w/o addressing Medicaid gap/SR, Business Bits: Abi's ice cream to open Friday/CdA Press + more ...
In his Sunday editorial, Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune says Idaho legislators shouldn't be congratulating themselves for increasing the public schools budget by another $109.5M in new money -- a 7.4% boost. Idaho has dug such a deep hole in education spending, Trillhaase writes, that it's still digging out.
In the weekend poll, A majority of Hucks Nation supports a $5M tax levy, spread over 3 years, to upgrade the community system of 7 libraries in the county and nearby Pinehurst. Today's Poll: What letter grade would you give the 2016 Legislature?
Thursday is the deadline for drivers in Washington and Oregon to remove their studded tires. In Washington, driving with studded tires after Thursday could result in a $124 ticket. Oregon motorists could face a fine of nearly $200. Idaho's deadline for removing studded tires is April 30. (Q: When did you last run studs on your car for the winter?)
Idaho’s football program faces an uncertain future following last month’s decision by the Sun Belt conference to not grant membership to the Vandals beyond the 2017 season. Now the school must choose whether to drop down a level to FCS competition or to go it alone as an FBS independent. UI prez Chuck Staben discusses this issue with the SR.
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.
