What too many people fail to recall, and in many cases I consider this willful amnesia, is that Obama's sales pitch for the first stimulus package included a promise that, if passed, unemployment would rise no higher than 8 percent. Without the stimulus package, Obama's economic team (which includes Romer), predicted' [...]
This past week a client of mine sent me an email which was instantly humorous, but prompted me to ponder its message further. Good humor is characterized by underlying kernels of truth. So it was with this message. After the initial amusement, the kernels of veracity [...]
The Eagles Lodge reports that $2400 in cash, equally divided among 4 Washington Trust bank bags, was stolen from the Sherman Avenue organization between 5 p.m. Monday and 5:57 p.m. Tuesday. Trustee Bill Barlow reported to Coeur d'Alene police that the money was in an office inside the lodge. The' [...]
The use of Public Relations firms to build support for everything from jails to street cars and now football bowl bids is reaching the level of absurdity.
Does anyone really believe ADVERTISING and promotion will influence coaches and sports writers to grant BSU a bowl game bid?
The most prominent [...]
Floats carrying the New York Yankees baseball team make their way along Broadway during a ticker-tape parade celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Friday in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Question: Should New York have conducted the parade in light of the tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas?
[...]Volunteer Chantilly Burtis, left talks with Lookout Ski Patrol member Ron Lichti during set up of this years 11 annual Winter Swap at Kootenai County Fairgrounds in Coeur d'Alene on Friday. The sale opens Saturday , November 7 from 9:00-3:00 with thousands of new and used winter sports items available.' [...]
Don Sausser, HBO's Eye on Sherman Avenue, writes: "You know that the Christmas Holidays are approaching when Resort personnel are seen hanging lights on a blustery day."
[...]Four Coeur d'Alene High football players -- three of them starters -- suspended for an athletic code violation have been reinstated for tonight's state 5A football playoff game at Lake City, Viking coach Shawn Amos announced Friday morning/Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.
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