Item: Hero praised -- and fired: Employee who tackled Shopko robbery suspect dismissed by company/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press
More Info: What happened next is why Gunderson lost his job at the Shopko pharmacy, a position he had held for nearly two years: Gunderson tackled the gunman. He was put on suspended' [...]
I just returned from a farewell lunch for ad manager Bob Myklebust of the Coeur d'Alene office. Bob is retiring from his job after almost 25 years here. He and his upbeat nature will be missed. Among those at the potluck banquet in the SR basement were Erica Curless and' [...]
Julie Fanselow's emailed press release caught my eye with the subject Leaving the Idaho Democratic Party, but it's not quite that way. She's leaving her job with the IDP, as of today (and as she'd previously announced), and so that she can return to her independent writing career.
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Senate committee gathers testimony on the Senators “wilderness bill”-
Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act Gets First Hearing. By Courtney Lowery. New West.
Here is the video of the full hearing. [...] 
Spencer: Wow, do the CDA police need an attitude ajustment or what! My sister in law slid her car off the road, and the officer in charge was beyond a jerk. The only damage to the car was a dent in the door where it had bumped a post. [...]
Arpie: Count me as one that is still excited about our pres and the job he is doing. I am impressed by the way he takes on challenges head-on. An example is his speech in Norway talking about war while receiving the Peace Prize. Another example is inviting [...]
JSP Is So Cool!
"Vinny’s Deli is now open for business!" reports St. Vincent's de Paul exec Jeff Conroy in a news release. "What is a large factor of getting out of homelessness? Getting a job. It builds confidence and self-esteem. A new program at St Vincent de Paul North Idaho that is employing the" [...]
First, it’s not a legitimate means of assessment because the Broncos can’t do anything about it. They’re in the conference they’re in, and have to play those opponents. Assessing the Broncos by looking at the other teams is a bit like judging my job performance, or setting my [...]
Nearly $6 million in stimulus money was paid to two firms run by Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton’s pollster in 2008.
Federal records show that $5.97 million from the $787 billion stimulus helped preserve three jobs at Burson-Marsteller,' [...]Obama's new Gallup Poll job approval number is 47%. Last month it was 53%. Regular Ticket readers will recall how in this space in late November we pointed out that Obama's closely watched job approval slide was coinciding with Palin's little-noticed rise in favorability. And it appeared they might [...]
In this undated photo, Melodee Hanes, a former deputy county attorney for Yellowstone County, Mont., poses for a photo after announcing she was leaving her job to join Sen. Max Baucus' re-election campaign in March 2002. Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his' [...]
In this undated photo, Melodee Hanes, a former deputy county attorney for Yellowstone County, Mont., poses for a photo after announcing she was leaving her job to join Sen. Max Baucus' re-election campaign in March 2002. Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his' [...]
Former U.S. Rep. Bill Sali has been keeping quiet about whether he wants to run for his old job, but the rumor mill is wide awake.
Conservative activist and former congressional candidate Dennis Mansfield predicts that Sali will join — and ultimately defeat — Vaughn Ward and state Rep. Raul [...]
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., talks with reporters after a meeting on health care reform in this September file photo in Washington. A spokesman for Baucus said late Friday the Montana Democrat was in a romantic relationship with the woman he nominated for U.S. attorney. Billings Gazette story here. (AP [...]
