STATE TRACK PRELIMINARIES: Plumer, mcevers, Pittsfield 4x800-relay advance to finals
25 May 2012, 1:08 am
Rushville-Industry senior pole vaulter Dalton Plumer and Greenfield-Northwestern junior Mason mcevers were the only local individuals left standing after Thursday’s Illinois High School Association Class 1A prelims. The Pittsfield 3,200-meter relay...

Lebanon Clashes Blamed On Spillover From Syria
22 May 2012, 4:41 am
Intense fighting in Lebanon has killed more than a dozen people over the past week. One deadly battle was sparked by the murder of an anti-Syrian Lebanese cleric. The violence is stoking fears that the conflict in Syria is spreading to its neighbors.

More mocking postcards delivered downtown
17 May 2012, 5:02 pm
Additional mocking, anonymous postcards have been received by downtown businesses that openly oppose the ongoing effort to recall Coeur d'Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem and council members Mike Kennedy, Deanna Goodlander and Woody mcevers.

Syrian Activists Question U.N. Observer Mission After Deadly Attack on Protesters
16 May 2012, 6:37 pm
Syrian activists claimed that government forces moved tanks into a northern town on Wednesday, in clear violation of a ceasefire agreement, just after the departure of a team of United Nations observers.

The Lede Blog: Syrian Activists Question U.N. Observer Mission After Deadly Attack on Protesters
16 May 2012, 6:33 pm
Syrian activists claimed that government forces moved tanks into a northern town on Wednesday, in clear violation of a ceasefire agreement, just after the departure of a team of United Nations observers.

Recall drive hits 3,700
15 May 2012, 3:18 am
COEUR d'ALENE - RecallCdA said Monday it has about 3,700 petition signatures seeking the ouster of four Coeur d'Alene officials.

Violence In Syria Has Not Abated
14 May 2012, 4:10 am
Over the weekend, Syrian troops continued their brutal campaign against those who oppose the regime of President Bashar Assad. And a questionable video has been released by a group claiming responsibility for massive explosions that shook Syria's capital last week.

U.N.'s Syria Cease-Fire Plan: The 'Least-Worst Option'?
10 May 2012, 9:50 pm
Watch Video | Listen to the Audio JEFFREY BROWN: A short time ago, I spoke to NPR's Kelly mcevers in Beirut. Kelly, thanks for joining us. What can you add to the speculation about who might done have this? Especially, there's talk about a rather shadowy al-Qaida-connected group that's at least claimed responsibility for several past bombings. KELLY mcevers, NPR: It's so difficult to tell in ...

RECALL: Keep mayor, council
9 May 2012, 3:18 am
This is one more letter in support of Mayor Bloem and councilmembers Goodlander, Kennedy and mcevers who have given a big boost to academia through implementation of the education corridor. In spite of their many accomplishments they did not forget public art, which they supported in the form of stone sculptures (both representational and non-representational) that line a street in Coeur d’Alene ...

Syrian Government Forces Raid University Campus
3 May 2012, 3:57 pm
At least four students were killed Wednesday night at a university in Syria's largest city. The deaths came as security forces raided several dormitories after students went out of mass anti-government protests on Wednesday. At least 50 people and as many as 200 were rounded up and arrested. One component of the U.N.-brokered peace plan that was supposed to into affect more than two weeks ago is ...