From the penultimate paragraph of Bob Paulos' Sunday Brand X column:It should be clear to just about everyone that the major development in the next few years will continue to be along Northwest Boulevard between Government Way and Kathleen ... Riverstone, the new community center…
Jane Q. Citizen snapped this mutt a coupla weeks ago in a Post Falls alley. She called it the "quintessential north Idaho snapshot." And she could be right.
The blitzkrieg is rolling,they have carried the day;they have turned Coeur d’Aleneinto little L.A.The Bard of Sherman AvenueFeedback:Good God - I hope not ... I fled Left Angeles in 2001 and wanted to get away from this type of helter-skelter developmenmt, but it seems to…
Issue: The longer he stays, the bigger West's checks: Length of service increases pensions from city and state/Richard Roesler & Mike Prager, SR.DFO: Money might be a prime motivator for West clinging to office. But it may not be the only one. I mean --…
Cody Olin, 12, plays in falling water from a dam on the Guadalupe River in Center Point, Texas, June 14. He is taking a break from the hot weather and spending time with is family and grandparents in the small hill country town. Top Cutlines:1.…
Issue: A chrome and color delight: Restored roadsters and customized classics cruise in for Saturday's Car d'Lane show/John Craig, SR.DFO: My summer bug has kept me in the house all weekend. So, I'm passing on Car d'Lane this year. However, I'll be ready for the…
"Practice Compassionate Impeachment"Hat Tip: CDADave
As a community we are fortunate to have Sandy as our mayor, she has the vision, dedication and passionate that will ensure Coeur d’Alene to be the best community in the northwest. Most importantly she is a local! I am sure she handled the situation…
You know the drill by now. If it's rainy, I'd like to read a few comments when I check in later today. If it's sunny outside, you need to be soaking it in and fuhgedabout the blog ...Feedback: DFO's comment at right about all "mean…
Been a crazy second half of the week, folks. Chest cold. Blog gremlins. Blog trolls. I'm wiped out and need a good night's sleep to get over the hump with this summer thing I caught. Hope you enjoyed yourself this week. The county courthouse certainly…
Huckleberries Online has received a comment from Kootenai County Sheriff Rocky Watson about the frustrating Groene murder/kidnapping case here.Feedback: I think that too often people get the wrong idea from shows like "law & Order" or "CSI" which shows cases being solved relatively quickly and…
... On the top of the page. Does this mean I've hit the big time? Or I've become a media whore? Blogmeister Ken sez we're going to be running some kinda contest for free tickets to Regal Cinemas Riverstone beginning Monday. Mebbe I should quit…
I've heard from several of you this p.m. that you're having trouble posting. We should be in the clear now. But could you run a test post under this item to see if things are better? (Ryan, Eagle Eye, Frum Helen Back, pleaz try.)
I just received a second e-mail from a poster who was prevented from leaving a comment. If you have trouble, pleaz drop me a not via SR e-mail. We've been monkeying with the software somewhat. And that may have caused the problem.Feedback: I've had two…
Now, that my kids are almost out of the nest, I wonder sometimes what they think of me. Did I do a good job? Both of the kids are doing well in life, college and have bright futures. Above all, they're good people. That's an…
My father, Franklin Simas Oliveria, wasn't a big shot, by the world's standards -- in fact, he wasn't a big man physically. Mebbe 5-6, with a rock-solid paunch and John Henry-sized forearms. He was a first-generation Portuguese-American (as was my mother), who often told me…
APhoto Fix: Still wearing her bridal gown, Iranian Elahe Mirzaie, fills out her ballot paper to cast her vote to cast in the Iranian presidential elections earlier today. See Top of the News Fix.The Senate Armed Services Committee chairman yesterday accused Sen. Richard J. Durbin…
I'm moving the afternoon Wild Card to the head of the blog, so there's already several items posted. Enjoy yourself tonight. And I'll catch up with you again late tonight or tomorrow morning ...
*CDADave takes us on a trip aboard his Wayback Machine to Coeur d'Alene's City Beach way back when here. (Yo, Dave, the URL is not working on the permalink.)...*Mike Kennedy/The Idaho Kennedys shares some thoughts about Deputy Public Defender Linda Payne and the courthouse flap…
Well, he ain't got nothing on 4 Texas high school cheerleaders who tried a different, ahem, natural topping for a pizza at a cheerleading camp here.
Issue: Runaway Bride Jennifer Wilbanks makes dash for cash: Signs eye-popping deal to have rights to story shopped to TV networks/World Net Daily.DFO: Wonder if Julia Roberts will play Wilbanks in the movie?Question: What stupid thing would you do if you knew it'd get you…
... Duane Hagadone's profit on the $120 million 30-unit condo project on The Coeur d'Alene Resort golf course will be about 10%. Berry Picker: The cost of construction on each of those units has got to be running around $400-500/square foot. I'm told Black Rock…
Jason/CDA Press has just returned from a week's stay with severely wounded CDA Blue Mike Kralicek and his family at the Craig Hospital near Denver. Jason's photo essay on the Press online site of the officer's life as he rehabs is top-notch. You can see…
Kenny Bertram gets his motorcycle airborne as he performs in the Moto X Freestyle demonstration with a mural backdrop of former Los Angeles Lakers' players. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines:1. Although motorcyclist Kenny Bertram safely jumped over this 40 foot high mural of former Laker…
Issue: Some depot critics convert: County wants annual inspection of refueling facility; may not pursue revoking BNSF permit/Erica Curless, SR.Commissioner Gus Johnson (after meeting with BNSF and state enviro officials last night): "Four weeks ago I was one of the most vocal opponents but now…
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.
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