Abby Brennan, right, holds JoAnne Kitchen after a teenage boy was struck earlier today while riding his bicycle in a crosswalk in Coeur d'Alene. Kitchen, a nurse, cared for the boy until paramedics arrived. The boy was taken to Kootenai Medical Center with multiple broken…
The House has adjourned sine die, meaning without a time – or for good. But the Senate still hasn’t passed the governor’s tax bill – in fact, debate hasn’t gotten under way yet. So what happens if the Senate amends the bill – which would…
SR photog Jesse Tinsley snapped this one of Dennis Franz at Avondale Golf Course today, where the former "NYPD Blue" star helped raise money for a police/firefighter charity.*I’ve always learned more from bad drubbings than easy wins. It’s my way to engage giants, to debate…
Oh, you can't stop a cop with a bottle of pop,You can't outrun a badge and a gun,Cause when the law's on your side you can do homicide,And not worry because nothing gets done.Listen to "The Ballad of Otto Zehm" here.
They don’t much care if you decideto try assisted suicide,and view it largely as a jokeif you should take a little toke;most everything they will let pass --unless you try to pump your gas.The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Bonner County Commissioner Karl Dye announced Thursday that he'll run as a Republican write-in candidate for re-election to the position, four months after he lost the GOP primary to fellow Sandpoint resident Lewis Rich. Rich, a volunteer firefighter, beat Dye with 54 percent of the…
The House Revenue & Taxation Committee has just voted 13-6 in favor of Gov. Jim Risch’s tax reform bill. Those voting against were Reps. Leon Smith, R-Twin Falls; Janice McGeachin, R-Idaho Falls; and Democratic Reps. Nicole LeFavour, Wendy Jaquet, George Sayler and Elmer Martinez. All…
Bill McCrory: What is the downside to being blackballed in Coeur d'Alene?DFO: As William Wallace said in "Braveheart": FREEEEDOM."
SR photog extraordinaire Jesse Tinsley informed HBO moments ago that he's assigned to shoot the opening of the Government Way Bridge -- at 2 p.m. today. Apparently, a procession is planned at that time for the long-overdue opening. Stay tuned ...
At the risk, if not near certainty, of being blackballed, I'd like to stand up for Mayor Sandi Bloem regarding the recent Blackwell decision. I find the personal attacks to the mayor disturbing. She did not single-handedly veto the project. The council was split 3…
Kelly Richards: The picture of Bob posted this morning reminded me that I saw him at the NI Fair last night. (It's so strange to run into people in the real world that you know only from the internet, kind of like the people you…
Issue: Poll: 53% say Islam poses threat to West: Compares with less than 1/3 after 9-11 terrorist attacks on U.S./London Telegraph More Info: The alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners and last year's terrorist attacks on London have made more people fear Islam as…
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.
