Erica Curless is trying to decipher an Idaho Supreme Court ruling that seems to put the high-water mark on Lake Coeur d'Alene at 2128 feet above sea level, or basically, the summer level. You can read it here. Stay tuned.
Two young boys died in an early morning house fire in Coeur d'Alene today. Investigators believe the brothers, ages 4 and 5, may have started the fire by playing with a lighter and paper. Police this morning did not release the names of the victims…
Sara: I really don't get this. Why is everyone so afraid of Nancy Pelosi? What does anyone know about her? I barely know who she is, and I follow politics pretty closely.Rainbow Sparkle Pony Angel: Why the GOP despises her: 1. She's a woman, 2.…
Patrick/OrangeTV: My self imposed cat limit has always been two, but Ms. Ling-Ling's last batch of babies(she's fixed now) had one I just couldn't bear to part with, so baby makes three. They are mainly "outside cats" and are very well trained. I can't imagine…
We're not going to spend a lot of energy arguing that North Idaho College is breaking the law by prohibiting the general public from attending a candidate forum next week. We will suggest, though, that the college is missing a great opportunity to build bridges…
re: the requirement by BYU-Idaho prof Ryan Crisp that students in some of his classes wear suits, ties and dresses.Three weeks ago, there was an address given to the student body here at BYU-I where President Kim B. Clark (who by the way, previous to…
'Twas nice to walk into the Coeur d'Alene Starbucks Thursday morning and hear coffee klatchers discussing revelations about Duane Hagadone's controversial mega-house in Palm Desert, Calif. The info came from my Thursday column. I answered a klatcher's question about Hagadone's proposed expanded foot pad of…
City of Burlington, Iowa, Animal Control Officer Tim Orth uses a catch pole to bring in a raccoon on the sixth floor of the Burlington Apartments, Thursday in Burlington. The raccoon, which had been sitting on a fourth floor window ledge, started scurrying up the…
*He can play pretty music and sing pretty songs.*He says things that make me feel pretty.*He's crazy and fun and outgoing.*He knows I'll fall asleep as soon as we put a DVD in, yet he still lets me choose chic flicks and romantic comedies when…
Who: North Idaho College’s Diversity Events Committee, Diakonia interfaith organization, Students for Progressive Change and Peace Coeur d’AleneWhat ... are cosponsoring the International Day of Peace in Coeur d’Alene event, which includes two showings of the film “Peace One Day,” a documentary about one man’s…
Democrat U.S. Rep. Chuck Rangel: "An attack on Bush is an attack on all Americans ... You do not come into my country, my congressional district, and you do not condemn my president. If there is any criticism of President Bush, it should be restricted…
Issue: BYU-Idaho prof sets his own dress code: Jeans, T-shirts out; some suits required/Associated PressMore Info: Ryan Crisp, a Brigham Young University-Idaho professor, has banned students from wearing jeans and T-shirts in his medieval history classes and requires students in higher-level classes to wear business…
Dead fish are shown as fish biologists and research scientists with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife survey fish populations and collecting dissolved oxygen readings in the Sund Rock Marine Conservation area near Hoodsport, Wash. Wednesday here/AP photo.Hard 7: Commissioner Phil Harris is the…
You and your familyare invited to an....end of summer picnicDate: Friday, September 22ndTime: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pmLocation: Grand Pavilion in Q'Emiln Park(rain or shine - a covered facility)Spokane Street at the Spokane River in Post Falls. Please join Bill Sali, along with local candidates…
Paul Ferguson writes: "Here’s a picture I took of a flock of turkeys that hang around my house off Thomas Lane. For a couple of days the neighbor’s cat followed the flock but was afraid to move in." You write the cutline.
Issue: House Takes Up Voter IDs: Democrats oppose a bill to require proof of citizenship; its sponsors say it would stop fraud. A similar law is struck down in Georgia/LA Times.More Info: A measure requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls is expected…
Shirley Witt: Doug Clark has it right about Avista: They raised their rates by more then 23 percent less then a year ago. Now, they want to "stick it to us again", as if they aren't making a big enough profit. Give us a break.…
Issue: 'It smells of sulfur still today': Text of Chavez speech at U.N. where Venezuelan dictator calls Bush 'the devil'/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What do you think of Chavez and Ahmadinejad blasting Bush at the U.N. in New York? 1. I agree with virtually everything the pair said…
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Law enforcement badges are often made from a cheap metal base with a shiny plating that conceals the defects beneath the surface. With the September 11 swearing-in of new Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick and the September 19 primary election landslide victory of Spokane County…
The Coeur d'Alene High girls soccer team goes through a strange pregame cheer/routine Tuesday. It involves jumping on teammates' backs, crawling between legs and running around like a Chinese fire drill. Many girls sports teams have pregame rituals but this one seemed a little more…
KJ/Coeur d'Alene, a newby reader writes, "The five dollars in the urinal reminded me of and old joke (This isn't the original but you'll get the idea):The County Agent was visiting a small dairy farm when he excused himself to use the facilities. He opened…
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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