Spirit Lake Councilman Gaddum Killed in Wreck
Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewSpirit Lake Councilman Steve Gaddum was killed Thursday when his SUV collided with a train at the intersection of Lancaster and Meyer Ave on the Rathdrum Prairie here.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2007
Beachowner, Steve W: What Can We Do?
Beachowner: Steve W, i can certainly agree with you that you don't want that parking mess in front of your house. I put up with it every day of the year. the city has enough room now at the Jewett House and Tubbs Hill lots…
OrangeTV: Thumbs Up to Growth, "Faster" Buildings
I might be an odd case, but I like the faster buildings, the growing pains, and the maddening crowds that have developed. I grew up in CDA and hated it. I wanted nothing more than to turn 18 and escape this one-horse town for the…
THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2007
Hump Day Wild Card -- 4/26/07
I'm going to edit the text of my Q-and-A session with Alice Rankin now. It'll take about 30 minutes. Watch for a link to the complete text and some pretty terrific photos of Ron and Alice as young marrieds decades ago. Now, for your Wild…
MamaJD: Beware of the Mommy Cluster
Some people fear disasters like tornadoes. In the region where I live, we don't necessarily worry about tornadoes touching down. There is something, however, that feels like it can leave a similar path of destruction. Something that can shake you just as deep, right down…
APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 4/26/07
AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Rex Larsen Eli, an Australian cattle dog, leaps off the back of his owner, Josh Mumme, while chasing a throwing disk, Wednesday at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids, Mich. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. In an Animal Planet adaptation of…
DFO: What Do You Call Some from Worley?
When I was news editor of the Lewiston Tribune (1982-84), we usually ended the swing shift (3 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.) discussing the various issues of he day, while sipping a Miller's offered to us for 50 cents by copy editor Mel Snow, who'd bring…
Huckleberries Gone Wi-Fi w/Alice Rankin
Above, Alice Rankin as the Orange County campaign coordinator for U.S. Sen./former actor George Murphy; below, Ron Rankin as a machine salesman for his father's machinist company in northern California.DFO: What would be one thing that people would find surprising about you and Ron?AR: Maybe…
Soaring, Nesting with the Eagles
AP Photo/The Gleaner, Mike LawrenceAn American robin nests in a safe and secure site on the eagle sculpture above the entrance of the Kentucky National Guard office in Henderson, Ky., earlier today.
U.S. Senate: Start Bringing U.S. Troops Home
Item: U.S. Senate OKs withdrawal legislation/Jonathan Weisman, Washington PostSen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass: "It is time to end the loss of American lives and to begin to bring our soldiers home."Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho: “A time table for withdrawal from Iraq without establishing a stable environment…
Entire Gone Wireless Interview w/Alice Rankin Coming
Ron and Alice at their 50th wedding anniversaryI've copied the entire interview this morning with Alice Rankin onto Microsoft Word. I plan to edit it and provide some pretty cool photos of Ron and her after lunch. Now, I need to do the Best of…
Question: What Did You Have for Breakfast?
It turns out that your mom was right when she constantly reminded you breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Whether your goal is to gain muscle mass, lose some weight or simply stay fit, health experts agree that a balanced breakfast is…
Question: Should LCDC Support Kroc Center?
Item: LCDC shifts $500K to Kroc campaign: Group must raise $1.2M in five weeks to meet goal/Tom Greene, Coeur d'Alene PressMayor Sandi Bloem: "It could be (the Lake City Development Corp.) could provide some help there (meeting the target goal). The city will not."Dan Gookin:…
Fotoman: Can Clock Be Rolled Back on Sanders?
Fotoman: beachowner, I am a baby boomer native, and I grew up enjoying Sander's beach. But I haven't been there in decades, and I've only vaguely followed the lawsuits. I sort of figured the new selfish owners were ruining it for the general public. But…
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2007
Hump Day Wild Card -- 4/25/07
Rocket's Brain Trust asked for an occasional update on my walking/diet route. So here goes. Last night, I walked Mile No. 1000 since New Yeark 2006. I've dropped 22 pounds since I began, from 250 to 228. I've never gained back more than 2 pounds…
Huckleberries Best of the Local Blogs -- 4/25/07
The Goo and The Boo react to the "pizza eggs" concoction that Mommy Dearest/BrodH20 cooked up for them the other night.Bayview Herb told me this week that the SR is picking up his column in The Voice (Saturdays) weekly now rather than bi-weekly. He was…
ACI Dirt Movers Pause Long Enough to Picnic
ACI owner Bill Radobenko and the Salvation Army celebrated the good work that has been done so far filling in the hole at the future site of the Kroc Center. The work crews paused long enough to enjoy a picnic this afternoon.
29 Words: The House That D'vain Built
Thom George/PhotoshopOf Cd'A tycoons there is one,Who's been building a house in the sun,But now as remarks stir up,It's said even in Europe,"Vat has d'vain Haga done?"Andy Michaels/29 Words Or Less
Question: Has Stock Market Surge Helped You?
Item: Dow closes above 13,000 for first time as earnings reports push stock market to historic heights/By Madlen Read and Tim Paradis, AP Business Writers Question: What's this mean to you?1. Nothing, I don't have a stock portfolio.2. Hunh? I work at the resort.3. I…
Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 4/25/07
Jesse TinsleyA member of the Federal Protective Police uses a bomb sniffing dog to check the outside of Betty Kiefer Elementary in Rathdrum Wednesday morning in Rathdrum. Several bomb threat notes were found at schools around the Lakeland School District, forcing the closing of all…
DFO: Reader's Perception Less Than 20-20
Dave Oliveria's rant against the "dark side of Coeur d'Alene" provided my Sunday laugh. He rails against those in his fine city who choose not to support higher taxes or are not willing to ante up money directly from their pockets to support the Kroc…
Online Poll: Will You Support Spring School Levy?
Will you support the levies in your voting district in the May election? -- Idaho Statesman. *Yes, all of them*Yes, some of them*No*No opinion
Brand X: We Told You So, Neener, Neener
Sanders Beach has become much more than a dispute over several blocks of beach on Lake Coeur d'Alene. It is a poster child for what seems to be a city campaign to make public as much private property as possible, not always with regards to…
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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