S-R carrier Alyia Rushing of Coeur d'Alene was the first to report the Wednesday morning arson fire at Capone's Pub and Grill in Post Falls. She's wondering why that is. The fire was visible from the freeway, she said, and she watched numerous drivers pass…
The feds are worried because they've found some unusual items in airline passengers' luggage recently including wires, switches, pipes or tubes, cell phone components and dense clay-like substances, including block cheese. See AP story. They are worried that the items may be part of rehearsals…
Item: Press columnist argues for ousting Edinger, Reid, Hassell: Mary Souza says she won't seek council seat/Mary Souza, Coeur d'Alene PressThis year there are three city council positions up for re-election in Coeur d’Alene: Dixie Reid, Al Hassel (sic) and Ron Edinger. The other three…
Absolutely. I was very tentative when he was elected. He wasn't my first choice. But he has redeemed himself as far as I have seen. Funny how the Trib likes to belittle him (like somehow the Trib is some bastion of intellect) but he is…
Although Micron does not have a plant in northern Idaho, their business and their employees pay a considerable percentage of taxes paid in Idaho. The accompanying businesses in the Treasure Valley that supply them do likewise. To the degree that northern Idaho receives money from…
I'm rerunning OrangeTV's July 2 review of the Bardenay restaurant and distillery b/c I visited it last evening. The place was hopping.The bar is the main visual attraction, a huge cherry-oak monolith that takes up nearly an entire side of the room, with diagonally cut…
I was introduced to flyfishing and huckleberrying by the late C. Patrick King on a Fourth of July weekend 30 years ago. At the time, Pat was publisher of the Daily Inter Lake in Kalispell, Mont., and I was about to begin a five-year stint…
I'm on my own for a coupla days, HBOers. I'll be batching with the dog until Friday after dropping my wife off at the airport this morning for a flight to Portland. I'll survive, especially now that MamaJD has dropped off her copy of Harry…
*What do you think about young Jacob’s conscience and his commitment? He is so embarrassed after his night with Barbara and Nell; he can’t sleep or make eye contact with Walter. However, he thinks… “No matter what I did last night, I cannot leave these…
Full story tomorrow by Erica CurlessThe public will have another chance to comment on the proposed Powderhorn Ranch golf retreat near Harrison after a judge ruled Wednesday that the Kootenai County Commission erred and must hold have another public hearing. The ruling by 1st District…
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North IdahoIn her most recent OnLocation North Idaho post, Kerri Thoreson tells of the annual Julyamsh event that will take place at the Greyhound Park this weekend here.Frank Sennett/Hard 7, Blogspotter writes: "I'll be blogging for the Muscular Dystrophy Association starting at 6…
"Hagadone hosts fundraiser and A tail-wagging success were the headlines in this morning's papers. I probably wouldn't be writing this if the fundraiser had not been for the Humane Society but it was and I am. Duane Hagadone is not the most popular man in…
re: An editorial I wrote on the Idaho quarter, after then guv Dirk Kempthorne selected a peregrine falcon as the state's main symbol.It could have been worse. On his way out of office, former Gov. Dirk Kempthorne could have picked a nondescript scene of mountains…
... Or If your friends and family get fat, chances are you will too, researchers report in a startling new study that suggests obesity is "socially contagious" and can spread easily from person to person/APQuestion: So, how fat is your family, group you and your…
As a home-schooler, Zak of the Strange Land VU blog, read George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation. In his post today, he lists rules that caught his eye during his formative years:#2 - When in company, put not your…
... riding around on something like this?Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewBrad Peugh, with daughter Payton, 2, ride his Cruzin Cooler novelty scooter followed by Logan Chichester, 19, left, and Kalina Griggs, 19, in their north Coeur d'Alene neighborhoods Tuesday. The novelty coolers cruise at a fast jogging pace…
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewCapone's Pub and Grill on Ross Point Road in Post Falls was gutted by fire Wednesday morning around 3 a.m. Employee Kelly Beaudry stands outside the building Wednesday as fire investigators do their work. Arson is suspected. An explosive early morning fire destroyed Capone's…
TUBOB/Unbearable Bobness of BeingAlthough science may tell us Lake Pend Oreille and other lakes of North Idaho were formed by cataclysmic earth-scouring floods during the Ice Age, I’m holding to my own belief they were all created by an extinct race of lake-building giants. My…
Wayne Hoffman is the Chief Running Board of Idaho politics. If you grew up in the '60s, you might remember Chief Running Board from "Go Go Gophers" - a cartoon parody of westward expansion in which a couple of Indians are horribly stereotyped as stubborn…
Item: Hagadone hosts fundraiser: Proceeds will help Kootenai Humane Society with operating expenses/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: A sell-out crowd of 600 animal lovers paid $125 per person Tuesday to spend the evening eating duck-stuffed spring rolls, sipping champagne and wandering the lavish flower gardens that…
Joe Heller/Hellertoon
I enjoyed interviewing Riverstone developer John Stone this morning. He's visionary. He's candid. He certainly has guts -- to take on a project that will have $1.5 billion invested when its built out. All this, on a former brown field. He also told me about…
Item: Starbucks increasing beverage prices 9 cents in most US stores/Associated Press More Info: In a statement issued after markets closed for regular trading Monday, Starbucks says the price hike will take effect July 31, bumping the cost of most drinks by about 3 percent.Question:…
While Boise is still socked in with smoke – the Idaho DEQ today declared a Stage 1 air quality alert in Boise and Valley counties due to heavy smoke from wildfires – and Idaho has more wildland acres burning than any other state, the state…
Bayview Herb/BayviewsA Sunday afternoon fire consumed the 38X36 foot storage shed of Will and Connie Collins, Located on Perimeter Road in Bayview. Lost were two snowmobiles, a Harley, an ATV and a 14 foot boat and motor. The Timberlake fire dept. promptly answered the call…
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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