Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho"There's actually beauty in the entire cycle of life there at Higgens Point," e-mails Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho. "The salmon weaken and die after spawning and fight the inevitable with determination. So at the shoreline you will see them spiraling in the…
... And what they mean:FineFive MinutesNothingGo AheadLoud SighThat's OkayThanksWhateverDon't Worry About It, I Got ItQuestion: I received this from Trish Gannon, the River Journal owner/janitor, this afternoon. It could have saved me a lot a chilly moments had I received it 33-plus years ago. Do…
5:59 p.m. EMTs asked to make an evaluation on pregnant female following a domestic dispute in 200 block of 4th Street.5:32 p.m. R/P reports strong gas smell near Avista plant @ Boekel & Meyer.5:25 p.m. Hitchhiker in dark clothes creating a safety hazard near Stateline…
Calvin Fuller, owner of Sandpoint Outfitters in Ponderay, said he has seem the same action here in North Idaho. “It started about three or four days after the election,” he said. “We’ve seen sales four times what is normal. Right now, my suppliers are completely…
12:45 p.m. Officer: "Do you know if the college has initiated some sort of lockdown procedure?" Second Officer: "Nobody's seen what sounds like anything here."Stacy Hudson, NIC PRster: First, there was no weapon on campus and at no time was NIC’s Meyer Health and Sciences…
The navigational light between the Spokane River and Cougar Bay was destroyed by the "Spirit of Coeur d'Alene" cruise boat after the fireworks show Friday night. The Kootenai County Parks & Waterways Department will decide whether it will be replaced. The accident remains under investigation.…
The bodies are stacking up today at Gannett Co. newspapers all over the country. Gannett has been downsizing its newspapers seemingly forever. But corporate moguls, for PR reasons I suppose, decided that the current cuts would be made at all their newspapers within a day…
A lighting ceremony for a holiday tree at the Washington Capitol at 6 p.m. Friday may draw more attention than usual. That's because of a sign also displayed in the Rotunda at the request of the Freedom From Religion Foundation that calls religion "myth and…
1. Vermont2. Hawaii3. New Hampshire4. Minnesota5. Utah6. Massachusetts7. Connecticut8. Idaho9. Maine10. WashingtonTable hereQuestion: Would you rank your health to be as good as your state's?
Nick Ut/APLos Angeles County firefighters look at a mural on the wall of the Body Shop, a landmark West Hollywood strip club mentioned in the Motley Crue hit "Girls, Girls, Girls," after battling a blaze at the club Thursday, in West Hollywood, Calif. You write…
My brother-in-law, Darrol Hval, was the emergency room physician on duty the night Summer Phelps was brought into Deaconess Medical Center. He led the medical team's efforts to revive the badly beaten child. Though she came in with no pulse and no breath sounds, the…
Nick Groff/ArgonautSports writer Scott Stone of the UI Argonaut presents a second in a series about Coach Robb Akey's attempt to rebuild the Vandal football team here.*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*Charges pending in Shoshone County hunter death/Ty Hampton, Shoshone County News-Press*Pend Oreille boat tragedy touches Bayview/Herb…
Item: Otter plans to raise taxes for Idaho roads, bridges/Idaho StatesmanQuestion: Which tax or fee would you be most willing to increase to pay for road building and maintenance? *Gas tax*Registration fee*Trucker fees*Retail car tax*Auto parts sales tax
Raymond Pert (to TT): I find that Christianity has several glaring deficiencies as a world view and that other ways of seeing the world have helped me live a fuller spiritual life. Maybe we aren't alike in this, but when Sam said that your devoutness…
There's a reason you heard muted Christmas music coming from Coeur d'Alene City Park during the annual Christmas kickoff Friday. Coeur d'Alene Police Department Blue was test-driving its new public safety building for the parade, tree-lighting ceremony, Hagadone Corp. fireworks display and Festival of Trees.…
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.
