The Idaho Board of Education will vote today or Friday on the proposed 99-year lease for 7-acre Harbor Center and rights on another 2.5 acres in the proposed education corridor. The city of Coeur d'Alene approved its side of the deal Tuesday. Unanimously. We'll see…
Huckleberries has just learned that the Idaho State Board of Education has postponed action until September on the proposed $1.3M, 99-year lease for the seven-acre Harbor Center and rights for another 2.5 acres, adjacent to North Idaho College. The move will give the city of…
Jerome A. Pollos/Coeur d'Alene Press, APHeather Horsfall enjoys a book and the sun Tuesday, at Independence Point in Coeur d'Alene.*3YO Kira remains in critical condition from abuse/KREM2*Martin Stadium to display state-of-the-art scoreboard/KHQ*Astronaut Morgan to join BSU/KTVB*Idaho 55 near Donnelly closed for sinkhole repair/KTVB*Spokane's last year-round…
AP PhotoChinese diners enjoy their food at a restaurant with a toilet theme in Hangzhou, eastern China's Zhejiang province earlier today. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines:1. The Minneapolis airport has eliminated restrooms. "This cuts down on people having - er - congress in our facilities,"…
Spokesman-Review File PhotoCoeur d'Alene attorney Scott Reed will be signing his new local history, "The Treasure Called Tubbs Hill," from 5 to 7 this evening at the Coeur d'Alene Library. Above, Scott applauds from the audience during the dedication ceremony for the new Human Rights…
... of triggering a heart attack in audience member Joy Seward?/OpenCdA.com
A 3-year-old was badly injured when she was kicked by a horse in the Rathdrum area Wednesday afternoon. The child suffered apparent broken bones and severe lacerations when she was kicked about 10 feet in a pasture at 4708 W. Diagonal Road (& Sturgeon Road)…
A 3-year-old St. Maries girl has a 50 percent chance of survival after suffering extensive abuse, allegedly at the hands of her mother (Christina Haynes, 26) and a boyfriend (Charles William Smith, 29), according to court documents. Story here. Update: Girl has 'life-saving' surgery/KREM2. And:…
Item: Paul backers claim discrimination after being prevented from attending GOP convention/Jared S. Hopkins, Twin Falls Times-NewsMore Info: At a June 5 meeting, the nearly dozen Paul supporters on the 45-member committee couldn't get enough votes to secure any of the 16 delegate positions. Divisions…
Today I go for my yearly visit to the doctor. I'm worried the beautiful, young, skinny thing is going to wonder why I’ve gained so much weight. Maybe she won’t say anything. Maybe all my tests will still be fine. Yikes, I’m feeling like a…
Preliminary information provided by the victim is that she and suspect Gary Allen Srery, 65, of Plummer left the bar at closing and he drove her to her residence. Once inside the residence she was allegedly attacked by Srery. The victim said the attack lasted…
Wild variations and inconsistencies characterize Idaho independent voters. Conservative independents tend to be fiscally frugal, anti-tax and anti-status quo citizens who are suspicious of all government, especially federal. They may be loggers, miners, ranchers and farmers who grew up in Idaho and don’t want to…
Item: Harrison ferry gets look: $21 million price tag less than cost of improving Highway 97/Ralph Bartholdt, St. Maries Gazette-RecordMore Info: Minor improvements such as adding guardrails and building slow-vehicle turnouts on the narrow, winding section of highway are estimated to cost close to $35…
President Bush has made a last-ditch effort to convince Congress to end the 27-year moratorium on most offshore oil drilling. Is drilling the answer to America's energy needs?/Idaho Statesman. *Yes, will lower gas prices*No, conserve resources*Unsure
Item: PF police cleared of excessive force: Jury decides one case, judge dismisses other/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Two separate cases in which men alleged that a former Post Falls Police officer used excessive force during two arrests have concluded in the city's favor.…
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.
