You should know by now that JeanieS turned 60 today here. But did you know that Beth Bollinger/Accidental Rabbit Trails clocked another birthday yesterday here? Congrats to both. Now, for this evening's news: A 777 made an emergency landing at Sea-Tac here. A woman believes…
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Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, the House education chairman and sponsor of HB 373, told the House, “Counter to everything you might read in the newspaper, I don’t hate teachers - I admire teachers. I think it’s an admirable profession.” But he said no other…
Idaho Gov. C.L. Butch Otter greets constituents outside a meeting room at the Red Lion Inn after speaking at the Rotary Luncheon today in Lewiston. (AP Photo/Lewiston Tribune, Kyle Mills)House blazes through bills toward adjournment without highway deal/Dan Popkey, StatesmanSenate passes ITD budget/Betsy Russell, Eye…
Cyclists take cover from the rain in public phone booths in Rio Branco, Brazil, Tuesday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)Top Cutlines:1. Facing harsh budget cuts, U.S. CIA operatives overseas have returned to the use of 1960s era technology, the “cone-of-silence,” to hold clandestine…
At about 1 p.m. today, the Timberlake Fire Protection District was dispatched to a vehicle fire on Highway 95, just south of Silverwood. Firefighters arrived to find a 2008 Dodge Nitro fully involved. But the driver was safe. The driver reported that the transmission light…
Post Falls police are looking for a man who tried to entice four juveniles into his silver or white Honda Saturday night. The youths told police that the man drove up to them at Syringa & Horsehaven at about 9 o'clock and told them to…
I use to love to go out and do the fast dances, and even the slow ones. I was never really good at it, but I tried and I had fun. I didn't do as bad as Elaine on Seinfeld, but I was about average…
The House Ways & Means Committee has voted 4-3 in three straight party-line votes to introduce three new bills: A compromise on election consolidation, with the state covering school district and local government costs; a concurrent resolution calling for an interim committee to study transportation…
"(33YO Jamie A.) Neverdahl was traveling northbound on US95, when he crossed the median just south of Wilbur Ave. Neverdahl then traveled northbound in the southbound lanes for a few hundred yards before striking several trees on the embankment. Vehicle came to rest on it's…
Men wearing high heel shoes take part in the recent Walk-A-Mile in Her Shoes event in downtown Roseburg, Ore. About 100 men took part in the one mile walk to raise awareness about sexual violence and rape. (AP Photo/The News-Review, Robin Loznak)Question: Is society more…
Bayview Bob: "One dozen store brand grade AA large eggs: Albertsons - $1.79, WinCo - $1.32, Fred Meyer – $1.69, Wal-Mart - $1.50." Way too much money. A store bought egg is a joke. It has no color or flavor. Raise your own in your…
Item: CraigsList Killer affects prostitution on the Palouse/David Johnson, Lewiston TribuneMore Info: Moscow Assistant Police Chief David Duke and Pullman Police Commander Chris Tennant confirmed that their departments are fully aware of the local Craigslist entries and that prostitution, at some minimal level, may be…
Years ago, as a younger and far more foolish man, I listed my wife's age in a newspaper column. That's not a mistake a guy makes twice. So this week, when Victoria will celebrate A Significant Birthday, I'm at a complete loss for just what…
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Spokane Police Officer Frank Erhart, confronts an angry homeowner who had just discovered his house at 2932 N. stone of had been extensively damaged in a fire Tuesday evening. Two family pets, a dog and a cat, died in the blaze. The fire is under…
I had never been stung by a bee or a wasp. Perhaps for that reason, I'm very afraid of them. Many, many years ago, when I was quite young, I was at a picnic north of Los Angeles, eating apple pie. A bee landed on…
11:41 a.m. R/P is following a white Ford pickup driven by 2 men and filled with manhole covers along Diagonal toward Rathdrum. R/P sez the 2 are acting suspicious.11:37 a.m. Motorist reports almost being hit by a dump truck that ran a stop sign and…
So, I woke up this morning, my birthday morning, as an older woman. Older than yesterday when I was 59. And somehow jumped into another decade as I have just turned 60. Ok, now I can tell you that I was being kind of optimistically…
Motorist Renee Nichols snapped this photo of the fatal accident on Aqua this morning. The ISP has released the name of the man killed in the morning rollover @ Highway 95, just past Prairie, early this morning: Jamie A. Neverdahl, 33, of Post Falls. SR…
"If I had been your mother, I would have come up there and spanked your little butt," said the retiree (Doris Baker) from Indian Valley. "You say that you're for the people of this state, then you better start showing it and don't let the…
No Idaho teacher will be surprised by Nonini's bald expression of resentment toward "those people" in the classroom. It helps explain the motivation behind much of what he has done as a legislator, and probably helps explain why Speaker Lawerence Denney appointed him to head…
In this Sept. 1, 2008, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally at the Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee. Today, he reaches an important milestone date for presidents -- 100 days in office. Story here. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, FILE)DFO: Comments…
Item: Avista’s quarterly earnings up 23 percent/Becky Kramer, SRMore Info: Avista Corp. reported improved first quarter earnings, citing revenue growth from higher electric and natural gas rates, as well as growth in the number of customers the utility serves. Avista reported net income of $31…
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.
