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Item: Fliers lead to littering charges/Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: After several months of complaints of Aryan Nations literature being thrown into yards and porches around the city in the late evening and early morning hours, Coeur d'Alene police caught three Athol men in the act…
John Lennon once sang “life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” This and various bits of wit and wisdom adorn Caruso’s walls on big, eye-catching placards made of neatly pressed black plastic letters. Perhaps they’re there merely to offer potential ponderous conversation…
One more day, and things will return to normal (or at least what we define as normal here at Huckleberries Online). I join you in applauding Cindy for filling in superbly for me while I was vacationing for the past two weeks. And Betsy Russell,…
A 30-year-old North Idaho man died after his car crashed into Hayden Lake early Saturday morning. Whitney R. Clute, of Hayden, was found unconscious in his car after the vehicle crashed into the lake around 1:30 a.m. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office was called to…
Mia Yoshida and Dane Stokinger star in the Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre’s production. "More than 300 people showed up in New York to audition for the Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre’s production of “Miss Saigon,” according to producing artistic director Roger Welch. Imagine his surprise when…
The July 30 death of Lynea M. Sprung Hambrice was not the first 12th floor CDA Resort fatality. "While detectives ruled Eric Hildahl’s Jan. 3, 1993 death an accident the next day, news archives show they never determined what caused the 1989 Shadle Park High…
Only four more weekends left 'til the kids go back to school, and every one of them is already scheduled with fun things involving lakes, rivers and barbecues. This summer has been good to me. How 'bout you?Share your summertime thoughts or anything else on…
Rollins College student Steve Miller checks text messages on his phone in Winter Park, Fla. As the novelty of their wired lives wears off, young people also are getting more sophisticated about the way they use such tools as social networking and text and instant…
"Idaho’s unemployment rate jumped to 8.8 percent in July, and to 10.3 percent in Coeur d’Alene, according to state Labor Department statistics released today. The state rate was the highest in 26 years." http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/aug/07/idaho-jobless-rate-jumps-26-year-high/
That's what this lawsuits claims: "A landlord shot to death by a tenant in Coeur d’Alene two years ago should have been trained on how to deal with dangerous renters, a lawsuit filed this week claims. Bette Fears, 67, died Aug. 8, 2007, when Evelyn…
Item: Buck Knives cuts pay, hours: Workers take 10 percent hit due to economy/Brian Walker, CdA PressMore Info: Buck Knives has cut employee pay to try to weather the economic downturn. "Due to continued slowness in the economy, Buck Knives has implemented a companywide 10…
Director John Hughes, seen in this 1984 file photo, died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009, at age 59.Hughes' movies captured the eighties. I do believe I've seen most of his films. What's your favorite John Hughes movie and do you have a favorite quote or scene?Sixteen…
"If House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were looking ahead—to the endgame on health care, and the election beyond—she’d be thinking hard on Walt Minnick. That she isn’t explains the Democratic Party’s growing woes." Minnick has made his stance clear: “We need to be giving consumers the…
JeanieSpokane sent me this: "Breastfeeding is a mother's way to feed and bond with her newborn child. It's healthy and natural, but there is mixed reaction over a new doll that teaches little girls how to breast feed." Story here: http://www.khq.com/global/story.asp?s=10866323It seems Bebe Gloton is…
Fifty-eight percent of you said there will be no fallout from from the western regional meeting of Democrats in red North Idaho. Twenty-seven percent believe Dems will make solid inroads into Idaho and the panhandle.
wondering why socks disappear in the dryer-- you are not alone. The great minds at SpoCon, Spokane's local sci-fi/fantasy covention recently spent time discussing that very mystery. "Many hypotheses have been put forward: The eminent thinker Jerry Seinfeld once proposed that socks carefully plan their…
A friend sent me this: "Thurston County's Animal Services agency is investigating a report that two construction workers killed two chipmunks with nail guns at a job site." More here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009611533_webchipmunks06m.htmlAt least in Spokane we humanely blow up our squirrels.
The woman driver of this small car found the very quickest way to get a police officer's attention Monday as a stuck gas pedal caused her vehicle to crash into and under the rear end of a city police cruiser on Sprague Way. (SR archives)Top…
"The Idaho Department of Correction has settled lawsuits with two transgender inmates who castrated themselves after they were denied feminizing hormone therapy." Read more: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/aug/07/idaho-settles-transgender-suit/Thoughts?
Sonia Sotomayor is congratulated at the federal courthouse in New York after being confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court by the Senate on Thursday."The Senate, in a vote laden with history and partisanship, confirmed Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday as the 111th justice and the first…
"It’s official: Paula Abdul is leaving “American Idol.” In a Twitter post, she said: “With sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return to Idol." http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/aug/06/abdul-pulls-out-of-idol/Will you miss Paula? How will her leaving affect the show?
John Popper and Blues Traveler are scheduled to perform Friday at 7:30 p.m."The big white tent is up, Lake Pend Oreille is sparkling-blue and the osprey are poised to soar picturesquely overhead. Now it’s time for the musicians to do their part at the Festival…
Can't get enough of those toilet photos can you?"The City of Spokane and Spokane County unveiled new programs Thursday designed to cut the amount of water going into and out of homes by offering rebates to homeowners buying new Water Sense toilets or Energy Star…
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