Item: Loneliness May Be Catching: Study suggests that 'less affirming,' isolating behaviors jump from friend to friend/U.S. News & World ReportMore Info: A new study suggests that lonely people attract fellow "lonelies" and influence others to feel lonely, too. "Loneliness can spread from person to…
Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns e-mails that she didn't know whether to simply stop and stare at the beauty of this cold, autumn moon at Priest Lake. Or to snapped a photo of it. Fortunately, for us, she did both.
SR buddy Becky Nappi e-mails: "I'm doing a New Year's story on two people who changed their career lives rather dramatically, one went from business exec to head of a nonprofit. The other was a teacher who now details cars. I'm trying to track down…
FlorineD: You still have time to head to Appleby's in CDA, have a drink and/or dinner and at the same time contribute to Mike Kralicek's tricycle fund. Today only, Appleby's is allocating 10% of your bill to Mike. And, since my bill was only about…
I found it hard to hold back tears every time I watched another news story regarding the senseless murders of the four Lakewood, Wash., police officers. With all the horrific things that we hear about and watch every day on the news, it would seem…
Cis/Simple Mind is wondering why Rex Rammell's campaign bus has been sitting in the old K-mart parking lot behind the Pay Less Shoes store facing towards the Wal-mart store for over a week. She snapped this photo of the bus. Anyone know the answer?Cartoon: Blind…
Jamie Lee Darley, far left, Allison Turner, second from left, Tika Ivezaj, second from right,and Kylie Bisutti works out during in the Angel Boot Camp, a model search for Victoria's Secret, New York. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)Top Cutlines:1. In this exercise students…
4:54 p.m. Brenden reports theft of dry-wall tools from his vehicle.4:48 p.m. A piece of metal is lying on w/b lanes of I-90 & M/P 45 (Silver Valley Road).4:43 p.m. Carl on Government Way reports that Terry is threatening him and may have cut wires…
There was a chap on the quiet level of the library talking on his cell phone at an entirely inappropriate volume level, but this is not what was of note. It was the conversation, not his complete lack of library etiquette, that was interesting. He…
As publicity seekers of the female persuasion are beginning to sleaze their way out of the woodwork to claim an affair with Tiger, I'm saddened. Not because I believe a single one of them, but because where there is smoke their is usually something smoldering.…
Police and fire officials salute as the bodies of four slain Lakewood Police officers arrive in a procession at the Mountain View Funeral Home Tuesday in Lakewood, Wash. The four Lakewood Police officers were killed Sunday as they sat in a coffee shop in Parkland,…
I’ve been watching the trailer for “Armored,” the heist film that’s supposed to open on Friday, for months now. And to tell you the truth, I’m no more excited about this movie than I was when I first saw Matt Dillon and Co. preview their…
At OpenCDA.com, Mary is applauding Jim Brannon's courage for taking his election challenge to court. And she takes a slap at "bloggers elsewhere" who have been "attacking Jim on a personal level rather than discussing the rights of the electorate to have confidence in the…
It is hard to understand Western culture's fascination with doomsday scenarios. What brings this to mind is the current film "2012." If one watches any TV, one has to be aware of the premise of this film before it came out. Prophecies from Nostradamus, the…
Investigators work at the site where a car was struck by a train on North Arden this morning. The woman had just dropped her 4-year-old son off at school in Spokane Valley. She was airlifted to the hospital. See story below. (J. Bart Rayniak/SR)Cartoon: A…
"Me Three": This isn’t really a screwy phrase, but it’s one of the funniest things I’ve heard Kellan say lately. At dinner the other night, I said something like, “I’m thirsty” to which Michael replied, “Me too.” Then Kellan chimed in with, “Me three.” We…
Joker: Jim Brannon is not a pawn. He is part of a movement to oust the status quo. He almost won, so he can't be that ineffective as a leader or communicator. The supporters of the status quo had better come to terms with the…
11:56 a.m. 3-vehicle accident reported in e/b lanes of I-90 @ M/P 12 b/n H95 & 4th Street.11:50 a.m. Wood & glass is lying on the e/b lanes of I-90 @ 11.5 (near Northwest Boulevard), causing vehicles to brake and swerve.11:41 a.m. Spirit Lake resident…
Sending all four presidents on the road once again would seize public attention beyond the four college and university towns - all of which now rely predominantly on Democrats to represent them in the GOP-controlled Legislature. It would enable higher education to convey its message…
The losing candidate in a Coeur d’Alene City Council race filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the outcome, naming all council members as defendants, along with the mayor, the city clerk, and Kootenai County’s clerk and elections manager/Alison Boggs, SR. More here. And: Copy of Brannon…
Seattle police cordon off an area where the manhunt for Maurice Clemmons ended Tuesday. The man, suspected in the slaying four Lakewood police officers, was killed by a lone patrolman investigating a stolen car early Tuesday. Seattle Times story here. (AP Photo/Peter Haley / The…
SReporter Alison Boggs: "Just for the record, Jim Brannon did call me back last night in a timely fashion and left a message. I was on the phone with his attorney at the time, then with Dan English, etc., so I didn't have time before…
Unfortunately, the shadow of sore losers threatened to dampen the celebration as a lawsuit was filed late Monday afternoon, challenging the election itself, apparently without a request for a recount. In my opinion, with a five vote margin, the loser to Kennedy could have and…
Item: Mike Huckabee defends freeing convict wanted in Washington police shootings: His commutation of Maurice Clemmons may hurt the former Arkansas governor's political aspirations/Los Angeles TimesMore Info: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee broke his silence Monday and defended his decision to support freedom for a…
President Barack Obama ... is slated to deliver a prime-time address on Tuesday night in which he'll lay out his plans for the American war in Afghanistan. ... But the administration may also face an unforeseen enemy as it lays out its long-awaited plans. And…
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.
