I've tentatively decided to hold Blogfest '09 at J.D. Dickinson's Moon Dollars sports bar in Post Falls. On Feb. 28. I'm not sure of the time yet. Mebbe noon to 3 p.m. The plus? We'll have the place all to ourselves. It has rooms that…
Doug Oldiges breaks the ice around his horse, Pencil, as firefighters and members of the Northern Kentucky Large Animal Rescue Team arrive at the scene after Pencil fell through the ice on a pond on Oldiges' farm in Melbourne, Ky, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati…
Not I spend much time reading the gossip mags, but I did happen to stumble over an online phenomenon concerning “Dark Knight” star Christian Bale that intrigued me. First, go to TMZ.com and scroll down to the post “Bale vs. Director – Best Freak Out.”…
"Hoar frost occurs when water vapour touches a very cold surface and freezes on it instantly," posts Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns, who snapped this photo. "This can happen to the leaves and branches of plants, and will cover them with ice crystals that look…
Brandon Dennis, right, and his friend Elliott Barringer carry Dennis' pet python back home after she escaped from his Ramona Drive house in San Luis Obispo, Calif. on Monday. (AP Photo/The Tribune, Joe Johnston)Top Cutlines:1. President Obama's appointment to the Snake Board of America is…
5:41 p.m. An estranged husband pulled a knife on his wife at the Hauser Smoke Shop, while they were discussing a division of their goods.4:51 p.m. Employees at Home Depot/Neider report a strong smell of butane outside.4:46 p.m. A 15YO Post Falls middle schooler was…
Item: Post Falls woman faces vehicular homicide charge as a result of improperly installed car seat/Kootenai MPOMore Info: Spokane County prosecutors charged a Post Falls woman with vehicular homicide Tuesday in the death of her infant daughter, who was severely injured by a car’s airbag…
"There's no limit to the signs to be seen in North Idaho that prompt me to get out the camera," posts Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho. "I didn't want to loiter too long in front of this one, though." Kerri didn't say where she saw this…
Duane Nellis stood before a packed house at the University of Idaho on Tuesday and said he would like to finish his career by making it a better school. Nellis, 54, is the provost and senior vice president at Kansas State University, and one of…
Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, right, and head coach Tom Cable, left, smile during an NFL football news conference at Raiders headquarters in Alameda, Calif., Wednesday. The Raiders retained Cable, officially removing the interim designation from his title more than five weeks after their season…
Did you know that Jennifer Hudson lip-synched the National Anthem at the Super Bowl the other night? She is an incredibly talented, dependable singer. But her passionate performance (she sure looked like she was belting it out) was pre-recorded. Faith Hill, too, was lip synching…
Item: Obama caps executive pay tied to bailout money/APMore Info: President Barack Obama on Wednesday imposed $500,000 caps on senior executive pay for the most distressed financial institutions receiving federal bailout money, saying Americans are upset with "executives being rewarded for failure."Question: Do you support…
UI officials have received complaints from across campus and throughout the state about racial epithets uttered by some Vandal fans during the game. Offensive terms for Hispanics and illegal immigrants reportedly were shouted at one or more opposing players, including the term "dirty Sanchez," which…
Jessi Brown, 3, of Spokane, Wash., plays with an 18-foot fishing boat while her father, Jeff, left, talks with salesman Scott Gerwitz, center, on Tuesday at the Spokane Boat Show. Brown made a visit on Sunday to the show and made a return trip to…
And at that precise moment it won’t matter the size, color or shape of the purse. At that precise moment the only thing that will matter is the thin line that this man walks between the potential humiliation if he takes the bag and the…
With his mother Kathleen Cronquist by his side, Gonzaga Prep High School football player Travis Long signs his National Letter of Intent today to play football at WSU in 2009. COLIN MULVANY The Spokesman-ReviewThe Vandals look throughout the country for players, but Akey said a…
11:59 a.m. Blue flatbed pickup, without a front license plate, is weaving all over I-90, w/b @ Milepost 4 (near Spokane Street/PF). Driver may be drunk.10:42 a.m. R/P @ Riverview & Highland/PF reports that smoke from a fire in an old wood stove is filling…
Delivering a proper public apology is a skill that, eventually, many powerful figures are forced to learn. Lately, some big names have had to offer their mea culpas—Tom Daschle, whose apology wasn't enough to move beyond his tax problems, is only the most recent. But…
Idaho booze back in the news/Unequivocal NotionFine art of legislative compromise/Adam's BlogSchroeder's wolf bill more nuance than critics realize/Rocky BarkerIs this conservative thought?/MountainGoat ReportFreshwater focus/Kevin Richert
Here comes the worst of all of it: our bodies. It is so easy for gals to gain weight and almost impossible for them to lose it. Women work their asses off (don't we all wish so literally) to lose weight, and it still is…
But now comes Schroeder with another exhibit in the case against trusting Idaho to manage wolves responsibly. He admits the bill his Resources and Environment Committee introduced Monday is not seriously intended to export wolves to other states. But he says the absence of takers…
Lee France backpacking in Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile, near where the Patagonian Expedition Race begins next week. Alison Boggs/SR tells you why Pagaonian racers put their trust in Sandpoint native France here. Photo courtesy of Lee FranceIdaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRCoeur d'Alene Police…
Joseph Duncan, whose crimes against a North Idaho family in 2005 shocked the state, should stand trial for a 1997 child abduction and murder in California, a judge there has ruled. Duncan, who faces a possible fourth death sentence, is again asking to act as…
If state tax revenues keep dropping in Idaho, what should the Legislature do?/Idaho Statesman Raise taxesCut all budgets morePreserve education at all costsDon't know
Item: Porn can be a mixed blessing/Chris Bidiman, UI ArgonautMore Info: Porn provides a fantasy. It creates in the minds of the viewer a different environment filled with sexual intimacy, desire and a lack of repercussions. However, this is not license to attempt engaging in…
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.
