Today is the 182nd day of 2009. There are 183 days left in the year. This is Canada Day. On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North America Act took effect. In 1863, the Civil War Battle…
Painters, from Reinneck Industrial Coatings in O'Fallon, Ill., paint the famous Brooks Catsup bottle in Collinsville, Ill., Wednesday. The 11th annual World's Largest Catsup Bottle Festival Birthday Party and Car Show is scheduled for July 12 in Collinsville. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Tim Vizer)SR's Today In…
Most people who know me know I'm pretty squeamish about pregnancy, so here's a topic I never expected to discuss on this blog: should pregnant women continue to bike commute? My first reaction was no, they should be hidden away out of the site of…
"Newly hatched sparrows call out for their parents at dinner time in our backyard bird house," posts Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. Analysis: Idaho ranks No. 1 in hospital care for heart attack victims/StatesmanIdaho lists boat inspection sites/Rich Landers, SRA couple of records fall, but June…
Jonathan Desimone, 18, of Burbank, Calif., has his head shaved during Induction Day at the Naval College in Annapolis, Maryland Wednesday. "I-day," the first day of Plebe Summer, is known as the day in which selected applicants are transformed from civilians into midshipmen. You write…
6:02 p.m. 2 people riding w/b on moped on I-90 @ state line are unable to keep up w/flow of traffic. Unsafe situation.5:33 p.m. Woman reports that man in maroon Sable pointed a handgun at her @ 4th & Best. The license plate returns to…
The dedication ceremony of the Fallen Heroes Memorial Plaza slated for July 11th has been postponed while workers finish the site and fundraising continues. A new date for the dedication has not been determined yet. Coeur d’Alene Police and Fire Department as well as the…
John Austin: Canada is like the little sister you see not nearly enough. She's beautiful and self-assured, with a sense of propriety and correctness, but lacking any pretention. She welcomes you with open arms but also with some reservation as you are in many ways…
Gov. Butch Otter is out on a three-day trail ride along the Idaho-Nevada border, along with Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, legislators and federal and state officials. It’s an annual tradition for Otter, who started the rides as a congressman to discuss resource issues and see…
The husband of a pregnant woman whose body was found in their burned apartment has been charged with killing his wife and their unborn child. Moscow police arrested 25-year-old Silas Parks on Wednesday afternoon. He also faces an arson charge for the June 24 fire,…
Law enforcement officials remove a 12-foot long pet Burmese python from the home where it killed 2-year-old Shaunnia Hare in Oxford, Fla. on Wednesday. Charles Jason Darnell, the snake's owner and the boyfriend of Shaunnia's mother, discovered the snake missing from its terrarium and went…
Someone always makes the joke. "Your mother's cooking is so good you should do a review of it." Inevitably, one or another cousin, aunt or step-tag-along will say it at every family gathering; I think I've even said it myself a few times. I'd actually…
JeanC and her hubby caught five trout between them Tuesday and then had them for dinner. JeanC provides a photo tour of their outing, from bait to frying pan, here.Look out North Idaho fair, here we are/Bent's Beer GardenWhat happened to the Marlboro Man?/Dogwalk MusingsFourth…
In this Nov. 9, 2005, file photo, Karl Malden points to a plaque that dedicates the Barrington Street Post Office to the actor in Los Angleles. Malden, a former steelworker who won an Oscar for his role as Mitch in the 1951 classic "A Streetcar…
I'm a guy, but more than that, an Idaho guy. We're not at all fussy, and darn proud of it. Cases in point: Bait buckets in the refrigerator. This has been tradition honored through three generations of my family, even through my Uncle Fred's phase…
Item: 3 Sandpoint High graduates face disciplinary actions after commencement ceremony stunts/Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County BeeMore Info: Kiebert told the school board she opted to seek a charge against Hewitt because of prior problems involving him. French was ordered to do work on school grounds…
All of the sites the people were trying to access are legal, but it really doesn't matter what sites are blocked - the fight is centered on blocking information. Libraries that receive money for Internet access under two specific federal programs are required to have…
In this Feb. 3 file photo, University of Idaho presidential candidate Duane Nellis speaks at a public forum during his official visit in Moscow, Idaho. Nellis, The new president of the University of Idaho says he is well aware of the high expectations tied to…
Jon Meier of Eau Claire, Wis. displays the passport his golden retriever Sunshine, left, chewed 20 minutes before he left on a trip to Peru earlier in June with fellow Eau Claire North High School Spanish students. Officials would not let him board the international…
11:55 a.m. Woman reports a vehicle has hit her house on the corner of 9th & Spokane/CdA.11:45 a.m. A 69YO female on West Hayden Avenue believes she fractured her arm when she fell Tuesday.10:37 a.m. A 16YO teen in a green shirt & tan pants…
Canada Day comes and goes modestly every year. Sure, there are retail sales promotions and a long weekend. But there isn’t bluster or commodity in Canadian celebration. Canada isn’t big on bunting. Or jet flyovers, fireworks, marching bands or military pomp. Canadians defer. We save…
<br/>Tuesday Poll: A whopping 73 of 92 (80%) of respondents said they don't buy fireworks here. Obesity rates continued to climb in the past year with 23 U.S. states reporting adults in their states are fatter now than they were a year ago, two advocacy…
Item: Palin Vanity Fair Article Reignites Feud Among Former Campaign Aides: The in-depth profile raises questions about John McCain's decision to pick the Alaska governor as his running mate and her "disastrous" performance in the 2008 campaign/Fox News; Vanity Fair article here.More Info: The in-depth…
Item: Minnick foresees slow recovery: Expect another year of job losses and budget woes, the congressman tells Boise business leaders/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman.More Info: U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick said Tuesday that he sees hopeful signs in construction, real estate and retail sales that justify "cautious…
Item: Slim majority supports Obama health care plan/CNN PoliticsMore Info: The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Wednesday morning indicates that most people worry that their health care costs would go up if the administration's proposals passed and only one in five thinks that his or…
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.
