A Post Falls driver remains in critical condition after hitting a snow plow head on while rounding a curve on Highway 95 Sunday near Tensed. Diana Houston, 43, is in the intensive care unit at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after her 1990 two-door…
In the news this evening: The Dow surged almost 400 points as Citigroup offered some good news here. Congress sends last 2009 spending bill to Congress here. An Alabama shooting spree leaves 8 dead including gunman here. A study concludes that blood & ultrasound tests…
At Priest Lake, e-mails Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns, the deer have trouble finding water because the lake is still frozen. SR Today In Photos here.
I remember being descended upon by no less than three different employees at the Steam Plant in downtown Spokane because I carried my two year old up to the downstairs bar (OH THE HUMANITY!!!!) to get a napkin for his snotty nose. I'm sure he…
From left, Katie Sanders (30), Shaneya Valdez (20), Brigitte Boucher (45), Natalie Nichols (12), Lauren Boyd-Miller (32), and Deanna Dotts rush the court after North Idaho College defeated the College of Southern Idaho Saturday night at NIC to win first place in the Region 18…
A student, who successfully passed the entrance examination of Tokyo University, gets a congratulatory toss at the university campus as the school announced the students who passed one of the nation's toughest entrance examinations, in Tokyo, Japan, earliler today. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Itsuo…
5:29 p.m. R/P reports a possible illegal burn a half mile north of Seltice Way/Pleasantview intersection/Post Falls.5:19 p.m. A man described as 6-1, 190 pounds, wearing a long blue jacket may be trying to hitchhike along I-90 @ Sherman Avenue.4:21 p.m. A Bonner County vehicle…
"At the end of the day, during a bit of a blizzard, this woman walked up Coeur d'Alene's Sherman Avenue, wearing a frosty fashion statement," writes Councilwoman KerriT, OnLocation North Idaho of this photo taken on Monday. Earlier today, she posted a photo of a…
Frito Ray survived "the talk" with flying colors. Remember? Last week, I mentioned here that Frito Ray had been drafted by Dalton Elementary officials to give the annual sex talk to the fifth-grade boys at the school. A year ago, he told teachers how impressed…
Marmitetoasty: My X asked for his slippers back when he first left, didnt ask for a photo of our boys or time with them or anything, just his slippers ... So, I posted him his slippers, it was not my fault that the cat seemed…
If you've ever received a speeding ticket and faced a rude cop, you may be interested in new ratings website. Ratemycop.com has generated a firestorm of criticism from the law enforcement community. It allows Joe Citizen - that's you - to post anonymous statements and…
Liquidity is when you look at your retirement funds and wet your pants/David Laird, Community Comment.
I just read this news article about how Army reserve soldiers in Hayden, Idaho, decided to do a training exercise by walking down the streets in full gear instead of their usual exercise due to the snow. Somebody snapped a photo, and now the Internet…
The church I grew up in was overbearingly liturgical. Granted, overbearing is a personal opinion but it is one I will defend. I know there are other churches with more rote or ritual, but for a small Nazarene church, we had a stagnant order of…
Update: Idaho Statesman reports that CDA store will be sold to Canada firmIn a teleconference with all Sportsman’s Warehouse employees yesterday afternoon CEO Stu Upgaard announced that 23 of the company’s 67 stores would be closing in the next few months, including two stores in…
For those keeping score at home, Idahoans rank 31st in national beer consumption. This, according to Beer Nut blogger Patrick Orr/Idaho Statesman. Seems Patrick discovered that nugger in the state-by-state drinking list of the Beer Institute while doing research for his beer column. Idahoans drink…
Across the border in Washington, former state Rep. John Ahern was famous for floor speeches trotting out the specter of unhappy Washington businesses decamping en masse for Idaho. "That great sucking sound you hear,” he'd warn, as Democrats rolled their eyes, “is business heading for…
My Dad said: Save 10% Give 10% Budget the rest. He also taught me to save for what I wanted, to pay cash, and to balance my checkbook every time I got my monthly statement. I've followed all of his advice with the exception of…
North Idaho College student Shannon Corder makes her way through the morning snow at the campus in Coeur d'Alene on Monday. Story here. (AP Photo/ The Spokesman-Review, Kathy Plonka)Cartoon: Job hunting/David Horsey, Seattle PISchool scraps cell phone jammer system/KHQIdaho ranks 31st in per capita beer…
National studies reveal that average Americans know less about money matters than the Octomom knows about family planning. This may explain why the nation is now in an even bigger financial mess than Tom Cruise in “Risky Business.” In that documentary on capitalism, a pre-Scientology…
Fans watch the Gonzaga cheerleaders and turn to catch the act of Justin Padley during a timeout Monday night at the WCC tournament championship game in the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Padley and the cheer squad can take their moves to the Big Dance…
Charlie Nipp received a standing ovation from 200 fellow citizens this morning at the Upbeat Breakfast. Why? Leadership Coeur d'Alene honored Charlie for his lifetime of community service. Mebbe Leadership Coeur d'Alene should send copies of the achievement award to the Coeur d'Alene Press, OpenCDA.com…
It's true. I know her. And he didn't leave her with a dime to spare after years of marriage. In my opinion, the marriage lasted long enough for him to reorganize his finances and get the paperwork in order so he really could leave her…
Item: Committee kills anti-drinking bill for repeat DUI offenders/Betsy Russell, Eye On BoiseMore Info: The House Judiciary Committee has voted 6-5 to kill a measure from its chairman, Rep. Jim Clark, to ban repeat drunken drivers from buying, possessing or consuming alcohol. Question: Can anything…
About all you hear these days is that it’s time to “tighten our belts.” The economy is in trouble and we’re in trouble right along with it so we all better get used to making do with less. Finally, my life experience will come 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.
