In the news this evening: A U.S. bill seeks to rescue faltering newspapers here. 'Hillary: The Movie' has blockbuster legal implications here. Al Gore will publish a new global warming book here. WHO issues pessimistic global TB report here. In his address this evening, President…
Danny Sellers, visiting the area from Goldsboro, North Carolina positions himself to get a photo of the Looff carrousel in Riverfront Park Friday. Saturday was the grand reopening event, which follows extensive refurbishing. In July, the Looff Carrousel turns 100 years old. (Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-Review) SR…
Scooter Mom: I wish I could sing. My voice is horrible, and causes me to avoid church because of the singing thing.Question: Do you have a good singing voice?
Arpie: Field trips are the cement that holds the learning together. They connect what is going on in the classroom to what is going on in the world. I can’t imagine a fourth grader in Idaho only having to read about the trials on the…
Scott Morris, Avista Corp.’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, earned $2.2 million in total compensation last year, the utility reported Tuesday. The salary reflects Morris’ promotion to chairman and chief executive officer of Avista Corp., roles that he assumed on Jan. 1, 2008, when…
Duffer said he'd like to have snapped buttercups. But these crocuses are the best he can do on a cold day like today.Snow stays in the forecast for tonight/SRUS Senate OKs Locke for Commerce/APUIdaho gains positive turnout in Naval ROTC competition/UI ArgonautBonner Community Food Bank…
A canine named "Tactix," wearing swim trunks, launches off the dock to a 23-foot leap into the pool during the Big Air Dog Jump, where dogs jumping distance is measured after a 40 foot take off from the end of a dock into a pool…
To understand their impact (of Bill Morlin and Karen Dorn Steele leaving the SR), think for a moment about the people and institutions in our community who are today celebrating their departure. Other celebrants: City Hall politicians and bureaucrats. The Spokane Fire Department. The Spokane…
4:45 p.m. Vehicle hit telephone pole @ 97 & Ganos Lane, near Harrison.4:17 p.m. An individual with a crew-cut appeared to be giving out a white-powder substance on Parkside/Hayden before being picked up by a motorist.4:11 p.m. Authorities are looking for 3 twentysomething men in…
Rep. Pete Nielsen, R-Mountain Home, today persuaded the House to vote 61-9 in favor of his legislation, HB 229, to declare that during a state of “extreme emergency” including martial law, invasion or insurrection, “No government authority will have the right to come and pick…
Dunno if I'd be happy if the city banned parking on my side of the street for a bike path. I'd like to think so. I enjoy bike riding and generally support any effort by our progressive city to create, extend, and connect bike trails.…
According to Bayview Herb, winter doldrums are fueling the wild speculation re: the fire that heavily damaged Boileau's Patio over the weekend here.Can't Get No Satisfaction: my lips are too small, my nose is too big ... my breasts are too small. my chest isn't…
"Don’t believe in God? You are not alone." Starting this week, these words will be read by motorists traveling on Highway 95 near Moscow, Idaho. They are part of a highway billboard that features an image of blue sky and clouds with the words superimposed…
A southeastern Idaho lawmaker wants horse slaughterhouses operating again in the United States to deal with the glut of unwanted horses resulting from the faltering economy that has led to cases of neglect and abandonment. Rep. Thomas Loertscher, R-Iona, has drafted a nonbinding request to…
Don Nelson, left, and Bob Morgan hold on as wind catches the cover they are pulling off the 12th green at Indian Canyon Golf Course in Spokane Monday. Story here. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Christopher Anderson) Cartoon: Who's really dealing with your 401k/David Horsey, P-IIdaho House…
The closest Bill and I ever got to film immortality was that close. It was 1992, November, to be exact. Just after being squeezed into a crowd of onlookers inside a U.S. Capitol conference room, listening to Senators debate the Brady Bill and standing directly…
Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot reacts after tipping a ball out of bounds late in the second half of a second-round women's NCAA college basketball tournament game against Pittsburgh Monday in Seattle. Pittsburgh won 65-60. Dave Trimmer/Sportslink provides a complete wrap-up of the game here. (AP Photo/Elaine…
Taryn Hecker: I have an SOS from Spirit Lake. My Motorola cell phone, which was working perfectly last night, now has a blue screen with the motorola logo and the words “bootloader usb init.” I googled that and it looks like this fun blue screen…
In this family photo, you see Marine Cpl. Jacob Pleger seeing his 4-month-old son, Levi, for the first time at Mirimar Air Station/San Diego after de-planing from his second tour of duty in Iraq. Jake, a 2003 graduate of North Idaho Christian School, was about…
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1483729/" >On Monday, you said that Rep. George Sayler, D-CdA, was the most effective Kootenai County legislator. Who is the least effective?</a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> online surveys</a>)</span>
Thursday, as most members of the U.S. House joined a mob to impose a confiscatory tax on recipients of corporate bonuses from AIG and other companies receiving federal bailout money, Idaho's two representatives fell out of formation. Good for them. Democrat Walt Minnick and Republican…
This is the first winter I can recall being affected by weather. I think many of my friends are feeling the same way. Perhaps it's due to a perfect storm of our never-ending winter, the economy, lack of exercise and sunlight, and the stress of…
Item: Sorry, Idaho kids, field trips may be canceled/Sarah D. Wire, APMore Info: The House Education Committee approved a bill Monday to stop reimbursing school districts for field trip costs and to change how school districts are reimbursed for transportation. Lawmakers said the moves are…
Gary Petersen writes a mathematical equation on a chalkboard in the Polya Lab recently. Petersen is one of the non-tenured faculty that faces a possible layoff. Story here. (Jake Barber/Argonaut)Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRSolid season ends -- again -- for Idaho Vandals/Lewiston TribuneYoke's recalls raw Spanish…
In Monday's HBO Poll, 38 of 74 (or 51%) said that state Rep. George Sayler, D-CdA, is the most effective of the nine Kootenai County legislators. Finishing tied for second, way back in the pack were Post Falls legislators Frank Henderson and Jim Hammond, with…
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.
