RE: LaSarte finally gets hero's welcome/Ralph Bartholdt, St. Maries Gazette-RecordStickman: I tell the story sometimes of a young man who on his last day in country, was killed in an ambush. One of the tears of my life, even to this day. I cry everytime…
Before I get into the evening headlines, I'd like to point out that Huckleberries Online has a new blogroll -- devoted to Spokane area bloggers (in the right rail). Next week, I'll explore possible ways to highlight bloggers on the blogroll. Mebbe some sort of…
Atlas Elementary third grader Derrick Collins reads a biography about Harriet Tubman at the school in Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday. Reading scores for Kootenai County's youngest students, the kindergarten through third graders, have improved quite a bit since the beginning of the school year, as…
A civilized political process could finally be taking root. Back room deals may be replacing roadside bombs as a means of getting things done in the land of the Tigris and Euphrates. It is not impossible to imagine that, 10 years from now, Iraq will…
I discover new things that add to my fear of heights – besides changing light bulbs and cleaning ceiling fans. Fire escape stairs. I cannot go down fire escape stairs. I can go up just fine. I went to see a friend in an apartment…
"I was OnLocation for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Post Falls Dam this week," posts Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. "If you want proof that spring is on the way, eight of nine gates are wide open, flowing 10,000 cubic feet per second. This is a…
Inspired by a famous 50-year-old Life magazine photograph, Saint Mary's College students attempt to break the campus' 24 bodies in a phone booth record Wednesday on their Moraga, Calif. campus. The phone booth competition comes 50 years after Life magazine published a now-famous photograph of…
5:22 p.m. R/P reports a dog in a red SUV in front of a local day care hasn't been given food or water since 2 p.m.4:56 p.m. Hazmat unit is checking out an oil slick behind Cricket's/Coeur d'Alene.4:50 p.m. Vehicles are racing in and out…
A Washington woman visiting Wisconsin last year was arrested for drunken driving three times in three days, including twice in and around Kohler-Andrae State Park, according to court records released Wednesday. Jo A. Trilling, of Spokane, Wash., who was sentenced on the final two cases…
When I was in third grade, I wrote some nasty and disrespectful words aimed at my teacher. I knew she'd read them, in fact, I hoped she would. I was just then starting to question the authority around me, and hadn't yet figured out that…
Gonzaga coaches and players turn to watch as Micah Downs (rear with hand up ) shoots fom half court in Memphis, Tenn., today as they prepare for their Sweet Sixteen game against North Carolina Friday. Christopher Anderson/Spokesman-Review
Liz: Get ready for this: around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, I was heading down Poplar to pick up my son at school. As I waited at the intersection of Poplar and Fourth, I couldn't believe my eyes. Here is what I saw -- a car making…
I heard a blurb on BSU Radio about wage inequality in Idaho. It was short, and I'm not sure I heard everything, but what I thought I heard was that women in Idaho generally get paid about 60% of what men get paid. Well, maybe,…
A few dates:July 23, 1980: Then-President Carter signs the Central Idaho Wilderness Act, creating the 2.2-million-acre Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.Nov. 4, 1980: Larry Craig is elected to Congress.Jan. 6, 2009: A new Congress is sworn into office, ending Craig's 28-year congressional career.March…
A rabbit heads for cover along a snow-covered path at Riverfront Park in Billings, Mont. after a snowstorm moved through the area earlier today. (AP Photo/Casey Riffe, Billings Gazette)Cartoon: Send in the lobbyists/David Horsey, Seattle P-IIdaho Senate OKs end to liquor license quotas/StatesmanIdahoan pushes initiative…
My life can be mapped by ball fields. The dust and mud of baseball fields; the windy, unshaded terrain of soccer fields; and the brightly illuminated green glow of football fields under the night sky. In addition, I’ve spent months inside stuffy gymnasiums echoing with…
Lake City High School's Tanner Schalk, front center takes off during track practice at the school in Coeur d'Alene this week. Greg Lee will provide a rundown on track & field prospects for high schools in Kootenai County and Sandpoint in the Handle Extra Sunday.
... that friends of former LCDC chairman Charlie Nipp are planning a "friendly roast" at Cricket's "to let him know how much his contribution to the well-being of our community is appreciated and valued!" The roast is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April…
Item: Spokane, Coeur d’Alene slip in Forbes ranking/Bert Caldwell, SRMore Info: Spokane ranks 29th in the new Forbes magazine list of the 200 Best Cities for Business and Careers, falling from ninth in the 2008 list. Coeur d’Alene slipped from 21st to 33rd in the…
Wednesday, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game addressed more allegations of misconduct released by a North Idaho private investigator. 'Confidential Investigations' accused the Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers of bringing their children with them while they were on patrol, citing sworn testimony…
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Vic LaSarte (pictured above), now 60, received the Bronze Star for being one of the last soldiers to leave a firebase as the enemy overran the position. He made sure the wounded were evacuated and that nothing useful including ammunition or weapons was left to…
Taxpayers have a serious problem right now, because URAs are both rich and powerful. They use public tax increment money for lobbyists to stop any changes in the porous old laws. The vague legal language and loopholes, along with the complexity of the subject, keep…
Josh Heytvelt scored 19 points, Jeremy Pargo 16 and Matt Bouldin chipped in 14 points and six assists as Gonzaga upended No. 2-ranked North Carolina 82-74. On Nov. 22, 2006. “Leon (Rice, assistant coach) and I just finished watching it,” Gonzaga head coach Mark Few…
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.
