A House vote Thursday put Congress on the verge of significantly expanding hate crimes law to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation. The legislation would bring major changes to law enacted in the days after Martin Luther King…
Yes, as reported in the comments section last night, I did shake hands with the Ex-HBOers Formerly Known As DanG after the debate. In fact, DanG approached me with hand extended. We exchanged a few pleasantries, too. Again, I offered to publish out front news…
Advanced Light Helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) perform aerobatics at the rehearsal of the IAF Day Parade in New Delhi, India, Tuesday. The 77th anniversary of IAF was celebrated today. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)
Huckleberries has confirmed that Habitat for Humanity and Executive Director Jim Brannon parted ways this morning. Rick Shipman, president of the agency's board of directors, told the Spokesman-Review tonight that Brannon's position was eliminated. Brannon, of course, is also a candidate for the City Council…
6:07 p.m. Woman returns to her Rathdrum home on Alabama to find windows broken out. Dispatch tells her to stay away from the house.5:57 p.m. A pickup is on fire as it's being pulled by a motorhome e/b on I-90 @ M/P 19 (Yellowstone Trail).4:40…
At As The Lake Churns, Pecky Cox snapped this photo of a frosted dock at Luby Bay/Priest Lake this morning at 7 o'clock.Bathroom fire forces Sandpoint hotel evacuation/Bonner County BeeNorth Idahoan Bird receives national honor/Bonner County BeePolice nab Lewiston man accused of taking toddler/APBonner County…
Spectators watch piglets at the feeding trough, after a traditional pig race at the Swiss agriculture fair OLMA, in St. Gallen, Switzerland, earlier today. (AP Photo/Keystone, Ennio Leanza)Top Cutlines:1. This week on “What Not to Wear,” we discover why wearing red will never minimize one's…
Misery loves company and Mike Vlahovich stooped to Greg Lee’s bumbling, stumbling level last week as both went 2-3. This week we feature six games. Also, Greg's Pigskin Picks for the weekend here.
Sgt. Christie Wood (re: Joe Kunka's comment about 'hybrid gangs' from debate last night (in dropdown box): Mr. Kunka related information he heard at a gang presentation that he may not have understood well, or he simply was not able to explain it in the…
Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick is being pursued by law enforcement agencies all over the United States because she is a ... minority. It is interesting to me that in the 21st Century, with all the wonders of science, all the advances in technology, all…
On a brisk but sunny day, the public fishing dock at Coeur d'Alene's Fernan Lake is a popular spot for all ages, writes KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho.Growing up too fast/A Family Runs Through ItTweeting abortion/Arch DruidWhat a way to fight a war/Dogwalk MusingsAimee Mann at the…
Ketchum City Councilman Larry Helzel did more than that on Monday, though, commenting on what he sees as a negative tenor of the debate among candidates for Ketchum City Council and Ketchum mayor this fall. ... Helzel, who is in the middle of his term,…
Fashion designer Laurie Schafer assembled her outfit made out of recycled materials from Doma Coffee at their shop in Post Falls on Wednesday. She is preparing for the Kootenai Environmental Alliance Junk2Funk fashion show on Saturday to highlight the importance of recycling. Alison Boggs' SR…
The Gookin Report: Last night Dan Gookin talked about being friendly to small businesses as an important role in government. It sounded good, but here's what he said about the the Chamber of Commerce, which promotes small businesses in Coeur d'Alene earlier this year. (The…
Writing about swine flu for NewWest made the possibility of getting it seem remote. The outbreaks were in outer space, like the Panama Canal zone and the Russian gulag. Okay, then it was Texas. But still. Now on the fifth day of having the H1N1…
General big game hunting seasons are opening soon, and legions of stealthy hunters will be silently stalking around grizzly country in pre-dawn darkness, but only after they’ve sprayed themselves with human scent blocker, “buck scent” or stale elk pee. As sure as the seasons will…
Montana state Sen. Greg D. Barkus, R-Kalispell, left, looks across the courtroom at Flathead Deputy County Attorney Alison Howard during his initial Justice Court appearance in Kalispell Wednesday. Barkus has been charged with three felonies for an Aug. 27 boating accident on Flathead Lake. On…
It’s an art form born out of necessity. For hundreds of years, women created colorful quilts to keep their families warm. Nowadays, quilts are just as likely to be hung on walls as they are to be thrown across beds. Next weekend, quilters from around…
OrangeTV: I've never seen or heard about any solid evidence of these spooky-ooky gangs in Cd'A, and I get around quite a bit. Maybe I'm wrong and someone here can enlighten me on that one, but it sounds to me like Kunka's going for the…
This pansy was covered in frost at Ramsey Park in Coeur d'Alene on Thursday. (Kathy Plonka/SR)
Even though Minnick is considered among the most vulnerable House Democrats, he has not been among those receiving fundraising support from the Vice President. Last month, the highly-respected Rothenberg Political Report moved Minnick's chances of holding his seat in 2010 from Toss-Up/Tilt Democratic to Pure…
Dan of the County: Well done DFO. Since I'm on Dish out in the country I can't watch it on TV. But your reporting in real time was almost like going back to a radio broadcast of a game before the TV editions. Good job…
11:59 a.m. Woman who has taken pills is threatening to slash her wrists in 4100 block of Riverbend/Post Falls.11:39 a.m. Vehicles are parked in no-parking area of Military & Garden/Fortgrounds.11:35 a.m. Injury accident @ Rude & Prairie -- vehicle versus pedestrian. A male is still…
A group pushing to shake up how America elects the president has added a lobbyist in Idaho to push legislation to dump the existing system for a de facto national popular election. That's where states give all their Electoral College votes to the national winner,…
I had a depressing experience while getting my flu shot the other day. I asked the nice young woman who had just drilled my left shoulder when I could come back to the drugstore for one of those rare and special swine flu inoculations. It’s…
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.
