I feel a bit more protected today, realizing that the OpenCDA.com gang is stepping it up a notch to watch those, ahem, scoundrels at City Hall. I'm sure Her Sandiness, Sgt. Christie, and other favorite pincushions of MaryBill aren't happy that they're going to be…
Gonzaga's Mangisto Arop rips the ball away from Portland's Ethan Niedermeyer near the end of the first half in the McCarthy Athletic Center. (Dan Pelle/SR)Gonzaga 76, Portland 49 (boxscore), and: SportsLink story, and: WCC scoresArizona State 81, WSU 70, and: Sportslink story, and PAC-10 scores,
I don't think there is a news anchor on television today that will ever have the gravitas of Walter Cronkite, or the long gone Chet Huntley/David Brinkley team or many of the others who pioneered the roll of news anchor as I was growing up.…
In this Saturday photo, a spike elk is wrapped in plastic after attempting to spar with it near Gardiner, Mont. in Yellowstone National Park. (AP Photo/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Erik Petersen)
"I'm not sure if it's the winter months," writes Susie Rantz/Seattle P-I Readers' Blogs, "but I've began to notice a rise in - well - the number of doggie "leftovers" I find on the sidewalk or yards in Maple Leaf. Maybe it is due to…
EWU students , faculty and staff rally on the Cheney campus to protest state budget cuts to education Thursday. Mike Prager's SR story here. (Christopher Anderson/SR)Cartoon: Bat out of hell/Milt Priggee, Seattle P-ISuspected kitten abuser dead in apparent suicide/Amy Linn, New WestConflict between Sheriff Kirts,…
A dancer of the U.S. Momix Dance Theatre Company performs a scene of "Bothanica" during the Rome's premiere Tuesday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Top Cutlines:1. Arachnophobia suddenly grips Rome -- JohnA.2. During an awkward moment, a dancer pauses to reflect on her performance…
4:20 p.m. Motorist reports almost being hit by a black Honda Accord that illegally used an ISP cross-over road on I-90.4:15 p.m. Sandlewood employees report an electrical burning smell @ 2115 Sherman.4:04 p.m. Traffic is backed up to Guardian Angel Homes on Mullan/Post Falls as…
In the Coeur d'Alene Press online comments section, community activist Dan Gookin provides a break down on the ideologies of the revamped OpenCDA.com group, plus allies, that will comprise his new city watchdog group: McCrory, Independent; Snedaker, Dem; Souza, Sims, and Ingram, Republican. Of particular…
Benewah County Sheriff Bob Kirts is dismissing an open letter to lawmakers from the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations about law-enforcement problems in Benewah County, signed by task force vice president Christie Wood, saying, “My only comment is she’s ill-informed or she’s just…
Laura Silsby, 40, center, and Charisa Coulter, 24, left, both of Meridian, Idaho, are escorted out of the court building in Port-au-Prince Thursday. The ten Americans detained in Haiti for trying to take 33 children out of the country after the earthquake, were charged with…
Fire Chief Jack Krill wrote the following after a harrowing ride on a dilapidated fire engine: "As we headed west on 54, I noticed something odd with the accelerator pedal (of Fire Engine 621) ... it was stuck and would not release. I tapped it…
"We have been in regular communication with the State Department from the beginning of this situation, as well as working with the families of those involved. Our first concern has been that all ten of the detainees have their physical and medical needs met, as…
The Idaho Senate voted 24-10 today to confirm Fish & Game Commissioner Tony McDermott, who represents the North Idaho Panhandle, for another term, but only after an extended debate in which Sen. Jeff Siddoway, R-Terreton, tried to frame the vote as a referendum on wolves.…
Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass. speaks with reporters after arriving on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday. Election results were certified this morning, paving the way for Brown to takes the oath of office and officially replace the late Dem icon Teddy Kennedy this evening. Boston Globe…
The Benewah County Sheriff’s Department under the direction of Sheriff Bob Kirts has steadfastly refused to initiate a cross-deputization agreement with the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Police. The Benewah County Sheriff’s Department has also failed to respond in a timely manner or at all, for calls…
One of my favorite blurkers called a few minutes ago to challenge my statement earlier in today's thread that "even a blind pig finds an acorn every now and then." Said the blurker: That can't be right. It must be a "blind squirrel" -- after…
Sisyphus: Here's a little piece of unsolicited advice. When people get all hopped up on a healthy dose of vindication and start retaining lawyers because of the 'principle' of the thing, they'll often do just about anything to prove they're right. And the lawyers and…
Laura Silsby, 40, center left, and Charisa Coulter, 24, both of Boise, Idaho, watch as a Haitian police officer, right, asks a journalist to leave the police truck taking them back to jail in Port-au-Prince on Thursday. The ten Americans detained in Haiti for trying…
A 2007 photo provided by Chris Shultz shows Stephen Schafer kiteboard surfing. Schafer, 38, was was fatally attacked by sharks off a Stuart, Fla., beach Wednesday. Schafer was the first person killed in a shark attack in Florida in five years, experts said. (AP Photo/The…
On a recent evening, the lobby of the Eagles Ice Arena burgeoned with eager skaters waiting for their lessons to begin. Chattering children squirmed as parents laced up their skates, while others pressed their noses against the plastic, watching skaters skim across the ice. But…
Taking an idea from Wyoming’s Democratic governor, Idaho House Speaker Lawerence Denney is considering pressing Congress to amend the U.S. Constitution to bolster states’ rights. Gov. Dave Freudenthal is asking the Wyoming legislature to urge Congress to make the 10th Amendment’s protections to states more…
According to Men's Health and USA Today, Spokane ranks 51st among the "Drunkest Cities" in the U.S. The rankings are based on 100 major U.S. cities with high death rates from liver disease, high numbers of DUI crashes and DUI arrests, and severe binge drinking.…
CoeurGenX: The Brannon PI has now called the homeowner who I sold my house to on getting info on the exact date I moved out. This is getting ridiculous. I received a phone call on Monday from Erin Jenkins the sneaky PI, and afterwards was…
11:43 a.m. 36YO male guest at Coeur d'Alene Casino has suffered a possible stroke.11:29 a.m. A 30ish female is bleeding after hitting her head on a counter in a fall on Pristine/Rathdrum.11:05 a.m. A 54YO male w/a history of substance abuse is threatening suicide @…
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.
