Argentina's president thinks eating pig meat is really sexy. Many people in this beef-loving nation reacted with surprise Thursday after Cristina Fernandez promoted pork in a speech during which she not only said pork is better than Viagra, but suggested she's personally proven it. "I…
Kinder Magic students from left, Ainsley Brigham, Chase Obrien and Savannah Glass participated in a yoga class at Parkside Fitness taught by instructor Amy Gates in Coeur d'Alene. (Kathy Plonka/SR)Bill Hall: Noted opinion writer back to prowl Capitol/Dan Popkey, Idaho PoliticsUIdaho enrollment up 3%/Associated PressUIdaho…
Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh speaks during a Miss America news conference at Planet Hollywood Wednesday. Limbaugh is one of six judges for the pageant which takes place at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas Saturday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau, Brian…
4:53 p.m. Resident on Corbin Hill Road/Post Falls reports neighbor kids are throwing garbage in his yard.3:48 p.m. 2 males in a white pickup report they're being chased by 2 males in a black Stealth pickup with Washington plates @ 15th & Locust. One of…
"... sadly I must report that the State of The Column is shakier than a John Edwards paternity denial. That’s because The Column returns today after taking a week off minus pay. No, it had nothing to do with what that guy wrote in a…
"In my travels this week," posted KerriT/More Main Street, "I crossed paths with former Idaho Governor/former US Senator, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorn and Major Vaughn Ward at Ground Force Manufacturing in Post Falls."
I'm live blogging at the movie set. Funny, right? But true. Rich Flores, a KNIFVES member, has been filming his short "Shining Cuckoo" film these last few days. I volunteered to play an extra in the coffee shop scene. So here I am. ... Right…
The city of Coeur d'Alene has warned Confidential Investigations to get a permit if it plans to continue doing investigative work within the city limits. Confidential Investigations has been hired by Jim Brannon to obtain voter information in his lawsuit against Councilman Mike Kennedy and…
In a contentious hearing Thursday morning in the House State Affairs Committee, the Idaho Health Freedom Act (IFHA), sponsored by Rep. Jim Clark, R-Hayden, and co-sponsored by Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Eagle, and Rep. Lynn Luker, R-Boise, passed the committee on a 13-5 party line vote.…
Marci Beagley testifies about the events leading to the death of her son in Clackamas County Court Thursday in Oregon City, Ore. Beagley and her husband, Jeff, are charged with criminally negligent homicide for allegedly failing to provide adequate medical care for their 16-year-old son,…
Copies of J.D. Salinger's classic novel "The Catcher in the Rye" as well as his volume of short stories called "Nine Stories" are seen at the Orange Public Library in Orange Village, Ohio, earlier today. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame…
Police are investigating the death of a 25-year-old Coeur d’Alene man who suffered a fractured skull after apparently either falling or jumping from a moving vehicle early on Jan. 17. Timothy W. Shackelford was pronounced brain dead on Jan. 20, the Coeur d’Alene Police Department…
A fugitive disbarred Spokane lawyer accused of duping investors and creditors out of millions of dollars before fleeing to Mexico more than a decade ago was captured Wednesday night in an international ruse arranged by the U.S. Marshals Office. Federal agents arrested Claude Irwin, Jr.…
Wylie Malek, 10, feeding snacks to Tiki, an African elephant, at Wildlife Safari in Winston, Ore. Malek, who is autistic, has been provided with special access to the elephants, and the interactions are helping him learn social skills. (AP Photo/The News-Review/Robin Loznak)Cartoons: Obama and creatures…
Ten-month-old Katie Claycomb isn’t walking yet, and her vocabulary consists mainly of happy baby babble. But if Katie accidentally falls into a body of water, she knows exactly what to do. On Jan. 19, she demonstrated her self-rescue skills in the pool at the Spokane…
11:47 a.m. Owner @ Forest & Alvis/Hayden reports his vehicle was vandalized.11:43 a.m. Vehicles are illegally parked on county airport runway.11:20 a.m. A computer store @ 1107 Sherman reports an unlawful entry.10:47 a.m. Samuel has questions re: custody problems with his daughter.10:41 a.m. A woman…
J.D. Salinger, the reclusive, legendary author of The Catcher in the Rye, died of natural causes yesterday at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire, at age 91. Salinger’s son confirmed the death in a statement to the AP, and the writer’s literary agency told the…
... that the lawsuit filed by challenger Jim Brannon to overturn the 2009 Coeur d'Alene municipal election results in general, and his 5-vote loss to incumbent Mike Kennedy in particular, has been set for Tuesday, April 13. The trial date was set this morning.
An Idaho lawmaker upset that regulators refuse to bend the rules for a Worley-area cabin owner with an inadequate septic system is proposing legislation that threatens to undermine the Panhandle Health District’s ability to keep sewage out of North Idaho lakes and streams. “I’m just…
This Ohio Lottery Commission photo from Jan. 12 shows Deborah McDonald smiling during her appearance on the Ohio Lottery's Cash Explosion. McDonald was killed after being struck by a car while she was walking on U.S. 6 in Margaretta Township on Tuesday. Earlier Tuesday, she'd…
If you've seen one State of Union Speech, you've seen them all. We're doing fine, promises to do better, challenges the opposition to get on board, blah blah. And if you've seen one post-State of the Union Speech analysis, you've seen them all. — it…
Hump Day Poll: 59 of 112 (53%) of the respondents said they are worse off today than they were when President Barack Obama took office a year ago. 28 of 112 (25%) said they're the same. And 25 of 112 (22%) said they're better off.Public…
Item: Obama calls for 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal/CNNMore Info: President Obama said Wednesday night he will work with Congress and the military to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bars gays and lesbians from openly serving in the armed forces. Obama made…
Item: Man reports race-based assault: Saturday attack follows other incidents targeting minorities/Alison Boggs, SRMore Info: The incident is the latest in a series of racial harassments and assaults that have occurred in North Idaho and Spokane since spring. They have included the spray-painting of swastikas…
Bartender Amber Dawn McCarrel serves a mixed drink at Elliott's Sports Pub and Grill in Nampa bar. The Nampa City Council voted to lift the city's prohibition on Sunday liquor sales in restaurants and bars last month. Currently, restaurants and bars can only sell beer…
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.
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