Burglar Blaster 3
SPOKANE-- A Spokane man has a new way to ward off burglars and he says it’s better than an alarm system. The homeowner doesn’t have to be there in order to use it either.KREM 2 News first reported on John Adrian last year when he…
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010
GOP blocks campaign bill 3
GOP National Committee Chairman Michael SteeleWASHINGTON – Senate Republicans blocked legislation imposing new restrictions on political activity by special interest groups Tuesday, likely dealing a fatal blow to a drive by the White House and congressional Democrats to rewrite campaign rules in the run-up to…
GPrep tennis coach dies
Donna Lenseigne, who turned the Gonzaga Prep girls tennis program into a powerhouse, passed away unexpectedly early Tuesday. She was 51.Lenseigne died of organ failure, G-Prep activities coordinator Paul Manfred said.“She woke up Monday feeling crummy,” Manfred said. “She already had a scheduled doctor’s appointment.…
Diver found dead near Floating Green
A diver died near the Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course’s Floating Green on Lake Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday afternoon.Golf course employees saw Mike McCullough of Rexburg floating face down in the water around 3:55 p.m., said Maj. Ben Wolfinger of the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department.…
TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2010
WSU's Dan Spitz ruled ineliglbe 3
The WSU defense including Dan Spitz (far right) sack SMU quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell.PULLMAN – Dan Spitz, a redshirt sophomore defensive tackle, was ruled ineligible for the first nine games of the Washington State University 2010 football season for failing an NCAA-mandated drug test late…
Take your housplant for a walk day PM Wild Card/ 7.27.20 44
Yes. It's that holiday most of us look forward to all year: "Take Your Houseplant for a Walk Day." Of course, some of you may be celebrating Walk on Stilts Day, but I don't recommend combining the two.Feel free to let us know which holiday…
House voting big war funds 26
A U.S. soldier talks with a driver during a search for two missing U.S. Navy personnel at a joint check post with Afghan soldiers in Pul-e-alam, in the Logar province of Afghanistan, on Sunday. WASHINGTON – The House prepared Tuesday to send President Barack Obama…
Stadium food comes with unwanted extras 4
Joey Chestnut, left, of San Jose, Calif., defending champion of the Nathan's Famous July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest, answers media questions as former champion Takeru Kobayashi, of Nagano, Japan, poses for photos in New York, Thursday, July 2, 2009.You might want to think twice…
Fill in the blank 9
The best car I ever owned was ______
Blogmeister Ryan: Rolling out new Spokesman Mobile 3
Ryan says:Yes, we're rolling out a new Spokesman Mobile site, and there were a few URL glitches this afternoon. I think I just finished ironing out the last one, so those links *should* work properly now. I'll be keeping on eye on it for the…
EOB: Idaho cars overpaying, trucks underpaying for roads 3
The trend in Idaho is clear, according to a new highway cost-allocation study presented to the governor's transportation funding task force today: "More and more overpayment on the part of automobiles and pickup trucks, and more underpayment on the part of combination trucks." That's what…
Waiting for the doggie bag 4
While patiently waiting for the delivery of the doggie bag Sis missed out on in Boise-- the one containing Bent's Beautiful BBQ goodness, I have spilled one very hot tall coffee with cream AND most of a Cascade Ice (Cranberry Pomegranate flavor).I'm blaming low blood…
Dolezal resigns from HREI: claims discrimination 1
Rachel Dolezal, of the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene, works on an art project.COEUR d'ALENE - Rachel Dolezal won't be working at the Human Rights Education Institute any longer.Dolezal told The Press Monday that she resigned from the institute because she was the…
High Noon:Walmart will track your undies 5
"Walmart the world's largest retailer and the world's largest corporation will be placing radio-frequency identification (RFID) on the jeans and underwear sold in its 3,750 plus U.S. stores beginning next month. ... but some people are less than happy about the prospect of carrying around…
GOP candidate calls birthers "dumbasses" 52
Colorado Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck has once again talked himself into some trouble - this time by calling certain tea-party activists "dumbasses" for questioning the legitimacy of President Obama's birth certificate. According to the Denver Post, Buck was caught on tape saying in June,…
VA okays medical marijuana in some clinics 3
Steve Sarich stands in a room used to grow medical marijuana in his Kirkland, Wash., homeWASHINGTON – Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it's legal, according to new federal guidelines.The directive…
EOB: Hart to testify to ethics committee 1
The House Ethics Committee has released its agenda for its Thursday meeting regarding Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol; you can see it here. Hart is scheduled to testify. More here/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise
Will he or won't he? 11
Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre played 16 seasons at Lambeau Field for the Green Bay Packers. EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Brad Childress did not give Brett Favre a deadline to make a decision on whether he intends to play this season when the two convened at…
Ciao Mambo-ing 4
A Montana company plans to open a Ciao Mambo restaurant in the ground level corner of the Lincoln Plaza building, a Spokane development firm announced Monday.The new restaurant, part of the Glacier Restaurant Group based in Whitefish, Mont., will open in January. It’s expected to…
Degrees of Flexibility 3
Thom Hecker, of Accra-Fab, applied his online education to his workplace to organize many areas, such as the hardware insertion tools.Full-time work and a family prevented Thom Hecker from going back to college. But when the 41-year-old Spokane resident found out he could obtain a…
Post Falls Park
POST FALLS - It's time for the public to weigh in on how it wants parkland along the Spokane River at Post Falls developed.The Bureau of Land Management owns 2.2 acres south of Maplewood Avenue just east of the Riverside Harbor subdivision that stretches to…
NIC trustees hold special meeting Wednesday 3
Mike Patrick at the CDA Press reports: "The North Idaho College Board of Trustees will meet in executive session at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 28 in the Sherman Building President’s Conference Room. The purpose of the meeting falls under Idaho Code Section 67-2345(c), to discuss…
Tornado touches down in Montana 20
HELENA, Mont. — A rare tornado tore through a farmhouse and killed two people inside, leaving nothing but the house’s foundation and a few twisted vehicles as it swept through Montana’s remote and sparsely populated northeastern corner.A teenage boy and a man in his 40s…
More Bad News
Avista’s Idaho customers could see a 6.6 percent hike in their electric bills by Oct. 1, along with a corresponding 1.9 percent hike in natural gas rates.The Spokane-based utility has reached a proposed rate settlement with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission staff, several of its…
MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010
Parting Shot 7
Floaters beat the heat on the Spokane River above Barker Bridge on Sunday, July 25, 2010. Stay cool this evening.
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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