I can't guess how many times I've thought of asking a Coeur d'Alene police officer about our panhandling laws in Coeur d'Alene -- only to forget when an officer was around. I rarely see panhandlers in town, although I've been hit up a time or…
And here's one final photo by Christa Hazel of Sunday's Ironman, showing the checkpoint at Silver Beach with an hour and half remaining in the race. Posts Christa on Facebook: "The moon rise was spectacular!" Now, we'll officially put Ironman to bed for another year.
In the "Kids Say The Darndest Things" department, Ryan Brodwater tells of a conversation that he had with son, Bailey, Saturday night: "Bailey asked me why tourists want to do bad things to us," begins Ryan. "I said they don't, and he replied, 'Then why…
Dunno if I was inspired by the Ironman Coeur d'Alene competition or not. But I rode my bike to work today. 2.5 miles mostly downhill isn't exactly 112 grueling miles around Kootenai County But it's a start. Actually, I try to bike, lift weights, or…
Item: Statewide ban of phosphate-laden dish soap to begin: Limit becoming law in Washington, Oregon, 13 other states/Associated PressMore Info: A ban on the sale of phosphate-laden dishwasher detergent is going statewide (in Washington) Thursday. Familiar brands are still available but they will have lower…
At Bloglander, the blog of the Inlander, Joel Smith posted this photo, tongue firmly cheeked, and this cutline: "Motorists heading south on Market Street in Hillyard on Saturday knew exactly where to go if they were having gastrointestinal problems."Idaho congressional delegates praise court ruling on…
On her Facebook page, Christa Hazel, who was covering Ironman Coeur d'Alene for Huckleberries Online, posted this photo of the beginning of Sunday's great race, with the caption: "This guy looked like he had second thoughts." I thought it was a perfect photo of Coeur…
5:46 p.m. A utility pole is smoldering after it'd been on fire @ Spokane & Warner/Post Falls.5:45 p.m. A green Suburban has a flat tire on I-90 @ M/P 11 (NW Blvd)/CdA.5:41 p.m. A silver bumper is lying across 2 lanes of e/b traffic on…
The biggest reason we have studiously avoided Hoopfest all these years, however, is that I develop a severe rash of a most private nature when I am in a vast warbling mass of unwashed people, regardless of their intentions or why they came together. Yes,…
Don Sausser e-mails: "Stickman's grotto is adjacent to the busy Ironman route. He and Walkabout formed a perfect Ironman logo on his lawn using the Coeur d'Alene Resort's floating golf balls that she collects on her Tubbs Hill cleanup rounds." Also: you can see Kerri…
For the second week in a row, OrangeTV has struck on his Get Out! North Idaho Facebook page w/a photo of "food porn" -- at just the time I was starting to get hungry. It was eggs benedict last week. Now, it's the Chunky Supreme…
When two professors, Washington University law professor and political science department Chair Andrew Martin and Colorado State University political scientist Kyle Saunders, analyzed every vote cast in the Idaho Legislature, they found no evidence that Democratic crossover voting in Idaho’s primary elections has resulted in…
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., swears in Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Capitol Hill in Washington today during her confirmation hearings before the committee. (AP Photo/WinMcNamee, Pool) <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/3404541/" mce_href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/3404541/" mce_href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/3404541/">Do you want the U.S. Senate to confirm Elena Kagan as…
When Norm Semanko was elected as chairman of the Idaho Republican Party in 2008, a deep division was created within party membership. The divide may have been closed Saturday as Semanko was unanimously re-elected to the post. Semanko faced no opposition in his re-election bid,…
He talked rapidly in the repetitive, staccato rhythms of a man who was completely sure of himself. His movements were bird-like but they were not so much like the cardinal or the sparrow as like a feisty little banty rooster. But Harry was a monogamous…
You’re right, ma’am. He’s a big, fat prevaricator. Look it up yourself. Britain’s Science Museum recently commissioned a poll on gender and truthfulness and found -- hope you’re sitting down, ladies), that the average guy tells three lies a day, or 1,092 a year. (By…
Distinguished Young Women's winner Idaho's Madison Leonard is congratulaled by her parents Denise and Paul Leonard after being named winner Saturday in Mobile, Ala., at the Mobile Civic Center. The Leonards are from Hayden Lake. Story here. (AP Photo/Press-Register: Victor Calhoun)Cartoon: Republicans can't hide true…
"Linsey Corbin and the runner-up Meredith Kessler came back between 10 pm and midnight to hand out medals to finishers coming in under the wire," posts Councilman MikeK, on his Facebook page. "Very classy ladies and great fun - they took a picture with my…
The Supreme Court held today that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, expanding the conservative court's embrace of gun rights since John Roberts became Chief Justice. By a 5-4 vote, the justices cast doubt on handgun bans in…
11:41 a.m. 2-vehicle accident is blocking 3rd & Wallace/CdA intersection.11:26 a.m. A dog is in distress in a red Ram pickup in Row No. 4 of WalMart.11:17 a.m. Scott reports that 2 boats have been left in Bayview marina for several weeks.10:34 a.m. Resident reports…
On her Facebook page, Christa Hazel has a photograph of this pensive Ironman triathlete as she faces the swimming portion of the big race Sunday. Christa comments: "The Lipstick Lady makes me ponder whether or not I would wear lipstick if I were to compete…
On my Facebook page, Kiki Miller asks: "What do you hear Iromen do the morning after? Is there like an Ironman hangover cure? Group therapy? Moan and sleep? After so much training and then the emotion of the day, it must be very unique time."Question:…
Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., is pictured with American bald eagle "Challenger" on Capitol Hill in Washington, during the announcement of a resolution for American Eagle Day, which would celebrate the recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States.…
An ideologically split Supreme Court ruled Monday that a law school can legally deny recognition to a Christian student group that won't let gays join, with one justice saying that the First Amendment does not require a public university to validate or support the group's…
Weekend Poll: Overwhelmingly, you Berry Pickers want House GOP leaders to remove state Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, from his position on the Revenue & Taxation Committee. 174 of 209 respondents (83.3%) said Hart should be removed from the committee as a result of his problems…
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.
