Via Get Out! North Idaho Facebook, Orange TV asks readers to tell him about bad, recent experiences in North Idaho restaurants. And got several responses. One complained about "the worst waitress I've ever had in my life" at Coeur d'Alene Brewpub, saying she chatted up…
John Padilla, of Helena, relaxes in a mountain stream recently in Yellowstone National Park, Mont.(AP Photo/Livingston Enterprise, Liz Kearney)Question: Can you describe a more relaxing setting than this one, one which you've enjoyed?
Some of you enjoyed that snafu I made in the original Wild Card post in which I inadvertently swapped in "Bible" for "Quran." I remained up much of the day. Embarrassing. Now, however, I'd like to give a shoutout to long-time McFarland Street neighbor Earl…
5:20 p.m. A Ramsey Road resident said animal control left a sticker on his house re: his dog ... but he has no dog.5:13 p.m. Rathdrum caller reports that a female baby-sitter has left children, ages 2 and 4, in the house while she goes…
Nancy Nelson, right, and (Gonzaga University professor) Mary Pat Treuthart, left, both of Spokane, Wash., protest in a fenced protest area outside the Washington State Penitentiary Thursday in Walla Walla, Wash. Cal Coburn Brown is scheduled to be executed after midnight for the 1991 murder…
Japanese artist Yoko Ono poses in her exhibition in Berlin, Germany, Friday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)Top Cutlines:1. The ghost of Alfred Hitchcock appears from behind– “you she-devil, you single handedly broke up the greatest band of all time”, “if I could do…
Idaho Rep. Phil Hart’s write-in challenger, Howard Griffiths, has filed a complaint with the Idaho Secretary of State’s office over Hart’s campaign finance filings for a PAC he formed this year called “North Idahoans for Liberty.” Tim Hurst, chief deputy secretary of state, said the…
Via Facebook, Mary Marano post this reminder: "Let's remember together. The police and firefighters will place a wreath at the Fallen Heroes Memorial in back of the 15th Street Fire Station at 1:00 on September 11 in Coeur d'Alene, ID. Join me and others to…
Rod Erickson, who learned to yodel from a Gonzaga opera instructor and now operates Spirit Lake's Fireside Lodge, is another of the subjects that you'll find in Ralph Bartholdt's photography exhibit, "Neighbors," at the Coeur d'Alene Library. You can see Ralph's exhibit through Sept. 30…
Although Enderle is from Nebraska, he expects little support from hostile partisan crowd. The Husker fans are overpowering. In 2009, Memorial Stadium packed an average 85,888 screaming fans in red and white in per game. Nothing less should be expected from this game with an…
First, Cindy wanted to know why you wanted to have kids. Now that she's had a child or 2 or 4, she's nervous re: one of her sons bringing home a girl. Facebooks Cindy: "Apparently, it's Meet the Parent's night. My son will be bringing…
Walmart assistant manager Phil Hunter walks in the store in Hayden on Wednesday. Opening day is Sept. 15. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)There’s still no Walmart in Coeur d’Alene, but the retail behemoth is about as close as it can get. A Walmart supercenter will open…
I've been watching with interest the current Coeur d'Alene Press poll re: the Idaho governor's race. Democrat Keith Allred has been leading for the last 36 hours or so -- 47% to 42%, with the rest undecided or pulling for another candidate. Yeah, yeah, I…
If the General Election was held today, who would you most likely vote for in the U.S. Representative, District 1 race? Walt Minnick, 416 responses, 59.8%Dave Olson, 38 responses, 5.4%Mick Washburn, 36 responses, 5.2%Raul R. Labrador, 206 responses, 29.6% Total: 696 votes, 100% (KTVB story…
Basic information about the shooting of Wayne Scott Creach has been slow to emerge and shamefully scarce. Just days earlier, (Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick’s) department had issued a news release describing the Aug. 25 event as a “close encounter” with a “verbal exchange” –…
Residents who live along the east fork of Moon Creek -- from left, Israel Provo, Tyler Provo and Harry Sommers -- talk Thursday about the vast improvements in the water quality after the cleanup of the Silver Crescent Mine near Kellogg. Becky Kramer SR story…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy explains that she's writing a column re: why people have children. So she asks her readers whey they chose to have kids. One responded: "Needed someone to blame me for all their problems, just like I did my parents. It's…
As they prepare for their next match, with the Roller Derby team from the Palouse, the Snake Pit Venomous Vixen posed for a new photo by Lillie Belle Photography. In no particular order, the photo above includes: Liz Blankenship, Kristen Rathbun Binyon, Terra Pring, Lark…
Noonish: Caller reports seeing a heavy-set male drinking a hard lemonade in a brown vehicle on H95 that pulled into Kohl's parking lot.11:35 a.m. Crystal repords possible fraud involving sale of house.10:48 a.m. Michael reports he has chickens and wants to know his rights re:…
I miss the days when my entire family didn’t have a Facebook. Not because I want to post dirty pictures and statuses, but because I feel weird when my grandma Facebook chats me and uses things like LMAO and ;) -- Kelli, Off The Cuff/UI…
Thursday Poll: A fair majority of respondents believe that Commissioner Rick Currie has a slim to good chance of succeeding as a write-in candidate in his re-election bid against Republican primary winner Jai Nelson. 68 of 111 (61%) said Currie has a chance of winning…
... there was some fireworks last night at the executive committee meeting of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee. Seems new Chairman Tina Jacobson didn't like the presence of write-in candidate Howard Griffiths, who was seeking to include his literature with other Republican material on…
The national gender breakdown for college students in 2007 was about 60 percent female and 40 percent male, according to U.S. government statistics. At the University of Idaho, 54.2 percent of students are male. "Not many people realize that it's opposite the national trend," said…
I enjoy photos of regular female commenters, bloggers, & even blurkers who bear arms. Here, Marianne Love of the Slight Detour blog takes aim at a target in Bonner County.
Winston Brooks used to patrol the courts of the WCC as a point guard with the Gonzaga Bulldogs. These days he’s wearing a different uniform, patrolling the streets of Coeur d’Alene as a police officer in a community that embraced him before he ever landed…
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.
