Stephanie Marl, 30, of Spokane, had a hard time deciding which teddy bears to choose for her four children. Marl made her way through the Christmas Bureau’s toy room on Tuesday, the final day of operation at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. Dan…
So, yesterday I had to run to Fred Meyer for a few last minute baking items. (They were out of mint extract. Who runs out of peppermint flavoring right before Christmas?) Anyway, I grabbed my items and got in the Express Lane. The tall, dark…
LOS ANGELES – The Academy Award statuette that Orson Welles won for the original screenplay of “Citizen Kane” was auctioned for more than $861,000 Tuesday in Los Angeles. Nate D. Sanders Auctions spokesman Sam Heller said bidders from around the world, including David Copperfield, vied…
The traditional eight-hour workday may soon be the exception rather than the rule. New evidence shows that we're reaching a tipping point in terms of workplace flexibility, with businesses seeing the wisdom of allowing employees -- young employees especially -- to work odd hours, telecommute,…
"This is a swell day," smiled retiring mail carrier Ernie Turner, as he worked his last Monday, Mar. 1, 2010. The tech-savvy, newest generation of workers grew up hearing that the jobs they would hold as adults hadn't even been invented yet. No one mentioned…
Anyone for a third party? No, not on top of Christmas and New Year's. A third-party candidacy for president - and this one comes with a warning: It won't be easy, at least not for three top-mentioned possibilities, Ron Paul, Donald Trump and New York…
SANTAQUIN, Utah (AP) -- A Utah man who won a $380,000 Lamborghini in a convenience store chain's contest crashed the sports car six hours after he got it. The lime green Murcielago Roadster was set to leave for a Las Vegas body shop Wednesday for…
Immigrants founded or cofounded almost half of 50 top venture-backed companies in the United States, a new study shows, underscoring some of the high stakes in potential immigration reform. The venture capital community argues the study, completed by research group National Foundation for American Policy,…
This February 2008 file photo shows a gray wolf in an exhibit area at the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minn. ATLANTA, Mich. — After devoting four decades and tens of millions of dollars to saving the gray wolf, the federal government wants to get…
A 76-year-old British woman recently had a pen removed from her stomach, and doctors were shocked to discover that after 25 years of gestation the pen still works. The British Medical Journal Case Reports chronicled the medical case of the woman, who has not been…
Want to win lunch for two at the Davenport Hotel? Take the weekly news quiz and you just may be dining amid Christmas elegance. The weekly winner will be drawn on Friday. This week's quiz was tough for me. Or maybe I just took it…
Jamie Lynn Haralson barely has time to celebrate earning her bachelor's degree from Lewis-Clark State College on Friday. She's already gearing up for her next challenge: a new job teaching sixth-graders at River City Middle School in Post Falls. "I feel very fortunate," Haralson said.…
Your cat is using you. your dog misses you Your wife hates you your husband bores you Your neighbors are jealous of you your kid’s don’t listen to you Your fridge is empty of beer your friends talk ^#%@ about you Your FB page is…
COEUR d'ALENE - More concerns of conflict, or at least perceived conflict, have arisen over a criminal case involving a Post Falls couple indicted for abusing their foster child. The Kootenai County commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to not approve a separate contract for attorney…
Fishinjay posted this on the Wild Card. Are you scientifically literate? You may have an opinion on climate change, evolution education, stem-cell research, and science funding. But do you have the facts to back up your opinion? This quiz will test your basic scientific literacy.…
NEW YORK – Scientists have found two Earth-size planets orbiting a star outside the solar system, an encouraging sign for prospects of finding life elsewhere. The discovery shows that such planets exist and that they can be detected by the Kepler spacecraft, said Francois Fressin…
About 46 caribou are believed to remain in the southern Selkirk herd, whose territory includes parts of North Idaho and northeast Washington. Protecting habitat for woodland caribou will create economic hardships in Bonner County’s rural communities, its board of commissioners said Tuesday, predicting that the…
Says Dan: Went to share my two cents at the commissioner’s meeting this afternoon about reducing the number of precincts in KC. There was over an hour of testimony, which was a fair number of people because they limited each person to 3 minutes. And…
“We’ve got a whole stack of layaway angels,” said Gail Wyronski, right, at Kmart in Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday. Kathy Plonka, SR At Kmart stores across the country, “layaway angels” are bringing a bit of holiday cheer by paying off the layaway accounts of strangers.…
About 1,100 jobs were created in Spokane County during November — a bright spot in an otherwise difficult year for those seeking work. Doug Tweedy, the regional labor economist who tracks employment data for Spokane, said the county’s jobless rate remained stuck, however, at 8.1…
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.
