Looks like Old Sol is making a cameo appearance this week. Dunno when I'll have time today to soak up some rays. But it's nice to know that the garden is getting some much-needed sunshine. I hope some of you can get outside today and…
In this 2003 AP file photo, Republican Arnold Schwarzegger, right, is joined by his wife, Maria Shriver, as he celebrates his victory in the California gubernatorial recall election in Los Angeles, Oct. 7, 2003. Times have change. Now Schwarzenegger and Shriver are splitting after 25…
5:13 p.m. Caller reports his son was bitten by dog behind home @ 304 W. 20th/CdA. Owners dog later tells dispatch that his pet has problems and will be "put down." 5:11 p.m. Resident reports man rang doorbell 4X and then tried to kick door…
Air Force Maj. Margaret Witt, right, an Air Force Reserve flight nurse who sued to overturn her dismissal under the ban on gays serving openly in the military, leaves a news conference Tuesday in Seattle. Witt said Tuesday she is retiring with full benefits rather…
Three cows fight during the traditional annual "Combats de Reines" (Battle of the Queens), a cow fight in Aproz, western Alpine canton of Valais, Switzerland Sunday. The Valais is home to a unique breed of cows, the Herens also called Eringer cows. Members of this…
2nd part of Nicole's up-close look at Coeur d'Alene Police Department: Welcome to Kootenai County Public Safety Building. Before entering the building, Officer Petersen removed all the weapons from his person. I never knew they kept weapons there. We then waited outside the metal gate…
Photographer Keith Curry is one of many who contribute to the Priest Lake Photography Facebook page. Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns provides this shot of Keith's of a moose swimming on Priest Lake. I’ve been collecting mugs, off and on, since my teen years. It’s…
Item: Journal: Don't call your animals 'pets': Article calls for people to call 'pests' 'free-roaming' animals/KXLY More Info: The Journal of Animal Ethics says calling the family dog a pet is simply derogatory. Instead, editors of the journal said owners should call their dogs and…
"In the center of this image is a barn, to the left in the trees, is an old house," posts Linda Lantzy on her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook wall. "I thought I was pretty isolated as a kid. At least we could see our neighbors'…
Sandra Kinnunen was in her bathrobe, enjoying a cup of coffee and the Monday morning newspaper, when she found a birthday surprise from her boyfriend. Dave Sanders, 53, of Tumwater had drawn a comic strip titled “Happy Birthday Sandra Kay,” and paid $190 to run…
Cis has sent in another of those online tests of hers. This time, she's testing our civic knowledge. I scored 29 of 33. I got a little sloppy at the end -- as well as missed one that I shouldn't have. Here's the text to…
The Slice has managed to land an interview with the Spokane emailer/texter who uses the most exclamation points. This Q-and-A was conducted online. To protect him or her from arrest by the grammar police, I will not reveal this individual’s name. In any event, you…
I haven’t spent a lot of time focusing on the Luna recall efforts or the Students Come First legislation. I did write a column entitled “Recall Luna Lunacy” a while back. I have been watching and listening to the dialog over the last few weeks…
I was shocked to find on Kootenai County Elections’ website, beside the names of the two challengers for Post Falls School Board, partisan website links that promoted the candidates based on their political affiliation (Reagan Republicans). It is extremely unfortunate, and questionable, that our county…
Kameryn Skillingstad, left, of Cheney Middle School; Heather Portue, of Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy; Kathryn Liegert, of Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy; and Rebecca Bramel, home-schooled in Spokane Valley,work at the barre Monday during the 66th annual Musicfest Northwestat Gonzaga University. Some 1,000 students from first-grade…
On his Facebook wall, SR colleague Joe Butler asks: "Who enjoys using coupons -- either the regular 'save a little on a couple of things' or the more extreme 'save a lot on 90 bottles of salad dressing (and you don't like salad variety)? I'm…
12:07 a.m. A long-haired black dog is sick or injured @ Reed & Dakota/Hayden. 11:40 a.m. Deputy has located an injured dog that crawled into woods in Cougar Gulch area. 11:06 a.m. A loose dog knocked someone off a bike on Main Street/Hauser. 10:41 a.m.…
As Spokane grows and the climate warms, water managers are worried that water supplies might start running low for folks in Spokane and Spokane Valley. So the Washington Department of Ecology commissioned a study by the Washington Water Research Center at Washington State University to…
I've received maybe half a dozen letters from the IRS over the years, and even though none have been really bad news, it's never welcome correspondence. There were two in today's mail, one addressed to me, one to Jeanette. "We're required to send a copy…
Linda Lantzy, of Idaho Scenic Images, snapped this photo somewhere along Highway 95 between Moscow and Potlatch. A talented photographers can bring out the beauty in old beaters like this. Question: Are you driving around in an old beater?
Monday Poll: A plurality of Hucks Nation sez it isn't persuaded one way or the other by partisans supporting candidates in such nonpartisan races such as school board and highway district. 57 of 127 respondents (44.88%) said they aren't swayed by partisan involvement in nonpartisan…
A friend of mine has a grown child who has struggled with mental illness for many years now. After the last update, not a good one, I said: “Let's ask any Catholics we know to pray for a miracle to cure your child's mental illness.…
Alecia Warren of the Coeur d'Alene Press reports that Brandy Fletcher was worried on Sunday when she saw her cat dragging his body across the carpeting, "his shape contorted in a way that something was bothering him." The Hayden woman suspected that the cat had…
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gestures during a news conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, announcing Microsoft's acquisition of Skype. USA Today story here. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Question: What do you generally use Skype for?
Idahoans for Responsible Education Reform, the group backing referendum measures on all three major school reform bills that passed this year, has announced it's nearly halfway to its goal of collecting 60,000 signatures on each of the three petitions. The required number is just under…
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.
