Huckleberries has learned that the Coeur d'Alene Junior Tackle program circulated the following email to its members Tuesday morning: "There is a very important public meeting about the fate of Person Field this Thursday at 5:00 PM at the CDA Library lower meeting room on…
ESPN announcer Brent Mussburger caused a firestorm on Twitter during the Alabama's BSC Championship Bowl victory over Notre Dame when he gushed over the beauty of Katherine Webb, the 2012 Miss Alabama and girlfriend of Alabama QB A.J. McCarron. Mussburger went so far as to…
Woody, you used the word “bitchin” describing McEuen Park. Isn’t that so SoCal in the ‘60s? It just doesn’t sound right here in North Idaho. The damage is already done but maybe in November we can vote all of you out and Woody, you can…
There has been no shortage of lectures of late by people smarter than you and me about who should have guns and who shouldn’t have guns. If all those edicts of the Enlightened Ones had not been the result of such a horrific tragedy their…
A north-central Idaho man charged with slapping, kicking and tripping children in his son’s fifth-grade class has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of injury to a child. The Lewiston Tribune reports Magistrate Stephen L. Calhoun sentenced 35-year-old Byron S. Edwards of Reubens to 90…
To understand how far short Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter's State of the State speech fell Monday, let's look back a few years. In 2003, Gov. Dirk Kempthorne drove lawmakers to see things his way by refusing to cut school spending and forcing them to enact…
Hagadone Hospitality workers brave the wintry weather to dismantle the Christmas tree on top of the offices in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Kathy Plonka) Question: How would you like to do a job like this in the dead of winter?
Item: State of the County address: Kootenai County ready to roll out land-use code proposal/Alecia Warren, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Kootenai County will be rolling out the first, complete draft of its new land use code this week, with ample opportunities for citizens to…
Item: Concealed weapons permit requests skyrocket: Applications since tragedy are three times the monthly normal/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Concealed weapons permit applications in Kootenai County have spiked since the school shooting in Connecticut. There have been 179 permits applied for since Dec.…
I'm glad I had other things to do last night than to watch Alabama stomp Notre Dame in the BCS championship game. I watch considerably less sports on television today than I did 10 years ago. I enjoy baseball. But I'd rather listen to a…
Brandt Snedeker watches his chip bounce on the ninth green during the third and final round at the Tournament of Champions PGA golf tournament on Tuesday in Kapalua, Hawaii. Snedeker finished third. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) DFO: I've never hit a single golf ball from a…
Bubba32: (RE: American Legion flap leads to punch): Violence is how criminals solve disputes. Adult offenders and juvenile offenders. Fighting is never ok. Just one ungloved punch to the face can cause brain injury, facial surgery, or very expensive medical or dental bills. Somebody has…
Phaedrus mentioned something in a comment earlier today that caught my interest. Basically, he wondered if a public vote would be in order if the city and school district couldn't reach a sales agreement re: Person Field. After all, two of the current board signed…
David Johnson, 9, takes a shot on the pool table with the wrong end of the cue during a game Monday with Colin Nordhausen, 17, a Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County staff member during the club's first day open to students in Post…
Coeur d'Alene police press release: "At the request of Idaho State Police the Coeur d’Alene Police Department has been assigned as the lead investigators in a critical incident that occurred at The Tribal Conoco Station located next to the Coeur d’Alene Casino at 3:20 p.m.…
Brenda Bahn-Moore, of Bentonville, Ark., snaps a photo of Elvis Presley's 78th birthday cake during festivities at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday. More than 200 faithful fans sang Happy Birthday to the King of Rock & Roll before the annual cutting of the cake. (AP…
The personal property tax on business equipment, which Idaho’s largest businesses are pushing hard to repeal this year, is something “nearly everyone agrees is an unfair drag on our economy,” Gov. Butch Otter told lawmakers in his State of the State message. He said, “Whether…
The report also identified “a strong undercurrent of despair” among teachers, who said they perceive a climate that “disparages their effort and belittles their contribution,” said OPE analyst Lance McCleve. School officials reported trouble recruiting teachers, particularly for hard-to-fill positions including science, math and special…
Pecky Cox/As the Lake Churns reports the softball field is ready for the 2013 Priest Lake Snow Shoe Softball Tournament that kicks off Saturday and runs through next three weekends. Sale/Tumblewords Estabrook/Fort Boise Upgrade day/Slight Detour Haggle over Hagel/Dogwalk Musings Friendship? Bread/From A Simple Mind…
"Cynthia Langenheder used to think it was neat to have the same birthday as the late king of rock and roll," posts Paul Turner/The Slice Blog. "But over the years, she started thinking more in terms of sharing the birthday with Stephen Hawking." (Illustration photo:…
On his Facebook wall, Robin Loznak of Kellogg., Ore., posts this photo & the comment: "Two great things that go great together: Skunk skull and colorful shelf fungus." You can see more of Robin's outdoor photography here. Question: Can you think of two other outdoor…
Associated Editor Gary Crooks of the SR opinion page tweets: "Almost all letters coming in to S-R are about guns. Good time to write and get published, if it's on another topic." Question: Aren't you glad the Huckleberries has two dozen & sometimes more different…
Before Joseph Duncan murdered a 9-year-old North Idaho boy in 2005, he set his sights on a Spokane child, posing as a prospective renter and touring a Spokane duplex with the boy’s mother while ogling the child. But the boy’s mother grew suspicious and the…
The Pac-12 announced the findings of its nearly 2-month review of the Washington State football program on Tuesday, concluding that no evidence was found to suggest that coach Mike Leach (shown in SR file photo) or his assistants had engaged in player abuse. The investigation…
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