Coeur d’Alene resident Chris Moore decided to wear his Ironman mask while skiing at Schweitzer Mountain Resort on Thursday. Kathy Plonka,SR photo Spring skiers don’t need to put away the boards yet.Skiing is free at 49 Degrees North through Sunday; Schweitzer Mountain Resort has extended…
The Idaho Legislature wrapped up, there were no fireworks at Tuesday's city council meeting, the Mariners are doing that thing they do, so you know what this means don't you? Yep. Time for Dave to take his second vacation of the year. I'm not great…
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has apologized to California's attorney general for commenting on her looks at a Democratic fundraiser. White House press secretary Jay Carney says Obama apologized to Kamala Harris on Thursday night, after he returned from California, for the distraction his…
H/t CdaMomof4 Sorensen Magnet School for the Arts & Humanities celebrated another successful parent, teacher and community auction event on March 23 called “Viva Sorensen.” The annual auction-soiree raises funds to specifically support the additional programs and activities that make our magnet school unique. We…
MENLO PARK, Calif. – With its new “Home” on Android gadgets, Facebook aims to make its social network the hub of people’s mobile experiences. The question, now, is whether people want all their Facebook content greeting them every time they look at their phones. If…
NEW YORK -- The Food and Drug Administration must make emergency contraceptives available to girls of all ages within 30 days, a federal judge has ruled, saying the agency's decisions regarding the so-called morning-after pill were "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable. Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Opening a final chapter to one of the most important civil rights episodes in American history, Alabama lawmakers voted Thursday to allow posthumous pardons for the “Scottsboro Boys”: nine black teens who were wrongly convicted of raping two white women more than…
The annual Sine Die Report, or Key Actions Summary, of this year’s legislative session is out now from the Legislative Services Office and posted on the Legislature’s website here. Among the interesting things it points out about the 2013 session: Fewer bills were drafted this…
Our 20-year-old son stopped by to do laundry yesterday. I inquired about his grocery status and he mentioned that he was enjoying a lot of cheese, mayo and lettuce sandwiches.My reaction? I was THRILLED he'd purchased lettuce! I know I shouldn't, but I do worry…
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Rutgers University Athletic Director Tim Pernetti will leave his post, U.S. media reported on Friday, making him the latest official to depart the New Jersey school after revelations a basketball coach had verbally and physically abused players. The Star-Ledger newspaper…
Rashida Ellis watches as her brother, Rashidi, is tended to by coach Alex Rivera during a bout he lost on Thursday. Tyler Tjomsland, SR photo Back in Lynn, Mass., the Ellis family took tough love to a new level: The basement. With fists flying. Rashidi…
Saw this on Facebook this morning "I think it would make life more entertaining if everyone had a theme song that played when the walked into a room." What would your theme song be? Care to choose a theme song for your Cda City Council…
NEW YORK—At least 400 fast-food workers here walked off their jobs on Thursday as part of a citywide protest to demand better pay. Employees from popular chain restaurants including McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s participated in what was a rolling protest throughout the day to…
COEUR d’ALENE — There will be a new/old field for rec softball this season, a little farther to run between the bases, and if you’re thinking about altering your bat to hit the ball a little farther — well, better think twice. Registration for adult…
COEUR d'ALENE - Ouch. It's been quite a week in what's been quite a month for Councilman Steve Adams, who drew his fair share of attention recently for advocating the city go to an election to decide the fate of the wastewater treatment plant and…
Yesterday, it was announced that President Obama was taking a voluntary 5% pay cut. Now it's John Kerry's turn, as well as two other cabinet secretaries. WASHINGTON — Three Cabinet secretaries became the latest senior administration officials to give back part of their salaries, in…
Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich will seek federal charges against a repeat offender arrested by detectives this morning on charges of possessing methamphetamine today, marking the man’s 39th arrest in Washington state. Mark Bush, 38, and Crystal Peterson, 30, were accused of possessing about 11…
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.
