Two burrowing owls peer from their underground nest entrance, watching whatever is near their home on Friday in a Cooper City, Fla. park. Officials there is a shrinking population of 3,000 owls. Expanding home and business construction has destroyed much of what was their homes.…
Did you catch that line in the latest James Bond movie re: Idaho. The curator of Skyfall, I believe, says it, after Bond discovers the weapons that had been in the family manse had been auctioned off ... probably to some gun collector in Idaho.…
Digger: As my pseudonym probably gives away, I’ve dealt on the mortuary side of this type of situation. Its devastating to all involved -- family, friends, co-workers and even the police/EMS and the morticians. If a family wants to come forward and be featured, the…
Borah Elementary Kindergartner Alex Sande sutdied the number 6 during class recently. The school has started a new curriculum including Common Core Math. The national education standard was created so students nationwide in K-12 are studying the same stuff at the same grade level and…
Mary Jose Cristerna known as The Vampire Woman poses for a photo at the 3rd annual Venezuela Tattoo International Expo in Caracas, Venezuela, today. As many as 300 tattoo artists from a variety of countries are expected to attend the 4-day event, sharing their skills…
5:37 p.m. Motorist reports dead deer in roadway @ H95/MP 448 (south city limits of Athol). 5:15 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Jan. 24-25 here. 4:56 p.m. Two tenants of Loch Haven Assisted Living/Hayden are engaged in verbal dispute. 4:54 p.m. I-90…
"I fell flat on my butt for the first time this winter. I’m quite proud of the fact that I made it all the way to January before this happened" -- Kaitlyn Krasselt, RAWR co-editor/Univeristy of Idaho Argonaut, Off the Cuff. Question: Have you taken…
At age 67, after more than 40 years of packing around a pack or more of cigarettes in my shirt pocket, today is the third (going on the fourth) day since I had my last cigarette. The ashtrays are all emptied, and the only sign…
The editors of the University of Idaho Argonaut explain why the student newspaper provided only the skimpiest of details re: a recent suicide on campus: The Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics says journalists should “seek truth and report it,” but also “minimize harm.”…
Hunters and wildlife conservation groups are finding it difficult to stay out of the nation's gun control controversies, reports Rich Landers, SR Outdoors blog. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, for example, was pressured to state out of a huge sportsmen's show in the East because…
A National Rifle Association ad criticized by both Republicans and Democrats is now taking flak from a leader of the organization itself. Jim Baker, director of federal affairs for the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, told Reuters that the ad referencing President Obama’s children was…
A bicyclist pedals through a light snow in downtown Fort Wayne, Ind., earlier today. (AP Photo/The Journal Gazette, Samuel Hoffman) Question: Have you ever ridden your bike during every month of a given year?
Right out of the chute, Idaho’s newly installed lawmakers are faced with a difficult dilemma. Gov. Butch Otter wants them to get rid of the personal property tax that his business friends hate with a passion. But where can they find $140 million to pay…
The national headquarters for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has launched its own investigation into its University of Idaho chapter following the death of a student Sunday morning after he attended a party there the night before. Joseph Wiederrick, 18, (pictured) was found dead under…
The thick glasses Hillary Clinton has been wearing in public since returning from a concussion and blood clot last month are the result of lingering effects of her health problems, a Clinton aide confirms. "She'll be wearing these glasses instead of her contacts for a…
Schools in one eastern Idaho district are being equipped with gun lockers so school resource officers can keep rifles, ammunition and evidence close at hand. Pocatello Police Chief Scott Marchand said that the idea was adopted more than a year ago, and the gun lockers…
The Inlander reports that Spokane police received 70 calls in a 20-minute period after 10 last night, as a result of Gonzaga shooting off fireworks after the Bulldog win over BYU. Some thought they were hearing gunshots. Gonzaga shot off the fireworks to celebrate its…
On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson calls this photo of an outdoor basket in her Post Falls neighborhood, "Nothing but net." Kerri snapped this photo last week. Question: Do you see the beauty in our Inland Northwest winters?
11:41 a.m. Someone injured in fall @ Coeur d'Alene Homes, 644 W. Harrison/CdA. 11:34 a.m. Male may be suffering alcoholic poisoning @ UPS Store, 2900 Govt Way, CdA. 11:20 a.m. CdA father texts son that he plans to throw himself off a bridge. 11:05 a.m.…
Subway is apologizing that its "Footlong" sandwiches fell short of expectations. The world's largest fast-food chain faced widespread criticism last week after a man posted a photo online showing a "Footlong" next to a tape measure that showed it to be just 11 inches. Subway…
Powell County Sheriff Scott F. Howard has promised to refuse to enforce any “unconstitutional” federal gun regulations, joining at least two other Montana sheriffs in expressing such resistance. In a letter dated Jan. 21 to Vice President Joe Biden, Howard also says he won’t permit…
When students turn in a handwritten assignment at Xavier Charter School, they know it has to be in cursive. In an era when some schools don’t teach the style of handwriting anymore, it’s still part of the curriculum at the Twin Falls public charter school.…
Thusday Poll: A supermajority of Hucks Nation don't agree with Idaho law that permits every elected official in the state to carry a firearm without applying for a concealed-weapons permit. 123 of 175 respondents (70.29%) took that position. Only 48 of 175 respondents (27.43%) agree…
Brigham Youngs's Tyler Haws, left, and Craig Cusick defends Gonzaga's Elias Harris, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday in Spokane. Gonzaga beat Bringham Young 83-63. Game story here. And: Jim Meehan's day-after summary of the game here. (AP Photo/Jed Conklin)…
In this 2009 AP file photo, U.S. singer Tina Turner performs on stage during her concert at the Hallenstadion venue in Zurich, Switzerland. Tina Turner is on her way to becoming a Swiss citizen. The American rock diva has lived in the Zurich suburb of…
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.
