Banner collection: Sharon Berger, 67, places small American flags on the posts surrounding her home in Ford, Wash., on Thursday in anticipation of Flag Day. Berger said she collects the flags her father, a career veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, receives in the mail…
Hmm... Saw this mug o' flowers in a grocery store ad. Would any dads out there be happy with a mug of flowers? Here's a list of gift ideas you might find more inspiring. I really like the printable 'Dad libs.' Dads: If money were…
Don't know when I've last welcomed Friday with more relief. It's been a bit of a rollercoaster on the old blog this week. Most of you know I squeeze in blog duty with reporting duties and my busy family, so I actually don't sit at…
Idaho Falls is considering enacting an anti-discrimination ordinance to cover sexual orientation and gender identity; if it does, it'd be the seventh Idaho city to enact protections from discrimination that state lawmakers have repeatedly refused to add to the Idaho Human Rights Act. The Idaho…
North Idaho’s third rabid bat within a month was caught this week in Coeur d’Alene by a family’s pet dog, prompting Panhandle Health District officials to remind people not to handle bats and to make sure their pets’ rabies vaccinations are up to date. No…
Henry Cavill stars as Superman and Amy Adams as Lois Lane in “Man of Steel.” For its first half, “Man of Steel” is well on its way to superhero-movie greatness. Dark, turbulent and not at all campy, it casts the young Clark Kent as a…
I overslept this morning. I'm used to having kids wake me while they get ready for school. Apparently, Thor was concerned. When I staggered out into the hallway I found him at my purse. He'd thoughfully pulled out my Spokesman Review ID. Are your pets…
Bob Sorensen’s customized 1951 Nash Super Statesman Airflyte will be at Car d’Lane this weekend. Yes, it has wheels. Really, there are wheels under it. You can drive it. Bob Sorensen gets a little weary of answering questions like that, but he loves showing off…
WASHINGTON – Two senior Republican lawmakers said Thursday that terrorists are already changing their behavior after leaks about classified U.S. data gathering programs, but they offered no details. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., said it’s part of the damage from disclosures by National Security Agency contractor…
The Shrine Circus in Coeur d’Alene will feature animal and human performers from the Las Vegas-based Jordan World Circus. The elephants, tigers, ponies, trapeze artists and acrobats are coming to Coeur d’Alene. But in this circus, no big top. The Shrine Circus, with two performances…
Shane Jenkins of AV Watersports stands on a flyboard as he gains altitude Thursday on Long Lake during a demonstration of the contraption, which uses water pressurized by a personal watercraft’s pump to lift the operator out of the water. Tyler Tjomsland SR photo Shane…
A new statewide poll shows Idaho voters strongly in support of the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” immigration bill now being debated in the U.S. Senate, with 67 percent saying they support the bill, 75 percent saying they back a path to citizenship that includes tough…
It’s now even more legal to say “Merry Christmas” in Texas public schools. On Thursday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed what’s become known as the the “Merry Christmas bill” which states “a school district may educate students about the history of traditional winter celebrations, and…
A field of flowering Ranger russet potato plants is pictured near Wilder, Idaho, on Wednesday BOISE – A battle between grocers and potato growers has been silently hitting shoppers’ pocketbooks, according to a U.S. wholesaler accusing America’s spud farmers of driving up prices while spying…
OLYMPIA – In another sign that Washington will be the national battleground this fall for the fight over genetically altered foods, opponents of a ballot measure requiring those products to be labeled raised almost $1 million last month. None of it came from Washington state.…
Doug Miller, left, of the Coeur d’Alene hydroplane race committee, and Ted Grange, center, of the H1 hydroplane sanctioning body, are all smiles as Miller hands Grange a large check made possible by sponsor Keith Kroetch, right, Thursday during a press conference at Riverstone Park…
Mary Souza addresses Reagan Republicans at Fedora, yesterday. Duane Rassmussen photo. Duane reports, "She spoke about the need for good government. "Does anybody here know what good government is?" she said. Without skipping a beat Ron Lahr, president of the Reagan Republicans Club said, "I…
No, that wasn't beginner's luck. Coeur d'Alene High School's trap and skeet team, which competed for the first time ever in 2012 and won the Idaho high school championship, backed that up with its second championship last month in Boise. Leading the way was Grant…
Second District Congressman Mike Simpson's amendment to include fresh potatoes in the federal WIC nutrition program has cleared a House committee. “Fresh potatoes have been excluded from the WIC program despite their widely known nutritional value,” the potato-state lawmaker said. “This amendment corrects the exclusion…
Phil Batt speaks in Boise on Thursday BOISE, Idaho - Former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt urged Idahoans Thursday to step up and fund road improvements, saying failure to raise the gas tax for nearly 20 years is destroying the system generations of Idahoans built. His…
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.
