Gardening isn't for sissies. I bought & planted 6 flats of annuals over the weekend. And I'm sore this morning. This, despite walking 3 miles most days, lifting weights a coupla times per week and occasionally biking to work. All the stretching and bending that…
A group of swimmers emerge from their 2.4-mile swim and head to the transition area in the 2013 Ironman Coeur d'Alene triathlon that began at City Beach Sunday morning -- and officially ended at midnight. (SR photo: Tyler Tjomsland) Question: Would you be able to…
We've all seen it. We've all probably done it. Today, the Lewiston Tribune addresses the regular occurrence in its online Sound Off feature today. The question: "What do you say to people who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom?" One Tribune commenter replied:…
5:22 p.m. White Ford Explorer may have blown transmission @ I-90/MP 22 (H97, Wolf Lodge). 5:21 p.m. One of 2 male hitchhikers is face down on ground @ I-90/MP 1 (Beck Road/PF). 5:09 p.m. Possible animal abuse in 500 block of W. Neider Ave/CdA. 4:55…
In a 2009 photo Velma Morrison, left, is seen during a party at her house in Boise. Morrison, a philanthropist known as a patron of Idaho's arts following her marriage to American industrialist Harry W. Morrison, died of a heart attack at the age of…
Time 2 vote ... Held by owner Jon Adler, Icky, a 3-year-old Chinese Crested, competes in the 25th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday in Petaluma, Calif. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Friday winner -- JohnA/with 8 votes:…
Four former Idaho Boy Scouts, including a Spokane man, filed a federal lawsuit in Boise today charging that they were sexually abused by scout leaders during camping trips and other scouting events in the 1970s and 1980s. The lawsuit, which asks for at least $75,000…
The current owners of the Oregonian have adopted similar strategies for papers in New Orleans and Cleveland, so for anyone reading the ink blotches the further reductions in journalistic talent and the continual shrinking of news content shouldn’t have really been a huge surprise. I…
So the Food Network has decided not to renew Paula Deen's contract. I don't blame them. After all, what does she expect for having hidden the fact that she's diabetic while continuing to promote foods that while tasty are grossly unhealthy. What? That isn't the…
Photographer Duane Rasmussen caught this home-made cheering section along the course route of Ironman Coeur d'Alene Sunday. Diamond Cup tickets/Bay Views Best of the lot?/Ridenbaugh Press Newspaper to dodos/Johnson Report Grouse Creek Afternoon/Slight Detour Perils of Paula Deen/Dogwalk Musings This little piggy went to market/Fort…
Six-year-old transgender girl Coy Mathis, second from right, holds her mother Kathryn Mathis's hand as the family arrives for a news conference at the Capitol in Denver today. The Colorado Civil Rights Division has ruled in favor of Coy Mathis, whose school had barred her…
On Saturday, Spokane's KHQ reporter/producer Lindsay Nadrich suffered every newscaster's nightmare when a story she was producing for Fox News inadvertently aired a clip that should have been ash-canned, containing two F-bombs. The goof-up appears to be the result of error. (Warning: strong Language content).…
In the comments section, Councilman Dan Gookin posts (re: Local GOP may censure four solons): "The central committee should be concerned with 1) Finding good candidates to run for office, 2) Fund raising, 3) Getting out the party message. Leadership should have squelched this item."…
Oh her Facebook wall, FBF Michelle Raffety provides the back story for the last Ironman contestant to qualify before midnight: "While volunteering at Ironman, Kathy Chalich (of Spokane, right) helped this wonderful woman Marsha Ward (from Atlanta) run the last 5 miles. She was having…
At OpenCDA.com, Bill McCrory argues that the Coeur d'Alene Press shouldn't become involved in helping to identify a troll who posted a snarky remark in the Online Press comments section, while impersonating Commissioner Todd Tondee. Quoth McCrory: "OpenCdA hopes that the Coeur d’Alene Police Department…
Ironman competitor Jeff Price, of Highland, CA, offers to shake hands with fellow competitor, fireman Robert Verhelst, along the marathon length run portion of the Ironman Coeur d'Alene course. Fireman Rob participated in full fireman gear, weighing 50 pounds. Verhelst did this to honor those…
11:49 a.m. Undisclosed suspicious circumstance reported in 11500 block of Coyote Lane/PF. 11:29 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for June 23-24 here. 11:19 a.m. Kathy Loop/CdA resident reports electrical smell in house, wood-burn smell in attic. 10:58 a.m. Residen in 9900 block of…
Photographer Duane Rasmussen provides another view of Ironman Coeur d'Alene Sunday in downtown Coeur d'Alene. DFO: See Comments section under this thread for another beefcake photo for CindyH's collection. Question: Do you watch any part of Ironman yesterday? Thoughts?
On page A6 of Thursday’s paper, an article stated that due to the IRS rent reduction program the Cd’A taxpayer assistance office will close this Friday at 4:30 and will remain closed so if assistance is needed you can now visit the IRS office in…
I see the county commissioners are again looking at having a private company build a new jail that they would then lease. The problem is that they still haven’t requested an analysis on what their actual needs are. The Federal Department of Justice provides a…
It's one thing to hide online behind a veil of anonymity. It's quite another to pretend to be someone else. Somebody impersonated Kootenai County Commissioner Todd Tondee in the comments section of cdapress.com on Tuesday - a crime that could land the perpetrator in jail…
Photographer Duane Rasmussen didn't get the name of the Ironman father about to kiss his son. But Duane said that the man kissed his two sons and his wife. "It was cool," said Duane. Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Vehicle burglars strike area/Brian Walker, Press Boise…
Weekend Poll: 105 of 144 respondents (72.92%) considers the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee to be peopled and controlled by right-wing RINOs (Republican In Name Only). Only 22 of 144 respondents (15.28%) consider the Central Committee to be mainstream Republican. 4 (2.78%) considered the Central…
Idaho ranks No. 20 in a new national report on child well-being — but spotty grades on education issues pull down the state’s overall grade. According to the 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book, released Monday, Idaho ranks No. 29 in educational topics. ... The full…
Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to shelves next month. The company that went bankrupt after an acrimonious fight with its unionized workers last year is back up and running under new owners and a leaner structure. It says…
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.
