On his Twitter account, Congressman Raul Labrador wants to know what constituents think re: 5 important issues. But first he tells them what he thinks: "One of the best ways I can represent you in Congress is to know your views on the most important…
Prediction 1: Idaho Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter will kick off the 2014 Legislature Monday promising to do as little as possible. Which will be just fine with the members of his own party serving in the Legislature. This year, their directive is to avoid a…
Bonifacy and Wieslawa Karnowski picked the perfect time to visit their son. Gonzaga sophomore Przemek Karnowski’s parents have been visiting from Poland and the 7-foot-1 center treated them to perhaps the best performance of his young career – 15 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks…
Nic/Faithful Geek tells of a close encounter with an angry father at Burger King: There are a few other families here too. An older lady with her grown daughter and grandkids. A mom entertaining two boys while they are out of school for winter vacation.…
Passengers from the Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy trapped in the ice 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia, walk around the ice. Passengers on board a research ship that has been trapped in Antarctic ice for a week are expected to be rescued by…
Idaho has the worst wages in the nation. The Famous Potatoes state ranks 50th for average annual wage, per-capita income and wage increases since 2007. It also has the greatest percentage of minimum-wage workers in America. After hearing those figures Thursday as they reviewed Idaho’s…
Former Marine Corps special forces and current CrossFit Coeur d'Alene owner Derek Hutchison won the fourth season of the online TV reality series competition "Maximum Warrior." "The most memorable part was just being with the other guys and getting to know them," said Hutchison, who…
Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski (24) struggles for a rebound with Saint Mary's' Matt Hodgson, center right, and Beau Levesque (15) at the McCarthey Athletic Center tonight. Karnowski finished the game with 15 points. At left is Gonzaga's Drew Barham (43). The Zags dismantled the visiting Gaels…
If you're looking for something to do that's fun and free, you might want to take a walk on the boardwalk after sundown. Mrs. O & I and relatives did just that New Year's afternoon and evening. We walked around the boardwalk as the lights…
On his Facebook wall, Kim Knerl provides another look at how New Year's began for a whole lotta fun-loving loons who wanted to take a dip in the frigid waters of Lake Coeur d'Alene off Sanders Beach.
When the Idaho Legislature convenes on Monday, it’ll have two unaccustomed faces in its midst: Two North Idaho legislators have designated substitutes to fill in for them for the first week or two of the session due to health concerns. Sen. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene,…
In Colorado, people were waiting in line up to three hours to get into the nation's first legal recreational pot shops New Year's Day. It's being called the modern world's first fully legal marijuana industry, no doctor's note required, and it's being watched closely. Now…
Time 2 Vote ... Two-month-old Jack Hsi takes a nap sheltered in his baby carrier while snow falls in Boston this morning. Up to 14 inches of snow is forecast for the Boston area. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Weekend Winner -- Kim…
5:21 p.m. Pedestrian not seriously hurt after being hit by vehicle @ 4th/Wallace, CdA. 5:07 p.m. Possible road rage incident occurring @ Ramsey Road/Appleway, CdA. 5:06 p.m. Male threw credit cards at female as she was entering Post Falls park from nearby trailer court. 4:50…
McEuen Park’s Harbor House, rapidly taking shape near the base of Tubbs Hill in downtown Coeur d’Alene, will officially be called the “Coeur d’Alene Rotary Clubs’ Harbor House” when the park opens later this spring. Community business leaders representing all three of the city’s Rotary…
Most Coeur d’Alene Resort bars and restaurants will be closed Friday through Tuesday due to an Idaho liquor law violation. The five-day suspension of the resort’s liquor license stems from an Idaho State Police compliance operation last April. A bartender at Splash, a resort sports…
Boise’s anti-panhandling ordinance, which was to take effect today, has been blocked in part by a federal judge. KBOI2 News reports that U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge cited the First Amendment in his 17-page ruling today. “Freedom of speech may be the most important right…
On Tuesday, a security officer walks past the megaload while at a stopping point outside of Arco, about 50 miles west of Idaho Falls. Idaho Transportation Department officials say the 45-ton shipment of oil production equipment is drawing close to the Montana border and could…
Christmas Eve the Bonners Ferry Police Department received a call regarding an injured dog on the Kootenai River Bridge. By the time the Police Cruiser arrived on the scene, two local girls, Crystal Martin and Michelle Colaianni had picked up the dog to transport it…
Among the anniversaries I will celebrate this year: 10 years of blogging at HBO (Feb 16) 30 years in Coeur d'Alene (September) 30 years with Spokesman-Review (Sept. 9) 44 years of newspapering (June) 39 years of marriage (June 21) 37 years in Inland Northwest (June…
At Slight Detour, Marianne Love posts: "Two days in a row----the last day of 2013 and the first of 2014, my sisters and I drove to Bayview and Farragut Park. On the last day of 2013, we dined at the Captains Table on taco salad…
The latest driver’s license data suggests more 20-somethings are leaving Idaho than ever before. The net loss of Idahoans aged 21-30 last year was 149. The data show 11,530 young people moved to Idaho from other states in 2012, while 11,679 left. The Idaho Department…
This Feb. 21, 2013 file photo shows female recruits at the Marine Corps Training Depot on Parris Island, S.C. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File) More than half of female Marines in boot camp can't do three pullups, the minimum standard that was supposed to take effect…
A friend is someone who will help you move. A best friend is someone who will help you move a body -- Sisyphus, with tongue firmly cheeked. Question: At 64, I'm still fully capable of helping friends move heavy stuff. But I wonder, as I…
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.
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