An Argentine supporter holds up a sign that reads "Argentina I Love You" during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, today. Argentina scored a goal in overtime to win its knockout…
Officers will be out in force to ensure that everyone has a safe celebration. There will be an extra emphasis in patrol throughout the city as well as the downtown area, Tubbs Hill, the City Park and McEuen Park. As a reminder, fireworks and alcohol…
In the following statement, released Monday, Gov. Butch Otter tries to tie Democratic opponent A.J. Balukoff to Hobby Lobby decision of U.S. Supreme Court: "Like his support for same-sex marriage, the Hobby Lobby case provides a vivid example of how my Democrat opponent's support for…
More than 15 percent of Idahoans live in poverty according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s a little higher than the nation as a whole. Now, a new census report shows that Idaho’s poor are becoming increasingly concentrated. People who study poverty say when the…
Ron Burgundy (RE: Sheriff denies permit to hydros): Someone please stick a fork in these guys. It is hard to believe how consistently incompetent an organization can be for something that they absolutely guarantee people desperately want. The leaders of this organization are beyond embarrassing…
Monday Poll: It appears that the public perception of local police has been shaken somewhat as a result of 2 recent shootouts and the "Nickelback" snafu involving 2 sheriff's deputies. 60 of 123 respondents (48.78%) said they had as much faith in local police today…
Three-time Ironman Coeur d’Alene champion Heather Wurtele hugs runner-up Kelly Williamson during an awards ceremony Monday under the bandshell at Coeur d’Alene City Park. Story here. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust) Also: Duane Rasmussen photo of Wurtele beginning the marathon portion of run, in…
If you're on the roads and you're tooling about please use extra care cause the tourists are out. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
One of the oddities that I encountered during my recent vacay in California occurred on H99 near Bakersfield. My brother was at the wheel on the freeway, when a motorcyclist blew past us along the center stripe, between our vehicle and a truck. I couldn't…
Could Joel's Mexican Restaurant feature the best burrito in America? The country is about to find out, thanks to famed statistician Nate Silver. He and his crew at the blog FiveThirtyEight.com are scouring the states in search of the best burrito the nation has to…
"Dead broke?" As Inego Montoya memorably phrased it: "You keep using that word. I don't think that word means what you think it means." But "dead broke" was how Hillary Clinton described herself as to ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer during an interview ironically hosted…
It's not unusual for complete strangers to chat like old chums at Ironman Coeur d'Alene, so when the guy sidled up on my right, leaned on the fence and started a conversation at the intersection of Second and Lakeside, I didn't think much of it.…
Curtis Benham, of Post Falls, recently received a notice from his neighborhood’s homeowners association that the flag in his front window was a violation of their covenants, conditions and restrictions. The notice cited “inappropriate curtains” as the violation. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust) The…
Diagnosis day is life-changing for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families. But Alzheimer’s actually begins years before it’s progressed far enough to produce the symptoms – memory problems, disorientation, trouble speaking and writing – that lead to a diagnosis. The disease’s “silent phase” can last…
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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