During my noon walk, I was passing the Hagadone Corp HQ when I heard one 40-something female pedestrian say to another: "It'd be nice to have a map so we knew where we were." I stopped and asked: "Are you looking for a particular place?"…
I have several requests from quality people to be added to their LinkedIn network. Can someone explain what that is? I'm already on Facebook & Twitter -- and am uncertain whether to expand my social media exposure. Anyone?
House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., the strong favorite to replace House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., arrives with his GOP House allies for leadership elections, earlier today on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Update: Republicans pick McCarthy, other Boehner…
Chairman Tom Hearn of the Coeur d'Alene School Board via Facebook commentary: "One thing I have found interesting on the school board is how many people are willing to ignore educators and believe they are only focused on their own self interest not the children.…
Online columnist Marc Johnson/The Johnson Post is touring Europe. Here is his column from Port en Bessin, Normandy: We’ve all heard the classic stereotype frequently attached to the French; they’re cool – even cold – detached, formal to the point of rudeness, and some might…
I rearranged my daily lunch walk to cut through the new Centennial Trail Plaza between the Coeur d'Alene Resort and the resort mall (significant upgrade) and lap McEuen Park. I estimate 100 children were playing on the new McEuen Park playground and adjacent splash pad…
Pastor Eric Blauer is tired of patrolling his East Central neighborhood, calling 911 and Crime Check, and seeing no dent in street crime. (SR photo: Colin Mulvany) Eric Blauer, a pastor at Jacob’s Well Church, knows the people in his East Fifth Avenue neighborhood very…
It was wedding bells that brought Katy and Jim Byrnes to the ice cream truck business. The two – who both have children from previous marriages – wanted to find a way to pay for their wedding three years ago. Jim Byrnes had been thinking…
Note: Cindy Hval is on vacation this week. Milo, her personal assistant and the senior cat of the Hval house, is filling in for this week’s column. All I wanted was a snack. I mean, is that so much to ask considering the starvation rations…
The good news is Coeur d’Alene may get three new patrol officers. But even if the hires occur, the Lake City will continue to be significantly short-handed in regards to law enforcement staffing compared with other cities in Idaho. Acting police Chief Ron Clark said…
11:22 a.m. 16YO male injured his neck and back in fall on Post Falls High football field. 11:03 a.m. KCSDeputy en route to county jail w/adult male in custody, unknown reason for arrest. 10:59 a.m. Someone is suffering a seizure @ Seltice Way/Beck, Post Falls.…
I'm continuing to process the Idaho GOP convention "Mess in Moscow" that occurred while I was on vacation. Seems to me that the state GOP is every bit as messed up as the Kootenai County GOP. The Teapublicans either control or heavily influence both. Which…
President Barack Obama speaks about the situation in Iraq today in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Obama said the US will send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq, set up joint operation centers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) President…
Wednesday Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation opposes a proposal to move the Coeur d'Alene Skate Park (now behind Memorial Field) to the new & improved McEuen Park. 92 of 110 respondents (83.64%) oppose the plan. Only 11 of 110 respondents (10%) support it. 7 (6.36%) were…
Kym Murdoch, right, owner of CDA Paddleboard, instills balance in her students during individual and group lessons, including group yoga sessions on the water. Jim Allen's SR story provides more information here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Ed board OKs guns-on-campus policy/KTVB…
A Coeur d’Alene man was attributing his life to having a concealed weapons permit on Wednesday. Anthony Broyles said he and his two-year-old daughter were approached by a man with a knife. Broyles said he thought the man wanted to kidnap his daughter. Broyles had…
The row between Barry Peterson — who insists he remains Idaho Republican Party chairman over the objections of Gov. Butch Otter and the Republican National Committee — and others in the party escalated Wednesday night when the party's Executive Committee elected interim officers, Idaho Statesman…
The Idaho Democratic Convention will open in Moscow on Friday, complete with platform hearings, a pub crawl and a keynote speech from former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell. Party Chairman Larry Kenck joked in a statement to the press earlier this week that after last weekend's…
Marty Trillhaase/Lewiston Tribune provides his analysis of the Idaho GOP "Mess in Moscow" in an editorial today, concluding: "What unfolded Saturday was worthy of Gore Vidal - although even Vidal could not have created a credible piece of political fiction based on the bizarre protests,…
Spokane airline travelers tired of long security lines now have a local office to enroll in a TSA program for expedited screening. The Transportation Security Administration has opened an office in Spokane Valley where travelers can go to show proof of identity and to be…
Kate Steward, 7, collects leaves in City Park on Wednesday afternoon. Coeur d’Alene had a record-breaking 1.11 inches in a 24-hour period on Tuesday. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Tess Freeman) Take that, 1965. This week's rainfall broke a few records set 49 years ago in…
Well, here we go again, we have a new mayor who is backpedaling on his campaign promises to maintain public access to the waterfront. Obviously his loyalty is with his old boss at the resort, who doesn’t want to view the cars and the public…
Jim Pierce (pictured), a Reasonable Republican who is chairman of Legislative District 4 (Coeur d'Alene), describes the Idaho GOP "Mess in Moscow" for Coeur d'Alene Press reporter Jeff Selle. Pierce was denied a committee assignment at the convention: "This is where I am comfortable using…
I read "Casino Royale" during my vacay. It was the book Ian Fleming used to introduce 007 James Bond to the masses. I wanted to see how closely the various movie Bond's resembled Fleming's original Bond. Daniel Craig, the current Bond, probably is the closest…
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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