On her Facebook wall, Cindy tells of a close encounter with a drunk driver Saturday night: "So Sam's pizza was a little cold and date night lasted a bit longer and was a tad more dangerous than usual. We saw a guy in a sliver…
State Representative Luke Malek (R-District 4) announced to a small group of family and supporters over the weekend that after discussing the decision with his wife, he is planning on seeking re-election. If his campaign is successful, this will be his second term. He will…
The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office let its charter of Boy Scout troop 911 expire at the end of 2013. Tim McCandless, CEO of Boy Scouts of America-Inland Northwest Council, said Northwest Backcountry Rescue is now chartering the troop, starting officially at the first of the…
Before former state Sen. Rod Beck, R-Boise, weighed in, anybody who so desired could - within the privacy of the voting booth - participate in Idaho's GOP primary election. Idaho voters liked the flexibility of participating in the party primary that, given the relative weakness…
"An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens" -- Thomas Jefferson. Consider a scenario. Imagine me entering a cake shop and asking the proprietor to prepare a sheet cake with the text of the Second Amendment printed…
North Idaho College’s declining enrollment is getting a lot of attention lately, and it will continue to as administrators and trustees seek to cut $2.3 million from next year’s budget. Enrollment declined by 11 percent this year and is expected to drop another 10 percent…
Coeur d'Alene realtor Greg Rowley gave a tour of the $10.5 million home on the shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) After a successful career developing retirement communities, Denny Ryerson planned to kick back and enjoy his own retirement on a sandy…
Before we explore the ins and outs of how the Republican governor of Idaho wound up in an unrated soft-core sex flick, allow me a moment to pose a simple question. Isn’t “Butch Otter” about the best-ever name for a porn star? I’m just saying.…
It’s not every day that a college student officer asks a trustee to learn to play well with others. But that’s what happened at the Feb. 26 meeting of the North Idaho College Board of Trustees. Trustee Todd Banducci, a tea party darling who seems…
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.
