As I mentioned elsewhere, my morning began in Jim Robson's dentist chair. I cracked a tooth some time around Election Day -- and it got painful as the week wore on. Mebbe I was gnashing my teeth re: election results. Anyway, I have a temporary…
New York City firefighters remove the second of two window washers from their disabled scaffold as it dangled 69 stories up the side of 1 World Trade Center earlier today in New York. The two window washers were trapped for more than an hour before…
Top Comment -- Doctor Watson (RE: Cold arrives, snow could follow): I love snow, and I enjoy winter. The only time of year I don't enjoy is the sloppy transition between winter and spring. I find it utterly frustrating and a bit depressing, because it…
For the Ridenbaugh Press, former Statesman editorialist Chuck Malloy posts: "Ten years ago this month, a cardiologist told me I was a prime candidate for dropping dead at any moment because my heart was clogging up, as if Elmer’s glue was flowing through my veins.…
From KCSO: "On Oct. 23, a yellow Komatsu excavator, Model GC25 was stolen from 31079 N. Caravelle Road in Athol. This excavator has two different track patterns, no cab, rear latch for cover of the engine compartment has wire keeping it closed, with the floor…
At Coeur d'Alene Press Online, the current poll question is:
For Boise State Public Radio, Scott Graf reports: "Four Idaho cities have made the latest rankings of a national group that advocates for the rights of lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender people. The Washington D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign released its third annual Municipal Equality Index…
Yesterday, I noted that Education Networks of America, the company that got the now-voided Idaho Education Network contract along with Qwest, has donated $18,250 to Gov. Butch Otter’s campaign, including $5,000 in September; and also has given $6,000 to state schools Superintendent Tom Luna’s campaign…
Chilly autumn and winter nights beg for warm and hearty dinners like stew. Boeuf bourguignon – beef in red wine – is a rich and velvety French classic, made famous for American home cooks by Julia Child. She prepared the dish during the first episode…
On her Slight Detour blog, Marianne Love posts: "We, who've lived here all our lives, we who've known for 60-plus years that "it's North Idaho" and that it gets cold or wet or windy in November still have the right to complain." More here.
I asked my dentist this morning when he planned to retire. He's 67. I'm going to be 65 in 8 days. He said what others have. When I quit enjoying what I do -- or I develop a bad attitude toward what I do --…
In her Main Street column in the Coeur d'Alene Press, Kerri Thoreson writes: "The transformation of the former Hot Rod Cafe is moving right along. On Saturday the iconic car which has been seen by many thousands passing on I-90 since 1998 was lifted by…
Everyone is invited to “Season of Swing” from the North Idaho College Jazz Ensemble and Cardinal Vocal Jazz at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center in Boswell Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. Information: (208) 769-3424…
Today is the start of leaf pickup in CDA. Crews are starting south of Sherman and working north. Back to raking the yard!! -- Sasquatch.
How much do you know about the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden, erosion of the Coeur d'Alene River bank, the midterm elections and other notable news? Find out in the Weekly Quiz of The Spokesman-Review, where you could win a $50 gift card…
On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook wall, Linda Lantzy posts: "This was taken on the beautiful Centennial Trail along Lake Coeur d'Alene's North Shore." You can find more of Linda's outdoor photography here.
Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, two deputies were responding to a domestic violence call, when one deputy rear ended the other as they drove down Highway 95. Southbound traffic on 95 was down to one lane after the accident, but traffic got back to normal a…
CPD Twitter re: stolen vehicle: This vehicle was last seen at 0514 hours today in the 900 block of Ironwood Drive. If you see this vehicle please call . (14C37298) 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe, Idaho plates 4693K (Ski Idaho plates). Red in color. 4 doors. The…
Tuesday Poll: A majority of Hucks Nation responded that they have had family members killed & wounded in an American war. 41 of 117 respondents (35.04%) said a family member has been wounded in combat. 14 (11.97%) said family members have been killed in conflict.…
In a recent column, Chris Carlson/Carlson Chronicles, who was diagnosed with a fatal cancer 9 years ago, explains why he opposes assisted suicide:
In this Nov. 4 image from video provided by the Bannock County Sheriff's Office, wildlife officials rescue two male deer that fell into a deep window well at a house while sparring in Pocatello. Idaho Department of Fish and Game workers and officers from the…
How cold is it? It's officially too cold to get out of bed -- Cindy.
Most Americans are skeptical President Obama will be able to accomplish much of anything in his final years in office now that Republicans control both chambers of Congress. Nearly six in 10 respondents in the Pew Research poll say the president will “accomplish not much…
Memo to snowmobilers, snowshoe enthusiasts and skiers: Another of those El Niños will affect our play-in-the-snow winter ahead. That's right. On the heels of a hot summer in 2014, one in which Lewiston-Clarkston residents had double the average of triple-digit temperatures, we're going to have…
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.
