Gonzaga defeats Saint Joseph 94-42 3
S-R photojournalist Jesse Tinsley covered GU's home game against Saint Joseph. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 2014
Hump Day Wild Card -- 11.19.14 11
It's my last day before I officially cross the threshold into Old Codgerism, age 65. I was born at 1:30 in the morning on a Sunday. I would have been named Franklin Simas Oliveria Jr., if my father had gotten to the hospital in time.…
Parting Shot -- 11.19.14 3
Linda Fuller of Miss Linda's School of Dance works with Kaylee Hill, left, and Brooklyn Griffin backstage in the Mansfield Theater during rehearsal for the Moscow Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker" this evening in Great Falls, Mont. (AP Photo/The Great Falls Tribune, Rion Sanders)
Idaho Voter Participation Hits Bottom 8
As Idaho certified its official election results on Wednesday, a troubling distinction emerged: This year’s election was the first time ever that less than 40 percent of Idaho’s voting-age population cast ballots in a general election. “Frankly, it was disappointing,” said Idaho Secretary of State…
Top Comments -- 11.19.14
Top Comment -- DeePee: "Always point your finger outside the trigger-guard until you are absolutely ready to fire. Treat every gun as if it is loaded and chambered, even if you know otherwise. Never point the muzzle at anything you don't intend to kill. Those…
Leafest 2014: 981 Tons So Far
All leaves south of Best Avenue and Interstate 90 have been collected. Also Nettleton Gulch from 15th Street east to city limits and Nettleton to Thomas Lane from 15th Street to 19th Street. Tomorrow: 19th Street east to city limits between Lunceford to Thomas Lane,…
PM Scanner Traffic -- 11.19.14 4
Post Falls police detectives are investigating a bike theft that occurred at Super 1 Foods in Post Falls. The photo is a snapshot from surveillance video. If you have any tips or know who this male suspect is, please contact Det. Moss at tmoss@postfallspolice.com or…
Holocaust Exhibit Opens In Lake City 3
The Human Rights Education Institute (HREI) announces is hosting a traveling exhibition, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. The exhibit opened to the public today and will continue through Jan. 7, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and…
Bumpersnicker ...
"If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will accidentally kill their children" -- Susan Cuff, from Missoula, Mont.
HucksOnline Blogos -- 11.19.14 4
On his Facebook wall, Don Sausser writes: "A boat leaves a wake through thermal surface ripples on Lake Coeur d'Alene (today).
Grandma Wants Decent Nickname 14
K.C. Summers of McClatchy-Tribune writes: "My daughter is about to give birth and I’m thrilled beyond words that a precious new life is entering the world, yada yada. But let’s get down to what’s really important: What do I want the baby – my first…
Letter: California? Bah, Humbug 11
A letter to the editor from Millie Hayes of Post Falls pining to return to California attracted more than a half page of letters in response in today's Coeur d'Alene Press. Here's an example from Bonnie Zavala of Rathdrum:
Food Porn: The Cellar's Kale Salad 6
A kale salad from the now Adam Hegsted-owned Cellar. (Inlander photo: Katie Scozzaro)
Idaho Fights Broadband Ruling 7
The state is asking a judge to take another look at his decision to void the $60 million Idaho Education Network broadband contract. In a 12-page motion filed Tuesday, the state’s outside counsel is asking District Judge Patrick Owen to either clarify his Nov. 10…
Ex-Con Hands Out Cash In Spokane
At KXLY, Melissa Lucks reports: "The man handing out thousands of dollars in cash to Spokane's homeless is actually a convicted felon, who was just released from prison in Idaho and is on parole on Grand Theft charges. Edward Carmen Jarzabek, 34, contacted KXLY over…
PETA Reacts To Classroom Rabbit Kill 4
You knew that PETA wouldn't overlook that classroom rabbit kill in Nampa, right? At Boise Weekly, Harrison Berry reports: " ... PETA has reached out to school administrators pressing for humane-based education lessons that would include, well, more face time with dead animals, including Glass…
In Praise Of Social Media 6
Success! A vinegar cleanse restored my Keurig. Derek seemed a bit disappointed he didn't get to take it apart and do his paper clip thing. "Humpf! Who told you how to fix it?"he asked. "Social media!" I replied -- Cindy.
Act's OK Could Torpedo NSA Suits 1
In an article about the possible end to the six-year, NSA collection of private phone records, the U.S. News & World Report interviews state Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d'Alene. Luke Malek is the attorney working on Idaho nurse Anna Smith’s challenge to the program, which…
Now That's A High-Heeled Shoe 12
Guinness World Records adjudicator Kim Partrick measures the largest high heeled shoe, standing 6 feet 1 inch tall and 6 feet 5 inches long in New York recently. The shoe was created by Jill Martin and Kenneth Cole as part of Guinness World Records Day…
AM Scanner Traffic -- 11.19.14
11:49 a.m. 17YO female has been seizing for 10 minutes @ Timberlake High/Spirit Lake. 11:30 a.m. Drivers of blue Dodge Caravan and blue Toyota pickup pulled into Huetter rest stop after minor crash. 11:22 a.m. CPD officer reports abandoned vehicle @ 1400 Stiner Avenue/CdA. 11:14…
A New Home For Osprey 3
Jim Kaiser, uses material from the nest that used to be on top of the soccer lights and builds a new osprey nest in the newly erected platform at Strawberry Fields in Poulsbo, Wash. Kaiser, a former U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist, and the Kitsap…
Last Democrat: Love It Or Lose It 1
"It continues to amaze me how little interest the city and county leaders have in their gem of a lake. Remove the lake and you have ... Athol? The health and beauty of the lake should be a perennial issue at all government levels. Why…
SR News Quiz -- 11. 16-21.2014
How much do you know about the "Roscoe Bandit," the cause of our recent cold weather, school broadband in Idaho and other news of note? Find out in The Spokesman-Review weekly quiz, where you could win movie tickets or a $50 gift card to the…
Poll: 80% Knows How To Handle Guns 5
Tuesday Poll: I wouldn't mess with Hucks Nation. 124 of 155 respondents (80%) said they know how to handle a gun. Only 28 of 155 respondents (18.06%) said they didn't know how to handle a gun. 3 (1.94%) were undecided. Today's Poll: Do you agree…
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.