I forgot to cover my veggies in the garden Thursday night/Friday morning -- and so I'm moving forward without squash, basil or peppers. The tomatoes are hanging on by a thread. I feel mocked by the warm fall days that came on the heels of…
Four-year-old Laney Allen gets some llama cuddling in during a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Books from Birth program at the Collierville Burch Library in Collierville, Tenn. Monday. Llamas from Roxywood Farms and Reading Education Assistance Dogs were on hand at the event…
Stories attracting the most comments today are: Sims launches re-election bid (27 comments), and (tied at 12 apiece): Labrador wants to demilitarize police, and: Cantwell demands mascot change.
Merica (RE: Whippings part of Peterson childhood): I'm tired of Adrian Peterson being the jumping off point for a discussion on corporal punishment. Adrian Peterson used a switch that lacerated a 4 year old boy on his buttocks, the back of his legs, his thighs…
Mayor Steve Widmyer, right, joins Alliance Data corporate officials at the ribbon cutting Monday. Widmyer welcomed Alliance corporate leaders and dozens of staff members during a ceremony at their 44,500-square-foot call center at 745 W. Hanley Ave., in northern Coeur d’Alene. More here. (Coeur d'Alene…
Time 2 Vote ... Facts: Protester from activist group CodePink appears at Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today to discuss strategy against ISIS. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are in the foreground. You…
4:59 p.m. 14YO CdA boy twisted mother's arm, now threatening to jump out 2nd-story window. 4:58 p.m. Patrol officer stopping to roust 2 panhandlers @ H41/MP 7, Post Falls. 4:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Sept. 15-16 here. 4:19 p.m. 92YO female…
Sandy Axtell of Rathdrum displays some old-time milk bottles, including one from Wallace. Sandy and husband, Joe, are members of the Rathdrum Grange. Joe holds the Office of Master and Sandy is the grange steward. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) Question: Can you remember receiving your milk…
The percentage of Idahoans with no health insurance was unchanged between 2012 and 2013. A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau says 16.2 percent of the state’s residents lacked health coverage in 2013. That’s about 257,000 people. The nation as a whole saw a…
Monday Poll: A near supermajority of Hucks Nation sez "Lake Coeur d'Alene" instead of "Coeur d'Alene Lake" when discussing the lake on the city's southern border. 116 of 185 respondents prefer the term "Lake Coeur d'Alene." 69 of 185 respondents refer to the pristine waterway…
City parks staff Christian Hanna, left, and Chris Acuff install playground equipment at Persons Field. Story here. (Coeur d'Alene Today photo: Keith Erickson) Fever pitch/Fort Boise Mental health crisis/EndNotes Tuesday Twitterdeedum/Slight Detour Day 248: Coffee to go/Eye on Shanghai Talk about missing the mark/Grip on…
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wa., from left, President of National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and Chairman of the Swinomish Tribe Brian Cladoosby, and Amy Sarck Dobmeier of the Qissunamiut Tribe of Alaska join other native Americans and lawmakers during a news conference on Capitol Hill…
As a follow up to its 2014 Tax Fairness Survey which focused largely on federal tax policy, WalletHub has analyzed and ranked the 50 states based on the fairness of their state and local tax systems — including income taxes, sales & excise taxes, and…
Taryn Thompson has launched a Web site (Allergy Reporter) dedicated to those who are allergic to milk products. Here, she discusses her own intolerance for milk: "It has been a couple years since my relationship with milk officially ended. Really, I should have said goodbye…
From Kevin Richert/IdahoED News: Tom Luna has several interesting things to say about the race to succeed him as state schools superintendent. And here they are, as reported by Times-News opinion editor Jon Alexander in a column today. 1. Luna thinks Democrat Jana Jones will…
I am very passionate about all forms of art and am an avid artist myself. I’m an art follower and art history buff. I feel honored to have the opportunity to travel the world and witness the different forms of art and culture around our…
Today, Reps. Raul Labrador (R-ID) and Hank Johnson (D-GA) introduced the bipartisan Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014, H.R. 5478, which would place restrictions and transparency measures on the Department of Defense program that transfers surplus military equipment to state and local law enforcement…
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) runs for a 5-yard gain during NFL football game in St. Louis Sept 7. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) On Sunday, Charles Barkley, speaking about Adrian Peterson's arrest for beating his four-year-old with a switch and leaving welts and bruises,…
11:37 a.m. Psychological problem reported on Parkwood Circle/CdA. 11:33 a.m. CPD officer talking to disorderly male w/backpack & dog in front of new police substation/15th & Sherman. 11:31 a.m. Female w/broken foot needs help getting down stairs to her car on Trafalgar Street/Hayden. 11:27 a.m.…
From Post Falls Police Dept Night Shift: Officers were dispatched to the area for a male on the sidewalk in front of (Bob's 21 Club). Officers located the male sleeping half on the sidewalk and half in the road. After he was awakened the male…
The Ketchum City Council passed a resolution Monday asking the Idaho Fish and Game Department to stop killing wolves in Blaine County. “The purpose of the resolution is to differentiate the City of Ketchum’s values and polices from the State of Idaho’s and to ask…
I'm still wondering about that odd survey that fingered Idaho as the state with the rudest drivers -- with Washington, DC, New York, Wyoming and Massachusetts rounding out the Top 5. I can see Washington, DC, and New York. Congested surburban areas spawn uptight drivers.…
Animal control officer Kimberly Mink holds a boa constrictor that went missing and was found in Nampa. The 9-foot Columbian boa constrictor named Trinity that escaped its southwest Idaho cage was found after two days on the loose. Trinity didn't appear to have traveled far…
It’s raining cash in the office of the Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction! Office holder Tom Luna has just a few months left in his term, and he has spared no expense this year in showing his top staffers just how much he appreciates them!…
Join me at noon Wednesday at the Hagadone Event Center for my speech to the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce -- Gov. Butch Otter tweet. Question: Izzit just me, or has Butch visited Coeur d'Alene more than usual this year?
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.
