We're experiencing another gorgeous fall day in viewtiful Coeur d'Alene. I haven't been riding my bike to work because it's a tad cold in the mornings. But I regret that decision about this time of the day. I unwind during my ride home from work.…
A boy shows unexploded hand grenade in the village of Novosvitlivka, eastern Ukraine, Monday. The village was severely damaged during fighting between government troops and the separatist rebels that eventually took control there in late August. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
The posts that received the most comments today are: "Arfee: It ain't over (12 comments)," and: "Coeur d'Alene: Idaho's most dangerous town (11 comments)."
Sisyphus (RE: Speaker: We've taught men to rape): Yup. It's the boys will be boys mentality. Slut shaming. We objectify women and them blame them for men acting out on their urges, like it's the woman's fault. Treating rape victims as perpetrators. We even blame…
Time 2 Vote ... The Facts: Washington Nationals outfielders Steven Souza (21) and Bryce Harper, right, are shown in the dugout before facing the Atlanta Braves Tuesday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/David Tulis) Tuesday Winner -- Wadittman, with 5 likes: "Sen Patty Murray takes…
5:32 p.m. Non-injury accident reported @ Ramsey Road/Kathleen Avenue/CdA. 5:15 p.m. Kootenai County Sheriff's Office property crimes report Sept. 12-17 here. 5:06 p.m. A tree & debris is lying in both lanes of e/b I-90/MP 11 (NW Blvd/CdA). 5:04 p.m. A male has been missing…
Gov. Butch Otter, center, huddles with former Idaho lieutenant governor Jack Riggs and Sandy Patano at the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce lunch at the Hagadone Events Center. Otter presented an "Address to the Business Community" during the event. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) Moscow jury finds…
A large Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce audience listens as Gov. Butch Otter gives an "Address to the Business Community" during the lunch hour at the Hagadone Event Center at the Coeur d'Alene Resort golf course. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen)
Jimmy Holmes of Coeur d'Alene learned how low someone will go after discovering Sunday that his RV had been burglarized. The thief took a new impact gun, a cordless drill, saws, three batteries, a battery charger, Jimmy's Black Hills gold wedding ring -- and his…
The problem with sexual assaults on college campuses is most people don't realize when they are actually taking place. That is the argument Dr. Keith Edwards, a national speaker on diversity, social justice and college men's issues, and founder the prevention organization Men Ending Rape,…
The Republican-controlled House voted grudgingly to give the U.S. military authority to train and arm Syrian rebels on Wednesday as President Barack Obama emphasized anew that American forces "do not and will not have a combat mission" in the struggle against Islamic state militants. The…
A great horned owl keeps a watchful eye near the shore of Long Lake just below Suncrest, Washington, on Tuesday. This predator feeds on birds, frogs and small mammals like rabbits and mice. It’s one of the most common owls in North America. (SR Photo:…
Order is gradually being restored at Athol City Hall, the town's mayor said. "It's nice to have a breather," said Mayor Darla Kuhman, referring to a series of developments this summer, including an embezzlement case, a recall effort and recent new hires. Lori Yarbrough, who…
Congressman Raul Labrador voted in the minority against legislation to provide aid and training to BFF Syrian rebels in their fight with ISIS. Here's Labrador's statement after the vote: “Like all Americans, I am outraged and saddened by the murder of two Americans by ISIS.…
I'm a huge Portland fan. I love to hang out at street fairs or the Saturday market to watch people, esp. the young ones who seem to have been teleported from the 1960s. Amy Dearest and Okie Doke want Mrs. O & me to retire…
Herb Huseland, the Bayview sleuth, has found video of Coeur d'Alene's favorite actress Patty Duke, as a teen-ager, singing her 1960s hit, "Don't Just Stand There." DFO: Gracious! I was listening to Patty (Anna Marie) Duke sing "Don't Just Stand There" 50 years ago. On…
Since July 1, 2007, Idaho’s school districts have backfilled their budgets with more than $1 billion in supplemental property tax levies, Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News report. These short-term, voter-approved levies – property tax increases – have steadily grown over that time period; 91…
I’ve been watching the Ken Burns’ series on the Roosevelts. They were the most influential American political dynasty of the twentieth century, which is something when you consider that we also had the Kennedys and the Bushes. But Idaho has had its own political dynasty.…
Greg Lee (pictured), the region's veteran prep sports scribe, and sports director Sam Adams of KHQ/SWX are back at it again this week, as they match wits in predicting this weekend's high school football games. The two see Coeur d'Alene High rolling over Moses Lake.…
In her daily post, Marianne Love/Slight Detour writes: "I'm thinking these Post-It Notes for Parking Lots could solve a lot of problems among those of us entering senility and especially those who may have plunged in long ago." “Aw, no! I was gonna write down…
11:38 a.m. CPD officer is trying to contact grandfather to take custody of 4YO boy after father arrested. 11:07 a.m. CPD officer has found transient camp @ Melrose/Linden (s/w corner of Winton Park). 11:03 a.m. Female walking along Centennial Trail reports suspicious people near van…
At The Slice blog, Paul Turner asks if his readers have ever heard this album by a teen-age Patti Duke. I have it displayed on my office desk, autographed (thanks to her nephew, Mike Kennedy). Have you ever heard the title song of the album,…
Tuesday Poll: As you know by now, the Minnesota Vikings have suspended star RB Adrian Peterson again, as a result of verified reports that he whipped his sons with a switch, breaking the skin. At Hucks Nation, respondents suggested that the Vikings wait to take…
A nationwide study ranked Spokane and Coeur d'Alene high on a list of dangerous cities across the country. The found that Coeur d'Alene was the most dangerous place in Idaho. The study used FBI numbers to calculate violent crimes like murder, rape, robbery, and assault…
Upper Columbia Academy a secondary boarding school operated by the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Spangle, Wash., each year brings their senior class to Camp Mivoden on Hayden Lake. Part of the program includes team-building exercises. The students are asked to figure out a way…
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.
