Four candidates for governor have confirmed that they’ll debate this Friday in Coeur d’Alene – GOP Gov. Butch Otter, Democratic challenger A.J. Balukoff, Libertarian candidate John Bujak and independent candidate “Pro-Life.” Jimmy McAndrew of the Coeur Group, which is organizing the noon Friday debate at…
"I noticed something this morning on my walk to work that some of my liberal friends find it hard to understand. Just about every other pickup that went by had an arsenal of weapons hanging on the gun racks in their back windows. Young adults,…
On Thursday, Spokane’s “best and the brightest” – and I use that term very loosely – will converge at the Bing Crosby Theater to reveal just how much useless knowledge is rattling around the old noggin. That’s right. It’s the first Spokane Trivia Championship, to…
Hayden resident Aubrey Hegreberg walked with her children Brody Raynor,6, left and Bailey Hegreberg, 2, after fishing at Falls Park in Post Falls Monday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Rathdrum firm lands $1.45M contract/Press Attempted robbery reported in Post Falls/Press Suspicious device…
My cat is a better alarm clock than my alarm clock -- Kip Hill, SR. Question: Do you rely on an alarm clock to wake you up?
Spokane writer Shawn Vestal won the $25,000 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction on Monday evening for his collection of short stories “Godforsaken Idaho.” Vestal’s stories, printed by Amazon’s publishing unit Little A/New Harvest, “dare to charge into the well-trodden arena of the hapless…
The New York Times reported recently on a little noted aspect of Barack Obama’s legacy that will have lasting impact for the country. As the paper’s Jeremy Peters wrote earlier this month, “For the first time in more than a decade, judges appointed by Democratic…
The NFL said Tuesday that Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah should not have been penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct when he dropped to his knees in prayer after an interception. The league's rule book prohibits players from celebrating while on the ground, but spokesman Michael…
"If we had a time-machine, we'd go back to the swingin' 60's. What about you?" -- Dave, Ken & Molly (92.9 KZZU) tweet: Six out of 10 people polled thought there was an optimism then that is missing today. And a third believed the standard…
Heather Riviere, who owns Coeur de Breizh, sees the possibility of an ordinance regulating businesses like hers as a positive, as evidence that the city is embracing the burgeoning industry. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust) Concerns about safety, public health and business competition have…
Kootenai County cut the ribbon on a new rural solid waste collection site near Rathdrum on Monday, but not everyone is happy about it. The new facility was built to consolidate two collection sites located on property the county did not own: the Garwood and…
By the end of the week, teachers in Coeur d'Alene will likely be working with a contract in place for the first time this school year. Members of the Coeur d'Alene Education Association met after school Monday at Lake City High School to consider a…
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.
