Like most of you, I'm still trying to process the lousy news about the death of actress Patty Duke, who, in 1990, moved from Los Angeles and into our hearts in Coeur d'Alene. She was special because she made us feel special because she learned to love this place and people as much as the rest of us do.
University of Oregon students Carly Bolander, left, and Sydney Morrison lie outside their dormitory on campus Wednesday in Eugene, Ore.
An awful thing happened to Facebook Friend Jill Kuraitis of Boise recently. She accidentally desecrated a polyester U.S. flag that fell from a shelf in her garage. She was upset for hours. Now, she wonders how to properly dispose of it, since polyester doesn't burn. Any patriots out there who can provide advice re: disposal?
Stacey Osorio, 36, A Lewis Clark State College wildlife biology major from Clarkston, Wash., will appear on the Discovery Channel's "Naked and Afraid" this Sunday. Osorio, a single mother of 2, told inland360.com that the challenge of the television program was a "life-changing experience." (Question: Could you handle a challenge like this?)
The Cutline Contest today features North Korean defectors showing their contempt for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a rally earlier today. Tuesday Winner: Cindy.
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday PM (27 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 14 more items) includes report that a couple was fornicating in front of the Kroc Center on Golf Course Road/CdA ...
The Idaho Freedom Foundation released its annual "Freedom Index," purportedly to hold lawmakers accountable for their votes (read: intimidate the faint of heart). Among the legislators drawing praise? Rep. Heather "Confederate Flag" Scott, Sen. Steve Vick, Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll and Sen. Bob Nonini. Could it be that IFF has things topsy turvy?
The daily roundup of posts from the Huckleberries Online blogosphere offers proof that this blog brings together a wide variety of people. Also: The angriest/Fort Boise, Family bonding/Slight Detour, Goldwater vs McGovern/Randy Stapilus, As we get older, we lose more/Simple Mind, Some panhandle roads washed out/Outdoors ...
An unfunny thing happened to residential contractor Colin Smith of Kuna, Idaho, after he contracted multiple myeloma in his hip. Smith was able to find two nonprofits that would help him obtain thousands of dollars worth of medicines. Alas, Blue Cross of Idaho wouldn't count the nonprofit donations toward Smith's out-of-pocket deduction.
Is he or isn't -- from Spokane, I mean. Indeed, Jim Ryan, the individual behind the online petition to allow Republicans to bear arms at the national convention, is from Spokane. He called the SR after his full name was published by national news outlets to ap-hollow-gize for lying about where he lived.
The worst automobile every built in America? Edsel? Yugo? Ford Pinto? No. No. No. In the March 22 installment of The Drive, Brendan McAleer dubbed the Leata Cabalero as the worst automobile in America. And it was built in Post Falls. Columnist Doug Clark remembers interviewing the manufacturer back when. Now, Clark's looking for a running Leata.
The Bard of Sherman Avenue provides wise advice for anyone who may some day encounter a grizzly bear in the wilds.
Donald Trump believes that there should be punishment for women who undergo abortions if the procedure was outlawed, but indicated he has yet to determine what that punishment should be.
Popeye was right. Spinach is mighty tasty and good for you, too. And in the world of super-food greens, this old favorite still has plenty to offer both in flavor and nutrition. The famous cartoon sailor man has been munching spinach since 1929 as his secret to bulging muscles. He was onto a good thing. (Q: Are you a spinach lover?)
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday AM (14 items & counting) includes several health issues, including a young adult male losing consciousness inside McDonalds restaurant on Appleway ...
On Tuesday, 150 people attended a ceremony at the Kroc Center, honoring veterans who had served in the Vietnam War. March 29 marks the date for the beginning of extensive US involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Coeur d'Alene Press provides photo and news coverage of the ceremony.
“I’ve survived. I’ve beaten my own bad system and on some days, on most days, that feels like a miracle” -- Patty Duke, on officialpattyduke.com Web site.
On her Cindy's All Write blog, Cindy Hval posts: "I knew I was in trouble when I read the sign for Ford Island and starting crying. After many years of interviewing and writing about Pearl Harbor Survivors I was for the first time, walking where they walked." (Question: Have you visited the Pearl Harbor memorial?)
The New York Times provides a lengthy feature on the life of the late actress Anna "Patty Duke" Pearce, including her troubled childhood, early fame as an Academy Award-winning actress and featured star of "The Patty Duke Show," and battle with mental health issues.
In Tuesday's poll, more than 50% of the respondents said a member of the immediate family was a Vietnam War veteran. 84 of 166 respondents (50.6%) said they had Vietnam War veterans in the family. 82 of 166 respondents (49.4%) said they didn't. Today's Poll: Did you ever meet Anna "Patty Duke" Pearce in person?
The daily roundup of AM Headlines includes Gov. Butch Otter saying of the 2016 Legislature: "All in all, I'd have to say, I think we had a pretty good legislative session." Also: Judge lets Hitching Post lawsuit proceed/AP, Ceremony spotlights Vietnam War veterans/Press, Wife of VA doctor found in river speaks out/KHQ 6 ...
Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke, star of “The Patty Duke Show” and the Broadway play and film “The Miracle Worker,” died of sepsis from a ruptured intestine on Tuesday. Simple though it may seem, her death announcement is a major milestone for the sepsis awareness movement, said Thomas Heymann, executive director of the Sepsis Alliance.
Plastic bags -- those non-biodegradable menaces that clog up our drawers, waterways and roadways alike—have been public enemy No. 1 in many cities and even entire states which have legislated bans on these single-use pesks. But now, a growing number of pro-plastic states are spearheading bans on bag bans, including (recently) Idaho.
In an editorial in the Lewiston Tribune, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase writes that Idaho could shake up Big Tobacco by getting serious about public health. The money Idaho collects from the tobacco company annually -- $23M to $25M -- doesn't offset the health care costs associated w/smoking. It's time to jack up cigarette taxes.
In a moving tribute to the late Anna "Patty Duke" Pearce, Kerri Thoreson of Main Street/Coeur d'Alene Press tells of meeting the Academy Award-winning actress in the checkout line of the old Rosauers. Also, Kerri explains why the actress affected this community so much. And you can find a link to Editor Mike Patrick's editorial this AM re: Anna.
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.
