A carefully placed corner of country has become an ideological battleground between the city’s parks department and residents of a Fernan Lake neighborhood bordering the 16-acre swath of city-owned greenery. Ralph Bartholdt/Press reports.
In a weekend editorial for the Lewiston Tribune, Marty Trillhaase comments that President Trump has a right to public voting records. But not such records as Social Security numbers. Trillhaase says Secretary of State Lawerence Denney should comply with Trump's request, to a point, as he tries to back up his claims that millions voted illegally.
Thanks to Idaho's First Lady Lori Otter, a local woman was offered a hand up and way out of her drug addiction. Brandi Irons, 25, took full advantage of Otter's help and now is raising a young son while holding down a job at the Kootenai Recovery Center -- and enrolled at North Idaho College to gecome a social worker.
Huckleberries Monday begins: "Now that Col. William Ross Wallace has gotten his due again as the founder of Wallace, his second wife (of three), Lucie, deserves her own 15 minutes of postmortem fame." With the help of historian Tony Bamonte, Huckleberries introduces you today to a rugged Idaho pioneer.
Opinion Editor Gary Crooks/SR penned a superb column about the importance of maintstream media in this era of alternative news sources that are more dedicated to ideology than truth. This is a must read centrists (and it wouldn't hurt diehard partisans to venture outside their ideological bubbles and read it either).
A work crew of 5 men have been rep;lacing the roof on my house, which has a 45-degree pitch on one side, in the blazing heat of the last week. I'm amazed at their fine work and ability to withstand the heat. I remember the hay fields of my youth in the hot Sacramento Valley. We worked day after day in such heat ...
The Parting Shot today features President Donald Trump shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit.
Mrs O & I enjoyed a swell Thursday evening of show tunes at Riverstone Pond, courtesy of Jadd Davis & his Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre crew and the Coeur d'Alene Arts & Culture Alliance. The audience sat in the shade while Jadd & Co belted out their tunes ("The Impossible Dream," "Some Enchanted Evening," "Let It Go," etc.
Do yourself a favor and listen to Jadd Davis singing "The National Anthem" before for the Coeur d'Alene Fourth of July Parade Tuesday. Janna Rankin Scharf filmed the performance.
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (11 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 21 more items) includes naked male walking in Garden Plaza Court parking lot.
The Cutline Contest today features demonstrators breaking "banderillas" filled with red dust during a protet against bullfighting at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. Thursday Winner: Dataxman.
Struggling department store chain Sears said Friday that the Kmart in Coeur d’Alene is one of 43 stores that will close by October. Sears Holdings Corp. CEO Eddie Lampert said in a blog post Friday that the company would close eight Sears and 35 Kmart stores that are unprofitable. (Q: Do you still shop at Kmart?)
Effective Monday, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office will now process Concealed Weapons Permit requests Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The reduction in hours was caused by an unfunded mandate from the state involving processing of no-contact orders.
The City of Coeur d’Alene is advising motorists to drive slowly on a portion of Government Way and in two eastern subdivisions while the streets are chip sealed.
A roundup of links from HucksOnline social media: Beach beers/On Tap, Timely feature/Fort Boise, Dangerous heat/Bay Views, The uses of big data/Randy Stapilus, Bear awareness tips offered/Outdoors, Clark Fork 4th of July parade/Simple Mind, Coppola blurs meaning of 'Beguiled'/7 Blog, Personal space & floral morning/Slight Detour ...
Almost 25 years ago to the day, my Huckleberries column was full of items about a prostitution bust of the massage parlors at State Line. The bust by the sheriff's office caught one of the "masseuses" writing her wedding vows. (Q: Did you write your wedding vows? Or use a more traditional one?)
Tom Wobker, The Bard of Sherman Avenue, had things to say about many things. Although he favored rhymes about pigeons and early-spring flowers, he sometimes ventured out into broader topics -- for example, this rhyme about 'Foreign Policy."
Idaho’s state lottery collected $48.5 million in profits for the state on Thursday, with the majority of that headed to the state’s public schools. The figure was down from last year’s record $49.5 million dividend, but still was $500,000 above forecasts. (Question: Do you play the Idaho Lottery? Moi? No)
Riding his penny-farthing bike, Coeur d'Alene's Julian Redman completed a 3,333-mile trek from San Francisco to Boston in 44 days, retracing the feat of British adventurer Thomas Stevens in 1884. Brian Walker/Coeur d'Alene Press reports. (Q: Have you ever tried a grand adventure?)
Moms with young children packed Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo’s Boise office on Thursday, sharing their health care stories along with milk and cookies and urging Crapo to oppose the GOP health care bill now under consideration in the Senate.
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (21 items & counting) includes some moron speeding at 100 mph over top of Fourth of July Pass ...
AM Headlines begins with news that former Gonzaga Bulldogs star Kelly Olynyk has signed with the Miami Heat. Also: Public Records (June 7)/Press, Love endures despite 'sickness'/Press, Docs detail school trustee's DUI arrest/SR, Jiminez sought for burglary, more/CdA Press, Library at Lake City High hit with patrons/Press ...
The message on a T-shirt worn by a white-haired Seasoned Citizen herding 4 little ones @ Sherman Avenue/3rd Street during the lunch hour Thursday: "My favorite people call me 'Grandpa.'" Question: Do you enjoy being a grandparent?
I'm adding artistic director Jadd Davis of the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre to my short list of local heroes -- individuals who have blessed my life without knowing it. Walkabout and Stickman are on that list. So is former mayor Sandi Bloem. Ditto for Chris Guggemos of Handshake Productions. (Q: Who would you put on the community heroes list?)
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.
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