Parting Shot: Alive After Five 1
Don Sausser snapped this pic of a little girl enjoying the music at McEuen Park Wednesday night.
FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2017
Blue Creek gets green light 4
The future of a 751-acre conservation area east of Coeur d'Alene will include mountain bike trails — a hotly-debated topic during the public comment period. BLM plans include additional hiking and equestrian trails, mountain bike trails, gravel parking lot and a child-friendly mountain bike loop. Thoughts? CH
TGIF Wild Card 6.16.17 5
Gotta love this June weather. Started the week wearing short skirts and sandals and yesterday I was huddling in a hoodie and looking for my rain boots.
Public Service Photo: Saggy Pants 12
SR photog Jesse Tinsley, posted this pic on his Facebook page yesterday. He's just trying to be helpful. Jesse wrote, "I post these pictures occasionally, hoping that guys who wear their pants this way will see how silly they look. Or maybe they already know."
Get ready for Car d’Lane
The 27th annual Car d’Lane Cruise and Show takes place today and Saturday, and the city of Coeur d’Alene is reminding community members the downtown area will have various road closures for the festivities. Car d’Lane attracts thousands of residents and visitors downtown to view classic cars and trucks from 1975 and earlier. Will you be there? CH
FDA approves new, cheaper rival to EpiPen allergy shot 1
U.S. regulators have approved new competition for EpiPen, the emergency allergy medicine that made Mylan a poster child for pharmaceutical company greed. As the mom of a kid with severe peanut/nut allergies this is welcome news. Do you or anyone in your family need to carry ah Epi-Pen?
Hauser under the gun to pay attorney fees 2
The city of Hauser must reimburse its local gun club for attorney fees the club accrued fighting the city in a lawsuit over a code violation. Thoughts? CH
Speaking of vacations... 3
Forget frequent flier miles, last-minute getaways and even road trips. Nearly half of Americans say they won’t be taking a vacation this summer, mostly because they can’t afford it, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Are you planning a trip this summer? CH
How much is a testicle worth? 12
If you're Steven Haines, 54, it's worth $870,000. That's how much Haines was awarded when he sued his doctor for removing the wrong testicle during surgery.
Sessions asked Congress to let him prosecute medical marijuana providers 17
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is asking congressional leaders to undo federal medical marijuana protections that have been in place since 2014, according to a May letter that became public Monday.
Spokane Indians opening day washed out
Opening Day for the hometown team is almost always about good times and smiles. Unless it rains. Even then, it’s really not that bad unless you’re a long-time local meteorologist and you’ve been asked to help give away a car to fans on the field. KREM's Tom Sherry was booed by fans when he took the field. Are you a Spokane Indians fan?
Decision on alcohol at Vandals games put on hold
Vandal football fans who pay for premium seating will have access to alcoholic beverages at games this season, but fans in general seating are on hold.
Kid wants Dad to go to jail for 'a thousand years' 5
Colleague Nina Culver heard this on the scanner yesterday. "He said his father took away his computer and locked him in his room. He said he wants his father to go to jail for a thousand years." Did/do your kids ever think you were mean?
CdA Teacher contract negotiations end
The 10th contract negotiation session between Coeur d’Alene School District officials and the teachers union came to a halt when administration announced its latest offer was its best.
Demonstrators clash at Evergreen College
More 'sound and fury' at Evergreen College as about 50 50 conservative activists from the Patriot Prayer group marched onto the campus Thursday. They were met by numerous counter-protesters – students, alumni, staff and other supporters of the college and allied anarchists. Have you been following the Evergreen State College story?
Cd’A crime rate continues decline 3
In the last three years, according to the CdA police department, crime in Coeur d’Alene dropped 14 percent from 2014 to 2015, 4 percent the following year, and 22 percent so far this year. Good news. CH
Maine woman kills relentless rabid raccoon with bare hands 8
Although other alternatives would be recommended if possible, a 21-year-old Maine woman took on an attacking raccoon, which turned out to be rabid, and drown it with her bare hands. “Imagine the Tasmanian devil,” she said. “It was terrifying.” Have you ever encountered a raccoon? CH
U.S. to send almost 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan 13
The Pentagon will send almost 4,000 additional American forces to Afghanistan, a Trump administration official said Thursday, hoping to break a stalemate in a war that has now passed to a third U.S. commander in chief. The deployment will be the largest of American manpower under Donald Trump’s young presidency.
18 arrested in drug raids in Spokane, Kootenai and Yakima counties 1
Federal agents and local police raided 15 homes across the region and arrested 18 people to break up a drug trafficking ring. The effort included the FBI, Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration working with Spokane Police and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office in Spokane, Spokane Valley, Yakima and Post Falls.
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.