A Bonner County Jail inmate who died last month suffered from an enlarged heart, an autopsy ruled. Ward David Coble, 50, was found dead in his cell June 18. The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death to be from dilated cardiomyopathy, the…
On Wednesday, I watched the dress rehearsal for the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre production of "Dames at Sea" at North Idaho College. Then, last night, I saw the first performance. The crowd was clapping the second the spotlight hit Ellen Travolta, who starred as Mona,…
... "We have enough youth; we need a fountain of smarts."
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, past winners of the "Papa" Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike contest judge this year's contestants Thursday at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. About 145 entrants are competing in two preliminary rounds Thursday and Friday, with…
11:48 a.m. A Hispanic-looking male w/chipped teeth, wearing a pink polo shirt, is going door-to-door in Emerald Estates/Hayden asking for help to put him through college.11:31 a.m. H95 construction in Hayden area has caused s/b traffic to back up for miles.10:59 a.m. A silver Dodge…
A Berry Picker has passed along a complaint that Kathy Sims sent to City Clerk Susan Weathers this morning (and Susan's response) re: Councilman Mike Kennedy's possible re-election bid. In it, Sims asked three questions:How can Mr. Kennedy appoint a new treasurer without filing a…
At the Lewiston Tribune, new Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase has launched a Friday feature called "Cheers & Jeers." In it, Trillhaase writes short snippets re: individuals or organizations who deserve a shout out for good work the previous week or a kick in the pants…
Decathlete Bryan Clay (from left), quarterback Peyton Manning, basketball player Kevin Garnett, triathlete Hunter Kemper and exercise physiologist Dr. John Ivy sit down to breakfast to for a final taste test of the new Wheaties Fuel cereal they helped develop in Indianapolis Thursday. (AP Photo/General…
Mr. Bergdahl’s family does not appear to have had a strong connection to the military. Nor, for that matter, does Hailey, whose population is about 6,000. There are craft breweries and bike shops on Main Street, not the empty storefronts and Army recruitment centers found…
Thanks to an act of Congress in 2007 and ratification by the Idaho Legislature, today marks the third federally mandated increase in the minimum wage. In our state, the lowest wage earners will see their pay go up from $6.55 an hour to $7.25. If…
Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs in Canada, left, greets visitors with John "Jack" Babcock, right, at Rosauers Restaurant in North Spokane Thursday, where Babcock was celebrating 109th birthday. Thompson presented letters and cards from the Canadian government and Queen Elizabeth II. "I don't know…
Thursday Poll: 39 of 78 respondents (50%) said they trust Republicans more than Democrats to handle gun legislation. 18 of 78 (23%) said they trust neither. Results here. <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1808464/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1808464/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1808464/">Should President Obama have said the Cambridge police acted 'stupidly' for arresting a Harvard…
Escapee: Gosh, a history of CDA Bars. And in my beer-swilling days, I went to 'em all. The Back Door, The Blue Tooth, Killer Chillers, 4th Street Tavern, CDA Drinking Company (the old Elkhorn), Sunset Bar, Cotton's Club, Peabody's, Lake City Saloon, Fore n' Aft,…
Whippersnapper: Who-did-what aside, this illustrates that if you mouth off to a cop, you will be detained, arrested and later released, often without charges, and there's no recourse for the inconvenience of the individual or a way to let the cop know it was a…
Dean Bennett of North Idaho College has started a new blog that should be of interest to long-time Coeur d'Alene residents, especially those who have bent an elbow at local taverns. The name of the blog gives you a good idea re: what it's all…
This photo provided by the Honolulu Advertiser shows President Barack Obama's birth announcement, left column, center, in the Sunday Aug. 13, 1961, edition of the paper. Opinion here. (AP Photo/The Honolulu Advertiser)SR Today In Photos
Item: Is This the Instance of Police Misconduct to Obsess About?/Conor Friedersdorb, The Daily Dish, Atlantic MonthlyMore Info: Interesting as it is to speculate about Henry Louis Gates and the Cambridge Police Department, the attention the case is generating reflects an unfortunate feature of American…
Outrage focuses largely on three politicians whose sexuality has recently been under public scrutiny: former New Jersey governor James McGreevey, current Florida governor Charlie Crist and Idaho's own infamous toe-tapper Larry Craig. Using interviews with influential journalists such as The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan and radio…
First assistant United States attorney Marc Haws answers questions during a news conference today at the Nampa Police Department re: the convictions of Michael Bullard, 22, of Middleton, and Richard Armstrong, 24, of Nampa, in connection with the racially motivated assault on a black man…
Juan Martinez, 10, leaps off a staircase before slamming the ball into a lowered basketball goal Wednesday at the Boys & Girls Club in Las Cruces, N.M. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Las Cruces Sun-News, Norm Dettlaff)Top Cutlines: 1. Front cover of “Hop on cop”,…
5:26 p.m. A 2YO on Majestic Avenue/Rathdrum lost the pad on the tip of a finger when she shut a door on her hand. The tip has been recovered and the nail is intact.5:07 p.m. A male and a female, dressed in camo, are hitchhiking…
The North Idaho College Foundation finalized the purchase of the mill site today for $10 million. The NIC Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization, secured financing through Mountain West Bank for the purchase of the 17-acre parcel located to the north of NIC’s main Coeur d’Alene…
The Idaho Transportatin Board today decided to give $15.8 million in federal stimulus savings to fund a project to widen US 95 north of Hayden to avoid a bottleneck situation. The project will widen the two-lane section of U.S. 95 between Wyoming Avenue and the…
Kim Rechner, left, plays with her sons Logan, 5, center, and Lance, 7, right, at a public park fountain earlier today in Olympia, Wash. Rechner, who says she was once asked to move to a bathroom when she was breastfeeding one of her sons at…
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.
