It's hard to move on from the awful news that started the day re: the tragic motorcyle crash that claimed the life of local developer Tom Johnson and severely injured his wife, Cyndie. Please keep Mrs. Johnson and her two surviving daughters in your thoughts…
Christie Wood: I am very excited about the weekly gardening tips. Good job DFO in setting this up. Maybe you could expand this a little and we could hear from other experts in their field such as health and nutrition. Just a thought. Alice, I…
Noah Berger/Oakland TribuneA section of highway lies burned and crumbled in Emeryville, Calif., after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded on Sunday, April 29, 2007. In the resulting blaze, a section of freeway that funnels traffic onto the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge collapsed. The truck's driver…
State lawmakers and prison officials want to add a $5 million treatment center for sex offenders at the Airway Heights Corrections Center. Speaking on behalf of the local tourism industry, I don't believe this is the sort of attraction we've been looking for. Come on.…
Item: Former C.I.A. Chief’s Memoir Irritates Some High-Ranking Readers/Scott Shane, New York Times AP Photo/Lawrence JacksonPresident Bush presents George Tenet the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award, the nation's highest civilian honor, in 2004. Now, of course, the Bush administration feels betrayed by comments made in…
RE: You can be part of the conversation at the SR Opinion Page blog, A Matter of Opinion, here.In my Sunday column -- read here -- I reconnected with an early mentor of mine, Pat Schroeder, former Democratic Congresswoman from Colorado. I worked in her…
Item: Developer Tom Johnson killed in motorcycle accident, wife Cyndie injured/Becky Kramer, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: North Idaho developer Tom Johnson died Sunday in a motorcycle accident in Mexico. His wife, Cyndie, is in stable condition today at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego. A pickup struck…
RE: A feature written by Guide to Dining North Idaho by Kerri Thoreson shortly before the Johnson family lost their 15-year-old son, Jordan in November.The Johnson family...Tom, Cyndie and their children Desiree, Aubree and Jordan have always lived an active lifestyle and North Idaho has…
Item: Baldwin's snap a lesson to angry dads/Connie Schultz, Cleveland Plain Dealer(Actor Alec) Baldwin is getting lots of attention, but I suspect it's not the kind he was hoping for after he left a vicious voice-mail message attacking his 11-year-old daughter for not answering their…
From: Nov. 28, 2006, edition of SRThe younger brother of Arizona State senior forward Aubree Johnson of Post Falls died from an enlarged heart while in St. Thomas for the Paradise Jam women’s basketball tournament, the medical examiner in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, said…
RE: Item: Developer damages key spawning beds: Tiny kokanee die; no permit for pilings/James Hagengruber, Spokesman-ReviewThe state should file every charge they can and the court should impose the most severe penalty according to law. No plea bargains. He should be required to restore the…
If you've been following Huckleberries for the last week, you now know how you can tell if you're from Coeur d'Alene or Athol. Today, Raymond Pert, an Oregon community college instructor and Silver Valley native, explains how you can tell if you're from Kellogg. You…
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.
