Troy Maben/Associated PressIdaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and his wife, Lori, receive cowboy hats with hat bands with the words Health Care for Idaho's Kids from local children at a press conference in front of Steele Memorial Medical Center in Salmon this morning. SCHIP(State Children's…
Don Sausser PhotoShot at 10:50 Sunday morning. Winds with 20 mph gusts caused abundant white caps beyond Inspiration Point. Mr. H's summer place shown in the top, LH corner -- Don Sausser.
... that the anti-LCDCers are trotting out the following lineup in an attempt to knock off Coeur d'Alene City Council incumbents this fall:*Dan Gookin vs. Ron Edinger*Sharon Culbreth and/or Jim Brannon vs. Al Hassell*Suzy Snedaker vs. Dixie Reid (if she decides to run again)Stay tunedRelated:…
The plans for a coffee shop in the new library went away with the third floor. However, after the library opens on September 10, people can bring in a covered cup and enjoy that on the terrace or in the library's "living room."Librarian Bette Ammon
DFO, over the weekend I spent some time working the KCRCC booth at the fair. One topic that came up was Kevin Richart's critisim of Bill Sali. Specifically, saying that Sali's feather bands for kids was intolerant of Native Americans. By using the word intolerant,…
At 7 p.m. Tuesday the MoveOn.org Political Action in Coeur d’Alene will hold a candlelight vigil at Independence Point to call on Congress to vote to end the war in September. “It’s time for the Bush Administration to stop looking through rose-colored glasses and realize…
Item: Gonzales steps down: Attorney general announces resignation after rebuffing criticism from Congress/WorldNetDailyAlberto Gonzalez: "It has been one of my greatest privileges to lead the Department of Justice. I often remind our fellow citizens that we live in the greatest country in the world and…
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Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewWalkers, wagons, bikes and other entries march in a parade down 5th St. from the old Coeur d'Alene Library to the new one in downtown Coeur d'Alene Saturday. The parade of families and individuals carried books from the old library to the new one…
The reason we couldn't beat the N. Koreans (Red Chinese), Viet Cong, and now the insurgents, is because we can't totally annihilate the last three as we did the Nazis. We should annihilate most of that region. I know, a lot of innocents etc... But…
I'm still looking for someone to serve as a Super Sub to oversee the Sunday postings at Huckleberries Online. I apologize for being late in seeking the pinch-hit blogmeister. But it has been hard to get up to speed after a vacation that stretched into…
Shawn Raecke/Idaho StatesmanAllyia Briggs, 18, pulls as her father, John Briggs, of Sandpoint, Idaho, pushes a cart of her belongings through the Boise State University Tower dormitory parking lot on Friday morning in Boise, Idaho. Question: How many times have you been through this drill?
Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewGiuliani was late beyond even Democratic standards, about an hour and a half behind schedule by the time the three black SUVs pulled up to the gate at Hagadone HQ. Which was a concern, Duane Hagadone said at one point, because he had to…
What's the biggest thing that happened in the North Idaho area this past week?1. Rudy Giuliani visited2. Kendra Goodrick set free3. North Idaho Fair starts4. DFO returns from yet another vacation5. Developers send eviction notices to Bayview trailer residents6. Sen. John Goedde wants county commissioners…
Technology can still be amazing. Our son has been able to call us twice this week since he got to Kuwait. I ponder how it must have been for parents and family of other wars where they sometimes had months between letters and certainly no…
It's been quite a half-week, HBOers. The North Idaho Fair beat Rudy Giuliani to town. Kendra Goodrick and Ziggles both were freed. Suzy Snedaker was the first to indicate that she's running for the Coeur d'Alene City Council. And the tomato days of summer are…
I've never been much of hat person. I dunno, maybe it's just the shape of my head, but most of them usually look silly on me. In high school, I wouldn't have been caught dead in a baseball cap - too jock, too ordinary Everyday…
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewDo you guys really want this to be today's Photo of the Day? If you read the blog last night, you know that this is Huckleberries Hound in front of the Hagadone Corp HQ at the end of a 90-minute wait for prez wannabe…
Presidential candidate and erstwhile New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani paid a visit to our friend John Magnuson's home in the Wallace suburb of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho the other day to raise money and press the flesh. Because John, who with his lovely partner Holly Houston…
I have avoided weighing in on the Shook/Connor/Bamonte RPS hysteria because there is no percentage in engaging these guys. Here is the note I sent to Rebecca Mack when I declined to appear on the Fuhrman show last week: "With all due respect to my…
One part of the plaza is dedicated to United States Presidents. They're all there… "Franklin Roosevelt, good guy. John F. Kennedy, another good president. G.W. Bush. Ronald Regan,” McFarland said. Wait, what was that? "Umm, Ronald Reagan, and I think his last name is spelled…
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewKendra Goodrick, a recovering meth addict and new mother caught in a legal dispute that found her back behind bars after 1 ½ years of law-abiding freedom, will again be released from jail today. Her case, first detailed in The Spokesman-Review in July, has…
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North IdahoCoeur d'Alene mogul Duane Hagadone (white shirt) escorts former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani onto his wooden boat en route to a $500-per-head fund-raiser at local attorney John Magnuson's Lake Coeur d'Alene home Thursday. Car dealer Tom Addis is standing in the…
Toes in the sandcares cast asideno schedules observedexcept by the tide.Bard of Sherman AvenueQuestion: Where's your favorite vacation spot on the West Coast?
re: Dr. J's question in the comments section re: whether or not I can live without my new cell phoneIn a word, I'd say I can live without my new cell phone. So far. In my first week-plus of usage, I've fielded a phone solicitation…
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