Ralph Bartholdt/Skookum FeaturesJuanita "Jonesy" Woltering started hunting as a seven-year-old in West Virginia. Since moving to Idaho in 1954, Woltering, of Fernwood, has hunted annually, racking up a bookload of tales, and a room full of trophies. *Former SR colleague Taryn Hecker didn't take long…
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Following is the letter of resignation submitted moments ago by medical director Dr. Leanne Rousseau to the Dirne board of directors."The Board of Directors at Dirne CHC is moving in a new direction and so this is a good time for me to take some…
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP PhotoProtestors demonstrate the use of water boarding to volunteer Maboud Ebrahim Zadeh, Monday in front of the Justice Department in Washington. The demonstration was to highlight the use of water boarding as torture, to protest the nomination of Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey.…
Thom George/Special to Huckleberries OnlineHere it is, in the flesh, though not in the Coeur d'Alene Inn. It is parked in the Design Events parking lot.DFO: As a journalist of 37-plus years, I find something seriously wrong with Coeur d'Alene Press columnist Mary Souza supporting…
At 1:48 a.m. Sunday, Deputy Dawg J. Bangs and CPD Blues J. Walther and T. Hanna responded to a battery report at Gummint Way and Cosgrove Road. Upon their arrival, they found Adrian Harthcock covered with blood. Here's Deputy Bangs report: "I immediately called for…
John Froschauer/Associated PressFrederick Russell, right, 28, faces his mother Linda Russell as he leaves the court after the closing arguments of his trial on both vehicular homicide and vehicular assault charges at the Cowitz County Courthouse in Kelso, Wash., today. He accused of being drunk,…
My Berry Pickers tell me that there's a truck roaming the city, wrapped like a billboard, supporting the Lake City Development Corp foes: Dan Gookin, Jim Brannon and Susie Snedaker. One of my MPs was on the truck's bumper as it pulled out of the…
Dan Pelle/Spokesman-ReviewGonzaga basketball player Ira Brown is the new dog in town. He comes to GU as a junior transfer player who has already tried baseball and reached AA San Antonio as a pitcher here/Dan Pelle, Spokesman-Review.Online Poll: In early returns, 68% of the respondents…
Today's editorial discusses the high cost of higher ed.College costs are increasingly borne by students and their families, and tuition hikes easily outstrip inflation and wage gains.Nowadays, diplomas and debt go hand in hand.When we met with the HEC Board, and when we discussed it…
Dick Haugen and I will be discussing the city council races in Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls this morning at 11:05 on his "On The Road" show on KGA-AM (1510). You can tune in then. Huckleberries Online will begin this morning around 8 o'clock. We'll…
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP PhotoProtestors demonstrate the use of water boarding to volunteer Maboud Ebrahim Zadeh, Monday in front of the Justice Department in Washington. The demonstration was to highlight the use of water boarding as torture, to protest the nomination of Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey.…
Item: An anonymous group, named Concerned Taxpayers of Kootenai County, sent the color flyer above to CDA residents over the weekend. Mayor Sandi Bloem responds to the questionable statements on the flyer below.DFO: Anti-urban renewal individuals claim that the city was $12M over budget last…
Item: Cabela's traffic may stress bridge: Appleway span in worse shape than thought/John Craig, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: They're worried about traffic the new Cabela's sporting goods superstore in Post Falls may add to the faulty span. The bridge connects Spokane County's East Appleway Avenue with Kootenai…
Item: State of the newspaper in North Idaho: Company's papers seeing increased circulation, growth/Mike Satren, Coeur d'Alene PressQuestion: Some newspapers in other markets are struggling. Why do you think that is, and how are you doing at The Press by comparison?Publisher Jim Thompson/Coeur d'Alene Press:…
Now for some fun. I get the feeling that some people around here think they really, really know what is going on with our local political scene. Here's your chance to prove it. I don't want to hear about who's going to win or lose…
Coeur d'Alene's anti-urban renewal gang huffed and puffed, but it couldn't spoil the standing ovation Councilwoman Dixie Reid received from Rotarians on Friday. The anti-Lake City Development Corp. fanatics – Coeur d'Alene Press columnist Mary Souza, council candidate Dan Gookin and ex-state Sen. Kathy Sims…
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.
