The hand waved from the tall, yellow grass. Kootenai County Building Inspector Scott Weitman wouldn’t have seen the stranded duck hunter if he hadn’t detoured off State Highway 3 on Wednesday to use the restroom at the Rainey Hill Boat Launch. “He was blue when…
Change has always been the name of the game here at Huckleberries Online. In the morning staff meeting in the SR/CDA office, we discussed how to make the Idaho print operation even more interactive with Huckleberries -- you know, break more news, use more video…
All it took was a bag of hazel nuts for Lori Hutson/Fresh Sheet to understand why friends go ga-ga over Trader Joe's here. You can check out another SR blog that debuted this month with a focus on food here -- and answer Lori's question…
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewCoeur d'Alene Vikings' goalkeeper Amanda Wemple snags a corner kick out of the air during the first half against the Boise Braves in the first round of the state tournament this afternoon at Post Falls High. Wemple's had several saves that held the Braves…
That fabled day you’ll gaze on highand see hogs gliding through the skyand sows alighting in the treeswhile piglets frolic on the breeze.Then swine will flock in city parksand soar the clouds like meadows larks,but whilst they gambol in the airbest don a helmet and…
"This is the month of male testosterone in Idaho" -- Rian Van Leuven, president of United Steelworkers of America local 608. He's paraphrasing a quote from the late former Gov. Ann Richards of Texas.Hat Tip: Becky Kramer
I'll be interviewing Congressman Bill Sali online by phone at 2 p.m. ... It'll be an interview of 8 to 10 questions. Questions that aren't answered, and are in good taste, will be forwarded to Sali's office for response later today. The responses also will…
A couple of stories in the last week or so highlight the problems associated with identifying story subjects by race or ethnicity. As a rule, such identification is included in a story only if it is considered significant to the story. So this week, in…
Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewEdith Schuyler of Hope, Idaho smiles as students from Clark Fork High School file in to The Dock of The Bay restaurant in Hope Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. Edith donated $500,000 to the school to use as a college scholarship fund here/Meghann M. Cuniff,…
Veto override fails by 13 votes.In the Washington state delegation, U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings remained the lone opponent to the bill that would've expanded the program. Republican colleagues Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dave Reichert voted to override the veto.In Idaho, U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson voted…
AP File PhotoThis file photo, originally provided by Warner Bros., shows, left to right, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop star in the 1960 Warner Brothers' movie, "Ocean's Eleven." Bishop, the stone-faced comedian who found success in night clubs,…
All praise to Butch Otter for his agreement with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe over tribal gasoline tax collections, but even if the governor can reach similar agreements with other tribes he will be pulling his own gun from his head. That's because Otter signed legislation…
I'll be interviewing Congressman Bill Sali live on Huckleberries Online at 2 p.m. today. It won't be as extensive as a Huckleberries Gone Wireless interview. But it still should be interesting. I have a coupla questions in mind to ask him. If you have a…
Item: LCDC wants to expand boundaries to include Winton, Sorensen schools/Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: The Lake City Development Corp. approved a plan Wednesday recommended by a Boise legal consultant that calls for expanding the urban renewal districts to include Winton Elementary School and the adjoining park as…
re: Does your family have a black sheep?Try to be a gay, Christian, Republican from St. Maries who's whole family is either Nazarene or southern-esque Baptist in their thinking. Now compound that with an uncle who says that you shouldn't hold his new grandchild (your…
re: Coeur d'Alene OKs homeless planSo we have no homeless in Coeur d alene? So we will have homeless because if you build it they will come? Holy crap! Where do you live because I live in Coeur d Alene and I have seen them.…
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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.
