CindyH: It's really hard to type with mittens on. rarl;ye. See? Why am I wearing mittens? Because my spouse doesn't think we need to turn on the gas fireplace in our basement yet. Guess where my desk is? I'm wearing two sweaters and a woolen…
I experienced an unpleasant surprise about 15 to 20 minutes ago when I heard running water almost above my head at HBO Central and then noticed an overhead panel starting to leak. It leaked for about 5 minutes before the building super advised someone --…
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, right, is congratulated at home by Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen (9) after Cabrera hit a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins to decide the AL Central title Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009,…
5:41 p.m. Woman complaining of extreme emotional pain after two-vehicle, head-on crash @ 16th & Front/CdA.5:20 p.m. 3 juveniles are taking items from houses under construction @ Wakena/Post Falls.5:03 p.m. Juvenile @ Post Falls High football field says his mother has kicked him out and…
Pete McCloskey, left, former California congressman who co-authored the Endangered Species Act and co-founded Earth Day shared a laugh with Rocky Owens, right, of the Human Rights Education Institute before giving a talk at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. (Kathy Plonka/SR)North Idaho…
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, left, and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre meet after the Vikings beat the Packers 30-23 in an NFL football game Monday in Minneapolis. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)Top Cutlines:1. Post game smack talk: Favre: “Hey, Aaron, I…
I’ve been living in northern Idaho for about 15 months now, and I’ve always thought that this has got to be one of the safest places in the world to live when it comes to natural disasters. Sure, people in the area might have to…
Douglas Pottharst, 5, puts his hands over his ears as the band played and marched by as he participated in Pacific Grove Butterfly Parade in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Saturday. (AP Photo/Monterey County Herald, Orville Myers)
... will City Council challenger Dan Gookin tell moderator Dave Walker Wednesday that he's sweet and to pretty ever to have worked for KVNI radio?H/T: Phaedrus (for the idea)
I got to thinking about the three categories of people in our nation who live in a bubble, insulated and isolated from reality. One being the politicians who seem to be encased immediately upon being elected to office. Next comes the world of professional sports…
"A flock of young sparrows perch near berry bushes after a fall feeding frenzy during a windy and cool North Idaho afternoon, writes KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. These thousand hills/Rants, Raves & Random ThoughtsTrip to my alma mater w/72 sophomores/Silver Valley StoriesTuesday Twitterdeefall/Slight DetourIt Is Welcome/Synaptic…
The CDA TV Committee is sponsoring a Candidates Forum Wednesday in the Library Community Room. Candidates from three cities will participate in this forum - Coeur d'Alene, Hayden,and Rathdrum. The forums will be televised live on CDA TV Channel 19 beginning at 4:30 p.m. with…
Lynn Swanbom, a colleague during my days on the SR Editorial Page, won $10,400 and finished first on her first night on "Jeopardy!" Friday. But finished second on Monday night (although SR editorialist Gary Crooks said she did even better). Apparently, she gets to keep…
U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick was a primary signer of a letter demanding that ACORN be barred from receiving any funds in the upcoming transportation, housing and urban development spending bill. Minnick was one of 35 Democrats asking their leadership to add “no money for ACORN”…
Spokane Fire Department paramedics and rescue personnel work to extricate a driver pinned in his overturned pickup at First and Stevens in downtown Spokane today. The truck flipped after colliding with another vehicle at the intersection which was blocked most of the noon hour. (Christopher…
If Wyoming’s three richest families decided to boost the economy by giving all their money to fellow Cowboy State residents, each resident of Wyoming would walk away with $44,493. That gives Wyoming the biggest chunk of billionaire dollars per capita in the country, according to…
Item: Bike versus bulbout: Missoula woman injured in crash/Michael Moore, MissoulianMore Info: Becky Broeder knew it was just a matter of time before a bicyclist crashed into one of Missoula's new and controversial "bulbouts." Broeder, who often commutes by bike, had called the city to…
Pat Gardiner looks at a photo of his Cesna T182T airplane, Monday in his empty airplane hanger in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Gardiner's plane was stolen from the hanger last week, a theft similar to several other cases of stolen aircraft that authorities are speculating could…
Arpie: I don't know any of the books on the not approved list well enough to comment. The approved list is good though. I'm reading Bud, not Buddy to my third graders now. It would be a great book for a middle school of low…
A 6-year-old girl from Grant County, Wash., died Monday evening in a one-car rollover accident that occurred when her mother, the driver, reached for a cell phone, sheriff’s deputies said. Carla Avila-Juarez died at the accident scene at 6:22 p.m. Monday on Dodson Road South…
11:59 a.m. A large, grass fire is burning @ 20th & Catherine/Post Falls.11:16 a.m. Michelle reports that neighbors broke into her house and stole her food.11:15 a.m. Someone has abandoned a 2002 white Nissan @ Huetter rest stop.10:49 a.m. Cows are running loose @ H95…
Glenda Weaver, left, greets Esther Christensen during a Grandparents as Parents meeting at Canfield Middle School in Coeur d’Alene on Monday. Glenda has been raising her own grandchildren for the past five years. Weaver is one of seven new Volunteers in Service to America working…
A University of Idaho football player was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and also was cited for urinating in public. Moscow Assistant Police Chief David Duke said an officer observed Clayton Homme, 18, urinating while waiting in the…
Item: Hackers expose slew of Hotmail acount passwords/BreitbartMore Info: Phishing tactics include sending people tainted email attachments that promise enticing content such as sexy photos of celebrities and luring people to bogus log-in pages that are convincing replicas of legitimate websites. "This was not a…
David Letterman's startling confession of infidelity, "live" on the air was eye-opening on many different levels. The sadness of his heart, the scariness of being blackmailed and the icky-ness of what he confessed to doing with paid staff members brought deep sadness to me, as…
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.
