Item: Senate passes hate crimes bill 68-29: Now heads to President Obama's desk for signature/Baltimore SunMore Info: A bill to make violence against gays and lesbians a federal crime cleared the Senate Thursday and is headed to the White House for final approval. The 68-29…
A skater practices his starts before the second day of the U.S. speedskating trials Thursday in West Allis, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
First, I need to correct an error in sequence re: that Republican Women's Club get-together at Marge Chadderdon's home on Saturday. In a previous post, I said that Mary Souza responded to comments made by Councilwoman Deanna Goodlander, after the visiting national prez had called…
Chatterbox: I do think events like this raise the awareness of breast cancer. And I'm all for them. Altho, I'm a little embarrassed by all the attention …. Let me explain. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Lots of activities, walks, fund raising, pink ribbons,…
Crimestoppers is offering a reward for the apprehension of the individual(s) who robbed First Christian Church and St. Thomas Catholic Church in Coeur d'Alene sometime overnight. Meghann Cuniff at Sirens & Gavels provide details here.UW AD still thinks Gonzaga proposal 'great'/Seattle P-ISterling posts huge losses…
Three-month-old Asian lion cub, Rubi, attempts to retrieve a pumpkin which fell into the pond in the lions enclosure at the London Zoo in London on Thursday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)Top Cutlines:1. Rubi, take your punkin to town -- Charlie.2. Rubi, faced…
5:55 p.m. Male is local police lobby to turn in his deceased-father's medications.5:16 p.m. 5 young teens -- 3 boys and two girls -- are smoking cigarettes in Hayden City Park.5:14 p.m. A maroon Ford parked along Bruin Loop/Hayden may be stolen.5:10 p.m. Tina's en…
Spokesman-Review prep football writers Mike Vlahovich and Greg Lee are back for an 8th week of pigskin prognostication re: upcoming games this week. You can also read Greg's Panhandle Picks (of all North Idaho games) here and his regular Thursday print column here.
Jay Baldwin, joint director of communications for North Idaho College, will moderate the Coeur d'Alene candidates' forum at 7 o'clock tonight in Room 106 of the Meyer Health Building, sponsored by campus Young Republicans and the Communications Department. All eight candidates have RSVP'd that they'll…
Mayor and Council, LCDC board members, contractors, business owners, artists, and others gathered today for a ribbon cutting to mark the completion of the Midtown Improvement project. Mayor Bloem thanked everyone involved for keeping the project on schedule and below budget, with a special thanks…
Dan of the County tells Huckleberries that about 7 percent of the approximate 21,400 registered voters in Coeur d'Alene have either voted absentee or requested absentee ballots. With 12 days left until the election, that means about 1,500 have asked for absentee ballots. Dan labels…
So. If we're going to wage war, let's commit the troops necessary to win it. That means developing a strategy and sticking with it. One can make adjustments within a strategy I should think. That's why I agree with former Vice President Cheney's rather terse…
I'm re-running this photo to give proper credit to the artist, who happens to be Mike Dodge. Mike designed one other of the three new bike racks along 4th Street. Tyree Kerns designed the one that resembles a bike chain (in front of the Midtown…
A Caldwell mother says a young adult book shelved in the juvenile section of the Nampa Public Library is inappropriate for children and wants it removed. Shelly Gering told library director Karen Ganske the book, "How to Get Suspended and Influence People," by Adam Selzer,…
A police officer blocks a shoe during a demonstration outside the Queen Elizabeth Hotel where former U.S. President George W. Bush was speaking Thursday in Montreal. (AP Photo/The Canandian Press,Ryan Remiorz)Question: If you were going to throw a shoe at someone during a demonstration, would…
It was interesting to see as many as, oh, 50 people show up at the Magic Lantern Wednesday night to see Leonard Oakland introduce one of his favorite films, Francois Truffaut’s 1962 exploration of romance, "Jules et JIm." It’s always great to hear Oakland talk…
When most moms think of pregnancy, they have memories of food cravings, weight gain, fatigue, maybe stretch marks and bloated ankles. As much as I loved being pregnant and feeling my baby kick in my womb, there were also moments toward the end when it…
Workers wearing protective equipment sift for artifacts Wednesday from dirt dug up at a landfill used by construction workers for domestic garbage during the Manhattan Project at Hanford. Many items being discovered are glass bottles, crockery and metal objects that weren't destroyed when the garbage…
From the "Cat Butler," by Bill Hall: "I want it clearly understood that my attachment to cats is in no way a reflection on the morals of my mate. There are those who would have you think so. The French, for instance. I am told…
In this film publicity image released by Summit Entertainment, Robert Pattinson portrays Edward Cullen, left, and Kristen Stewart portrays Bella Swan in a scene from "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." Fans got a 20-minute preview of the latest film adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's popular "Twilight"…
A University of Idaho defensive player was arrested in connection with a weekend fight following the team's 35-23 over Hawaii. Safety Shiloh Keo turned himself in Tuesday and was cited for misdemeanor battery before he was released, Moscow Assistant Chief of Police David Duke said.…
FlorineD: Can somebody clear up something for me? Was Mr. Brannon “fired” or was he “laid off?” From all that I've seen coming from the H4H board, the position was totally eliminated for financial reasons with the board taking on the managerial tasks which were…
11:44 a.m. R/P on 15th/CdA reports that a neighbor is driving w/o license or insurance.11:27 a.m. Wood debries is in the s/b lane of Ramsey, north of Kathleen.11:23 a.m. R/P reports woman in white Dodge Neon has left the Prairie Shopping Center w/o buckling her…
Bent: I am pretty darn sure that Mary is secretly working for the incumbents. The way I see it, LCDC most likely promised to build a new events center to bolster Mary's business at Riverstone, but only if Mary could successfully work behind the scenes…
“A few years ago, my older sister and I stumbled upon a human trafficking story on the Internet,” Schilling said. “We found out a lot of girls were being trafficked from Nepal to India. She paused as she recalled how this ugly truth affected her.…
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.
