Oral Robert's guard Roderick Pearson Jr.,left, defends against Gonzaga guard Kevin Pangos during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game tonight at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane. Gonzaga won 67-61. AP/ESPN story & boxscore here. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Colin Mulvany)
I have most of my Christmas shopping finished 10 days before show time, Sunday morning, Dec. 25. It wasn't always this way. I once was one of those frantic husbands who rushed into picked-over department stores to find something -- anything! -- to fill packages…
A man tries to persuade a small child not to get away from a person dressed as Santa Claus after the child receives a chocolate bar in an attempt to photograph them together at a shopping mall in Bucharest, Romania, today. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) Question:…
On his Facebook page, Statesman opinionator Kevin Richert posts: "I should never be surprised at what passes for civil dialogue in the Idaho Statesman comment queue. But the (anonymous) character who took a cheap shot at my son for landing an internship on Capitol Hill,…
5:52 p.m. Traffic lights @ H41 & Hayden/Rathdrum are not recycling. 5:26 p.m. Someone has suffered a trauma injury @ Timberlake High/Spirit Lake. 5:15 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Dec. 14-15 here. 4:57 p.m. A red passenger car is broken down on…
Brynn Jones, 6, who has Rett syndrome, listens as her mother, Makita Jones, left, plays her favorite song, "All The Pennies" by Mindy Glendhill, in Boise. Gledhill and the International Rett Syndrome Foundation are holding a benefit concert for Brynn at The Rose Room in…
Cis/From A Simple Mind emails: "Have you and the group talked about American Select? The site that wants input from the public. Well, the computer connected public, anyway to find someone to run against the Republican and Democrat candidates. If they can find a good…
You guys always seem up to test your general knowledge of news & the world. Are you ready to test drive our weekly news challenge, prepared by Jim Camden. You actually can win prizes if you submit the test by the end of today. If…
At ilovecda.com, Maryellen Livingston Garasky tells of a co-worker, Jon Goodwin, who took the five-pound hamburger challenge offered by Scrud's Gourmet Grub, the new burger joint in downtown Coeur d'Alene (just north of 4th & Lakeside), on Dec. 8. This is the before photo of…
It’s that festive time of year.Holiday lights twinkle from the garland on our banister and glow on the Christmas tree. The Play-doh nativity set sits once again in the place of honor atop the piano. The delicious aroma of Christmas baking fills my kitchen –…
“Most print newspapers will be gone in five years,” says a new report from the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future. The forecast by center director Jeffrey I. Cole, based on 10 years of studies, says, “America is at a major digital turning point…
Spotted this on the Susan G. Komen-CdA Facebook page: "Join Susan G. Komen Coeur d'Alene and Air Junky's for the second annual SkySkiing Santa on December 24 from 12pm to 3pm at the Coeur d'Alene Docks (the 3rd street ramps). Some details about the event…
BLM is sponsoring a public meeting tonight on a proposed trail for Cougar Bay. The trail will be located in a portion of the public preserve known as the John C. Pointner Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary. The Nature Conservancy and BLM are co-managing Cougar Bay lands…
You've gotta wonder if people are thinking clearly when green lights are given to make sequels of successful movies. Like Caddyshack 2 or Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls or how about Speed 2: Cruise Control? But you need not worry about this follow-up to the…
Keeping company with some prominent national Republicans, Idaho 2nd Congressional District Rep. Mike Simpson made a dubious Top 10 list this week. Simpson was ranked No. 4 by the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board, in a year-in-review list of Congress’ Top 10 “enemies of the…
Here's an interesting equation: The less attractive a man is and the hotter a woman is, the more he is proportionately confident in his chances at hooking up with her. Let that one roll around in your head for a while. According to a study…
Martha Lu Butler admires a century-old Christmas cactus adorned with lights at Manito Park's Gaiser Conservatory on Wednesday. Every year since 1994, the Friends of Manito have funded the lighting of the jungle-like interior of the building, using 30,000 lights to decorate the plants and…
11:44 p.m. Bonner County vehicle driven by elderly man s/b on n/b I-90 @ Kathleen/CdA. 11:38 p.m. Wanted man known as "a runner" is at galpal's house on Twin Lakes Road. 11:29 a.m. Austin @ Pawn 1 wants to speak to an officer re: shop's…
Dan Popkey of the Idaho Statesman gives 3 reasons why Gov. Butch Otter announced Wednesday that he's seeking re-election in 2014 -- and why you should take that announcement with a grain of salt: 1. Otter's keen to avoid an prolonged lame-duckhood. Ever since he…
JeanieSpokane (re: "Some trying to pull plug on "Rent"): This reaction by people in the community really bothers me on so many levels. I have always thought of Coeur d’Alene as a beautiful and eclectic area, with a high-quality style of entertainment, from fine dining,…
RE: Otter tells supporters he'll seek a third term as governor/Eye On Boise Betsy Russell/Eye On Boise: Otter's decision, if he sticks with it, would depart from the example of one of his mentors, former Gov. Phil Batt. Batt, then 70, stunned supporters in 1997…
Wednesday Poll: Nearly 2/3s of Hucks Nation would support a national ban on cellphones & other electronic devices now used by drivers. 95 of 145 respondents (65.52%) support a proposal by the National Traffic Safety Board to ban cellphones & electronic devices while driving. 47…
14-week-old Melinda Star Guido holds her mother's little finger while lying in an incubator at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center in Los Angeles Wednesday. At birth, Melinda Star Guido tipped the scales at only 9 1/2 ounces, a tad less than the weight of…
It's a startling number: 1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends. Experts in domestic violence don't find it too surprising, although some aspects of the survey may have led to higher numbers than are…
Kootenai County isn't the only place where Republican centrists are striking back against hardline conservatives who have taken over the Idaho GOP. In Lewiston, Republican state Rep. Jeff Nesset (pictured) has announced his candidacy for state Senate after being snubbed by 7th Legislative District Republicans…
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.
