Parting Shot: I-90 5
Construction of I-90 overlooking downtown Spokane in July 1964. How often do you drive on I-90?
Construction of I-90 overlooking downtown Spokane in July 1964. How often do you drive on I-90?
Must be nice to take the week before Christmas off and have your daughter do your Christmas shopping for you. DFO's a lucky man. Meanwhile, I'll do the best I can here. Did I mention I do the Christmas shopping for our family? And all…
Gotta love Twitter. Apprarently, the death of North Korea's Kim Jong Il caused a bit of confusion in the Twitterverse when some folks thought someone IMPORTANT like rapper Lil' Kim had died. Read it and weep.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Close to one in three American teens and young adults get arrested by age 23, according to a new study that finds more of them are being booked now than in the 1960s. Those arrests are for everything from underage…
In a pair of related stories, Bob Dole officially endorsed Mitt Romney to be the Republican presidential nominee, but Palin said that she would not endorse anyone "with the field as it stands." How valuable do you think political endorsements are? Do you take them…
The Little Angel On Our Tree Each Christmas more wrinkled and faded is she, and slightly more timeworn – a good bit like me. What do you put on top your Christmas tree?
Local R's are encouraging everyone to attend the County Commissioners meeting tomorrow at 2 PM. The meeting will be held in the Board of County Commissioners Boardroom on the 3rd floor. At issue: the proposed reduction in precincts from 71 to 44. Many want the…
Outcries over canned reindeer meat have actually led to a surge in its popularity. Despite its status as perhaps the least seasonal Christmas dining fare imaginable, canned reindeer meat is a hit. In fact, it seems that a protest over the expensive pâté had the…
Weekend Poll: In a weekend poll that attracted 252 votes, conservative activist Larry Spencer was selected as the top RINO (Republican In Name Only) among Kootenai County partisans who identify themselves as Republicans. Earlier this year, Spencer quit the Reagan Republicans because he thought they…
COEUR d'ALENE - Won't even go there. You won't hear those jokes here. Art, of course, is subjective, but Coeur d'Alene's newest piece, Frolicking Creatures, is exactly that, art. What kind of creatures will the 6- to 10-feet-tall statues depict? Microorganisms. The kind that treat…
MOSCOW, Idaho – University of Idaho officials say they are ending a nearly free tuition program for employees and spouses of other state schools due to a sharp reduction in state funding. “We’ve got fee-paying and tuition-paying students subsidizing the education of spouses and faculty…
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Do you want to kill a conversation? Try saying "whatever." Words like "you know" and "like" might be irritating to hear, but for the third year in a row, it's "whatever" that holds the most power to annoy, according to an…
WASHINGTON – The fate of the two-month Social Security tax break extension suddenly became uncertain Sunday as House Speaker John Boehner said he and most Republicans were opposed to the plan. “It’s pretty clear that I and our members oppose the Senate bill,” Boehner, R-Ohio,…
"Cold Cackle," an image by wildlife photographer Tim Christie of Coeur d'Alene, captures a rooster pheasant as it crows in the chill of early morning Huckleberries: The Big One got away from birthday tracker Lewiston: Elk foundation reverses land swap in North Idaho Powell, Idaho:…
WSU Creamery worker and cheese supervisor Johnny Parkins stirs 1,500 pounds of Cougar Gold cheese on the finishing table last week. The packages in a Washington State University warehouse are addressed to distant cities in Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania and Missouri. They’re consumer testimonials to the…
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich gestures during a debate in Manchester, N.H., last week. WASHINGTON – Newt Gingrich says as president he would ignore Supreme Court decisions that conflict with his powers as commander in chief, and he would press for impeaching judges or even…
COEUR d'ALENE - The city is considering tighter licensing requirements for taxi drivers to better police unlicensed cabs from stealing customers from companies who play by the rules. "We've had a lot of abuses," said Kathy Lewis, deputy city clerk, on the taxi war problem…
Robin Tuttle, center, of the Hollyrock Bar and Grill, is seen here with Jason Johnson, left, also known as drag queen Nova Kaine, and Freedom Rights, right. J. Bart Rayniak photo A new bar in Spokane Valley is open, both literally and figuratively. Hollyrock Bar…
KENNEWICK — A former Portland, Ore., police officer says stress from an on-duty shooting prompted him to start committing sex crimes. Ryan Graichen served as a Portland Officer from 1998 to 2006. In 2000, a 71-year-old lawyer suffering from dementia pointed a shotgun at him,…
Betty Squires, of Moscow, tries her luck at the Coeur d’Alene Casino on Wednesday, Kathy Plonka SR When the Coeur d’Alene Tribe first signed a gaming compact with the state of Idaho in 1992, tribal leaders insisted on donating 5 percent of net casino gaming…
Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright brings down Bears running back Kahlil Bell during the first half. CHICAGO – Red Bryant ran away from the Bears after his third-quarter interception. The same could be said for the rest of the Seahawks, who scored 31 consecutive points in…
Aug. 24, 2011: Kim listens to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, during a summit meeting at a military garrison in eastern Siberia. PYONGYANG, North Korea – Even as the world changed around him, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il remained firmly in control, ruling absolutely…
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.