In the comments section, Scootermom said she realized she "was tragically uncool when my shoe rack had more Birkenstocks than stilettos. Eh. My feet are happier." Which conjured my shoe purge earlier this week. I have shoes I haven't worn for years. Yet, they were…
One of my Facebook Friends posted a poster making the rounds on the Internet comparing presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's wife, Callista, to a Stepford Wife. What do you think? (AP file photo of Callista Gingrich) Question: Do you see a resemblance?
Pres. Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton top the list once again of the most admired men and women.Pres. Obama has topped the USA Today/Gallup poll for the last four years, and he is followed by Presidents Bush and Clinton in the second and third spots,…
In November, I couldn’t resist blogging about the Idaho Freedom Foundation, after a fund-raising pitch from the limited-government lobbying group wound up in my inbox. At the time, foundation honcho Wayne Hoffman told supporters that the group $30,000 short on its 2011 fund-raising goals. While…
Each December, as the new year approaches, I'm reminded of the time I attended the Tournament of Roses Parade in California. This was for work. It was in the late '90s. That, in itself, is not remarkable. But here's the thing. There are people —…
On his Facebook wall, SR colleague Shawn Vestal writes: "You have reached a certain milestone in your life, regarding self-acceptance and the loss of possible coolness, when you eagerly embrace a product that promises the following: "Opens Your Nose More Completely." Question: Have you seen…
Donna Douglas, who starred in the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" poses with a photo from the show in Baton Rouge, La. The actress who played Elly May Clampett on the show, toymaker Mattel Inc. and CBS Consumer Products Inc. have settled a lawsuit in…
Noonish: Mother in 6800 block of Windy Pines/CdA reports runaway 17YO boy. 11:59 a.m. 11YO boy is @ Paul's Country Store on Prairie to report father being abusive. 11:57 a.m. 2 men are outside a silver SUV w/hood up @ w/b I-90 @ M/P 30.5…
On her Sirens & Gavels Web site, Meghann Cuniff has posted a collage of the 8 suspects from the alleged burglary ring that is believed to have committed dozens of burglaries in Kootenai & Spokane counties. Top row, left to right: Joseph A. Lynch, 29;…
Sears has posted the first 79 of 100 to 120 proposed Sears & Kmart store closures nationwide, with only two mentioned in the Inland Northwest so far -- the Sears stores at Lewiston and Walla Walla, Wash. The Kmart store in Lacey, Wash., is also…
On her Facebook wall, Christa Hazel reports a down side to that ha-huge Gonzaga Bulldogs win over visiting Portland Wednesday night: "Zag Night Mystery: how did I end up with Bengay or IcyHot on my coat? It stunk up the car ride home and rubbed…
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Wednesday Poll: Overall, 2011 was a fair to middlin' year for most of Hucks Nation. 66 of 145 respondents (45.52%) voted that 2011 was a good year. 42 of 145 respondents (28.97%) said 2011 was a "so-so" year, while 37 of 145 (25.52%) said it…
Former Washington State star Klay Thompson is getting minutes in a reserve role with the Golden State Warriors. Last night, Thompson guarded New York Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire during the first half of an NBA game in Oakland, Calif. Golden State won. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) Idaho…
Maybe it's a case of high for the holidays. Maybe it's a case of the smelly "sweaters." A Dec. 22 traffic stop for erratic driving on Interstate 90 turned into a marijuana bust in which Kootenai County sheriff's deputies found 3.3 pounds of the pungent…
I didn't realize another anniversary of the near-fatal shooting of former Coeur d'Alene police officer Mike Kralicek had almost passed until I read this Facebook post from Mike's wife, Carrie, last night: "It has been 7 years today since K57 was "down". Our lives changed…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is among three GOP members of Congress in 2003 who say Newt Gingrich lobbied them to vote for a $400 billion Medicare prescription drug benefit. Otter told the Des Moines Register that Gingrich was "full of crap" in making a case…
Police on Wednesday arrested the last of eight people suspected in a months long residential burglary spree that traumatized victims stretching from Spokane to North Idaho. Beginning in August, authorities across the region received dozens of reports of burglaries that followed a common theme. People…
'Tis the day for defunct newspapers. Above, from the KVNI Facebook site, David Candia holds up the front page of the old Spokane Chronicle from way back in the early 1980s. Candia was one of the first in the area to jump in the lake…
On her Facebook page, Trish Gannon of the River Journal writes: "Onions frying in butter is a smell straight from heaven." Question: What would you say is a smell "straight from heaven"?
On its Facebook site, United Conservatives of North Idaho issued this call to political arms Wednesday: "Last week December 20th the Kootenai County Commissioners had a meeting to vote on a reduction on the precincts from 71 to 44. Many citizens and precinct committeemen were…
Tom Burnett lived up to a dare to start a weekly newspaper in Rathdrum more than seven years ago. "I wanted to start a newspaper, so I did," said Burnett, who was dabbling in selling real estate at the time. "I borrowed $5,000 to buy…
Kevin Pangos of Gonzaga flies between Portland players Tim Douglas, left, and Thomas van der Mars to score during their game at The Kennel Wednesday night. Gonzaga opened defense of another WCC title by drubbing Portland 90-51. SR story here. And: ESPN boxscore here. (SR…
For those keeping score at home, the extended Coeur d'Alene Family Oliveria has come to this consensus -- the second Sherlock Holmes movie with Robert Downey Jr. & Jude Law is better than the first, darker one. And the first was very good (unless you're…
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.
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