We finally have settled all the questions re: which college football team is best and now can focus on college basketball and eventually the coming of spring in a coupla months. We have another snow storm to endure tonight and Wednesday. The next storm, I…
On his Facebook page, talented Oregon photographer Robin Loznak calls this photo "Waiting for the Male." Robin, who formerly was a photographer for the Great Falls Tribune, writes: "A female Columbia whitetail deer stands near a row of mailboxes along a country road near Roseburg,…
But when I see the picture of the young man in the paper, I have got to say, I am not only upset with him even in his demented state of mind … but also with the Media … To me, the picture says it…
5:41 p.m. A woman named Wendy reports from a pharmacy @ Government Way & Hanley that a man got out of his vehicle and yelled at her. 5:32 p.m. Caller reports boxes in e/b lane of McGuire, b/n Prairie & Howell/Post Falls. 4:59 p.m. Caller…
Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns tells me that the runner -- er snowshoe baseballer -- was called out at third in this play. But the red ball appears to have popped out of someone's mitt. The Priest Lake RB's team is involved in the action…
Open primaries should be eliminated. Not only should members of political parties be allowed to select their own nominees, but open primaries provide too many opportunities for mischief by their political foes. We saw this in 2008, when Rush Limbaugh organized “Operation Chaos,” urging his…
Rocks. That's what Robert Hopper was all about. Rocks. He loved them. He was the quintessential miner. He saw a nobility in wresting wealth from the earth. Indeed, he held mining, as he held, of all things, scrap-dealing, as the two noblest activities the common…
A statement from the parents of Jared Loughner that was delivered to the media by unknown persons from inside the home Tuesday in Tucson, Ariz. is shown. Loughner is the alleged gunman in the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who is still in critical…
The Arizona Legislature has approved emergency legislation to head off picketing by a Topeka, Kan., church at the funeral service for a 9-year-old girl who was killed during Saturday's shooting in Tucson. Unanimous votes by the House and Senate on Tuesday send the bill to…
Like many others who grew up in the TV '70s and beyond, too much of my childhood was spent at the local McDonald’s store (I even had birthday parties in the urine scented log cabin that used to be in front of the Coeur d'Alene…
It looks like Trish Gannon/River Journal is trying to boost plans by Cindy Hval to run for governor of Idaho in four years, with this mock magazine cover. Notice how Cindy keeps her eye on the target? Question: What tips would you give Cindy as…
Promising "the best in Coeur d'Alene," Sandy and Ron Riggs will open Sandy's Take-And-Bake Pizza in the northwest corner mini-mall at Ramsey Road and Kathleen Avenue in early February. The menu will include medium, large and family-size pizzas, salads and soft drinks. The only option…
If you have been thinking about learning to ski or snowboard or starting off your children with skiing or snowboarding, January 2011 is the month to make it happen. This month is the National Learn a Snow Sport Month and many participating ski area and…
Verizon Wireless made the long-awaited announcement Tuesday that it will start selling a version of the iPhone 4 on Feb. 10, giving U.S. iPhone buyers a choice of carriers for the first time. Since its 2007 debut, Apple Inc.’s phone has been sold exclusively for…
At Rocky Castaneda's Facebook page, Rocky posts several photos of the annual Fight for the Fish battled between Lake City and Coeur d'Alene high school basketball teams. As you can see above, host Lake City High took home the Fish Friday after being judged as…
En route to a son's school today, Cindy spotted a billboard that encouraged viewers to 'Spay Yo Mama.' That prompted Sam to ask: "What's that suppose to mean?" Replied Cindy: "Nothing you need to worry about. Yo Daddy's fixed." Then, for her readers, Cindy offered:…
Noonish: Someone has been hurt in a fall at Lake City Junior Academy, 111 E. Locust/CdA. 11:47 a.m. Someone has been hurt in a single-vehicle accident on H41 @ M/P 25 (Blanchard Cutoff). 11:41 a.m. A woman has fallen out of her wheelchair at the…
The families in Arizona have suffered quite a bit. But one group wants to make them suffer just a little bit more: Westboro Baptist Church, the church of hate that pickets funerals to highlight its vile attacks, will picket the funeral of the little girl…
Cindy has this motto hanging over her home office desk, purchased in Leavenworth, Wash., while she was on a magazine juncket. As a guy, I'm not exactly sure what it means. But I get a kick out of it any way. Question: Do you know…
The House and Senate minority caucuses held a press conference this morning to give their response to the governor's State of the State message and budget. “In the face of enormous challenges and widespread economic hardship, the governor and many legislators have no plans to…
Monday Poll: In wake of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and murder and wounding of others in Tucson, Arizona, Saturday, you Berry Pickers voted that the country and individual states need better funding for mental health care -- 79 of 131 (60.3%). 38 of…
In the comments section, Title Guy writes of the BCS Championship game won by No. 1 Auburn over No. 2 Oregon 22-19 last night: "Seeing Oregon LOSE made my year!!! Thier fans are nasty!!!" Some have said the same thing of Boise State. I enjoy…
Fans pause during a moment of silence for Rep. Gabrielle Gifford, D-Ariz., and the victims of the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., before the BCS National Championship NCAA college football game at the University of Phoenix Stadium between Auburn and Oregon, Monday, in Glendale, Ariz. Today,…
While parents are being told that kids are going to have to huddle together in rooms of 30-40 kids and while kids and parents are being told that favorite programs either have been or will be shuttered, millions of dollars are being squandered to satisfy…
Three years after lawmakers rejected their $21 million pay-for-performance plan for K-12 teachers, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna (pictured) and Gov. Butch Otter are upping the ante. Re-election behind them, the two have quietly designed reforms to school finance, teacher tenure, digital learning and…
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.
