Tuesday Poll: By a slim margin, 24 of 89 respondents (26.97%) said they enjoyed neighborhood fireworks displays on Monday. 23 of 89 (25.84%) said they enjoyed them until midnight. But some continued too long. 22 of 89 (24.72%) said personal fireworks should be banned in…
Many of the state's top GOP officials are shucking and ducking about a proposal that would allow party committees to vet would-be candidates before their names appear on a primary ballot. But not state schools superintendent Tom Luna. He doesn't like the idea. "I'm a…
Two Russian women kiss a lipstick-smeared cardboard cutout of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev outside the Kremlin in Red Square, Moscow, earlier today to mark International Kissing Day. The cutout was later removed by police. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) Question: Who have you kissed today?
Leaving animals in your car, even for a short time, can be extremely dangerous in the heat. On a day like Tuesday, with temperatures in the 80s on the outside, temperatures in a locked car can heat up to around 120 degrees fast.Police take this…
I went looking for a photo of Carl Burke, the great Idaho attorney and the only campaign manager Frank Church ever had, and, of course, couldn’t find one online. He could have been the second man in this photo of the Senator and Bethine. Burke…
Jurors aren't talking. Prosecutors are stunned that they lost. Defense attorneys are lashing out at the media. And Casey Anthony could be free by the weekend. A case that involved years of forensic investigation, weeks of often highly technical testimony and untold hours of media…
Helen Widener, 69, comforts her husband, Dennis, 67, June 29, as he recovers in Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. Dennis was injured ina hit-and-run accident while he was riding his bike near the corner of Division Street and Garland Avenue. Story below. (SR photo: Dan…
On her blog, Nicole Hensley points out the weird New York Post story re: toilet paper rationing on the world-famous Coney Island boardwalk: "Beachgoers also have been forced to line up for their paltry allotment of the city's cheap, single-ply toilet paper at the boardwalk's…
Neither Sen. John McGee nor his lawyer has responded to requests to release medical records backing up his lawyer's claim in court that a concussion contributed to his bizarre behavior before a Father's Day drunken driving arrest, the Associated Press reports. Ada County Sheriff Gary…
Item: Fresh Start to get closer look: If ruled a nuisance, service could be required to move/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: The city of Coeur d'Alene is looking to determine whether a homeless provider on east Sherman Avenue is a public nuisance. City…
Dunno which was cooler during the 4th of July Parade -- Coeur d'Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem riding on the back of a motorcycle per usual or North Idaho College prez Priscilla Bell at the wheel of a monster truck. Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce deserves…
Independence Day was celebrated throughout North Idaho on Monday, including in Clark Fork, east of Sandpoint. Trish Gannon/River Journal and her camera were on hand to photograph the activities, which included a parade and community get together. You can see dozens more of Trish's photos…
Ron and Bev Noble have created their own little piece of heaven in Dalton Gardens, Idaho. On their one-acre property, they have a large vegetable garden, fruit trees, colorful flower beds, a water feature and a shade garden – all within a peaceful, parklike setting.…
5:17 p.m. Coeur d'Alene firefighters responding to fire caused by burnt stove pot (location unknown). 5:08 p.m. Child not hurt when hit by vehicle in roundabout @ Spokane & Poleline/Post Falls. 5:05 p.m. Someone is suffering severe chest pain near basketball courts at City Park.…
Cleanup crews work to clear oil from along side the Yellowstone River in Laurel, Mont., Tuesday. The Yellowstone River swelled above flood levels Tuesday, raising fears that the surge will push thousands of gallons of oil spilled from a broken pipeline into undamaged areas and…
Bent and Stickman prepare the next batch of Bent's special brew for a summer Huckleberries Bentfest this month (July 24, at Fort Ground Grill). The work was done on KeithinCDA's patio. If you've never consumed a Bent brew, you're in for a treat. We'll talk…
Nicole Hensley of KXLY posts: "Coeur d'Alene, you're 379 miles via US-95 and ID-55 from the city most prone to skin cancer. Boise, with an average of 51 clear summer days per year leads the nation in the statistic put together by The Daily Beast.…
Izzit just me, or does this photo of Jerry Jaeger's house on Sanders Beach, near the Jewett House, published by Google Earth, look like a pistol? A Berry Picker emails the photo to Huckleberries Online with the question: "How is it that Jerry Jaegar flies…
Four men and a woman comprise the honors class of Major Ben Wolfinger's people wanted by the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department on felony warrants. They are: Christopher James Boe (top left), 31, of Coeur d'Alene (for probation violation on an original conviction of receiving or…
Offering a full bar, food and several options of entertainment, Razzle's Bar & Grill plans for a mid-July opening at 10325 Government Way, Hayden. The 4,200- square-foot building, with more space planned, was built in 1947 as the Hayden Inn and changed hands and names…
OrangeTV: Just like last year, my vote for most over-the-top unbearably obnoxious parade entry goes to the Tea Party “float”. They drive the most gigantic, louder than hell, bright yellow monster rig (what IS that thing anyways?), have cloying, cornier-than-corny “patriotic” country music blaring at…
After 42 years in the service of the Cowles Publishing Company, long-time Editorial Page Editor Doug Floyd is memorialized by a Milt Priggee cartoon at his retirement celebration last Thursday. Milt Priggee, of course, was the long-time political cartoonist for The Spokesman-Review. You can see…
Pay no attention to the calendar’s date, our summers prefer to be fashionably late. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Here's a link to the 22-page decision from U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill granting a motion for a preliminary injunction to block a new Idaho anti-union law from taking effect; Winmill issued his decision on Friday. At issue is SB 1007, the “Fairness in Contracting…
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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