I was slow getting up to speed in the technological age, but now that I'm there I have to admit there are times I wonder how people ever got along without iPods. My kids gave me an iPod for my birthday last year. Gifts from…
(Campaign manager Morgan) Hill, a Boise pilot, said the campaign raised only about $4,500, plus another $15,000 worth of in-kind advertising donations, and relied entirely on volunteers. Though it reported in early June that it had more than 75,000 signatures, Hill said an “error in…
Craig Alexander, two-time Ironman World champion, high-fives fans near the finish line of the Ironman Coeur d'Alene before setting a course record. SR story here. Also: Top 10 men, Top 5 women finishers here. (Bruce Twitchell/Special to the Spokesman-Review) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Warmer weather…
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to let California regulate the sale or rental of violent video games to children, saying governments do not have the power to "restrict the ideas to which children may be exposed" despite complaints about graphic violence. On a 7-2…
Don Dietrich doesn’t overreact when he gets emails calling him a traitor or a dupe opening the way for an invasion of Idaho by Chinese Communists. “Given what they’re reading, they are rightfully concerned,” said Dietrich, director of the Idaho Department of Commerce. “But what…
In response to criticism about the small protest against the public art statue of Hindu god Ganesha in downtown Coeur d’Alene June 10, Kootenai County Constitution Party Chairman Daniel Brennan claims on the group’s website that many Lake City residents agreed with his group’s stand,…
I enjoyed watching Ironman Coeur d'Alene at three venues Sunday. First, Mrs. O & I stopped by the hamburger feed offered to the community by Coeur d'Alene Bible Church (across from Coeur d'Alene High) during the biking section of the Ironman event. Hundreds were treated…
Having an interest in the city of Sandpoint I occasionally go on line and read the Daily Bee. Occasionally I will also check the opinion section so as to see what the resident have to say about events. In the past few months I have…
Wheeldog ("Christie: Saying goodbye to my best pal"): My condolences, Christie. It’s something I have had to do numerous times over the years and it never, ever gets easier…maybe even harder, as time goes by. Do dogs go to heaven? I don’t know but the…
Arpie (Recall Luna effort falling short): The IEA sat this one out. As mentioned above, gathering the signatures would be and has proven to be a huge undertaking. getting more people to vote him out- in a special election -in August -than voted for him…
Don Sausser, Huckleberries Eye on Sherman Avenue, provides this photo of downtown Coeur d'Alene at 9:30 p.m. Sunday night with 2 1/2 hours to go until midnight, the official end of the race.
Craig Alexander celebrates at the finish line of the 2011 Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene Sunday afternoon in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Alexander set a new course record of 8:19:48. (Bruce Twitchell/ Special to The Spokesman-Review) Craig Alexander promised maximum effort in Sunday’s Ironman Coeur d’Alene, but…
Julie Dibens celebrates the finish line of the 2011 Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene Sunday afternoon in downtown Coeur d'Alene. (Bruce Twitchell/ Special to The Spokesman-Review) Craig Alexander, the two-time World Ironman champion who wasn't expected to enter Coeur d'Alene Ironman due to illness, captured the…
CdA resident, Amy Wallace Evans, exited the 55 degree water and made way into the transition area for her bike. (Huckleberries Online photo: Christa Hazel)
Hayden resident, Kristin Ludwig, rides the bike portion east of Coeur d'Alene along Lakeshore Drive. She finished with an official time of 14:53:44. (Huckleberries Online Photo: Angie Phillips)
Coeur d'Alene resident, Tom DuBos, running on Bennett Bay hill during the third leg of the 2011 Coeur d'Alene Ironman today. (Huckleberries Online photo: Christa Hazel)
Ironman Coeur d'Alene is upon us again, which means we'll be encountering runners and bikers wherever we go around town today, either intentionally or as part of traffic jams and detours. You probably should check online to see how the route of triathletes affects your…
The ongoing fight to recall State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna is ending. The "Recall Tom Luna" campaign won't get enough signatures by their deadline on Monday. Organizer Morgan Hill Jr. told Channel 12 News his campaign have collected only about half of their…
Yoda, the diminutive winner of the 2011 World's Ugliest Dog Contest, squares off against a boxer named Pabst on Friday in Petaluma, Calif. Yoda took home $1000 and a plethora of pet perks after winning the Sonoma-Marin Fair competition. Story here. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Question:…
Christie Wood: Today is a very sad day for me. “The Adventures of Woodville” have come to an end as I have put down my beloved Oscar. I can only hope all dogs do go to heaven, and his adventures will continue there. He was…
Walkabout: I wish people would learn to respect (Tubbs Hill). It isn’t even July yet and the garbage on the hill is starting to pile up. Those that stay on the main trail may not see much of it but that’s because people go there…
Brent Andrews: I guess you will always use “redneck” but I have said before, and will say again, that it is like the N word or calling a gay person the old name for cigarette. Lots of hardworking people who would never hurt anyone’s feelings…
People in the New York Senate gallery react to the passage of gay marriage at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Friday. Story here. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) Question: Will Idaho ever OK gay marriage?
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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