The weatherman went south again this weekend. So my plans for the yard have gone out the window. But you don't have to worry for me. There's always back-up plans in a busy life. I have two must-do's. Then, I might watch the Kentucky Derby…
Kentucky Derby entrant Dialed In gets a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Friday in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke) Question: Do you watch the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, or Belmont horse races?
In a Coeur d'Alene Press poll that's been running most of the week, readers were asked: "How much credit should President Obama receive for getting Osama bin Laden? In response, 36% said "a lot." 35% said "a little." And 29% said "none." In other words…
Last week in his Earthweek column, syndicated writer Steve Newman quoted “two of the world's most respected scientists” saying that human civilization has only a 50 percent chance of surviving until 2100 without being done in by a nuclear threat, climate change, overpopulation — or…
KXLY viewer Jean Corbit saw this beautiful double rainbow earlier this week just outside of Rathdrum. KXLY chief meterologist Kris Crocker offers this explanation for the phenomenon: "The first rainbow is called the "primary" rainbow. The "secondary" rainbow is created when two reflections are coming…
Meridian voters have a long record of supporting school levies — in one-sided but little-noticed elections. In March 2009, for instance, voters gave 74 percent approval to a two-year, $20 million levy. Only 7,136 people voted. Eleven months ago, the cash-strapped district got the voters’…
A scammer, apparently based in Africa, is posting bogus Spokane house rentals on Craigslist. Realtor Jessica Howerton said she was inundated with calls from potential renters of a home at 217 W. 21st Ave. But the home is only for sale, not for rent, she…
Remember those historic recruiting posters of Uncle Sam saying he wants you for the U.S. Army? Forget them. The Army actually needs Cliff Hayes. Hayes, the veteran police chief turned Kootenai County clerk, is doing his bit for transparency, and government solvency, by posting all…
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.
