Army Spc. Justin Immerso reaches for a flag to place in front of a head stone at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day, in Arlington, Va., today. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Question: What are your plans for the Memorial Day weekend?
I can tell that the weather has gotten to all of us. We're no longer making jokes about it. On the bright side, I have most of my garden in weeks ahead of the usual time. On the down side, the warm weather veggies aren't…
Doctors say what may seem fun and innocent may actually be leading teens into what's being termed "Facebook Depression." If you're a teenager you're most likely on a social networking site like "Facebook." For most it's a fun, easy way to keep in touch and…
Max Kennedy, from Skyway Elementary, correctly identifies the Townsend's Warbler during a field trip with the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Kingston on Tuesday. Townsend's warblers are showy lightweights. Each of the tiny birds sports a dark crown, jaunty yellow chest and a weight…
Baby ducklings climb up a board ramp to access their "pond" that was made for swimming in the inner courtyard of St. Anne's Retirement Community near Lancaster, Pa., on Wednesday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Lancaster Newspapers, Richard Hertzler) Top Cutlines 1. These ducklings found…
A Berry Picker sent in this photo of a Crown Victoria (w/Washington exempt plates, inside blue-and-red flashing lights, & a spotlight) parked alongside Silver Beach. Driver may be the man who reported a capsized row boat in Lake Coeur d'Alene at 5:14 p.m. But what's…
"Very yummy lunch today," posts JeanC of JeanC's Cat House & Shooting Gallery, "brought some tamales and topped them with the leftover sauteed onions, crimini mushrooms and wilted spinach from last night's dinner (which was burgers topped with the aforementioned yumminess) and fries. See blog…
... That bids were opened for the first phase of the Education Corridor (infrastructure for streets, sidewalks, bike lanes, lighting, trees, etc.) today ... and the low bid came in at $3.7-$3.8 million -- or about $1.2 million lower than the original JUB Engineers projection.…
Last night, Idaho Public TV aired a one hour documentary produced by award winning producer Marcia Franklin titled “The Color of Conscience: Human Rights in Idaho”. The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations Board met over dinner and watched the airing of the documentary.…
Sycamore Tree Preschool students and chaperones walk through Evergreen Rotary Park in Bremerton, Wash. as they celebrate the last day of school with a field trip on a rainy afternoon Wednesday. (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Meegan M. Reid) Question: Do you use an umbrella?
Howard Martinson: I love our new library, The Kroc Center and our trail system. Ditto with Ft. Sherman Playground at City Park and many other improvements. I believe the City will get beyond this. Five, ten years from now, some will be happy with McEuen…
Coeur d'Alene River/Cataldo: The Coeur d’Alene River at Cataldo is now expected to crest at 42.26 feet in elevation early Friday morning. This is nearly three quarters of a foot below flood stage. The river is expected to begin dropping slowly over the next seven…
Spokane is now home to a professionally organized tackle football team exclusively for women.The Spokane Scorn is the city's first full female, full contact, football team."We hear all the time 'that's a male sport, you can't do that'," said Spokane Scorn Player Leann Cunningham. "But,…
Old Fisherman: Having watched and read about this for some time, and understanding the Council recently approved “no property tax” will be used. please explain how LCDC can fund anything on the park proposal, as they deal strictly with property taxes? Am I missing something?…
Eagle Eye: Making 5 more acres of waterfront park out of an asphalt parking lot is a terrible decision ? Providing equal facilities for the baseball field and the boat launch and creating a park for more people to use is a terrible decision ?…
In the comments section, Neptune asked about financing for future McEuen Field improvements: "Somebody, give me some examples of where financing might come from. The city coffers, what?" Mike Kennedy has sent Huckleberries Online the motion that he made re: funding sources. The Arts Commission…
Deadpool, a Wenatchee man who dresses up in the costume of the Marvel comic character, receives all kinds of reactions while on patrol to help Wenatchee residents -- many from passing motorists. More here. (AP Photo/Wenatchee World: Don Seabrook) Widow of man who died in…
Second-graders from Skyway Elementary check out a Townsend's warbler during a field trip with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service near Kingston on Tuesday. Becky Kramer SR story here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Question: Which songbird is your favorite?
11:59 a.m. Someone's turning in unused prescription drugs @ Coeur d'Alene Police front desk. 11:53 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for May 25-26 here. 11:26 a.m. Tammy, with the Priest River Police Department, reports town's animal control officer wants to know animal control…
Councilwoman Deanna Goodlander: "I think that every member of the Council who voted yes to move forward with a (McEuen Field) master plan, expect to see some changes. I think also that it took courage and conviction that we were doing the right thing for…
Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes announced that “citizens need to know that property taxes are paying for more than $2 million in indigent claims this year. State law requires the County to pay these claims, which are for doctors, dentists, hospitals & medicines; for rent…
"I'm curious what happened when somebody first proposed paving the city streets. Did a vocal minority complain that dirt had been fine since the city was founded and the taxpayers just couldn't afford the luxury of paving? How about the water and sewer systems? Did…
Item: The cost of learning: NIC approves 2 percent tax increase on budget/Maureen Dolan, Press More Info: North Idaho College trustees approved a $40.8 million general fund operating budget for the next fiscal year. The budget, passed after the second reading at Wednesday's monthly board…
Scotty McCreery reacts after winning at the "American Idol" finale on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Other "American Idol" contestants are seen congratulating him. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Question: Did the right singer win "American Idol" this season?
Wednesday Poll: A plurality of Hucks Nation believes that foes of proposed McEuen Field changes will turn their energy toward backing a slate of like-minded candidates in this fall's municipal election. 45 of 110 respondents (40.91%) say Friends of McEuen will back a slate of…
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.
