Loyal readers at this spot know that I occasionally rage against the dying of the light of local journalism. The days of independent, community-minded and engaged newspapers, television and radio stations does seem to me more and more imperiled, which makes the passing of J.…
In a blunt rejoinder to congressional Republicans, President Barack Obama called for $1.5 trillion in new taxes Monday, part of a total 10-year deficit reduction package totaling more than $3 trillion. He vowed to veto any deficit reduction package that cuts benefits to Medicare recipients…
It’s getting to be a common thread for Yakima Valley agriculture in 2011. Like so many crops before it, the apple harvest is late, in some cases as much as two weeks. At Yakima Valley Orchards northeast of here, pickers just started making the first…
PETA wants to get into porn to make people more aware of animal abuse. The Norfolk-based animal-rights group has applied to launch a website under the soon-to-be-available ".xxx" domain, which will feature pornographic sites, Lindsay Rajt, the organization's associate director of campaigns, said Monday. "As…
Eighth-grader Hannah Woods shares a laugh with other students Monday while looking for fossils from rock gathered from Clarkia in July. Fourth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from Holy Family Catholic School participated in the activity as part of earth science at the school in Coeur d'Alene.…
The year 2012 is the 75th anniversary of the Idaho Potato Commission, and the organization is planning several major events to kick off a yearlong celebration, according to Frank Muir, president of the commission. One of those major events will be the launching of a…
Three out of 10 college students are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control. This was the case for University of Idaho graduate Courtney Rainville, before she was a contestant on season 12 of “The Biggest Loser,” which premieres at 8 p.m.…
When it comes to pre-kindergarten in Idaho, it’s a lot easier to make excuses than it is to make progress. In that sad spirit and troubling tradition, state schools Superintendent Tom Luna has no interest in seeking federal seed money to move pre-K off dead…
I get asked all the time to update some of the “big” stories that I’ve been lucky enough to stumble across in my 97 years of writing columns for the hometown tattler. Well, like a full-service massage parlor, I aim to squeeze. So on Monday…
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.
