Councilman Dan Gookin sent the following letter to City Administrator Wendy Gabriel complaining about a letter to the editor of the Coeur d'Alene Press from Eden Irgens, who chairs the city's Art Commission: "A citizen has pointed out a concern to me. I understand that…
The North Idaho Building Contractors Association has filed a lawsuit against the city of Hayden challenging the legality of a fee paid in order to get a building permit. The nonprofit trade association said in the lawsuit, filed last week in 1st District Court in…
This March 8 file photo shows Nicole Andree feeding a hamburger to her dog, Prada, a 4-year-old pit bull mix, at an animal control facility in Nashville, Tenn. Prada has been spared by a judge following an outcry from animal lovers and the acceptance of…
Joker: I decided to swing by the Recall office after work today for giggles. As I approached from the highway, I noticed a big sign. Then I pulled into the parking lot, I swung around to see the Recall Office. It looked kind of dark…
The Spokane City Council late Monday effectively killed a resolution in support of the state’s gay marriage law. About 300 people turned out to Monday’s meeting, an overflow crowd not seen at a council meeting in years. Of those, 93 people testified. Terri Pfister, who…
Investigators have determined that as many as 20 U.S. Secret Service and military personnel might have been involved in the hotel misconduct in Cartagena, Colombia, as the scandal that erupted during President Obama’s trip to the country last week put high-level officials on the defensive.…
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.
