Summer school is in session. University of Arkansas coed, Sarah Rasmussen of Hayden, Idaho and Tulsa, Oklahoma, takes time out from studying her German language flash cards to throw her head back and catch some sunshine yesterday afternoon at the end of her father's boat…
Let the hysterical rumors begin. Judge Luster renders his decision on the Tina Jacobson case yesterday and today DFO-- disappears. *Poof* Actually the blogmeister is on a PRE-PLANNED trip to Portland to visit Amy Dearest. You know. Vacation day #231. Word has it, he packed…
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state woman says she was attacked and bitten by raccoons after her dog chased several of the animals up a tree. Michaela Lee had just finished jogging in Lakewood's Fort Steilacoom Park on Monday when her dog got loose.…
ShoshoneConservative on SR/HBO Court Ruling Goes National on July 11 at 2:43 p.m. You know, in light of the ruling, I see a number of posters have voluntarily “outed” themselves (Norther, Stickman). Maybe have a thread dedicated as something like a “coming out party” for…
WASHINGTON — Pressing an election-year point, Republicans pushed yet another bill through the House on Wednesday to repeal the nation’s two-year-old health care law, a maneuver that forced Democrats to choose between President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement and a public that is persistently skeptical…
HOUSTON — Unflinching before the NAACP, Mitt Romney declared today he’d do more for African-Americans than Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president. He drew jeers when he lambasted the Democrat’s policies. “If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) ― After Democrats used Idaho's official seal on their campaign material, minority party members are now complaining that Republicans are engaging in similarly inappropriate behavior. Idaho's secretary of state warns candidates and lawmakers not…
Marta Zepeda stocks shelves at a 7-Eleven in downtown Los Angeles. Happy birthday, 7-Eleven! The convenience store chain celebrates its 85th birthday on July 11 with free 7.11-oz. Slurpees at participating locations from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event also marks the 45th birthday…
So, Milo got an email from the vet saying it was time for a visit and a shot. He cleverly tried to delete it, but I found it. Plus, he got a postcard in the mail. As you can see, he was less than thrilled…
Judge John Luster's split ruling that The Spokesman-Review must reveal the identity of Huckleberries Online commenter AlmostInnocentBystander has gone national. It is currently the No. 2 story on the Drudge Report (H/T: Dustin Hurst) and is also mentioned on Romenesko, the national media blog (H/T:…
A Belgian-style brewery in Post Falls may not seem like the logical next step in the evolution of the local craft beer scene. But that’s what homebrewing pals Jeff Whitman and Rob Wallace, with help from an accomplished pro, have created in Selkirk Abbey. Belgian…
Bruce Juneau, a train historian with the Inland Empire Railway Historical Society, checks out Union Pacific 949, an E9 streamliner locomotive, at the downtown Amtrak station on Tuesday. About 1,500 people showed up at the Amtrak station on Tuesday to celebrate the 150th birthday of…
COEUR d'ALENE - Following emphatic discussion on Tuesday evening, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee approved a resolution decrying the county's drafting of new development ordinances and calling on the commissioners for change. The resolution, which passed 42 to 2, states that the consultant helping…
During a demonstration Tuesday, SCRAPS animal protection Officer Francie Rapier monitors a thermometer placed inside a parked car. Even with four windows cracked open, the temperature hit 109 degrees in 25 minutes. Animal protection Officer Francie Rapier last week responded to a complaint of two…
Students and parents may complain often and loudly about the homework load these days, saying it has created a stressed-out generation. But a new report contends that is not so and that many students actually don’t do enough – or challenging enough – math and…
The Spokesman-Review must provide information that could identify an anonymous reader who typed a disparaging online comment about the chairwoman of the Kootenai County Republican Party in February, an Idaho judge ruled Tuesday. The attorney for the chairwoman, Tina Jacobson, subpoenaed information about the identities…
COEUR d'ALENE - D. Patrick Jones had some good news and some bad about Kootenai County's economy, and more still that was open to perspective. Like how the county's average annual wage in 2011 was $32,647, roughly $3,000 below state and national averages. Bad news?…
Mohammad Khan, owner of Spokane Cigar, has moved his $33,000 roll-your-own cigarette machine into a back room. About 16 months ago, Mohammad Khan at Spokane Cigar bought a roll-your-own cigarette machine that slowly but surely developed a following among his customers. By last month, it…
COEUR d'ALENE - Coeur d'Alene City Councilman Steve Adams sold his Allstate Insurance business. Adams contracted with Avalanche Insurance in Dalton Gardens, and will continue selling insurance. Adams, elected to the council in November, had owned his Allstate business on East Sherman Avenue for 20…
Eight suspected brothels, including the Oriental Spa South at 515 S. Maple Ave., were raided across the Spokane area today by a multi-agency law enforcement task force. A yearlong investigation into widespread prostitution in Spokane County culminated Tuesday with raids at eight suspected brothels in…
LOS ANGELES – Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Dick Costolo said the short message social network has a “truckload of money in the bank” and would remain a private company for as long as it wants. In an interview with Los Angeles Times staff members on…
Nearly two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the national health care reform law, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has issued his reaction. “Like nearly everyone else, I was surprised by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling,” he writes in an op-ed piece distributed to Idaho…
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.
