The most interesting Kootenai County Lincoln Day Dinner in recent memory is only two days away -- and top Idaho GOP elected officials seem to be staying away in droves. The only GOPoobah confirmed to attend the event that I know of is Congressman Raul…
Carol, one of three Asian elephants performing with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, sniffs about during a powerwash bath from handler Brett Carden before showtime at Landers Center in Southaven, Miss., today. The circus will perform five shows from March 22-25. (AP…
In yesterday's Age Boom Academy, the speakers talked about how we talk about the future and its aging citizens might determine the reactions our society has to the coming “silver tsunami.” The narrative of who we are is important. So we need to come up…
4:44 p.m. Parks & Waterway worker wants boys chased from dept equipment on Ramsey/Hayden. 4:43 p.m. Red Honda & white Napa Auto Parts vehicle crash @ I-90 & H95/CdA. No injuries. 4:38 p.m. Driver of GMC Sierra w/Alberta plates speeding & flipping others off @…
Washington State's Devon Collier and Washington State's D.J. Shelton fight for a rebound in the second half of their semifinal CBI game in Corvallis, Ore., Wednesday. Amazingly, WSU is still playing basketball despite loss of Klay Thompson & DeAngelo Casto, who left school early to…
On her Facebook wall, Linda Lantzy/Idaho Scenic Image asks a question that I've wondered about: "Would someone explain Pinterest to me, from a photographer standpoint. I made an account a month ago, put up 1 photo and never went back. I get lots of notifications…
Gonzaga fans hold up signs in the sold out arena as the team plays Miami in the second half of an NCAA tournament second-round women's college basketball game in Spokane Monday. Gonzaga beat Miami 65-54.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Ever so slightly overlooked in Gonzaga crashing yet…
I may be in error, but the legislative response of halting the proposed House hearing on the bill, now being reported by the national press, may well be a tactical time-out rather than a strategic stop. The national press will go home. And the Idaho…
The Senate Health & Welfare Committee has voted 5-3 to kill HB 486a, the bill to ban kids under 16 from using tanning beds and require those age 16 or 17 to have parental consent. Sharee Skinner, owner of Southern Exposure Tanning Center in Nampa,…
Here’s my money: please treat it well and spend it wisely, or go to hell. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum holds an Etch A Sketch during a rally in Mandeville, La., Wednesday. (AP Photo/Bill Haber) Ohio Art Co., maker of the classic baby boomer toy, is sending a big box of Etch A Sketches to the presidential…
The cat-and-mouse game between officers in Coeur d'Alene & Post Falls and panhandlers is in full swing today. In Post Falls within the hour (see PM Scanner Traffic), an officer asks a buddy over police scanner if anything had been done to chase away panhandlers…
David Williams pilots the "Miss Wahoo" in front of the Coeur d'Alene resort Aug. 22, 2010, the first time any hydroiplane had been on the lake in 42 years. SR file photo: J. Bart Rayniak. ... That Hagadone Hospitality is working behind the scenes to…
Typically in politics the most painful wounds are self-inflicted. Candidates shoot themselves in the foot and hobble around for days trying to change the subject, while the political media, the opposition and YouTube repeat the gaffe over and over again. Rick Santorum had his shoot…
Tony Lamanna, Inland Northwest Honor Flight’s director, greeted the guests at the Pearl Harbor event at Spokane Falls Community College with grim news. The future of the program is in jeopardy due to lack of funds. Inland Northwest Honor Flight takes local war veterans to…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes about things she has dunked in her coffee today: My finger, a thumbdrive, a digital camera cord, a business card, and my hair. I can't decide if the problem is too much or too little caffeine." I can't remember…
In this Feb. 7 file photo, a small group of women protest outside the Susan G. Komen for the Cure headquarters in Dallas. Several high-ranking executives with Susan G. Komen for the Cure have resigned in the aftermath of Komen's decision earlier this year to…
Noonish: Kelly wants to see deputy re: suspicious vehicle in 6200 block of Colfax/Dalton Gardens. 11:45 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for March 21-22 here. 11:21 a.m. Female wants to see deputy re: daughter refusing to go to Texas. 11:18 a.m. Caller reports…
Coeur d'Alene Councilman Steve Adams is philosophically opposed to the city using federal funds for any reason. I'm philosophically opposed to an ideologue as rigid as Steve Adams sitting in a seat of responsibility like the City Council. Early in the municipal election fall campaign…
Daffodils are weighted down by heavy, wet snow in Tigard, Ore., Thursday. The first days of Spring in the state have been ushered in with unusually wintery weather.(AP Photo/Don Ryan) Question: How did you react to the snow when you woke up this morning, March…
HucksOnline received its first inquiry this campaign season re: the political tile ads the SR offers on this blog -- the ones that appear at the top of the lefthand rail above the poll. Here's the pertinent info (from ad exec Arin Martinez): "The tile…
Wednesday Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation responders said they wouldn't give their Facebook password to a prospective employer. 129 of 167 respondents (77.25%) said they wouldn't divulge that information. Only 27 of 127 (16.17%) said they would. 9 (5.39%) said they would only if they needed…
The House has voted 37-33 in favor of HJR 1, the proposed constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote of each house for any tax or fee increase, increase in any existing tax or fee, or removal or reduction in any existing tax break -…
Bob Springli of Hayden won the secondary raffle prize in the weekly News Quiz contest -- two tickets to the Bighorn Outdoor Adventure Show. Carleen Wickstrom of Spokane won the $50 Davenport Hotel gift certificate for being the best guesser. This week, the Spokesman-Review will…
Protesters, rallying against the Senate bill that requiring an ultrasound before a woman considers an abortion, gather at the Capitol in Boise on Wednesday to encourage Gov. Butch Otter to veto the bill. The Idaho Capitol was part medical clinic, part reality TV show and…
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.
