Coeur d'Alene Held Hostage, Day 41: I spotted some Recallers out curb side on East Best Friday and then at the Sunset Mall Saturday. I thought it was too nice of a day to think unhappy thoughts about them. So I bought the garden supplies…
University of Idaho graduates file into the Kibbie Dome as part of the Spring Commencement ceremony, Saturday in Moscow. (Moscow-Pullman Daily News photo: Dean Hare) Item: Half of college grads can't find full-time jobs/CBS News Question: Did you have a job right out of college…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy tweets: "The # of my followers now = my area code. I think I get a free ribeye. Or something." DFO: BTW, Cindy is in the Spokane (509) area code, not the North Idaho (208) one. Question: Are you aware…
Although only a handful of people in the United States sleepwalk every year, a new study suggests close to one-third may do it at some point in their lives. The study, published Monday in the journal Neurology, also suggests that other sleep disorders, severe depression…
Linda Lantzy of Idaho Scenic Images provides this scenic photo of a mailbox from Cottonwood area. You can see more of Linda's photos on her Facebook site here. Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Bonners Ferry mulls truck route/Julie Golder, Bonner County Bee Bonner County precinct race…
5:32 p.m. Developmentally disabled female struck male during trip to Silverwood today. 5:27 p.m. Male in domestic dispute w/KMC female worker admits biting her near hospital front door. 5:17 p.m. Katherine reports theft of mail to KCSDepartment. 5:15 p.m. Large dog locked in vehicle in…
A reluctant girl is hesitant to jump about 20 feet from rocks on Tubbs Hill into Lake Coeur d'Alene. But she doesn't appear to be getting sympathy from a companion. The Phantom Photographer was there to photograph this scene. Question: I once jumped from about…
Don't expect election results for the Kootenai County primaries to arrive soon after the polls close Tuesday night. Deputy County Clerk Pat Raffee emails that the first results won't be available until probably around 10 p.m. She adds, "Your guess is as good as ours…
It's been just over a year since a budget rider by U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, removed wolves from federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. For many in Idaho, that's a reason for celebration, with nearly half of the state's wolf population killed. To…
Lawerence Denney, R-Midvale, the speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives, has dropped his trousers. Also parading around in his undergarments is House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star. They've been waging a reign of terror inside the House for years. People who go along with…
New rules approved during Idaho’s recent legislative session allow people to recover, possess and sell certain wildlife killed by accidental vehicle collisions. Individuals who want to salvage road kill must notify the Idaho Department of Fish and Game within 24 hours either in person, by…
The Phantom Photographer got this photo of state Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, watching prize pupil Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, during a get together. Dunno exactly when this was taken. Question: Who has the better chance to survive GOPrimary -- Barbieri or Hart?
Idaho Democratic Party Chairman Larry Grant is urging against calls for Democrats and independents to register as Republicans and vote in the GOP primary. “If Republicans want to fight it out for control of the Republican Party, then so be it.,” writes Grant. “I have…
Pro-Recall commenter has posted the following comment purportedly from RecallCDA leader Mary Souza: "Tuesday is a very BIG day. It’s the primary elections, which means that every voter coming out of the polling places all over town is a Registered Voter in the City of…
GOProsecutor wannabe Donald Gary's campaign is circulating the following email to area attorneys: "By now I'm sure many of you have seen the hit piece authored by Peter Erbland (paid for by McHugh for Prosecutor), a person I have never met, never spoken with, and…
Ron Paul, Mitt Romney’s lone remaining rival for the Republican presidential nomination, announced Monday that he would stop spending money on the party’s 11 remaining primaries, in effect suspending his campaign. The libertarian Texas congressman told supporters in an email that he would continue to…
Silverwood Theme Park's founder, Gary Norton, pictured, talks about the 25th anniversary of the amusement park near Athol on Tuesday. Scott Maben SR story here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Newman Lake homeowner kills intruder/SR Airman found dead in Fairchild dorm Saturday/SR Idaho Vandals receiver killed…
On her Facebook wall, Taryn Hecker writes: "Sophie would be a good junkyard dog. Problem is we live at a golf course. She has the escape skills of houdini and doesn't pick on dogs her own size. I think it is time to cage her…
A hearing on the motion to quash a subpoena filed by Kootenai County GOP Central Committee Chairwoman Tina Jacobson against the Spokesman-Review is scheduled before 1st District Judge John Luster at 9 a.m. Friday, June 1. Jacobson filed the subpoena seeking to gain the identity…
Noonish: R/P report residential burglary in 400 block of Ichabod/CdA. Noonish: Undisclosed juvenile problem reported at State Liquor Store, 12th & Sherman/CdA. 11:59 a.m. R/P reports vehicle burglary in 800 block of N3rd Street/CdA. 11:55 a.m. An unoccupied white Chevy pickup is blocking turn lane…
Taryn Hecker wondered in a weekend comment how the photograph was able to get the little boy to cry for this postcard sent out in behalf of House District 2 candidate Ed Morse, who is trying to unseat Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, and beat two…
I'm still trying to get up to speed today re: the elections and the complaint against commissioner candidate Larry Spencer after a three-day weekend. Seems Kellie Palm of Hayden is alleging that more than one $1000 donation to Spencer may have come from the same…
Businessman Frank Vandersloot, the CEO of Melaleuca, has been targeted by the Obama campaign after donating money to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. "Three weeks ago, an Obama campaign website, 'Keeping GOP Honest,' took the extraordinary step of publicly naming and assailing eight private citizens backing…
Weekend Poll: Almost two-thirds of Hucks Nation says that state. Sen. Shawn Keough and state Rep. George Eskridge of Legislative District 1 will survive the dollars poured into the campaigns of their Tea Party opponents by state Rep. Bob Nonini & Avista. 125 of 192…
The College of Idaho will welcome football back to its campus, a move college officials announced today would establish the only small college football program in the state of Idaho. The Board of Trustees approved the reinstatement of the College’s football team at its May…
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.
