Christie Wood: Today is my birthday. I woke up with a plan that would set the world on the right course for me again. I drove to the clerk’s office and changed my voters registration card to unaffiliated. It felt so good to be free…
If custom prevailed, shortly before Barack Obama addressed the Democratic National Convention, U.S. job watchers gave the White House the latest count of national employment. The President aimed everything he said at overcoming this central measure of his record. Obama spoke with forceful eloquence to…
On her Facebook page, Kerri Thoreson reports: "Bert came along (Thursday night) to a special preview of the new Frontier Ice Arena hosted by KYRO. What an incredible facility! I'm trying to convince him he needs to represent for his Norwegian heritage and learn how…
Item: And the ballot choices are ... NIC names board of trustees final candidates/Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: For seat A, incumbent Judy Meyer, of Hayden, is running against Paul Matthews, of Rathdrum. Seat B is being sought by incumbent Mic Armon, of Coeur d'Alene,…
Arpie, a Bonner County teacher, discusses a school supply problem that he faces annually: "Pencils are the biggest pain in my third grade classroom. I do ask for “2-3 dozen pencils as a class supply” at the beginning of each year. 30 years of experience…
Bond Girl: Good Afternoon my HBO Friends- I would like to ask you all to help the Post Falls Senior Center in a contest from Parker Toyota- You must be on Facebook and all you have to do is go to the Facebook page for…
Okay, I know I was gone for two weeks as the fall election campaigns were nearing. Did someone call off the local ones? I haven't heard a peep from anyone this week. Is Dan English still trying to break through the bright-red stonewall in Legislative…
A helicopter hovers nearby as four advertising blimps, DirecTV, Hood, Horizon, and MetLife, fly together over the Hudson River near Jersey City, N.J., today. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
On his Slice blog, Paul Turner writes of a chance encounter: "I was walking over to Thai on 1st for a long-planned lunch with a friend. A woman on a bike waved at me. Thoughtfully realizing I might not recognize her because of her helmet…
5:17 p.m. Worley firefighters handling 2-acre blaze off Stringham request "big pot of spaghetti" for meal once they get back to station tonight. 4:59 p.m. Wanted man in red-white&blue bandana & full leathers is riding Harley Davidson along Lake Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive. 4:55 p.m.…
Erica Neff, public information officer at Kootenai Electric Cooperative talked about the brazen thieves that are stealing copper ground wires from utility poles along Huetter Road in Hayden on Thursday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Former Idaho senator Boatright dies/SR Parasite blamed for killing fish in…
Blogger Dennis Mansfield posts: I just had a Press Release show up in the in-basket of my MacBook Pro, earlier today. Not unusual. I receive many such releases. This one, though, was different. It had a quality of content in it not often seen in…
Idaho state schools Superintendent Tom Luna released his budget request today for the state's schools for next year, calling for a 5.1 percent, $64 million increase in state funding. Luna said he met with stakeholder groups over the summer, including the Idaho School Boards Association,…
On the anniversary of the Ruby Ridge sage, Herb Huseland wrote an off-the-grid opinion re: loners like Randy Weaver & his family: It all started with disillusioned Viet Nam Veterans and other drop outs. The 1970's saw a huge movement toward, “back to the land.”…
"Two weeks ago," posts KEA Blog, "(Kootenai Environmental Alliance) held a Volunteer Lake Monitors kayaking trip. The morning was beautiful and calm, perfect for enjoying the beauty of CdA Lake and Spokane River. The 9 volunteers and KEA geared up and launched out in boats…
We dare you. Look at the face of Idaho’s most famous black bear cub, rescued from a wildfire near Salmon Aug. 26. Just try not to let out an “Awww.” Now, we double dare you. Look into his eyes and see a Bernard. You couldn’t…
At As the Lake Churns blog, blogmistress Pecky Cox is running a contest to see which dog+Priest Lake shot is best. You can find all the photo entries here. The two finalists are above. Question: Which photo do you like better?
Hey football fans: This week's News Quiz at The Spokesman-Review is sending a random winner and three guests to WSU's homecoming game against Colorado on Sept. 22. The prize includes a parking pass. Simply enter, and you're eligible to win Friday's drawing. Good luck! Take…
It all started with Cynthia Baker’s passion for embroidery. Her husband, Topper, bought her a small embroidery machine. Overwhelmed with caring for her aging mother-in-law, Baker found respite and escape. “I embroidered everything in the house,” she said. “Towels, pillowcases ….” She even embroidered her…
Five days a week, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ted Siekerman, 82, can be found at the Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center. From his post at the ambassador desk in the lobby, the Medical Lake resident welcomes visitors, helping them find their way around…
Christa Hazel: I’m frustrated as a parent volunteer. I just reviewed my school’s PTA expenses for last year. We spent almost $16,500 on items I consider to be the responsibility of the school district. Most of this money went to things like a new document…
In a guest opinion that is appearing in southern Idaho newspapers, Idaho Senate pro tem Brent Hill targets Constitutionalists embedded in the Idaho Republican Party: As I was traveling recently, I picked up a campaign brochure in which the candidate described himself as a "Constitutional…
Facebook Friend Ken Burchell offers this photo under the heading of "Today's Spider Basement Report." Sorry for not giving you an advanced warning. Creepy crawlers are keeping Spokane exterminators busy thanks to a wet spring and long, hot summer. Exterminators report spider infestations are making…
12:58 p.m. Logging truck is disabled & blocking road @ H3 & M/P 106 (Medicine Lake access). 12:24 p.m. Panic alarm @ Mountain West Bank, 1715 W. Kathleen/CdA, is a false one. 12:07 a.m. CPD officers are seeking a 1997 black Honda Civic stolen from…
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.
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