We’ve taken the tree and the decorations down, packed away the holiday movies and CDs, and welcomed the New Year. But I’ve still got some unsettled Christmas business to address. Stacked in front of me is this year’s collection of Christmas cards. Cheery greetings from…
... That the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee voted 35-5 at a special meeting Wednesday night in support of a resolution opposing the creation of a state insurance exchange under Obamacare regulations. A Berry Picker reports: "The Resolution was created at the urging of Reps.…
It’s time we Americans came to grips with the fact that Elvis isn’t coming back. Not without a lantern and a shovel, anyway. Fortunately, there is a far less macabre way to scratch that EP-itch. And that is to attend the big Elvis Birthday Bash…
The city of Coeur d'Alene wants to add previously removed amenities to the McEuen Park plan, and is asking its urban renewal agency to fund the additions.The City Council agreed Wednesday night to move forward with a project plan that now includes tennis and basketball…
In this 1999 AP file photo, singer Patti Page poses at her home in Bath, N.H. Page, who was one of the hottest acts in the 40s and 50s, died in Encinitas, Calif., at age 85 on New Year's Day. Story here. Question: Do you…
Tom Power has a lot to discuss with his accounting group these days. Topping the list: The payroll tax hike under the federal government's new arrangement to avoid fiscal calamity. The chief concern, Power said, is how employers like him will pass on that cost…
Our current commenting system isn't much different than when we launched this version of our website four years ago. The Spokesman-Review development team is small, and we have all sorts of projects vying for our time, so as long as comments kept working, our development…
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.
