On his Facebook wall, SR photog Jesse Tinsley posts: "I was privileged to photograph Megan, a Highland dancer from Spokane Valley. She placed third at the World Championships in Scotland. Nikon D4, ISO 3200, auto white balance. ... It took about 20 frames and four…
Tuesday Poll: In a low-turnout poll, incumbent Betty Ann Henderson was the preferred choice of Hucks Nation over two other candidates in the Post Falls City Council Seat 4 race. Henderson received 25 of 54 votes (46.03%) from respondents, followed by Christi Fleischman, 20 of…
Tony Stewart, long-time leader of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations wrote the following open letter to Mayor Sandi Bloem and council members Ron Edinger, Dan Gookin, Deanna Goodlander, Mike Kennedy and Woody McEvers: I hope all is well with you. I want…
In only nine days, more than 250 students have signed a petition to change the Twin Falls School District’s new dress code. The new code requires skirts or shorts to be just above the knee rather than at mid-thigh, as the old code dictated. Twin…
Lieutenant Governor Brad Little's Wednesday breakfast announcement raised a few eyebrows when the invitations were mailed last week. Would Little announce a surprise political move? Was the invitation letterhead really misspelled? (It read, 'Your invited' versus the grammatically correct 'You're'). Those questions and more were…
Liza Long has been going almost nonstop since Dec. 14, when overnight she became one of the most sought-after bloggers on the Internet. After the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, the world clamored to hear more from the 41-year-old Boise mom, who wrote candidly about caring…
Right Girl (RE: Changing North Idaho College name for Fort Sherman Park to Cheamkwet Park): Because it is a bunch of crap. 1.) No one can pronounce it; 2) The area is Fort Sherman; 3) There seems to be a secret sect goody two shoes…
A smile sparkled on Cami Bradley’s face as she finished her last performance on “America’s Got Talent.” And then judge Howard Stern called her a hillbilly from Spokane. But despite the gibe, he also called her a “home run in every area.” “She looks like…
Central Valley cross country runner Corey Hunter, in front, who has been injured each year, but come back too run improved times the same seasons. (SR photo: Colin Mulvany) Injuries are an on-the-job hazard for distance runners. Training overload, the constant pounding over the highways…
Mark Browning of North Idaho College (RE: NIC anniversary events move inside): Maybe I can help. The reason we (NIC) are dedicating Cheamkwet (CHEE-em-kwet) Park is simply this: We agreed to do so. A number of years ago, the NIC Board of Trustees entered into…
Item: Atlas shrugged: City committee to help determine use of old mill sites/Jeff Selle, Press More Info: A new advisory committee will be formed to vet various ideas and opportunities for building out the city of Coeur d'Alene as old mill sites begin to develop…
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.
