In a superb letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press editor, Joe Hendrickson, tongue firmly cheeked, tells readers how to write a superb letter to the editor, including No. 1: "1. Number your paragraphs. People will think you’re making a point and that you’re right." See the 5 other points Joe makes below.
Joe Mayo said he was done having "Ultimate Males" shows at his historic Falls Club bar when he received a notice from Idaho State Police about the no-no. Shows featuring male dancers and striptease performances similar to Chippendales were held at the bar in November...
In his Cheers & Jeers column today, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase offers JEERS to -- to Idaho Treasurer Ron Crane. Trillhaase focuses on the $4,000/month contract that Crane is paying for PR services to a former press secretary for former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig.
A Boundary County woman shot a 2-year-old grizzly that was threatening her family and animals. Now, she's worried that she may face a fine or jail for having done so. Eli Frankovich of the SR tells you the rest of the story below.
I enjoyed a cup of coffee and conversation this morning with Mayor Steve Widmyer at Bakery by the Lake. The mayor was still grinning as a result of his decision Wednesday to take wife, Marie, on a road trip. Each had a free day Wednesday....
A migrant is lifted onboard by an helicopter from the Italian Navy ship Orione, after he and another migrant were spotted clinging to a barrel, in the Mediterranean sea, between Libya and Italy. (Italian Navy via AP Photo)
KXLY newscaster Kris Crocker reports that the region set a record for the temperature today -- 100 degrees.
Scanner Traffic for Thursday PM (20 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic link with 12 more items) ...
The Cutline Contest today features Congressman Raul Labrador shooting at a gun range near Riggins. Wednesday Winner -- DFO.
Simple Mind offers warns us not to judge those involved in that police shooting this week that left 34YO Sandpoint man, Casey Alarcon, dead. She fears social media and coffee klatches will judge the troubled man and the officers who exchanged shots with him, without knowing the facts. More below.
At a "War Bonds" reading at the North Spokane County Library, Cindy was asked by her 15-year-old son: "“Why do you still cry? Aren’t you used to the stories by now?” Cindy goes on to explain why she still cries while reading her stories re: WWII sweethearts. How about you? Finish this sentence: "I cry when ... "
You wouldn't think the Coeur d'Alene Library would list match-making among its assets. But you'd be wrong. The library will serve as the meeting place for another Millennial Meetup night tonight w/free popcorn and movie ("Guardians of the Galaxy") Dan Webster/7 Blog tells you all about it below.
The daily roundup of Huckleberries Online blosophere links includes a photo of the lucky winner (and friends) of a cruise on Duane Hagadone's sailboat, The Sizzler + Demons/Faithful Geek, Fire season on/Fort Boise, Lead Point School/Bay Views, How did I get here/Elizabeth Smythe Brinton + more
In an interview with Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise, U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo suh-wears he and U.S. Sen. Jim Risch aren't deliberately trying to delay the process to replace retired federal judge Edward Lodge. Betsy had asked if rumors were true that they were gumming up the works to allow a possible GOP prez to make the choice.
In a Faithful Geek column earlier this week, Nic writes a defense of a Fox News personality, something he never thought he'd do. Then, along came the GOPresidential debate in which Fox News personality Megyn Kelly and candidate Donald Trump got into it.
Linda Clark has spent 37 years working in Meridian-area schools. She has seen the suburban school district mushroom from 9,700 students to an enrollment of nearly 37,000 — with all the pressures and construction demands that come with growth. But for Clark, the past few weeks have been particularly tumultuous.
The Ketchum home where Ernest Hemingway wrote his last works before killing himself in the main entryway in 1961 has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Nature Conservancy owns the two-story, 2,500-square-foot house, the AP reports, and announced the listing this…
President Obama is spending his Thursday on a Martha’s Vineyard beach, a perfect opportunity to get started on his long summer reading list. The president picked six books to read during his 16-day vacation, most notably Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, a memoir about being black in America. Q -- What's on your reading list?
The Bard of Sherman Avenue is delighted with the recovery by Slice columnist Paul Turner. The Bard offers a rhyme to commemorate the return to health by the popular Spokesman-Review columnist/blogger.
The Post Falls PD is known for going above & beyond the call of duty to assist city residents. But a gambler at the Greyhound Park discovered there's one thing that a police officer won't do. See below.
Ground was broken for a good cause Wednesday on St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho's Coeur d'Alene campus. The nonprofit's leaders gathered to celebrate the start of construction of the future Father Bill Dining Hall. The updated facility will be named in honor of Father William C. Crowley, a former diocesan chancellor and pastor of St. Thomas Parish
Scanner Traffic for Thursday AM (12 items & counting) includes ruptured gas line in Post Falls ...
After dealing with serious health issue this summer, Paul Turner of The Slice is looking at the region through rose-colored glasses. Writes Paul: "If badmouthing Spokane and Coeur d’Alene residents is your thing, you will have to find someone else to listen to your rant. Because I just don’t want to hear it." More below.
A 45-year-old Spokane County man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon for allegedly seven videos that show him involved in sexual acts with a horse and three dogs. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office said that Travis Austin Joy made those videos between October 2012 and February…
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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