Little Harper Bowman and his parents enjoyed Sherman Park Square, near 4th Street & Sherman Avenue, this afternoon. Photographer Duane Rasmussen said all Harper wanted to do was climb the wall and look through Duane's telephoto lense.
The superstitious among us might want to stay inside and close the doors this Friday the 13th. But the rest of us should enjoy another nice early-spring day that 2015 has dropped in our laps. With that happy thought, I'll post today's Wild Card ...
From Post Falls Police Department log today: A transient entered lobby of North Idaho Advance Care hospital in Post Falls "looking for someone to kill." He was trespassed from the hospital as well as Coeur d'Alene RV and Famous Willies. See below for Day Shift summation ...
TWolf22 argues that it's time that Huckleberries Online institutes a cooler for commenter who use certain words, like "bigots, homophobes, idiots & racists." TWolf22 contends that such words trigger a response that descends into flame wars. What do you think?
Today's Cutline Contest features First Lady Michelle Obama dancing on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Thursday Cutline Contest winner: FlorineD.
PM Scanner Traffic for Friday (27 items + AM Scanner Traffic link) includes motorist running into building along 4th Street/CdA and man wanted in Shoshone County spotted driving on I-90 ...
After years of debate, lawmakers have sent legislation limiting children’s use of artificial tanning beds to Gov. Butch Otter’s desk. HB 177 passed the Senate this evening on a 23-12 vote. Question: I'm not sure how I feel about this bill. Seems a bit nanny state to me. Thoughts?
Have you been following the special section/online feature in which The Spokesman-Review sports department, with a little help from its friends, tries to determine the all-time best Gonzaga Bulldog men's basketball team? The SR matched up the best 16 Gonzaga Bulldog teams against one another…
Coeur d’Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer and Council President Woody McEvers recently sat down with Police Chief Lee White and Fire Chief Kenny Gabriel to discuss a public safety bond facing voters on May 19. Coeur d'Alene Today story here. (Coeur d'Alene Today photo) Yet another...
Kootenai County commissioners have approved a salary increase of $1.50-$2.50 to sheriff's department employees in an effort to stop the high rate of turnover. Officers can earn $5 to $15 per hourmore with the Coeur d'Alene and Spokane city and county departments. Are the raise enough?
A roundup of Eye on Boise posts today begins with AAA denouncing 3 fund-raising plans for road/bridge repair. Insurance company says the legislation will make matters worse rather than better. Also, links to 4 other Eye on Boise posts today ...
Thursday Poll: A solid majority of Hucks Nation supports legislation that bans use of eminent domain by Idaho cities to build walking trails, bike paths and greenspaces. 135 of 232 respondents (58.19%) took that position. 93 of 232 respondents (40.09%) supported using eminent domain for…
Which story was getting attention in the local news on Huckleberries Online one year ago? Community gadfly Mary Souza had filed as a candidate for state senator John Goedde's seat. Souza, of course, beat Goedde in the GOPrimary and went on to win the seat. How do you think she has done so far this session?
On Old School Coeur d'Alene, Kimi Coles posts this photo of the old Templin's Grill in Coeur d'Alene. You vehicle buffs will have a better idea than I re: when this photo was taken, judging by the autos parked along the road. I remember eating…
AM Scanner Traffic for Friday (17 items) includes 2 possible unattended deaths ...
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that President Barack Obama could leave a unique legacy if he spoke about the intersection of race and law enforcement like Bill Cosby. “[Obama] could explain that yes, there are bad police and yes, there are...
Andrew Jenson, a columnist for the University of Idaho Argonaut, applauds state Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, for standing up for her Christian faith in boycotting Hindu prayer offered at Idaho Senate session. Nuxoll's actions and words have been condemned by editorialist and some religious leaders.
Credit the Coeur d’Alene Tribe with cleverness. It took me a while to realize exactly what the tribe was up to with its Senate Bill 1011, but now I know. The tribe argues that the Legislature should pass its bill to repeal historical horse racing.…
Andrew Crain, right, and Isaac Yow, center, the two boys who chased the abductor of a toddler in Sprague, Wash., last weekend are congratulated by the town’s mayor, Ed Stephens, at a basketball game Thursday in Sprague. Story here. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley)
Letter writer Joan Harman (aka Arch Druid) has written a letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press editor suggesting that the "Republican version of Christian" found in Kootenai County doesn't match the biblical version. Thoughts?
So Vito Barbieri wants the lawmakers of Idaho to keep their special privilege to carry concealed weapons without permits. I have no problem with anyone carrying concealed providing they have a permit which ensures that they have been trained in how to safely handle their…
Dan of the Community says he'll continue to cross over to vote in Republican primaries to ensure that the operatives who closed those primaries don't deny his right to vote.
In his latest Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase offers cheers ... to Idaho state schools Superintendent Sherri Ybarra. Give her credit for this much: She has surrounded herself with a talented staff. Among them are her interim chief deputy Pete Koehler, who…
Developer Dennis Swartout has dropped a hot potato into the laps of new Kootenai County Commissioners David Stewart & Marc Eberlein. Swartout and his family contributed to their 2014 campaigns. Now Swartout wants a zone change in the Athol area that many neighbors oppose. Thoughts?
The Coeur d'Alene Press is offering a compromise in an editorial re: two events planned to bring food trucks to downtown Coeur d'Alene. In an editorial, the Press suggests that the city reduce monthly fees for outdoor seating that competing restaurants pay through the summer ...
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.
