Have you ever worried that something might crawl from the toilet bowl or outhouse stall and bite you in the nether region. Well, a local woman who once lived in Sandpoint heard an unexpected splash recently when she was propped vulnerably on her bathroom throne. SR columnist Doug Clark provides the rest of the story.
In the Lewiston Tribune, conservative columnist Michael Costello focuses on what he believes is a total failure in President Obama's strategy in Syria.
If you still harbor any illusions that Donald Trump is fit to be commander in chief, consider his latest salvo against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Bergdahl, a Ketchum native, walked away from his post in Afghanistan and was taken prisoner by the Taliban in 2009. Trump told a rowdy Las Vegas audience recently. "Thirty years ago, he would have been shot."
James Meredith, the civil rights icon who helped integrate the University of Mississippi in 1962 and was later shot & wounded for his activities, visited Coeur d'Alene Friday. “Fifty years ago I used Ole Miss to teach the world a lesson,” Meredith said. “Now I plan on using Mississippi to teach Idaho a lesson.”
The news that Social Security benefit amounts will remain flat next year isn’t sitting well with older Kootenai County residents already feeling squeezed by higher prices for many basic living items. The lack of a cost of living adjustment will affect millions of retirees, disabled workers, spouses and children.
In the SR Sunday, Huckleberries begins with a look at the missteps in the Coeur d'Alene City Council campaign of relative newcomer Toby Schindelbeck. Schindelbeck, Huckleberries concludes, should fire his advisers for some poor advice re: his approach to respected long-time Councilman Ron Edinger.
I plan to soak up some rays this weekend while I'm pulling up more of my garden -- and possibly going for a drive around the lake. I'm looking forward to the mail delivery this weekend with interest. It's getting late in the game, and…
What is with this wonderful fall? I'm still eating garden tomatoes off the vine. I need to sweep the chimney, but otherwise I'm ready for winter. Even have the 4Runner winterized. Glorious days. If the sun shine outside doesn't lift your spirits today, I'll see...
Maj. Lisa Jaster holds her 3YO daughter Victoria and her 7YO son Zachary after an Army Ranger School graduation ceremony, Friday in Fort Benning, Ga. Jaster, who is the first Army Reserve female to graduate the Army's Ranger School, joins U.S. Army Capt. Kristen Griest and First Lt. Shaye Haver as the third female soldier to complete the school.
The longtime common belief that you need eight hours of sleep per night may not actually be the case for most people, according to new research. Researchers found getting six or seven hours of sleep may be sufficient and more natural for a lot of people. (Question: I probably sleep 6 1/2-7 hours during the work week. Sometimes less. How about you?)
In the comments section, Lizard People posted a link to a story from the Coeur d'Alene Press (Dec. 30, 2010) re: the embezzlement arrest of Sandy Martinson, a long-time deputy clerk for Kootenai County. Coeur d'Alene City Council candidate Dan English was her boss at the time. Below, you can read the response English provided to Lizard People.
The Cutline Contest today features country music star Kellie Pickler getting down and dirty in Pulaski, TN. Thursday Winner -- HFHayden.
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (28 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 17 more items) includes rescue personnel responding to report of possible plane crash into Carlin Bay ...
Panhandle Health District (PHD) and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have issued a health advisory for Black Lake, [Click and drag to move] near Medimont, due to the presence of blue-green algae. This is the fourth Kootenai County lake impacted by blue-green algae in 2015. The health advisory for Fernan Lake is still active.
A third brewery should be opening in Post Falls sometime early next year. Construction is underway on Post Falls Brewing Company at 112 N. Spokane Street, on the north bank of the Spokane River near the Red Lion Templin’s Hotel. (Question: The more the merrier?)
The daily roundup of links from the HucksOnline blog roll includes: Three for the show/On Tap, Socialists are us/Fort Boise, Sand Creek, eflections/Slight Detour, 'War Bonds' at veterans forum/War Bonds, Attitude sends 'The Martian' into orbit/7 Blog, New trees planted at Person Field/CdA Today,Superheroes in age of McCarthy/Faithful Geek ...
NIC student Garrett Welsh shaking hands with iconic Civil Rights figure James Meredith during an afternoon presentation at the Human Rights Education Institute Friday. Meredith will present “Walk the Talk,” tonight at NIC Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $10 general admission.
"What is the statute of limitations on keeping the box your computer came in?" -- Jill Kuraitis.
Idaho is just weeks away from enrolling up to 25 children with severe epilepsy in a free program to provide them with an experimental, non-psychoactive drug extracted from marijuana, under an executive order from Gov. Butch Otter. But estimates of the number of children eligible for the program are much higher – 1,500 or more.
One commenter at Huckleberries Online has tried to make an issue of the trouble Councilman Ron Edinger had in hearing several questions posed to him during his candidate's forum with newcomer Toby Schindelbeck. Jeff Crowe of CdA TV offers possible reasons why Edinger -- and even Steve Adams -- had trouble hearing the questions.
In a comment this PM, Merica points out that Coeur d'Alene City Council candidate Toby Schindelbeck has posted a link to a video on another site, of his debate with veteran incumbent Ron Edinger. Since he doesn't bother to post here, I'll post the video for Toby. You can view it by clicking on the link below. Enjoy.
Vice President Joe Biden has personally made a series of calls this week to Democratic strategists from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, asking a final round of detailed questions about how -- not whether -- to launch a 2016 presidential campaign.
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM 9 (17 items & counting) ...
On its Facebook wall, BikeCDA.org writes that a bicyclist-pedestrian accident that broke the pedestrian's arm could have been avoided with appropriate bike lanes. The organization is calling for the city's Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee to create an agenda item that targets infrastructure that endangers bicyclists.
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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