Several friends tagged me in a meme this weekend: "I hunt for mushrooms because I have no morels." This weekend's forays paid off for the Thompsons, but hours of hiking in Mountain Goat territory have my muscles crying out today. As anyone who has enjoyed a morel-topped steak can attest, the pain is so, so worth it. Question: Are you picking?
I'm a huge fan of coloring books. I just bought a new one that incorporates some of my favorite Psalms. I find it relaxing. The SR's Carolyn Lamberson reports on the craze of adult coloring in Sunday's SR. Question: When is the last time you picked up crayons and colored? How do you de-stress?
Last week there was a lot of chatter on HBO about the type of people that hail from my hometown of Athol. The suggestion was made that all of the craziest letters to the editor in the Coeur d'Alene Press are authored by Atholians. As evidence to the contrary, I'd like to share this letter from Sunday's Press, headlined "MEAT: Eat less, heat less."
For their contributions to the lives of people in Idaho and beyond, five “outstanding” men and women were inducted into Idaho’s Hall of Fame Friday evening in Coeur d'Alene. ... The inductees included many local names: Sandi Bloem, Norman Gissel, Steve Meyer and Judy Meyer, as well as Marilyn Shuler of Boise./Mary Malone, The Coeur d'Alene Press.
Every year a bloc of lawmakers in the Idaho Legislature votes against billions of dollars in spending for routine functions of state government, and this year was no exception.When the 2016 session ended March 25, one lawmaker had voted against nearly 60 percent of spending…
My friend Tom Wobker, who we knew here as The Bard of Sherman Avenue, died Saturday morning, on the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. I'm glad that you were able to meet this fine man at Blogfest 2016. Also, I'm delighted that he enriched your life as much as he did mine.
I'm going to take Monday through Wednesday off this coming week. Taryn will step in to run this three-ring circus. She did a superb job on her initial run at feeding the insatiable maw of this cyber beast. I suspect she'll repeat that performance again during another of my infrequent vacays. Enjoy the weekend. Behave yourselves for Taryn.
Lauren Salgado watches as nail technician Julie Nghi, works on her nails Friday in St. Louis Park, Minn. Salgado was there to get the Prince sign painted on her nails in honor of him.
Mrs. O & I are headed to the annual Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations banquet tonight at the Coeur d'Alene Inn. SReporter Becky Kramer is going to a community Seder Dinner elsewhere. And I believe there's a Dancing with the Local Stars event at the Kroc Center. It appears that Coeur d'Alene will be stepping out tonight.
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (16 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 15 more items) includes attempted suicide by hanging by female at Kootenai County Jail. Also, there was a boat crash off Blackwell Island
The Cutline Contest today features a Texas Republican styling in a pair of red, white & blue boots at the GOP national committee spring meeting in Hollywood, Fla. Thursday Winner:
Deputies from the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office made much bigger arrests than they originally thought possible when they responded to a call of shoplifting at Hayden Walmart this morning. A bag full of stolen goods led to a Coeur d'Alene home, a search warrant, and arrests for alleged drug crimes. Walmar employees helped track down suspects.
I'm still divided on the Kootenai County commissioner race between incumbent Commissioner David Stewart and challenger Chris Fillios. I consider this flier to be attractive. What do you think?
A woman approached me at the Coeur d'Alene Library after work Thursday to sign one of these petitions. As a journalist working for the SR, I can't sign any petitions. She was surprised to hear that. However, I told her, if I had the freedom to do so, I would sign hers. Sneaky money has ruined Idaho's campaign financing. It badly needs to be reform
Here's a list of the "liberal" yes-and-no questions posed in the Coeur d'Alene Press Voters Guide that state Rep. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d'Alene, called a "threat" and refused to answer. They include: Raise the minimum wage? Add the Words? Increase gun rights? Increase abortion rights? Increase Medicaid coverage?
A man was shot in the knee late Thursday as he was urinating in the bathroom of a downtown Spokane bar. Police were called to The Pin at 412 W. Sprague just after 11 p.m. Thursday after a gunshot was heard in the bathroom.
In an editorial in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Devin Rokyta comments on a recent AP story: "Experts in psychology and political science say politicians lie more often than your average Joe and Jolene, distorting the truth more frequently and deceiving in larger ways -- and of course the consequences are much higher."
Here's the black-and-white version of the attack flier that was sent by IFF's Siamese twin 501c4 organization, Idaho Freedom Action, to applaud Confederate flag waving Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, and Rep. Sage Dixon, R-Sandpoint, and to diss powerful JFAC co-chair Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint. Do you...
The Museum of North Idaho is surrounded by ditches, mounds of dirt and orange construction safety fencing, but it is indeed still operating and open to the public. The work being conducted by Contractors Northwest, Inc. in the area of the museum, located at 115 Northwest Blvd., is a part of the city's flood works repair project.
In Thursday's poll, A plurality of Hucks Nation support the decision to put 19th Century abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill in place of former President Andrew Jackson. 143 of 301 respondent (47.51%) favored the change.
The daily roundup of AM Headlines includes story re: tonight's Team Challenge Cup at the Spokane Arena, featuring top ice skaters from around the world. Also: Idaho Records/Press, Walmart burglary leads to arrests/KCSO, Idaho immunization rates on rise/EOBoise, North Idaho Museum open during work/Press, NIC forums for prez candidates open/Press...
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (15 items & counting) includes a road rager near the stateline & an attempted car theft gone bad in Athol.
Duane Rasmussen, an attorney who has worked on his family's farms, scored a point with the rural audience at the Kootenai County commissioner forum in Athol Thursday night.
Here's the flier that I received from attorney Arthur Macomber, who is trying to unseat state Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d'Alene, and has been designated by the Hayden Area Tea Party as one of its "stars."
Lakeland High Principal Conrad Underdahl has a new granddaughter — big news because little Aurelia Maria Ann is the first girl born to the family in 101 years and four generations. Question: What kind of "streaks" has your family experienced?
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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