Sabby Stasney, 3rd grader from Sorensen Magnet School waited for further instruction as the group studied native and invasive plant species during a field trip on Tubbs Hill in Coeur d'Alene today. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) I-90 rollover injures 3, kills dog/Nicole Hensley, SR New…
Earlier today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, appeared on 'Out Front with Erin Burnett' on CNN to discuss FBI and CIA intelligence on Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of two perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing. Thoughts?
The Democratic Party of Idaho is a shadow of its former self. Working Idahoans, rural Idahoans, seniors, farmers, and Catholics have all left the former Cecil Andrus Democratic coalition from the 70's and the 80's in droves. The groups that inhabit the current national Democrat…
In this 2006 AP file photo, Shirley Temple Black accepts the Screen Actors Guild Awards life achievement award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. The former child star turned 85 Tuesday. Question: Does the fact that Shirley Temple (Black) is now 85…
Christie Wood (re: "It's Official! Bloem won't run again"): I have been a City employee for 23 years. We have been fortunate to have some good mayors and dedicated council people. Mayor Bloem is deeply respected and admired by the employees. She is down to…
Councilman Mike Kennedy told Huckleberries moments ago that he's "officially undecided" re: plans to seek a third term as a Coeur d'Alene City Council member. "I have made no final decision," Kennedy said. "There's still plenty of time." Candidates don't have to officially announce until…
Next month will bring a handful of local elections in Kootenai County, some that previously passed with little contest. This year, things are different. Hard-right group Kootenai County Reagan Republicans announced it would target the nonpartisan Kootenai Hospital District Board. In response, a new political…
It's official. Mayor Sandi Bloem told Huckleberries moments ago that she won't seek a fourth term this year. Her decision is a game changer. By deciding not to run, Bloem de-fused much of the nastiness that was sure to come her way from the usual…
Update: It's official. Mayor Sandi Bloem called Huckleberries moments ago (2:03 p.m.) to say that she wouldn't seek a fourth term, citing personal and professional reasons. Huckleberries hears ... that Mayor Sandi Boem will not run for re-election this November. According to my impeccable sources,…
Rockford High School students dance at The Pinnacle Center during their prom in Hudsonville, Mich. Prom spending is expected to rise in 2013 to an average $1,139. That’s among families who are planning to spend some money to attend the annual affair, according to a…
On her Twitter account, SR City Editor Addy Hatch reports: "Caller objects to columnist calling Boston terror suspect a 'punk.' Said it's OK to call him a terrorist, but not a punk." Addy was referring to this lead by columnist Doug Clark Sunday: "And just…
Two North Idahoans won the two prizes offered by the SR weekly News Quiz Sharlene Anderson of Bonners Ferry (gift card) and Tim Lafser of Post Falls (movie tickets). You don't have to be an expert on current events to win our weekly news quiz,…
Updated graphics, integrated social media and an improved Action Center are all part of Idaho Senator Mike Crapo’s newly-redesigned website that launched today. “My goal is to stay in constant contact with Idahoans and provide them with up-to-date information in an efficient way,” Crapo said.…
Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes offered a clarification on election costs today. “Some City Council members and several citizens in Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls apparently still believe each taxing district pays for each election they hold”, said Hayes. This confusion has become apparent in…
This cover image released by People shows actress Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover of a special double issue. The 40-year-old actress tops the magazine's annual list of the "World's Most Beautiful," announced today. Paltrow stars in the upcoming film, "Iron Man 3," out on May…
In a letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press editor today, former appointed Trustee Jim Purtee endorses the candidacy of another appointed trustee for Coeur d'Alene School Board, Ann Seddon (who is opposed by Dave Eubanks): Ann’s hard work has found 48.8 percent of graduates in…
Hillary Branyik, of Boston, kneels at the site where the first bomb detonated on April 15 near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Boylston Street in Boston today. Traffic was allowed to flow all the way down Boylston Street on Wednesday morning for…
Common Core – a unifying force or another educational policy hoop to jump through? As districts in adoption states begin the implementation process, it seems as though the camps are becoming more divided. Those in favor are promoting classroom successes and hope for future collaborative…
David Tucker, spokesman for the Washington IRS, tells Huckleberries that the decision to close the Coeur d'Alene IRS office was made well before sequestration took affect March 1. "It was a business decision to consolidate," Tucker told Huckleberries Online. "It had nothing to do with…
9:47 a.m. Unconscious person reported in 500 block of West Appleway/CdA. 9:43 a.m. Driver of silver 2011 Toyota Tacoma possibly DUI on s/b41/Rathdrum city limits. 9:07 a.m. A suicidal female student left a Post Falls school minutes ago. 8:47 a.m. CPD officer stopping to check…
Farmers often make art even if it’s not intentional, like the green-and-brown striped flag seen in Tammany from the south edge of the Lewiston Orchards. (Lewiston Tribune photo: Barry Kough) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Lewiston baby-sitter won't face death penalty/AP Post Falls police search for…
Christie's scientific specialist James Hyslop poses for photographs with a sub-fossilized pre-17th century Elephant Bird egg at the auction house's premises in London. A massive partly fossilized egg laid by a now-extinct elephant bird has sold for more than double its estimate ($103,813) at a…
Monday-Tuesday Poll: 129 of 195 respondents (66.15%) are okay w/the growing number of surveillance cameras in public places. Why worry, if you're not doing anything wrong, says this group. Another 36 of 195 respondents (18.46%) feels that Big Brother is watching them. 27 of 195…
First, Corrections Corporation of America gouged the Idaho taxpayer on the front end. Now the people whose management of the Idaho Correctional Center near Boise gave you the "gladiator school" are gouging the taxpayer at the back end, too. Earlier this month, CCA acknowledged it…
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Wednesday his party is “forging ahead” with legislation that repeals part of ObamaCare to prop up the healthcare law's insurance coverage for high-risk patients. House Republican leaders refused to predict on Wednesday morning whether they could pass the…
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.
