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The city’s got a reputation.

Mike’s the guy who gets things done.

My most recent column was written the day we returned from Hawaii, and in my post-vacation fog, I forgot to include some important information.

The state is poised to spend less time, energy and money on the best tool we have for double-checking the work of government: audits.

For all my complaining that it is no improvement on silence, I can spit out this brand of weather-related small talk with the best of them.

Today The Slice presents the transcript of an exclusive interview with the Spokane native who can’t seem to stop crying.

John Green, a "constitutional sheriff" candidate running in the Kootenai County GOP primary, is delighted to have the endorsement of erstwhile Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, founder of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Police Officers Association.

When Idaho Sen. Jim Risch made one of his frequent appearances last week on CNN's "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer, he kind of endorsed Ted Cruz for president – but just kind of.

“Yeah, Grandad was a sweet old guy. Loved puppies and kittens. Remember the time he bludgeoned that Spokane defenseman?”

Medication mix-ups can prove quite memorable.

If these walls could talk, they’d be sent to Betty Ford.

War and loud aircraft can do quite the number on your ears.

Caucusing a crowded, noisy, messy, exhilirating experience in participatory democracy.

City Hall employees who refuse to talk to an investigator looking into the firing of Police Chief Frank Straub are communicating nonetheless. Their contempt for the public is loud and clear.

Pick your favorite Hollywood version.

That boat just wants to hit the water.

During her life in Coeur d'Alene, actress Patty Duke received many mentions in Huckleberries Online, including one on April 3, 1995, reporting that her horses escaped from a Carlin Bay ranch. In memory of this fine actress and human being, who died last week in Coeur d'Alene, Huckleberries offers a handful of the column items that featured her.

Inland Northwest residents on both sides of the state line have something in common.

Not to worry: smartphone screens are kinds to the eyes.