Put your hands together for Henry "Digger" Johnston, who test-drives a Huckleberries style today for his bi-weekly Moscow-Pullman Daily News column. You can read it here. I'm humbled by the little "shout out" that Digger gives me at the end of his column. 'Tis nice…
Item: Coeur d'Alene gas $.40 cheaper than in Spokane/KXLYMore Info: Gas prices nationally fell by their biggest margin the weekend of October 11 and 12. Dropping 30 cents. And we are seeing some of that relief. The average price for a gallon of gas in…
5:05 p.m. Woman driving a silver KIA almost drove under a dump truck and then off I-90, east of the Spokane Street interchange at Post Falls.4:17 p.m. R/P reports possible sex offense involving neighbor child.3:22 p.m. R/P reports a woman in a n/b car on…
Ed Andrieski/AP PhotoHawaii Gov. Linda Lingle talks about the Hawaii Commemorative quarter that she helped strike during ceremonies at the U.S. Mint in Denver on Tuesday. Hawaii's quarter is the 50th and final quarter minted in the U.S. Mint's 50 State Quarters Program.Question: Which state…
Granati/OrangeFrog76In high definition resolution, Granati presents "dilapidated caterpillar" today.*Halloweenish Haiku/Tumblewords*Lost in the rainforest/TUBOB*I have resigned as SR editor, blog to be activated/Still A Newspaperman*How musicals affect the spirit/Silver Valley Stories*Reflections of Precious Annie/Slight Detour*Beautiful fall colors in high country/The 'Kan EWA*A fall dream/Synaptic DisunionHBO Numbers…
Joan Olson, of Ramsey Road, found out how low thieves will go when someone stole the wheelchair lift attached to the back of her car Monday. Joan uses a wheelchair for mobility. But she used a walker instead of her wheelchair to join a friend…
Christopher Anderson/SRSammi Cook ( rear left ) and Malissa Spradlin work the north shore of the Spokane River during the recent 6th annual River Clean-up Saturday October 4, 2008. The two Unviersity High School students reported finding a lot of smaller trash like cans and…
I'm interviewing House District 5 write-in candidate Karin Ducote. Ducote plans to attend the Panhandle Coalition candidates' forum from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Lake City Senior Center.Question: Why did you decide at the 11th hour to file a long-shot candidacy to take on state…
I hate this time of year. Not because I despise blends of precipitation, freezing temps and gale force winds. Not because I’m totally broke, underfed and stressed about school. It’s because you see women bringing out the hideous Ugg boot over the pants look. Ugg…
Item: U.S. to buy stakes in nation's largest banks: Recipients include Citi, Bank of America, Goldman/Wall Street JournalMore Info: The U.S. government is expected to take stakes in nine of the nation's top financial institutions as part of a new plan to restore confidence to…
A homicide victim met his alleged shooter at a Taco Time drive-through in Coeur d'Alene, according to court papers filed Monday. The call history on Anthony E. Dennis' cell phone led detectives to three suspects after the 43-year-old was found shot to death in his…
It's tough to keep walking past a big old pot of gold, no matter how worthy the cause. That's the case with Coeur d'Alene School District's request for the city's urban renewal agency, Lake City Development Corp., to spend $3.5 million upgrading Sorensen Magnet School…
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho"Low flying aircraft have a colorful warning of high voltage wires over Fernan Lake," posts Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho. "The balls are strung from Fernan Hill on the north side of the lake to the south shore hilltop." More here.*CDA gas 40…
RE: Homeless cats crowd shelterThe problem is that America refuses to accept cats as a decent source of protein and a meat that can be prepared and enjoyed in many ways. Complex in its protein structure and lean and healthy, cat meat could go a…
What do you think about Obama's plan to register females for the draft?/WorldNetDaily 1. It's a bold and courageous position for a candidate to take 2. It's simple equality; men and women are equally capable of defending our country 3. It makes perfect sense; we…
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.
