Today is the 190th day of 2009. There are 175 days left in the year. On this day: In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York. Author Dean Koontz is 64. Thought for Today: "Invest in…
Food sculptor Jim Victor holds a die-cast metal model of a life-size chocolate stock car he is creating in a warehouse in Elgin, Ill. The chocolate creation is a replica of the No. 18 Toyota Camry "M&M" car driven by NASCAR driver Kyle Busch. The…
Nick Adams: A few days ago, I was standing in line at our neighborhood market. One of the people in line ahead of me was a young woman (early 20s). When it was her turn, she tried to discretely hand the clerk a large box…
It was the first book I owned, and I loved it to pieces – literally. Eventually, the spine cracked, the front cover separated, and almost every page was dog-eared. When I graduated to more sophisticated literature, my mother wrapped the book in tissue and set…
Vets tend a donkey after the Spokane Valley Fire technical rescue team rescued him from a well on Wednesday, July 1. (Courtesy of Spokane Valley Fire)CPD Blue incident report log/SRRoundabout coming to McGuire & Prairie/Kootenai MPOPublic, private flap puts county dock plans on hold/KXLYDonations pour…
Frank Getty, 82, drives his 1940 Farmall H tractor up to his cows while trying to get them in to the barn early from the pasture at his Catawissa, Pa., farm along Mount Zion Road on Wednesday afternoon. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Bloomsburg Press…
5:17 p.m. Ronald has questions re: using stop signs and cones to steer traffic around a wedding.5:12 p.m. CdA marina reports 2 wakeboarders are going too fast in no-wake zone.4:52 p.m. Man wants to see an officer re: a photo his kids took of his…
Spokane Police officer Karl Thompson (with silver hair) talks friends and supporters outside the Federal Courthouse in Spokane where he appeared today to answer charges in the Otto Zehm case. (Jesse Tinsley/SR)But during the short arraignment, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Durkin objected to the defense…
Cliff Hayes, who has served as police chief of Post Falls for more than 20 years, has announced his retirement, effective July 31. Mayor Clay Larkin plans to nominate department Capt. Scot Haug to replace Hayes, when the City Council meets July 21. Hayes has…
And now, a few words from management at the Bates Motel. Rooms are available now. Really available. No, this is not the building they used when filming "Psycho," the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller about madness and murder at a creepy motel of the same name.…
Here, Don Sausser, HBO's Eye On Sherman Avenue, rides down the 4th of July Parade route unaware that Idaho Dad/A Family Runs Through It is in the crowd taking photos of his entry for the Merry Hucksters of Huckleberries Online.Malia's peace symbol/Community CommentLet's Facebook it/Dogwalk…
In this photo provided by Italian artist Dario Gambarin Thursday, a giant portrait of US President Barack Obama is seen in an aerial view in the countryside of Mena' di Castagnaro, near Verona in Northern Italy. The portrait, completed by the writing "The hope is…
(The Olympia) press corps is losing another one ... and this time, it’s me. After nearly 9 years covering Olympia for an Eastern Washington audience, I’m taking a public-affairs job with the state insurance commissioner’s office. I love what I do, and am deeply grateful…
Item: Post Falls joins fight for no-wake zone/KREMMore Info: It’s been a complaint of some homeowners along the Spokane River for many years, now, the city of Post Falls says it also wants a no-wake zone on a small stretch of the waterway. Balancing boater’s…
Item: BNSF comes clean in Whitefish, but residents skeptical about contamination/Michael Jamison, MissoulianMore Info: Four months ago, railroad officials began offering to buy homes in a trendy Whitefish neighborhood, discreetly suggesting the ground beneath might be contaminated. On Tuesday, representatives for Burlington Northern Santa Fe…
Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google, takes a picture of members of the press gathered outside the Sun Valley Inn, during the annual Allen & Co.'s media summit in Sun Valley earlier today. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)Horsey: Why did Sarah Palin quit?/Seattle P-IBNSF comes clean…
Item: Hillyard Rotary club reaches 50 years: Decades of helping out remembered/Cindy Hval, SR VoicesMore Info: Long before “global community” became a catchphrase, Rotary International exemplified the ideal. Formed 105 years ago, the world’s first service club now boasts 1.2 million members around the globe.…
For birthday No. 30 this week, Taryn Hecker/Taryn A. Hecker's Photography got a "crab" tat on her shoulder to remind herself not to be a crab in life. You can read about it here.Question: Describe the last tattoo that you received (including when and where…
11:59 a.m. 75YO male is bleeding uncontrollably from his cheek after falling after he left the elevator @ Coeur d'Alene Vision Source, 850 Ironwood/CdA.11:24 a.m. A woman believes that people are trying to steal her kidneys.11:02 a.m. A motorist is complaining of back pain after…
Among the fascinating tidbits in the latest Boise Weekly is that "liberal may be too strong of a word" for what they aren't, "certain sex ed" is out, Native Americans are OK "in [their] proper context," and spanking? Moffett's "not opposed to [it] one iota."…
The vanity license plate on William Junge's Chevy Tahoe is shown with years of correspondence with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles in the garage of his Las Vegas home Wednesday. Junge has won a battle with the department over the plate, which the DMV…
An eagle-eyed Berry Picker noticed that the Coeur d'Alene Press got it right at the top of the front page when the headline read: "Senator (Jorgenson) to speak on immigration plan." But the advertising types missed the boat on Page A7 about the same North…
(Warning: Objectionable language) An organization that tracks hate groups says records show there are more such groups now than ever before. In an effort to help determine why, KOMO News got an exclusive interview with a member of the Aryan Nations and with those determined…
Item: Coeur d'Alene mayoral candidate had fight in court: Chief bailiff suffered broken arm trying to control him/Jim Camden, SRMore Info: Chief Bailiff and Jury Commissioner Pete Barnes told The Spokesman-Review that Arnold was ordered removed from the court but resisted efforts by Barnes and…
Item: Pharmacists lose pill ruling: They cited religious belief in not dispensing ‘morning after’ drug/Los AngelesMore Info: Pharmacists are obliged to dispense the Plan B pill, even if they are personally opposed to the “morning after” contraceptive on religious grounds, a federal appeals court ruled…
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.
