Today is the 167th day of 2009. There are 198 days left in the year. On this day in history: In 1858, as he accepted the Illinois Republican Party's nomination for U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring, "A…
A pair of red-tailed hawks are seen at the top of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)SR's Today In Photos
I empathize with new driver Wandee Katanaree, the 30YO CdA woman who drove into a house on 17th Street while practicing backing up. She's older than most who learn to drive. But she was trying to be careful (although she now faces a fine of…
On Monday, Frum Helen's Back's hubby, Dave, snapped this photo of an osprey guarding its nest for Hauser Thoughts.Wal-Mart seeking larger store in Post Falls/SRAccounts of bite at Wolf People's facility differ/Bonner County BeeBonners Ferry flu diagnosis raises concerns/Bonner County BeeShooter in double murder gets…
An Israeli man carries a life size plastic doll a beach party following the annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)1. The new and improved multipurpose flotation device! -- Charlie.2. Perez Hilton, was seen hoisting a…
5:48 p.m. A helmetless motorcyclist has crashed @ Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive & Yellowstone Trail, half mile west of Higgens Point. Unknown if he's injured.5:39 p.m. Woman w/3 children can't get male to leave Kimberly Lane/PF residence.5:03 p.m. Juveniles involved in loud party @ the…
Coeur d’Alene Police responded to 622 N. 17th St. at 10:46 am for the report of a vehicle that struck a residence. Officers contacted the driver of the vehicle Wandee Katanaree, 30, of Coeur d’Alene and determined she was uninjured. She was the only occupant…
A Berry Picker reminds Huckleberries: "Any Merry Hucksters who are inclined to support the education corridor might like to know that the CdA City Council will take up NIC’s request to annex the Stimson Mill site tonight at 6. The college is proposing C17 zoning…
Item: ABC turns programming over to Obama; News to be anchored from inside White House/Drudge ReportRight Mind: There are people who said there is no bias in the media. Can you honestly imagine this ever happening for Bush? Or for any previous President for that…
First lady Michelle Obama harvests vegetables with fifth graders from Bancroft Elementary School in the First Lady's Garden that they planted in the garden on the South Lawn of The White House in Washington Tuesday.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Question: Which fresh vegetable is your favorite?
As more couples wait a few years before having children, some are finding themselves caught between raising their own kids and caring for aging parents. These adults are among the 10 to 16 million Americans who belong to the Sandwich Generation – people in their…
Lew2nl: Those irregular verbs are confusing. The easiest way for the high school kids to catch on was to tell them that the verb 'lay' means to 'put' or 'place'. (lay, laid, have laid, laying). “He laid the book on the table yesterday.” “Please lay…
As the parent of two girls I understand the challenges of finding the time to get outside as a family, but it has to be done. It’s easy to fall in the trap of structuring our kid’s lives to a fault, with too much parental…
I paid my property taxes for the first time by visiting the county treasurer's office last month. Until December, my taxes had been part of my mortgage payment -- and, therefore, paid by my mortgage company at the appropriate deadlines. I wrote out a check…
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, on Capitol Hill in Washington today. News release here. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Eagle City Hall to begin 4-day work week July 6/StatesmanEx-bank teller gets 1 day for stealing $35K/Billings GazetteProsecutor's dismiss charges against final Grace…
30 minutes later, my phone rings again. This time it's the dental hygienist. The one with the wicked metal scraper that spent so much time digging away at the base of my teeth. She had just called to give me a stern lecture about the…
Calamity J: I have heard from a number of African American people in Spokane who would like to go to this celebration but are afraid to gather publicly in Coeur d'Alene. They cite the recent events at the DC Holocaust Museum as being a real…
Two odd things emerged from the brief discussion this morning re: furlough benefits in the state of Idaho. First, the top unemployment benefit payout is $362 -- or about $200 less than in Washington state. So Idahoans not only are paid far less in unemployment…
A Palestinian boy reacts as youths frighten him by pointing their toy guns at him, in an alley in the West Bank refugee camp of Al-Amari in Ramallah Tuesday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
I began my 40th year in the newspaper business today by listening to a brief presentation by an employment service rep re: how to handle a mandatory furlough this quarter. I've only filed for unemployment once in my previous 39 years in the biz --…
10:56 a.m. A large, green rug is lying on I-90/MP 3.5.10:48 a.m. A beige pickup has hit a white house @ 17th & Foster.10:40 a.m. Athol resident in Clagstone reports ATVs trespassing on his property.10:21 a.m. Officers are staging in Lincoln Lane & Russell Road…
Franklin Moore, 7, of Coeur d'Alene gets a quick equestrian lesson from Albert Wilkerson of Athol in preparation for Juneteenth, African-American Independence Day at the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d'Alene on Monday. Albert will be dressed as a Buffalo Soldier for the celebration…
They make these candles with the elderly in mind. Only two required on the birthday cake. Not a bad idea when you turn Medicare age, as my brother Mike did yesterday. ... A bunch of us gathered at the Thompson cabin for the party. I…
Item: Teen's death sets off water warning: Personal watercraft are dangerous, though legal, for young teens/Rick Thomas, PressMore Info: "Most accidents on the lake happen among people in the same group," Cindy said. And though it is legal for riders age 14 and up to…
"Tourists have been drawn to beautiful North Idaho for decades," posts Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. "This bathing beauty on the cover of the 1971-72 Fun Guide is Debbie Johnson, a classmate from Coeur d'Alene High School and a former Miss Coeur d'Alene. Swimsuit fashions may…
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.
