Today is the 180th day of 2009. There are 185 days left in the year. On this day in history: In 1972, the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty as it was being meted out could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment." In 2003, actress Katharine…
Louis-PhilippeJean, of Port-Cartier, Quebec, grimaces as he lifts a stone in the Slater King of Stone Challenge at the Fortissimus World Strength Challenge on Sunday in Montmagny, Quebec. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)SR's Today In PhotosQuestion: What is the most weight you've ever lifted…
I recently posted that the insurance company delayed its payment for my prescription for Vancomycin. I wrote I would be lenient, not passive, patient, not pushy. The payment was made to Broadway Apothecary on Friday afternoon and I will be getting a check from them…
The Coeur d'Alene Summer Theater presents the Zany Mel Brooks Broadway hit, "The Producers," Friday through Saturday, July 18, starring Eric Hadley as Max Bialystock, Jen Davis as Ulla, and Matt Wade as Leo Bloom. (J. Bart Rayniak/SR)Barry Manilow cancels Spokane concert again/SRSurgery complications claim…
Participants in the 'Drum Parade' drag a truck with ropes which are linked to hooks and attached to their backs, during the 'Drum Parade' in Madrid, on Saturday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)Top Cutline:1. Conchita tries a new way of “hooking…
5:23 p.m. An 87YO man has fallen in his garage and possibly broken a hip in the 1400 block of Progress Drive/Hayden.5:05 p.m. R/P reports that two men are standing over a prone woman @ Wallace & 5th -- and that there's a chalk line…
This afternoon Coeur d’Alene Fire Department crews responded to a small forest fire on the North side of Tubbs Hill. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire that appeared to be caused by an improperly discarded cigarette. Although as temperatures rise and with the…
I'm sad to admit that last night I caught my first fish of the season. Last year, I bought my fishing license on January 1 and started fly-fishing in waist-deep snow. I'd landed plenty of trout from rivers and creeks from Washington to Montana by…
Idaho taxpayers employ the equivalent of more than 27,000 full-time workers in the state's public school system. Of those, about 55 percent are teachers - a decrease of about 5 percent of the pie since the state implemented its school funding law in 1994. On…
Frank Ricci, left, lead plaintiff in the the "New Haven 20" firefighter reverse discrimination case speaks to the media outside of Federal Court in New Haven, Conn., today. The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly…
Digger: Hey, does anyone have a way of getting comp (or discount) tickets to go see CDA Summer Theatre's production of “The Producers”? I looked online and they're $40 a pop - a little spendy for Spazz and I since we just paid for our…
MIA spotted this sign outside John Montandon's Ace Hardware on Sherman in CdA a few minutes ago. She isn't familiar with this product and is hoping some savvy HBO'ers might be able to enlighten us on it's proper application.Question: Anyone?
Tony Stewart (when asked by SReporter Alison Boggs if racist fliers dropped on Coeur d'Alene lawns represents a resurgence of the Aryan Nations): I definitely think it’s something else. It’s not something to ignore, but for (those of us) who have been observing this for…
Now (and I mean this as a compliment to the character of Idahoans) we more often than not take the honesty and selflessness of strangers for granted. Today, as I was out for a ride with my wife and two young children in our blue…
"We spotted a handsome young bull moose munching in a roadside marsh on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River," posts Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. "When he was full, he wandered up the bank into tall grass for an afternoon nap. Photos HERE. Earlier…
I've just spent the weekend with about ten friends I grew up with and/or went to high school with in Kellogg. In terms of employment, I suppose it could be said that several of us got above our raisin'. Most of us are working in…
Pitch man Billy Mays fires a burst of bugs at a windshield while filming an infomercial for a new windshield wiper blade on June 5 in Safety Harbor, Fla. Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products made him a pop-culture icon,…
11:27 a.m. 81YO male slipped off an exam table and hit his head in a doctor's office in the Ironwood medical district.10:55 a.m. R/P wants to see an officer re: a sister-in-law stealing items from a shop.10:05 a.m. Julie is afraid her mother-in-law has alerted…
Fred Powell sits amidst his sizeable collection in a small building in the back of his home in the Azalea District of Tyler, Texas. Powell, known as "The Record Man," collects, sells and trades old vinyls as a hobby. Many, of course, are scrambling to…
Is it my imagination, or is it the case that when a Democrat goes astray, it's a personal failing, and when a Republican splashes into the tabloid section, it's a larger lesson? I just about spewed the morning coffee when I read the lede of…
Not only did Spencer discuss his recent scrape with the law in good humor here on HBO on Friday, but he took some of the best mug shots I've seen from the Kootenai County Jail. As you Merry Hucksters know, Spencer, the local government watchdog,…
Item: Minnick close to joining the party of 'No': Stand against Waxman-Markey energy bill troubling/IdaBlueMore Info: Minnick cites some decent reasons, but I think they're window dressing. He's subordinating the possible to the perfect to give himself cover for voting against it. "Because we can't…
Item: Madoff sentenced to 150 years: Federal judge gives maximum sentence to Ponzi mastermind following his apology and victims' request for life sentence/CNN Money.More Info: A federal judge sentenced Bernard Madoff, the convicted mastermind of the largest and most sweeping Ponzi scheme ever, to the…
Item: In 3-on-3 event, all of Spokane is inbounds/John Brunch, NYTimesMore Info: And so began the 20th annual Spokane Hoopfest, the world’s largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament, and the numbers were more staggering than ever: 6,701 teams, 26,253 players and an estimated 13,000 games covering 40…
Generally, I don't rerun a photo, but I want to make sure as many people in Spokane/North Idaho see this, as possible. Especially those who visit Independence Point, City Beach, or City Park. Don Sausser, HBO's Eye On Sherman Avenue, snapped this photo around 10…
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.
