In the news this evening: A massive snowstorm freezes out a global warming protest in Washington, D.C., here. The Dow closes below 6800 here. 2 NFL players including a former Washington Huskie remain missing at sea here. John McCain launches a broadside against Barack Obama…
Raindrops gather on branches at Falls Park in Post Falls today. Rain is in the forecast everyday this week. KATHY PLONKA The Spokesman-Review. SR Today In Photos.
Item: Legislature of hard knocks: In Idaho, four-year degrees are no pre-requisite for legislators/Jared S. Hopkins, Twin Falls Times-NewsMore Info: Ask a good portion of the Idaho Legislature about their alma mater, and they'll give you a stock answer that could resemble a school fight…
Jim Camden/Spin Control knows why those reservists from the 455th Engineering Co. were marching down a Hayden street (in this SteveQuayle.com photo) here.Bonner County police blotter/SRPassenger, cargo traffic fall at Spokane airport/SRNorth Idaho avalanche victim lived life to fullest/KREM2Stimulus promises jobs for Silver Valley/Eye On…
Casper Kelly Walsh's Jesse Hillhouse,left, maintains control as Campbell County's Burke Burgess attempts an escape during their quarterfinal bout in the 125 pound division of the Wyoming State Wrestling Championships Friday afternoon in Casper, Wyo. Hillhouse, a defending state champion, advanced after a 13-4 major…
We all feel the same; besides the AT&T stock he inherited from his father my dad's legacy to us was the cottonwoods and meadow grass, the high, fast, muddy water of Memorial Day, the huckleberries and the apples, the woodpeckers and hummingbirds and the fish,…
5:42 p.m. Motorist reports a woman on foot who crossed the interstate just east of CDA.5:38 p.m. Smoke is coming from a house @ Candy Lane & Lilly.5:33 p.m. A woman has fallen in the pool area of the Coeur d'Alene Inn and possibly broken…
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, shows former University of South Florida football player Nick Schuyler clinging to the engine of an overturned boat in the Gulf of Mexico today. Schuyler, Marquis Cooper, William Buckley and Corey Smith left Clearwater, Fla, on…
I think it was when the big national bank lost my mother that I first began to realize I would be better off doing business with a small local bank. The recent blizzard of incompetence atop today's biggest banks has made me happier than ever…
Sandie, a French bulldog, is all dressed up and patiently waiting her turn on stage during the Kootenai Humane Society's Dog Daze fundraiser at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds, posted Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho. More here.Blogfest '09: What a wonderful afternoon on Saturday, as we were…
A correspondent (who asked to remain anonymous) pulled together some comparisons of daily newspaper page size, on occasion of the Boise Idaho Statesman’s switch today to publication on the press of the Nampa Idaho Press-Tribune - which is cutting the page size. But it has…
Sporting there best dresses, runners burst from the starting line of the third annual "Red Dress Run" Saturday in Moscow. Story here. (AP Photo/Lewiston Tribune, Kyle Mills)Cartoon: Obama's 'class warfare'/David Horsey, Seattle PIGonzaga moves up to 14th/SportslinkIdaho Senate committee votes to help UI with budget…
In this photo provided by the Girl Scouts, pastry chef Ernie Rich applies the finishing touches to the largest chocolate and vanilla girl scout cookie ever made during an event at the National Constitution center in Philadelphia on Friday. The Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania…
Item: BusinessWeek ranks Portland at the top of 'unhappiest city' list/OregonianMore Info: Portland has found itself at the top of another list, but not the kind you can brag about. A staggering jump in calls to a crisis intervention hotline, high rates of depression and…
Trish Gannon/River Journal just posted more Blogfest '09 photos here. Above, Christa Manis & Taryn Hecker underscore the claim by many that this piece of the blogosphere would be a classless place without The Women of Huckleberries Online. You can read the entire comments thread…
... that there may be another reason for the visit by former Secretary of State Dirk Kempthorne to North Idaho later in the week. A Berry Picker sends along a private invitation landing in some well-heeled laps to "join us for a Private Reception with…
North Idaho College finished second Saturday in the National Junior College Athletic Association wrestling championships in Rochester, Minn. Asst. Coach: Chris Harris. Tim McGoldrick. Head Coach: Pat Whitcomb. Celic Bell, DJ May, Trevor Powell, Rudi Burtschi, Luke Chesher, Lester Brown, Jeremy Bommarito, Spencer Sharp, Kamron…
I'm grateful for all the Berry Pickers who took time out from a sunny Saturday to make Blogfest '09 successful. I needed it more than anyone else. It's easy to lose focus re: what goes on here, when you're trying to ride herd on individuals…
In this photo released by Naracoopa Holiday Cottages, nearly 200 whales and several dolphins are seen stranded on a beach on Tasmania's King Island, Monday, March 2, 2009. Rescuers are working to save dozens of whales and several dolphins stranded on the beach. (AP Photo/Naracoopa…
Item: Everyone's a winner in press partnership: The paper you're holding was printed on Nampa's state-of-the-art press/Idaho StatesmanMore Info: The expanded printing press at the Idaho Press-Tribune is one of a kind, said Production Director Roger Stowell, who ran the Statesman's press for years and…
Item: Cop faces trial two years after wild shooting chase/KREM2More Info: After two years and numerous delays, a Spokane police officer accused of shooting an unarmed man in the head is finally in a courtroom facing trial. Opening statements are set for today at the…
Mountain View teacher Paul Uzzi, center listens as University of Idaho instructor Kathy Canfield-Davis gives a talk during on educational leadership.The program held at Betty Kiefer Elementary in rathdrum gives local teachers an opportunity to earn credits towards a masters degree. Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewIdaho Records/Sherry Adkins,…
Item: Wall Street tumbles below 7,000/APMore Info: Investors turned cautious again Monday as a staggering $61.7 billion in quarterly losses at insurer American International Group Inc. touched off fresh worries about the health of the nation’s financial system.Question: What's your financial strategy at this point?
Item: Good credit no longer means good interest/Shawn Vestal, SRMore Info: Al Anderson had his credit card for a decade or more. He paid his bills on time. He rarely carried a balance. He thought he was a good customer. Then, a couple weeks ago,…
Item: Kempthorne credits Idaho with success: Former governor's homecoming marked by appreciation for state/Alecia Warren, CDA PressMore Info: Before he settles back to rest, (the former secretary of Interior will) stop by Coeur d'Alene on Thursday to open up about his achievements and stumbles with…
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.
