Gonzaga senior Andrew Sorenson celebrates his final 3-pointer against South Carolina-Upstate during an NCAA college basketball game in Spokane, Wash., on Senior Night Tuesday. ESPN game story & boxscore here. (AP Photo/Rajah Bose)
In the news this evening: A poll shows 6 in 10 Americans fear government will spend too much here. Congressman: Demise of old media mostly for the better here. Obama overrides Bush move on Endangered Species Act here. The GOP chairman backs off Limbaugh criticism…
Carrie Suhr, right, of Grass Valley, Calif., smiles while getting the back of her shirt autographed by San Francisco Giants pitcher Brandon Medders, left, before their spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottsdale, Ariz., Tuesday. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) SR Today In Photos.
My father gave my first gun back in 1956, a single shot .22, and I’ve owned guns ever since. But until two weeks ago, I’d never been to a gun show. Since I’ve been writing about guns and firearms legislation of late, and gun shows…
Item: Bill that would ban firing squads advances in Idaho Legislature/Idaho StatesmanMore Info: A bill that would remove firing squads as an alternative for execution in Idaho is moving on to the full Idaho House. The House Judiciary and Rules Committee unanimously approved the HB107…
Marshall Mend and Ty Beaver talked about their idea of raising money for human rights activities at the Human Rights Institute in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. Mend struck a deal with New York City-based Raoul Wallenberg Institute to sell a diversity curriculum the institute produces…
A flock of Griffon Vultures gather over sheep corpse in a canyon of the Uvac river, some 220 kilometers (138 miles) south of Belgrade, Sunday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Jaroslav Pap)Top Cutlines:1. What had been an uneventful day at the unemployment office turn a…
4:37 p.m. A Rathdrum High teacher reports 3 teen boys are on the roof of Super 1 Foods/Rathdrum.4:27 p.m. A deer has hit a moving van from Indiana and been killed on I90, east of CDA. Kootenai County work crews have removed the one that…
A Rogers High School teacher has been cited on a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure for exposing his gentalia to a woman in the parking lot of Super One Foods/Post Falls. Daniel James Rhoades, 31, admitted to police that he intentionally exposed his genitals to…
The list is now final: The Idaho Transportation Board has approved $28 million in local highway projects to be targeted with federal economic stimulus funds, and $149.9 million in state highway projects, including the Dover Bridge, the Vista Interchange, and six other projects around the…
All of the business establishments that sell alcoholic drinks are in business except for Wendy's Hauser Lake Resort and they hopefully will have their license very soon. The City Clerk, Cheri Howell, is trying to get a quorum together for a special council meeting this…
In 1985, or thereabouts, we were powerful, we were unbreakable, we were indestructible, we were all boyish and proud and full of everything that boys are, at fifteen, or thereabouts. It was a church camp. Don't let that fool you, however. It wasn't a place…
E-mails SR colleague Carolyn Lamberson: "So I pull up behind the pickup truck (around noon @ Kathleen & 95) and can’t believe what I’m seeing. From the roof is mounted an American flag. OK. Fine. Sitting on the cover of the pickup bed is a…
Whether or not you're religious, Lent is the time of year to give up something - usually something you like, such as beer or chocolate - and take time to make a quiet assessment of your life. This year, because of the economy, many people…
Item: Moscow won't alter discrimination policy: Majority of council says city already gives adequate protection to the transgendered/David Johnson, Lewiston TribuneMore Info: City councilors here shot down a resolution Monday night to amend the city's nondiscrimination employment policy to specifically prohibit discrimination based on gender…
Graham Watanabe, of Sun Valley races to victory in the men's snowboarding World Cup snowboardcross event, Saturday in Newry, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Radio icon Harvey fired from first job in Missoula/MissoulianChief Justice Roberts to visit Boise March 12/Idaho StatesmanIdaho Senate votes 34-0 to…
Reality TV hit a new low (How many times have we said that?) Monday night when teary-eyed Jason Mesnick pulled a flip-flop on “The Bachelor” by first proposing to one woman and then dumping her for the woman he earlier rejected. The finale of the…
That stretch of grass by his back door had been all white the day before; those ivy beds out near the gate were still in snow at half past eight;though Spring herself he had not seen,he spied her footprints – they were green.The Bard Of…
Our View: For Idaho schools, it's raining now: Idaho schools face a downpour right now. And Tom Luna still wants to save for a rainy day/Idaho Statesman. More Info: The state's school superintendent would rather keep $114 million socked away in a savings account to…
I've never articulated one of the underlying principles that guides my decisions on what I do at Huckleberries Online. It's time to do so. From the beginning, I have tried to promote people, their written work, and their off-the-cuff thoughts. With varying degrees of success,…
In the news this morning: The Coast Guard is losing hope of finding 2 NFL players at sea here. Older people face greater HIV infection risks here. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says U.S. may need to expand bank rescue here. Married gays in Massachusetts…
I absolutely don't know anything about this. Here, Trish Gannon/River Journal -- she of the infamous condom dress that drove Any Mouse to the sidelines several years ago -- is seen with an unknown man who claimed to be a blurker (probably for the free…
During her address the Mayor also announced population growth of 3,000 residents over the course of eight years. That’s equivalent to about 375 new residents per year, every year. The mayor believes that by limiting population growth Moscow can escape “rash decision making” and the…
Item: Idaho ranks 2nd in percentage incarcerated, on probation or parole/Dallas NewsMore Info: One in 31 Americans is in prison, in jail or on parole or probation, at an annual cost of $47 billion in 2008, according to a new report. Texas ranked among the…
Legislative players know every session has its own character and personality, as individual as the characters and personalities who work within its brief (?) life span. This session is no different, but it challenges the imagination to conjure accurate descriptions of the “character” of this…
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.
