In the news this evening: California judges grill gay-marriage backers here. Surgeon general nominee withdraws name here. A conservative group files a lawsuit on behalf of 'Joe the Plumber' in records probe here. Comedian Robin Williams undergoes heart surgery here. A new study shows that…
Two horses available for adoption nuzzle in the pen while awaiting adoption Saturday in Herriman, Utah. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf) SR Today In Photos
The media seem to have their focus on cancer recently, constantly giving the public updates on studies and causes. With all of this flying at us at once, how can one possibly take it all in and therefore heed the advice given? Jade Goody (pictured),…
Don Sausser sends the photo above and writes: "Dave, in case you haven't seen a knee joint replacement operation here is a view of mine last week. Dr. Roger Dunteman performed the magic in 1 1/4 hours with it's healing progressing well here at home."Hartgen's…
Spring-breakers, mostly from Canada, enjoy themselves at the beach in the resort city of Cancun, Mexico, Wednesday. You write the cutline.(AP Photo/Israel Leal)Top Cutlines:1. DFO bends down to gently tell Mr. Patrick and the other CDA Press fellows, “If you want to bury your head…
4:26 p.m. T-bone accident @ 95 & Neider.3:54 p.m. R/P finds injured cat under a pine tree @ 12th & Monarch/Post Falls.2:58 p.m. R/P reports finding a dog in a tree at a local gun range and wants animal control to take it to the…
Firefighters and emergency personnel respond to a natural gas explosion on Main Street in Bozeman, Mont., Thursday. Bozeman Chronicle story here. (AP Photo/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Sean Sperry)
It's Wordless Wednesday day at A Family Runs Through It. This was snapped on an iPod with the color splash applicaton.Blogfest '09: I was one of the first to arrive at Moon Dollars, a wonderful coffee house in Post Falls, thanks to our very own…
Item: Idaho Bucket List: 5 fishing experiences you want to hit before you die/Roger Phillips, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: You can catch North America's largest freshwater fish in its deepest gorge. How many more superlatives do you need? Sturgeon are prehistoric fish that typically are measured…
Item: Sandpoint High parents don't want 2009 graduates going to Triple Play for Grad Night/Conor Christofferson, Bonner County BeeMore Info: Plans for Sandpoint High School’s annual Grad Night celebration are in flux after a group of senior class parents voiced concerns about the party’s location.Traditionally…
Lori VanAlfen and her son Hudson, 3, of Eagle, ride the ski lift at Tamarack Resort in Donnelly, Idaho against the backdrop of unfinished condos Wednesday on the last day of skiing. Tamarack Resort, which opened in December 2004 and once hailed as America's newest…
My love and commitment belong to the wife of my youth, Susan. 32 years proves that. My passionate joy belongs to the Corvette Sting Ray. Always has ... especially the model from 1963. (46 years proves that, too.) I first beheld the '63 when I…
Arpie: Okay folks, I need help. My wife and I are heading out mattress shopping. I view the mattress business a step below used car sellers. For me it’s even tougher than buying a car because I know nothing about the lingo or construction of…
As long as most members of the House State Affairs Committee agree to indulge St. Maries Republican Dick Harwood in mulish braying at Uncle Sam, why be so timid? Instead of sending meaningless junk mail to Congress asserting Idaho's purported "sovereignty," why not tell the…
Louis, Hedley and Dorothy, the Ring-tailed Lemur family at the Spring River Zoo in Roswell, New Mexico, examine and nibble upon an old cardboard box that had blown into their cage Wednesday, during gusty winds. According to zoo director Elaine Mayfield the Lemur cage is…
Editor Mike Patrick, CDA Press: When we had coffee at Java awhile back, you asked me if I had any problem with your linking to our stories. The online landscape has changed since then and we're going to be doing some new things. Please stop…
Marshall Mend and Ty Beaver plan to raise money for the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene and other groups through a deal with a New York City-based organization to sell its diversity curriculum, "A Study of Heroes." Mend and Beaver are shown Tuesday…
Item: Assisted suicide law now in effect: Washington measure patterned after one from Oregon/Brandon Macz/Lewiston TribuneMore Info: The Death with Dignity Act takes effect in Washington today, but language in the law could turn local patients toward private practitioners and away from hospitals in the…
Item: Tubbs Hill tour groups sought: City Council authorizes parks department to begin search for businesses/Tom Hasslinger, CDA PressMore Info: Businesses looking to offer guided walking and kayaking tours along Tubbs Hill this summer will now get a shot to impress city staff with ideas…
"There are some outdoor recreational activities here in North Idaho that I don't go OnLocation to ... snow camping is one of them. But there's no shortage of adventuresome Idahoans willing to rough it, like the Boy Scouts of Troop 202 in Coeur d'Alene" --…
I used to be a member of the CDA YMCA. Sometimes Dads would bring their little girls into the Men's Changing Room. That would also qualify as an awkward moment. Well, it was awkward for me, anyway. I'd usually take my time getting dressed, except…
RE: Telling your kids about sexWhen me lads were poor students and I KNEW they had steady girlfriends, I could just buy their condoms along with their deodorants and shaving stuff as part of the course……. I didnt want them taking unnecessary risks for the…
RE: DanG's criticism of Councilman MikeK's coffee breakMore than a year ago, the LCDC installed an elaborate catheter and drainage system for me under the desks in the Council Meeting Room. It was expensive, but it allows me (with my admittedly small bladder) to drink…
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.
