I’ll be honest ... I tend to hold grudges. I’m not typically an angry person, but when it comes to situations that truly make me angry or people that hurt me either directly or indirectly, I am not one to easily let things go. I’m…
Baylor's Quincy Acy, left, and Tweety Carter, right, go for a rebound against Saint Mary's Omar Samhan during the first half of an NCAA South Regional semifinal college basketball game in Houston on Friday. It appears as though Saint Mary's magic run will end tonight…
There's no truth to the rumor (being spread by a certain HBO Central sidekick) that I hesitated re: Facebook involvement because I was afraid that I'd catch VD. Seems there's some rumor that Facebook leads to VD because many individuals involved in the social networking…
Judging from the post-speech reaction and response on social networking sites such as Twitter, Otter left the bunch unimpressed. "Otter talking abt old people, cowboying, corp tax breaks...not to this young professional crowd, for sure," wrote @whitnuld during the speech. She followed up that tweet…
Spokane Police and Sheriff Deputies block off the scene of an officer involved shooting in the 4100 east 36th Avenue area of South Spokane today. Todd Ely White, 46, was identified as the man fatally shot by Spokane police. Story here. (SR Photo: Christopher Anderson)Boise…
Boys of the Paloc minority, dressed in their traditional clothing, pour buckets of water on a girl in the village of Holloko, 100 kilometers (62 miles) north-east of Budapest, Hungary, earlier today, during a practice performance of this typical Hungarian Easter tradition. You write the…
4:25 p.m. Dollar Tree reports there's an unconscious person on premises.3:54 p.m. Tony on 600 block of Wilbur/Dalton Gardens reports that a female in a gray-and-red pickup who hit his vehicle this morning now is claiming she wasn't involved. They didn't exchange insurance info earlier.3:44…
"With a bunch of rain scheduled on upcoming forecasts and with some new shoes on Lily," posts Marianne Love/Slight Detour, "I seized the moment (Wednesday) and took off for a lovely spring horseback ride. More here.Stranger dads/A Family Run Through ItA little something for everyone/Atmospheric…
Rep. Jim Patrick, R-Twin Falls, spoke out against the bill. “There’s a lot of things that are inattentive driving,” he said, that he’s seen drivers do - from reading a newspaper to lighting a cigarette with both hands while driving with their knees. “Those are…
Jeanne Bock, director of the Panhandle Health District (PHD) since 2001, will retire this fall after 24 years of public health service in Idaho’s five northern counties. The Board of Health accepted her retirement notice March 25 and plans to hire her successor by August.…
At first, I was put off by the place-the-dots-on-the-poster activity prior to the start of the event. Yet, the workshop itself was quite impressive. Masterfully facilitated by out-of-town firm MIG, the workshop led attendees through an exercise to rate “visual preferences” for potential park designs…
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, is joined on stage by Sarah Palin as she makes an appearance with him at a rally at the Pima County Fairgrounds in Tucson, Ariz., today. McCain, who is running for another term in the U.S. Senate, was joined by…
At Coeur d'Alene Press online, Dan Gookin has triggered quite a reaction with this comment about the McEuen Field planning process: "Oh, I just love theater!" To which a commenter named Yonda responded accurately: "Gookin, I don't get you and your troupe of endlessly negative…
The University of Montana does not allow marijuana on campus - even if a student has a state-issued medical marijuana card, officials said Friday. The prohibition, they said, comes because UM must adhere to federal regulations that prohibit the use of marijuana. Break the rules…
Idahoan Bruce Reed has been appointed as executive director of President Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Reed, who is the son of longtime Democratic state senator Mary Lou Reed of Coeur d’Alene and environmental attorney Scott Reed, was director of President Clinton’s…
In this Nov. 18, 2008, SR photo by Dan Pelle, Gonzaga coaches Mark Few and Leon Rice bear down during the 1st half of the Idaho game at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Rice will no longer be looking over Few's shoulder. He has been hired…
In this May 23, 2008, AP file photo, American actor Dennis Hopper poses for the photo call of " Chelsea on the Rocks" during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France. Hopper was awarded his star on the Hollywood walk of fame today.…
11:59 a.m. Larry Purviance's office on Hayden Avenue calls to report a barking neighbor's dog.11:48 a.m. Caller reports that cows are running loose @ Conkling & Larson/Worley in an open range area that borders on closed range. It's an ongoing problem.11:42 a.m. Hayden's Super 1…
Former SR cartoonist Milt Priggee has lit up cyberspace with a cartoon that portrays the Tea Party as a bunch of angry bigots holding signs that spouted their favorite causes. Daryl Cagle, who has a Web site devoted to the nation's political cartoonists, tweeted: "Tough…
Majority leaders on both sides have huddled, and as hard as they’ve been pushing, it’s not looking like they can complete this year’s legislative session today. That means lawmakers will be back at work on Monday. Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls, just told…
In this Sept. 11, 2001, file photo by Associated Press photographer Marty Lederhandler, the twin towers of the World Trade Center burn behind the Empire State Building in New York. Lederhandler, an AP photographer who captured on film every U.S. president from Herbert Hoover to…
Thursday Poll: 103 of 139 respondents (78%) said they've already filled out their 2010 census forms. 22 of 139 (16%) said they hadn't done so. 9 of 139 (6%) said they aren't going to fill out their forms.Today's Question: Should recipients of public assistance be…
Councilwoman Deanna Goodlander: Many of the ideas that came forward last night were on track with the previous planning of the Committee of Nine that worked on the McEuen plans 8 years ago. Trails along the base of Tubbs Hill, continuing with baseball on part…
The latest privacy test came this week when the Senate gave the OK for a study that would look into the cost of drug-testing Idahoans on public assistance. Hungry? Before you get food stamps you need to pee in this cup, or hold out your…
Then, Sali endorsed state Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Eagle, to challenge the man who ousted him two years ago, Congressman Walt Minnick, D-Idaho. Because Vaughn Ward, Labrador's main competition for the Republican nomination,has never held elective office, sending him to Washington would be like "sending a…
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.
