Saint Mary's Clint Steindl (11) passes as Gonzaga's Guy Landry Edi (10) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game tonight in Spokane. Gonzaga handed St. Mary's its first loss in WCC play, 73-59, behind 27 points by freshman Kevin Pangos. AP…
I'm worried today. I actually agree with Rep. Bob Nonini on something. He supports a wide range of education alternatives, commenting that "more school choice is better for students and schools -- competition raises all boats." I believe in school choice. But I also believe…
Standing in front of the federal courthouse Thursday in Medford, Ore., Ken Webber shows off the Confederate battle flag emblazoned with the word "Redneck'' that got him fired as a school bus driver. The father of four young children, Webber hopes to get the job…
A couple days ago I Tweeted several Spokane Valley survey responses. The city recently completed a mail-in survey to hear what people think about the city's parks, police, transportation service, jobs, appearance and more. Two thousand surveys were sent to random households and 459 responses…
5:42 p.m. Off-duty officer at Post Falls Library spots man named Billy who's wanted on county warrant. 5:39 p.m. Gibberish male who was trespassed earlier today has returned to Fairbridge Inn Express/PF. 5:35 p.m. Father in 200 block of Grouse Meadows reports son is out…
Boise State Men's Tennis Coach Greg Patton remembers his friend Steve Appleton Friday at the tennis courts named in his honor at in Boise. "Steve pursued excellence in everything he did, working from the ground up to the highest mountain top where the view was…
This April 7, 2000, file photo shows author Ken Kesey poses with his arm around the "Newt the Nut Catcher" hood ornament on his second bus called "Furthur" at his farm near Pleasant Hill, Ore. It was 50 years ago Wednesday that Ken Kesey’s wildly…
This Sept. 2010 photo posted recently on the Titiusville, Fla.- based arms manufacturer Knight's Armament's Internet blog, shows members of Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, out of Camp Pendleton, Calif. in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marine Corps confirmed today that one of its scout…
The women's elite field sprints toward the staircase at start of the 35th Annual Empire State Building Run-Up, Wednesday in New York. The women's race was won by New Zealand's Melissa Moon. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Question: How many flights of stairs do you think you…
Idaho State Tax Commission Chairman Bob Geddes resigned his state post this week and will return to Monsanto, his former employer. Geddes is the former Senate president pro tem who was chosen by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter in January 2011 to help restore the State…
There’s an old one-line joke: “In God we trust; all others pay cash.” If legislators bite on one of the most self-serving proposals entertained in the Capitol of late, the Idaho variant could soon be “In God we trust; now pay Bill Sali.” The former…
Sorry, been offline at the CdA office as a result of (expletive deleted) Time-Warner brain cramp. I've returned home to post late-afternoon stuff.
Today, the Obama administration granted 10 states waivers from portions of the federal No Child Left Behind law. Idaho didn't make the list today -- which is something of a surprise, given state school superintendent Tom Luna's criticism of the law. The explanation, however, is…
A political rivalry between two would-be Idaho governors, a fight over where Washington's capital should be, gold strikes in the Idaho Panhandle and more played into the current-day shape of the state of Idaho, according to historic maps unveiled to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee today…
The state seal is seen on the side of a Vermont State Police cruiser in Middlesex, Vt. Remember that pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers? There's now a movement under way to keep the pig. The pig…
Our relationship lasted almost 26 years. Reliable, always willing, a tacit understanding of our roles. We were together over all the holidays, birthdays and sometimes the relationship required lots of attention or relied on the simple rhythm of daily life. Suddenly, the relationship is over.…
When the Bunker Hill Mine closed down in the mid-1980s, it left an economic void in the Silver Valley. The tides may be turning, however — Colorado-based Galena Mineral Resources Group has signed an option agreement to purchase 100 percent of the mine, which could…
In its Best Hotels in the United States, U.S. News & World Report ranks The Coeur d'Alene Resort as the second best hotel in Idaho, behind only the Teton Springs Lodge & Spa, near the Wyoming border, 24 miles northwest of Jackson, Wyo. Of Duane…
Nine days left until Blogfest 2012 will lift off at Steve Widmyer's Fort Ground Grill in the historic Fortgrounds area (a little more than a rock's throw from my 2nd floor Spokesman-Review office window). This year's Blogfest (from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18)…
Noonish: Shane, 509 area code, is worried that ex-wife/PF is missing b/c she has his kids. 11:59 a.m. Bare-footed customer w/green sweatshirt on backward is talking nonsense as clerk at Fairbridge Inn Express, 3647 W5th/PF, is trying to collect room payment. Needles are falling out…
Ann Aulakh holds up her necklace at her home in San Rafael, Calif., on Sunday. Aulakh has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet. San Rafael sanitation district employees were performing routine cleaning work on a pipeline last month…
Also: National Geographic picks Ketchum, Bend, too National Geographic Adventure has included Whitefish in its profile of the 25 Best Ski Towns in the World. The best of the best are featured on National Geographic’s website in the Adventure section. Aaron Teasdale, an award-winning writer…
Wednesday Poll: Hucks Nation is evenly divided on the question: "Should a 2/3s vote be required before the Idaho Legislature can raise taxes?" 86 of 173 said yes. 86 of 173 said no. 1 respondent was undecided. Today's Question: Which social media are you involved…
Don Sausser provides this viewtiful photo, emailing: "Low winter sun backlights CDA Lake’s rippled surface while Brook’s sea plane rests, poised to invade nature’s beauty." Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Idaho bill would ban minors from tanning beds/AP Idaho's share of mortgage settlement nearly $100M/StateImpact Montana's…
A notorious anti-gay church known for protesting military funerals says members will be at Saturday’s memorial service for Charlie and Braden Powell, claiming their deaths are payback from God over the state Legislature's support of gay marriage. An online campaign is already under way to…
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.
