I didn't grow any pumpkins this year. So there wasn't frost on the pumpkins. But some leaves of a zucchini plant that weren't protected by covering got torched by the cold last night. I covered my squash, peppers and tomatoes, to protect them from early…
Protesters chant slogans amid orange smoke outside the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday. Egyptian protesters, largely ultra conservative Islamists, have climbed the walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo, went into the courtyard and brought down the flag, replacing it with a black flag…
5:39 p.m. Sherry reports 4-wheeler stolen from yard @ Borley & Bonnell/CdA. 5:12 p.m. 10 to 20 juveniles in undisclosed Post Falls park cussing at passersby. 4:59 p.m. Caller reports someone missing from home in 4900 block of Ezy/CdA. 4:44 p.m. Juveniles causing problems on…
During a press conference, Davenport Hotel owners Walt and Karen Worthy announce plans to build a 700-room, 15-story hotel on property just south of the INB Performing Arts Center in downtown Spokane today. (SR photo: Colin Mulvany) Indices to follow/Chris Carlson, Carlson Report WSU prez…
Kazuhiro Watanabe, 40, a fashion designer from Tokyo, shows off his 3-foot-8-point-6-inch hairdo in New York City's Washington Square Park earlier today. To make it stand upright he says it takes stylists two hours, one can of gel and three cans of hairspray. The New…
On his Facebook wall, Dave Chamberlain writes: "Momism: If you learn to drink your coffee black, you will be able to drink it with anyone, anywhere. Dadism: If you learn to drive a stick Shift, you can drive anything. I would say those are Trueisms…
At VarsityCDA.com, all three prognosticators predict that Skyline of Washington will end Coeur d'Alene's 24-game winning streak at the Kibbie Dome this weekend: Greg Lee: As much as I’d like to pick the Vikings, I must go with the Spartans. USC-bound quarterback Max Browne is…
Yesterday, I added the gloves. This morning I dug out the stocking cap. Usually on my morning walk, I'm taking off the extra shirt or jacket about halfway. This morning everything, including the hat and gloves, stayed on until I reached the paperbox from my…
At Slight Detour, Marianne Love writes: "Three Olympians in little ol' Selle. Yup, that was the count yesterday afternoon when USA Olympic Show Jumping equestrian Rich Fellers and his Irish Sport Horse Flexible showed up for an overnighter at my neighbor Roxane Conrad's stable." More…
Check out this cool new commercial promoting digital access to The Spokesman-Review, which is about to hit the airways. Also, you can read about the re-launch of spokesmanclassifieds.com, including a new self-service, classified advertising web site where consumers can build and schedule their classified ads…
A 21-year-old University of Idaho student is in serious condition at a Spokane hospital after falling from the second floor of his fraternity this morning. Kurt Wrobel, a sophomore general studies major from California, suffered facial fractures and other injuries when he landed on concrete,…
Kathleen Courian-Sanchez shows here sentiments during a City Council vote at City Hall on whether to add fluoride to city water in Portland, Ore., earlier today. The City Council approved a plan Wednesday to add fluoride to Portland's water, meaning Oregon's biggest city is no…
Spokane photographer Nick Follger was shooting photos at two recent outdoor weddings when he noticed something odd. No yellow jackets. “Usually you have to worry about them, especially around tables holding lots of food. The yellow jackets usually consider the food as one big feast,”…
In this Don Sausser file photo, Stickman and an admirer enjoy hanging out in his breezeway. Via Facebook, Don posts that Stickman is observing a birthday today. Dunno exactly which one. I'd guess 64 or 65. Please join me in offering best wishes to this…
Marc Johnson of The Johnson report sez Republican Mitt Romney would have been wise to heed the advice of Arthur Vandenberg, a Republican U.S. senator from Michigan who helped Harry Truman pass the Marshall Plan and believed "Politics stop at the water's edge." More from…
When they rejected a state-run health insurance exchange — an idea supported by many business leaders — Idaho legislators governed by ideology. That was this year. Will 2013 be any different, when lawmakers wrestle with another health care issue, expanding Idaho’s Medicaid program? I hope…
Dennis Erickson has seen plenty of highs and lows in the world of football. But the veteran coach says he hasn’t had this much fun in a long time. Erickson has spent the last week on the practice field with the South Albany High football…
I spotted this on Cheryl Stransky's Facebook page -- the three Democrats running for Legislative District 2 position, from left, Dan English, Cheryl and Shirley McFadden. English will face Republican Ed Morse in the race for defeated Rep. Phil Hart's House seat. Stransky is running…
Idaho Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna complains that a possible voter overturn of his Students Come First reform plan will be a “disruption.” For a definition, check for synonyms under “democracy” in the household dictionary. Or online. Americans have been disruptive since the original Tea…
Kootenai County sheriff's investigators have identified John H. Parkin, 45, as the man who set his home on fire and then killed himself last Friday on Searchlight Lane in the Wolf Lodge area. Parkin had been served a temporary protection order and ordered to move…
Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes has announced the following changes to November ballot: Tim Herzog and Jack Schroeder have each filed as a write-in candidate for County Commissioner District 1, against Todd Tondee. (There is no Democratic opponent in the race.) Wade M. Larson has…
Idaho Patriot Guard member Ed Honcik of Hayden was on hand for the Patriot Day ceremony to remember those lost during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The ceremony took place at the Post Falls City Hall plaza on Tuesday. Story here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)…
"I am not mentally ready to make a fire. So I am sitting at the computer working, wearing a coat" -- Facebook Friend Trish Gannon of the River Journal. Question (for those who heat with a wood stove): When do you usually start making fires…
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.