Before he was pro football’s most underappreciated kicker for the game’s most appreciation-resistant franchise, Jason Hanson apprenticed for the job at Washington State University. There was little competitively to recommend his last two Wazzu teams and of what there was, the best was Hanson himself.…
Kootenai County veterans groups are collaborating on bringing a Vietnam veterans memorial wall here this summer. Although the local stop for The Wall that Heals is not a done deal, tentative plans have it stopping at Hayden City Park in the middle of August. The…
It it's a new week, it must be time for a new quiz. Test your knowledge of current events and put yourself in the running to win movie tickets or, for the overall champ, a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel. Good luck! Here…
The view in July from Jim and Myrna Brown’s Priest Lake cabin, which sits on land leased from the state of Idaho. The Browns’ summer cabin is one of hundreds that could be affected by a recent court ruling that allows competitive bidding for the…
Enjoyed a weekend with all four of my sons around. Even if our Sunday afternoon mealtime topic traumatized me. The boys were reminiscing about television shows of their childhood. Zack, 18, said, "Remember on Blues Clues how when Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper had a…
POST FALLS - Fundraising on city streets in Post Falls could get the boot.The Post Falls City Council will consider banning fundraising in city rights of way during a workshop on April 16 at 5 p.m. before the regular meeting. City staff has proposed such…
WASHINGTON – Airline passengers are getting grumpier, and it’s little wonder. Airlines keep shrinking the size of seats to stuff more people onto planes, those empty middle seats that once provided a little more room are now occupied, and more people with tickets are being…
On today's Slice Blog, Paul Turner writes, "How to be a total bore in Spokane-- act like any weather other than hot and sunny makes you suicidal." So, how can you be a total bore in Coeur d' Alene?
In today's paper Becky Nappi and her husband Tony Wadden tackle the thorny subject of hearing loss. He said: “Huh?” I ask my wife, Becky, for the third time. She stomps her foot, rolls her eyes in frustration, and utters a short irritated growl, “Urrgh!…
COEUR d'ALENE - Judicial confirmation, election, back to judicial confirmation, and deadlines looming all the while. With wastewater treatment issues in the news recently - and how the city plans to pay for them - the city public information officer caught up with Wastewater Superintendent…
Luke Bryan, left, who co-hosted the awards with Blake Shelton, won entertainer of the year LAS VEGAS – Everything went to script Sunday night at the Academy of Country Music Awards until the end, when Luke Bryan pulled off an amazing upset and won entertainer…
Betsy Russell reports: Idaho's Girl Scout cookie tax fight made the front page of the Wall Street Journal today, in a story headlined, “No Brownie Points for Idaho Senate as It Keeps Tax on Girl Scout Cookies; Top Lawmakers Wouldn't Hold a Hearing Because 'Nobody…
NEW YORK — Annette Funicello, the most popular Mouseketeer on “The Mickey Mouse Club,” who matured to a successful career in records and ‘60s beach party movies but struggled with illness in middle age and after, died today, The Walt Disney Co. said. She was…
A University of Idaho student injured after falling from a three-tiered bunk bed at the Delta Chi house following a party two years ago is now suing the national fraternal organization for incurred medical costs and other damages. She alleges the injuries came from falling…
Jean A. Stevens conducts the morning session’s closing prayer during the 183rd annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday in Salt Lake City. SALT LAKE CITY – For the first time in the event’s 183-year history, a woman…
BOISE – There was the freshman representative from Coeur d’Alene who led an insurrection among House GOP freshmen that changed the outcome of the session’s biggest issue: Gov. Butch Otter’s push to create a state-based health insurance exchange. There was the doctor and second-term senator…
Like it or not, Obamacare is here, and our healthcare leaders say they are doing their best to deal with that. “It’s the law of the land,” said Jon Ness, CEO of Kootenai Health. “This is a federal law that has been upheld by the…
Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern California and author of the best-selling Christian book of 2004 "The Purpose-Driven Life" LAKE FOREST, Calif. – The 27-year-old son of popular evangelical pastor Rick Warren has committed suicide at his Southern California home, Warren’s church said…
WASHINGTON – An international framework for controlling the global arms trade appears to be headed for a brick wall on Capitol Hill, and Idaho’s junior senator is among the chief bricklayers. “Save your ink. It’s not going anywhere,” U.S. Sen. Jim Risch said this week.…
LONDON — Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain. The Iron Lady who ruled for 11 remarkable years imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation — breaking the unions, triumphing in a far-off war, and selling off state…
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.
