Parting Shot -- 8.2.13
Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig can't make the diving catch on a double hit by Chicago Cubs' Cole Gillespie during the fourth inning of a baseball game earlier today in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
FRIDAY, AUG. 2, 2013
Outsiders & Coeur d'Alene Politics
From a Facebook Friend: "I'm kind of amused by the comments and opinions that I have heard and read recently in regards to the mayoral race and city council members in Coeur d'Alene. The comments are coming from people who don't actually live in CdA.…
PM Scanner Traffic -- 8.2.13
4:55 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Aug. 1-2 here. 4:43 p.m. ISP officers are looking for female reporting lying in I-90 median. 4:41 p.m. Vehicles s/b on H95 area backed up to Garwood as result of H95/H53 crash. 4:26 p.m. Officers are…
PM Headlines -- 7.2.13
Glass artist Ana Willow Obermayr (cq) of Portland, Oregon was ready for business at the 45th annual Art on the Green in Coeur d'Alene today. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) 3 Idaho businesses among 100 best work places/KTVB ArtShop paints smile on kids' faces/Devin Heilman, Press…
Cutline Contest -- 8.2.13
Time 2 Vote ... Russian President Vladimir Putin fishes during a mini-break in the Siberian Tyva region (also referred to as Tuva), Russia. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service) Thursday Winner -- Nic, with 9 likes: "If you lose your…
A Coffee Break w/Councilman DanG
On his Facebook page, Dave Chamberlain discusses the Calypso coffee stop he made with Councilman Dan Gookin to discuss urban renewal and other things: So coffee/tea was with Councilman Dan Gookin. I had challenged him on his anti- LCDC stance, and he gave me his…
Ehlo Released, Told Not To Go Home
Former basketball star Craig Ehlo, seated, talks with his lawyer while waiting to make his first appearance via video on a domestic violence charge before Judge James Triplet, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at the Spokane County Courthouse. Story here. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) Craig Ehlo…
HBO Blogos -- 8.2.13
"There will come soft rains," muses Marianne Love/Slight Detour. "Seems like some guy named Bradbury promised that in a story title. Hey, I just checked it out, and he did, indeed. Maybe he was thinking of the illustrated man and suggesting that all those tattoos…
Zucchini Rules Garden This Year
On her Facebook wall, former Shoshone County commissioner Sherry Krulitz posts: "Our zucchini are coming on strong. Last year, they did terrible.... this year, I'm already sharing them." She also adds a recipe for the delicious looking zucchini concoction above. I agree with Sherry. Zukes…
Edit: Obamacare Good For Small Biz
Since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, critics have piled on the scary warnings about how federal mandates would mean death panels, individuals would be dragged off to jail because they couldn’t afford government-mandated insurance and small businesses would be…
Running Hard For Mayor
Steve and Marie Widmyer are shown in this Facebook photo at their booth at the Downtown Street Fair, which is attracting buckets of rain this afternoon. Steve, who is running hard for Coeur d'Alene mayor, plans to be at the street fair from 10 a.m.…
Angling For A Car Freshener
Oh her Facebook wall, Cindy posts: "The plan. Greet him at the door with a lingering kiss as per usual. Have his favorite cocktail in hand-- extra strong. Feed him Oriental pork chops with cabbage and steamed rice. Then tell him the car smells bad.…
Magpie
He loves bright things that shine and flash and takes them home to his own stash; with morals frail and greed that’s keener, he’s a flying misdemeanor. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Happy Hour: Sweeter At Half Price
When I hear the term Happy Hour, I typically think of that 3 to 6 p.m. time during which bars serve half-price drinks. I never think of pastry shops. Which is one reason why, on a recent Saturday, I was surprised to find myself standing…
Water Venue Adds To Dining Out
We’ve all asked or been asked the same question when it comes time to dine in unfamiliar surroundings: Where’s a good place to eat? Most answers are a question: What do you want? Italian, seafood, steak or a sandwich? Fancy or casual? Those general categories,…
IFF: Idaho Should Control Fed Lands
The other day, Idaho Statesman columnist/reporter/press secretary to the political establishment, Dan Popkey, smacked GOP congressional challenger Bryan Smith for berating a federal welfare program known as Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILT). The program is a congressional creation (read: dubious), but western communities have…
Raining On Downtown Events
On his Facebook wall, Councilman DanG posts this photo with the comment: "Downtown Street Fair: A wet but enthusiastic crowd." Question: Will a little rain prevent you from enjoying Art on the Green/Taste of Coeur d'Alene/Downtown Street Fair today?
54% Of Schools Seek State WiFI
182 of 340 eligible schools have signed up to participate in the state's new statewide high school WiFi contract, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna announced this morning; schools had until midnight last night to decide whether or not to opt in for the…
AM Scanner Traffic -- 8.2.13
Noon: Hallmark store @ 224 W. Ironwood, Ironwood Square/CdA, has caught stray dog. 11:59 a.m. Firefighter checking smoke on south side of Spokane River, undisclosed location. 11:58 a.m. 71YO female possibly suffering stroke in 9900 block of Maple/Hayden. 11:49 a.m. 3-car, noninjury crash involving Traverse,…
Anatomy Of An Error & Correction
Veteran political reporter Jim Camden/SR provides a good background on a mistake made by the Associated Press that found its way onto Huckleberries earlier this week -- and was criticized on Facebook by state Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley. It was corrected by the Associated…
Threatening Skies
Mammatus clouds move over the Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair after a round of thunderstorms passed through the area on Thursday. Mammatus are most often associated with severe thunderstorms. (AP Photo/The Free Lance-Star, Peter Cihelka) Question: Have you ever seen clouds like these?
Poll: Luna Will Hire On w/Onliner
Thursday Poll: 39 of 84 respondents (46.43%) say Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna will hire on with a WiFi or online company rather than seek re-election. Another 18 (21.43%) said Luna won't seek re-election. 17 (20.24%) expect him to run for a third term. 10…
Spokane7: Of Good Actors, Bad Roles
If you’re a huge Hollywood actor and you’ve just poured your heart out in an emotionally exhausting dramatic role, taking a job in a dumb thriller in which most of the work is done by a stunt double must feel like going on a vacation.…
M's Lose When Manager Mixes Signals
In the ninth inning of the Red Sox comeback win over Seattle on Thursday night, Mariners closer Tom Wilhelmsen allowed the first four Boston batters to reach base safely. Acting Mariners manager Robby Thompson saw that Wilhelmsen clearly did not have his best stuff, and…
Labrador As Next House Speaker?
Though he’s just in his seventh year of public office — four of those as a junior member of the Idaho House — 1st District GOP Congressman Raul Labrador has landed in a Top 10 of possible successors to U.S. House Speaker John Boehner of…
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.