August 5th is a happy day in my family. That's the day Mrs. O gave birth to a bouncing baby boy 34 years ago in Kalispell, Mont. My first born of two beautiful children. I carried him out of the delivery room, held him and…
A juvenile red-tailed hawk rests on a fence post in Pullman, Wash. on Friday. (AP Photo/Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Meredith Metsker)
Anthony Weiner is so very, very New York. So is Alex Rodriguez the just suspended Yankee third baseman. Even though they once called Arkansas home, Bill and Hillary Clinton are so very New York, too. They Clintons are spending August in the Hamptons don’t you…
5:39 p.m. Loaded logging truck disabled @ s/b H95/MP 417 (Bellgrove Creek). 2nd logging truck broke chain trying to pull disabled truck, which is blocking both lanes of highway. 5:33 p.m. Vehicle fire reported @ Prairie/Meyer, Rathdrum. 5:25 p.m. Coeur d'Alene PD report: The stolen…
Alaska fishing guides Kadie Walsh and Dake Schmidt exchanged vows Saturday in the middle of Kodiak Island's Buskin River. The fishing-themed ceremony included rings carried in the mouths of king salmon, a wedding party carrying fly fishing rods, and the married couple catching a pair…
Time 2 Vote ... Lucretia (Blais) Gould walks through the mud run pit in her wedding dress after getting married to Jeff Gould at the Redneck (Olympic Games) in Hebron, Maine, on Saturday. The event continued its tradition of holding unorthodox competitions like lawn mower…
Which way to happy? Geographically speaking, it's the route to Hawaii, Maine or one of the clusters of blissful cities in California and Colorado. The map (on this link) is based on results from a study of geotagged tweets published earlier this year in PLoS…
In this Duane Rasmussen photo from Pinehurst Parade and Car Show over the weekend, a pooch gets a free horse ride while his handler and a friend enjoy the sunshine brightening the parade route. Retreat?/Bay Views Beautiful & bountiful/Slight Detour No sense of community/Arch Druid…
This item was stolen from Nils Rosdahl's, "Business Bits" column in the CdA Press, but it was reported that Elmer's Family Restaurant is moving into the former Perkins Family Restaurant spot on Appleway next to La Quinta Inn, behind Burger King. I spent 9,568 hours…
The Long Ear record shop has existed since before even the Coeur d'Alene Resort existed, so you know they've been around for-ev-ah in this town. In fact the Long Ear has existed since yours truly was burping up formula and getting cranky for a diaper…
In these 2013 file photos are, top row from left; Texas Rangers' Nelson Cruz, Detroit Tigers' Jhonny Peralta, San Diego Padres' Everth Cabrera, New York Yankees' Francisco Cervelli, Philadelphia Phillies' Antonio Bastardo and San Diego Padres' Fautino de los Santos. Bottom row from left are:…
... You saw a dog locked in a vehicle in a business parking lot on a hot day like today, would you call the police?
I'm changing things up a bit re: haircuts. In the past, I'd ask for a close clip and then live with the results for 6 weeks or so before I got another haircut. Usually, I'd wait to get my hair cut at least a week…
We can’t tell you our surprise, last Thursday, as we walked down Sherman Avenue to see the front of the Eagles devoid of barbecues. What we found out was that a couple of neighbors have complained about the smoke and so the traditional Thirsty Thursday…
The Washington Post Co. has agreed to sell its flagship newspaper to Amazon.com founder and chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos (pictured in AP file photo), ending the Graham family’s stewardship of one of America’s leading news organizations after four generations. Bezos, whose entrepreneurship has made…
The new movie “2 Guns,” starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as rival federal agents, earned $27.4 million, destroying the weekend competition and topping the North American box office. (AP file photo) Question: Who is your favorite all-time on-screen action duo?
Security drives New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez who arrives at US Cellular Field in Chicago to play the Chicago White Sox tonight. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney) Major League Baseball on Monday suspended New York Yankees’ slugger Alex Rodriguez through the end of the 2014 season, an…
A rising percentage of older adults are using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google+ too, according to a Pew study. Forty-three percent of people age 65 and older use online social networking services, according to survey results released Monday by the Pew Research…
One of the few remaining Spokane stores to sell hard-to-find eight-track tapes, among other items, plans to close its doors this month. Righteous Rags & Records, a used clothing and second hand music store, will close by Aug. 31, said business owner Doug MacKenzie. He’s…
College students consider the University of Iowa the nation's best party school, even though Iowa City has tried to make its famous bar scene less hospitable to underage drinkers. The Princeton Review bestowed Iowa with the top ranking Monday on a list determined by 126,000…
Two boys amuse themselves while waiting for candy to be thrown onto street by passing parade at Pinehurst by turning plastic bags into parachutes over the weekend. Unlike Coeurd'Alene, where there are rules against such things with city attorneys and insurance policies to satisfy, Pinehurst…
12:07 a.m. Male just sent Coeur d'Alene female text after threatening her 2 hours ago. 11:22 a.m. Motorist walks in to ISP HQ to report crash on I-90 Sunday night. 10:52 a.m. Tow truck en route to disabled 2002 Chevy Tahoe @ MP 436.7 (Lancaster/Hayden).…
Weekend Poll: Hucks Nation isn't a fan of Congressman Raul Labrador. 115 of 261 respondents (44.06%) said the best future job for the ambitious two-term congressman is "former congressman." However, 91 of 261 respondents (34.87%) would like to see Labrador become governor. Another 18 (6.9%)…
Mayoral candidate Steve Widmyer Facebooks: "Completed 27 hours of meeting new people and seeing old friends at the street fair. I talked to an old friend from school that I hadn't talked to in 35 years. I also had a very friendly chat with Jim…
The head of the Republican Party threatened Monday to cut out CNN and NBC from the GOP presidential primary debates if the networks do not shelve their plans to air lengthy features on Hillary Clinton -- who is widely expected to be a Democratic candidate…
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.
