The SR has received possible fix from Disqus re: ongoing problems with "recent comments." The popular feature seems to be working much better this PM. I'll continue to hold my breath while I test-drive it this PM and Friday morning. I enjoy the Disqus features…
A man sunbathes at Ada Ciganlija lake in Belgrade, Serbia, earlier today. The Balkan region is experiencing a heat wave, with temperatures rising as high as 37 degrees Celsius (99 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/ Marko Drobnjakovic) DFO: Cindy's always demanding beefcake photos; so, I try my…
Two years, several temporary jobs, 15 interviews, and countless applications later Justy Thomas has landed a permanent job. “I feel blessed I have a stable job,” she says. Thomas is now working in the human resources department of a local utility company. We first introduced…
4:45 p.m. PFPD Blue is tailing suspect in unknown crime @ Seltice Way/Spokane Street, PF. 4:28 p.m. CPD Blue is checking on individual's probation status in 1200 block of Wallace/CdA. 3:45 p.m. Officer en route to take male named Austin from juvenile probation to jail…
Time 2 Vote ... This photo released by the Cleveland Animal Protective League shows a kitten and Noland, right, a puppy, snuggling up together Wednesday in Cleveland. A cat already caring for four newborn kittens now is nursing an orphaned week-old pit bull puppy. You…
Caleb Phillips, event support laborer with Lakeshore Athletic Service, provides support as a beam is put into place while setting up a large tent Tuesday at Ironman Village in the Coeur d'Alene City Park. Story here. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust) Tri-Cities native dies…
River Greenfield, 5, scaled the steep rock face like a seasoned pro. Wedging his feet into a tiny ledge he looked down and waved to his mother, Jessa Greenfield. River and his twin brother, Terran, were climbing the Minnehaha Rocks at Shields Park, thanks to…
Coeur d'Alene City Councilman Steve Adams received a loud ovation at the Reagan Republicans weekly luncheon today when someone mentioned his lone vote against the city's antidiscrimination ordinance earlier this month. Adams voted in the 5-1 minority that approved the controversial ordinance to extend human…
Also on Facebook, Java on Sherman is offering a prize for the winner of this contest: "Who can guess how many gallons of milk will JAVA on Sherman will use Thursday through Monday? The person closest without going over will win a $5 gift certificate."…
From the Coeur d'Alene Resort Facebook page: "It's been raining all day, yet there are still golfers golfing. Which is better -- a rainy day on the course, or warm, dry seat in the office?" Question: Anyone?
I did something in the last month that I hadn't done before. I quit reading Stephen King's ha-huge "11/22/1963" tome about halfway through a month ago because it seemed to drag too much. Then, I checked it out of the Coeur d'Alene Library prior to…
Marianne Love posts: "Rain, rain never quite went away yesterday, so last evening, rather than sitting in the house and "toweling" Foster off for a second time, I grabbed my camera and loaded the little guy up in the car." More here. Lincoln & Idaho/Mark…
A bull moose wanders near the Law and Justice Center in Bozeman, Mont., Thursday. Game wardens hazed out the moose away from the city and back into the forest without tranquilizers. (AP Photo/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez) Question: Izzit just me -- or have there…
"Spam ad: 'Fuller Breasts -- Fuller, firmer breasts -- Limited trial available.' I've always liked their brushes" -- Facebook Friend Val Hughes of Spokane.
On his Facebook page, Arpie tells FFs that he: "Is celebrating the first day of summer in traditional North Idaho style by starting a fire in the woodstove." Question: Yeah, yeah, this is a typical mid-June day in North Idaho. But don't you give Mother…
Update: Missing boy found at a residence at about 1:20 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police are currently searching for a missing 4-year-old boy. His name is Kayden Mason. He has been missing from his home in the 2600 block of N. 6th PL for about 30…
The country’s top education official has given Idaho the flexibility to introduce new assessment tests to all of the state’s schools a year before they will be tied to accountability. The move will allow Idaho to continue to move away from the federal No Child…
An "ex-gay" Christian ministry that spearheaded the largest national movement to cure homosexuality is shutting its doors for good one year after renouncing its controversial therapies. Exodus International announced its groundbreaking decision Wednesday before offering an apology for all the harm and pain it has…
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (9) and Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) collide during the second half of Game 6 of their NBA Finals basketball series Tuesday in Miami. Game 7 preview here. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Question: Anyone give San Antonio a fair-to-middlin'…
Here's a piece from Politico this morning about House members, including Idaho's Raul Labrador, being unimpressed with the bipartisan immigration measure that's being considered by the Senate. Here's the salient paragraphs: "If 70 to 80 senators vote for the bipartisan bill — which some in…
The Oregonian confirmed this morning that the paper will reduce print delivery to three days a week. Publisher N. Christian Anderson III informed staff just before 10 am that the paper will continue to publish seven days a week, but will only offer home delivery…
12:09 p.m. House boat is sinking @ end of 3rd Street dock/CdA & getting worse. 11:55 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for June 19-20 here. 11:46 a.m. CPD Blue asks for over-the-air details b/c "my computer doesn't like me now." 11:38 a.m. Patient…
Duane Rasmussen snapped this nice photo of the sun shining off the historic Roosevelt Inn in the downtown Coeur d'Alene area Saturday afternoon. One of the many nice things re: the marriage of Amy Dearest to Okie Doke last year was the bridal shower held…
Wednesday Poll: If a military draft is reinstituted in this country, Hucks Nation overwhelmingly sez women should be drafted, too. 90 of 126 respondents (71.43%) support an equal opportunity draft. 32 of 126 (25.4%) don't. 4 (3.17%) were undecided. Today's Poll: Should Kootenai County OK…
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.
