I'm heading to Post Falls tonight to listen to the candidates' debates, featuring the mayoral candidates and two City Council races. Event runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Going in, I'd say both mayor candidates are qualified. I'll find out about the council candidates tonight.…
A baby hippo, foreground, that was born Oct. 3 is shown at the Gulf Breeze Zoo in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Baby hippos are born in the water and will nurse underwater and they surface every 2 to 3 minutes for air. Mother and baby remain…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy posts: Sam earned us extra credit parent points at school today. A kid asked the Math teacher if he could use his phone to call his mom. The teacher replied, "No, because then everyone else want to use their phone."…
5:24 p.m. Driver of blue Chevy passed @ traffic circle @ 4th/Kathleen, CdA. 5:11 p.m. Male waiting in faded pickup @ McKenzie River Pizza after domestic fight. 4:58 p.m. A black, folding chair is lying on w/b I-90/MP 17 (Yellowstone Trail). 4:55 p.m. Teens drinking,…
Coeur d'Alene Parks Superintendant Bill Greenwood gave a tour of the progress of McEuen Park construction this morning. A public will tour the park on Saturday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Beware of tech support scams/David Cole, Press Post Falls presents Wild West melodrama/Brian Walker, Press…
Time 2 Vote ... A Pittsburgh Pirates fan watches pregame activities before Game 4 of a National League division baseball series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals on Monday in Pittsburgh. St. Louis eliminated the Pirates in Game 5 of the opening round…
Did you know you can win two movie tickets or a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel simply by entering our weekly news quiz? All entrants are eligible to win tickets to area cinemas, and our overall champ -- drawn from among the top…
Herb McIntosh had an eagle-eye view of his future wife as he pounded shingles on the roof of her family’s new home. It was 1952, and the Washington State College student was working for a local contractor during summer break. “Marilyn kept coming out with…
The massive makeover of McEuen Park and Front Avenue in downtown Coeur d’Alene has been a prickly political issue the past two years and continues to stir up dust in this fall’s mayoral and City Council races. If voters want a close look at how…
The progress of the Veterans Memorial area of McEuen Park was apparent during a tour this morning. A public will tour the park on Saturday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Top blog post: I get a kick out of the fact that everyone is hailing huge…
Mary Souza's Reagan Republican friends are all atwitter on Facebook about an add running in the Nickel's Worth (Page 1, this week), in which she spotlights her demand for a public vote on McEuen Field, with the cutline: "Mary stood strong & fought, but where…
While the nation dangles one foot over the fiscal cliff and while most of the federal government remains shut down, the epicenter of American politics has yet another crisis to confront – the name of its football team. I knew the controversy swirling around the…
For those of you keeping score at home, the cost for the McEuen Field makeover is as follows (according to LCDC spokesman Keith Erickson): New park & amenities: $8.5 million. Parking structure: $6.5 million Front Avenue/side street/City Hall parking lot infrastructure: $2.5 million. Architect/engineering fees:…
Phil Boyd of Welch-Comer engineers and surveyors was on hand during a tour of the progress of McEuen Park construction on Thursday, October 10, 2013. A public will tour the park on Saturday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) DFO: I was surprised by the number of…
Dave Chamberlain: Ok, I have given Amber Copeland $100 for signs. She is running against Woody, who has raised over 2 grand for stuff. Her other opponent has started sending out mailers, that look surprisingly EXACTLY like Fillios and Adams. The Kootenai County Republicans are…
I'm back from the McEuen Field walking tour. I have one bit of advice for Mary Souza, Dan Gookin, Frank Orzell & everyone else who fought the McEuen Field make-over -- Pray for rain Saturday. The more people who get feet on the new &…
In the comments section, Starbucks99 offers a link to a comment made by Coeur d'Alene council candidate Chris Fillios on the Kootenai County Constitutional Party site re: the 2011 Ganesha controversy. Fillios was responding to a Constitutionalist post in opposition to the controversial public are:…
In the comments section, Councilman Mike Kennedy posts that someday Mary Souza, Dan Gookins and Steve Adams will work hard to re-invent their past opposition to McEuen Field, which he predicts, as I do, will become very popular throughout the region. I suspect that the…
Donna Rice makes a thumbs down for a photo by her husband, Barry, Wedmesday after they traveled from Chicago to Zion National Park, which remains closed due to the government shutdown. near Springdale, Utah. The Obama administration said today that it will allow states to…
Cindy comments: "Can't believe my ideas for a bronze DFO sculpture were not considered, nor was my rhinestone-encrusted Sandi statue in the running. Some people have no taste." Question: Who should be remembered on plaques or statues when McEuen Field reopens? Sandi? Mary? What should…
A Facebook Friend posts: "You know you need more coffee when it takes a few minutes to decipher your own handwriting on the to-do list and then you realize you might have to be two places at the same time. Again." DFO: I always need…
Candi Beeler tries to calm a 5-month-old foal Tuesday in a stable at her home near Rose Lake. Beeler, along with friends and family in the area, helped to removed eight horses from nearby Mustang Ranch and Rescue after suspecting neglect of the animals. The…
"I find it almost comical that so many of the anti-government conservatives, who want a government "so small you could drown it in a bathtub," are now outraged at the government over the services that aren't available because of the shutdown. The hypocrisy is amazing.…
Wednesday Poll: 91 of 143 respondents (63.64%) said they wouldn't want armed teachers in their child's school. 49 of 143 responsdents (34.27%) said they would want armed teachers at their child's school. 3 (2.1%) were undecided. Today's Poll: Do you plan to attend the McEuen…
Millions of people have visited ObamaCare's online enrollment portals, but only about 1 in 10 reported success in using them to buy health insurance, according to a new poll. Seven percent of adults said someone in their household has tried to sign up for coverage…
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.
