Most of us will be going to the polls two weeks from today, to decide the winners and losers in the primary elections. It has been fun this spring. But not as much fun as the Coeur d'Alene School Board and Coeur d'Alene City Council…
An osprey takes off from its nest inside a fire siren in Spring Lake N.J. today. The Jersey shore town has been forced to turn the siren off until fall to avoid disturbing the bird and any chicks it may have. First responders are notified…
Kevin Richert, IdahoED NEWS (RE: "Outsider" named top Idaho reporter): One of the most gratifying parts of this new job -- aside from the education in K-12 policy -- has been to build some new partnerships with the Idaho media, and to build on some…
On her Facebook wall, Coeur d'Alene Trustee Christa Hazel posts: "Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day. I want to personally thank all our CdA School District teachers for the phenomenal work they do day in and day out for our children. I'm looking forward to…
Large drops of water hold down the large petals of a blooming peony plant Monday morning in the Clarkston Heights. Forecasts are calling for damp conditions throughout much of the rest of the week in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley. (Lewiston Tribune photo: Kyle Mills) Officials identify…
Post Falls Police are looking for this suspect vehicle, which appeared on surveillance video during a recent cash machine theft at Post Falls Car Wash on Highway 41. Video shows that at approximately 4 a.m. (Monday), a heavy-set male suspect wearing a dark-colored hoodie jacket…
Time 2 Vote ... Pope Francis looks at his skull cap blown away by the wind as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience, at the Vatican recently. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Monday Winner -- Herb, with 7 likes:…
Let me address Idaho Democrats and Independents who want better, balanced government: Your vote will make the most difference if you vote the Idaho Democratic Primary Election. Now, let’s talk about why. It was amusing to see Sen. Russ Fulcher, Republican candidate for governor, ask…
Kevin Richert, pictured, who for more than a decade was one of the best editorial writers in Idaho, has a new bragging right. He’s also one of the Gem State’s reporters, earning the title of “Reporter of the Year” by the Idaho Press Club. The…
School officials in Coeur d'Alene are considering whether they should increase the price that outside groups are now paying to use the district's sports fields. "My goal in all this is to ensure that we are being responsible stewards of the taxpayer's money, that we…
"That's Murray's fence on the corner of North Kootenai and Selle Roads," posts Marianne Love/Slight Detour. "I love the scene any time of the year, especially in the morning sun. This time the early greenery served as a nice complement to its rustic look. We're…
This aerial view shows the original Four Corners area, Mullan Avenue and Northwest Boulevard, as you approach downtown Coeur d'Alene. A selection committee is reviewing proposals from local landscape architects and engineering firms for development of a master plan for the what is known as…
A KREM 2 on Your Side investigation revealed possible shortcomings in the Idaho foster care system that allowed a child to be placed with convicted criminals. KREM 2 on Your Side first started looking into a little girl's removal from her foster mom, which provided…
You want to see what that Sorensen School trip to initiate the new McEuen Park looks like in movie trailer form? Here's Sorensen Films take on the trek of 64 Sorensen students to break in the new park at noon Friday. (Video: Blair Williams/Big Fish…
On May 31, 1994, I published this note in my column: Apparently, Idaho Transportation Department officials want an exclusive right to annoy motorists. Last week, they deep-sixed plans by the Festival of Sandpoint to stage a Willie Nelson concert July 17 at Cocolalla (or Toke-olalla,…
Greg Lee and I swung by the Peeing Wall on our afternoon walk along the waterfront (aka the back wall of the North Idaho College museum). There were three evident large stains at the bottom of the dark-green wall, at approximately the area where WSU…
A hero died the other day. His name was Craig C. Thomas. He was 66 years old, a Spokane lifer who was unashamed to say he loved it here. I met Thomas several times over the years through a mutual friend. But while we shook…
Steve Matheson, GOP candidate for Kootenai County treasurer, posted this on his Facebook page: I have raised serious concerns regarding the integrity of the Kootenai County Treasurer’s office; the most alarming being the intentional and deliberate misrepresentation of county documents. I have repeatedly and publicly…
BTW, the incident involving public urination at City Park Saturday wasn't the first time that WSU Greek students behaved badly in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Kenny McAnally of Hudson's Hamburgers forwarded an email he sent to the WSU president's office and Kappa Delta officials after a…
A University of Richmond men's Lacrosse player gathers balls during lacrosse practice in Richmond, Va. Richmond's first season playing Division I men's lacrosse started with five consecutive losses. It will end in the NCAA tournament. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Question: Has anyone out there ever participated…
11:57 a.m. 2 males tried to pay for thousands of dollars worth of merchandise at Cabela's w/fraudulent credit card. 11:36 a.m. A rake is lying in right hand lane of w/b I-90/MP 1 (Beck Road/Post Falls). 10:30 a.m. Someone is having trouble breathing in a…
Andrus said the GOP's move to require photo ID and close their primary to non-Republicans is bad policy. "Voting used to be simple. You walked in, got a primary ballot, went into the privacy of the booth and voted in whichever primary you wanted. I…
Huckleberries Online is interviewing Pat Whalen (pictured above at candidates' forum at North Idaho College) at the moment: DFO: Why did you make public the old DUI conviction at the candidates forum last week? Pat Whalen: It was bound to come out. Because I had…
Monday Poll: A majority of Hucks Nation agrees with the U.S. Supreme Court decision that will continue to allow invocations at local government meetings. 80 of 147 respondents (54.42%) agree. 60 of 147 respondents (40.82%) disagree. 7 (4.76%) were undecided. Today's Poll: Do you want…
Monica Lewinsky writes in Vanity Fair for the first time about her affair with President Clinton: “It’s time to burn the beret and bury the blue dress.” She also says: “I, myself, deeply regret what happened between me and President Clinton. Let me say it…
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.
