Joker let the cat out of the bag in the comments section Monday, that the SR is offering another round of buyouts companywide. Which could mean 4-5 journalists in the newsroom. Joker added up 2 (I'll turn 65 Nov. 20) + 2 (it could be…
Ballerina Wendy Whelan rehearses with Craig Hall in the Rose Building of the Lincoln Center complex, in New York. After 30 years with City Ballet, Whelan dances her final performance Saturday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Kootenai County Clerk Jim Brannon just sent this email to Huckleberries Online: "We now have a ruling from our prosecutor which references an email sent by the Office of the Idaho Attorney General which states that absent an order staying the 9th Circuit’s decision beyond…
Top Comment: CDAJim (RE: Idahoans are generous): I think that Idahoans are generous especially when they know that their contributions will stay in their own community or in the state. There is a feeling in Idaho of "we will take care of our own". As…
Time 2 Vote ... Facts: Sibling kittens Sam and Boo enjoy a playful romp around pumpkins Monday at Shatzer's Fruit Market, in Chambersburg, Pa. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Public Opinion, Markell DeLoatch) Monday Winner: Psalm 37, with 10 likes: "Afterwards the happy couple received…
4:56 p.m. Someone is riding bicycle along I-90/CdA area, e/b on w/b shoulder. 4:08 p.m. 81YO female is suffering general illness @ Dalton Avenue/Mount Carroll, Dalton Gardens. 4:01 p.m. 63YO female is suffering general weakness @ Parkside Drive/Hayden. 3:46 p.m. CPD officer searching CdA Super…
Leo slides down the slide with Carley Serwat while her husband Ladd Serwat watches in McEuen Park on Friday morning. The Serwats met Leo while they were on a missionary trip in Burundi and helped him try to receive medical attention in Rwanda and Uganda…
State Representative District 2A candidates Cheryl Stransky and Vito Barbieri sat down Tuesday with Press reporter David Cole. Stranksy, a Democrat, and Barbieri, the Republican incumbent, discussed several key state issues. Thoughts? Joker?
The Republican Governors Association launched a new anti-A.J. Balukoff TV ad in Idaho today, this one using a video clip from the governors’ debate in Coeur d'Alene debate where Balukoff momentarily lost his place in his opening remarks. The ad suggests Balukoff “needs a script,”…
The Idaho attorney general has asked his legal staff to start looking at what implications gay marriage will have for the state. Same-sex marriage is set to start Wednesday morning in Idaho under an order from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. And the…
If state superintendent hopeful Sherri Ybarra votes on Election Day, it will be the first time the Republican has cast a ballot in a November general election while living in Mountain Home. According to Elmore County election records, Ybarra has not voted for a governor,…
A brave combat veteran of the storied 10th Mountain Division who recently died destitute will be honored with a "Beer and Brats" fundraiser on November 2, 2014 at St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church in Post Falls. Jim Ayers, who served in the 10th Mountain…
Coeur d’Alene Police detectives are searching for seventeen year-old Nicole Rene Agnew who was reported as a runaway by her mother on October 6th. She stated her daughter had run away from home on October 1st. Her mother has since notified the department that Nicole…
Check out the uniforms that EWU Football will be wearing Saturday in honor of our military and its members! http://bit.ly/1xPuEMh Fans in attendance this Saturday will have the opportunity to bid on select jerseys. Info here/EWU Athletics Facebook. H/T: Cindy. Question: I consider these football…
"A majority of poll respondents, 57 percent, say same-sex couples should not be able to marry in Idaho. Thirty-eight percent say same-sex marriage should be allowed. Still, when asked if same-sex Idahoans should be allowed to legally marry, form civil unions, or not be legally…
"Another close race, according to PPP is for Secretary of State. Longtime legislator Lawerence Denney, a Republican, polled at 38 percent. Holli Woodings, a freshman lawmaker, polled at 35 percent. In this race, a whopping 27 percent of those polled say they're undecided. The women…
"Idaho is a very charitable state. Idahoans gave more of their income to charity than every surrounding state, except Utah. But low-income Idahoans are giving away more of their hard-earned cash than the wealthy. The Chronicle of Philanthropy used Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data from…
Autumn’s golden glow is highlighted by the warmth of the setting sun along the banks of the Clearwater River near Spalding, Idaho. (Lewiston Tribune photo: Steve Hanks)
Todd Dvorak, spokesman for Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, said, “We are keeping our legal options open,” but he said, “We don’t have anything planned today or tomorrow.” Betsy's story here. Question: Isn't it pleasant that the AG's spokesman isn't as meely-mouthed as the governor's?
The public is invited to the ground-breaking ceremony for the Greensferry Overpass Project at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the south terminus of Greensferry Road, on the north side of I-90, near Knudtsen Chevrolet. The ceremony will be hosted by Post Falls urban renewal…
Public Policy Polling's new Idaho poll finds a close race for Governor- although there are also strong signals within the poll that the contest might not end up being that close in the end. Incumbent Butch Otter leads with only 39% to 35% for Democrat…
Gov. Butch Otter has issued the following statement re: the state's challenge to repeal of same-sex marriage ruling: “The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued its mandate for enforcement of decisions overturning the Idaho Constitution’s prohibition on same-sex marriage effective at 10 a.m.…
Kootenai County treasurer candidates Janet Callen and Steve Matheson sat down Thursday with Coeur d'Alene Press reporter Brian Walker. Callen, a Democrat, and Matheson, a Republican, discuss several key county issues. Thoughts?
11:07 a.m. CPD officer is w/wandering 4YO boy and boy's brother, a student at nearby Fernan Elementary, looking for the children's father who may be working in the area. 10:52 a.m. 2-vehicle accident is blocking Miles Avenue/Airport Road, Hayden, intersection. 10:44 a.m. KCSDeputy en route…
Joker breaks down Brannon v. Belmont county clerk video debate: "The walls in Bill McCory’s basement seem to be closing in. Jeff Selle is moderating. Jim looks like the long lost cousin of Anymouse. Larry looks like everybody’s grandpa. Larry Belmont wants to give the…
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.
