Spectators invade the pitch of the Stade de France stadium after the international friendly soccer match between France and Germany, outside Paris, today. Hundreds of people spilled onto the field of the Stade de France stadium after explosions were heard nearby during a friendly match between the French and German national soccer teams.
I was bragging to my brother/sister-in-law about all the things they could see and do in Coeur d'Alene during their short stay with us. I told them to be sure to have coffee at Bakery by the Lake and then take a lap around beautiful...
Gov. Butch Otter’s office said today that Otter didn’t mean comments he made about sage grouse in a speech earlier this week to be taken seriously, and he is not taking the position that it’d be better for the sage grouse to be listed as an endangered species. Question: Is it OK for the governor to kid about such things?
Scanner Traffic for TGIF PM (20 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 15 more items) includes two deer hit by vehicles after dark tonight.
OK, ladies & germs, we need more people voting daily for Cutline Contest winners. And entering the contest, too. Of course. It's a collaborative effort. I and others write possible cutlines. And you vote which ones you consider to be the best one(s) for the day. You can vote for several cutlines. Capiche?
Having established a foothold in North Idaho in its first year of operation, Downdraft is setting its sights on Spokane. The Post Falls brewery, which celebrates its first anniversary Saturday, has signed with KBI Craft for distribution in Eastern Washington. The first kegs shipped Thursday and a sales push starts Monday.
Another red state is considering Medicaid expansion. Alabama's Republican governor says he is considering expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare in his state. "We are looking at that,” Gov. Robert Bentley said Thursday, according to The Associated Press. “We have not made a final decision on that yet, exactly how that would work.”
The daily roundup of links from the Huckleberries Online blog roll includes: The entertainer/Fort Boise, Dog lifts leg, makes editorial comment/Slice, More things I won't be able to do/Simple Mind, Spectre' portrays 007 in throwback mode/7 Blog, Enjoy a relaxing evening of hoops Friday night/Grip, Employees donate to food drive/CdA Today.
Shoshone Conservative, a conservative with staying power on Huckleberries Online, speaks to the notion that conservatives aren't given much of a chance in the HucksOnline comments section: "It IS possible to engage in civil discussion on here with a lot of commenters." Sho-Con explains how that's possible.
At least 18 people were killed in an outbreak of explosions and at least two shootouts in Paris Friday, according to police. It was unclear if the events were linked. Police in Paris told NBC News that several people had been shot at a restaurant in the 10th arrondissement in Paris.
In a Huckleberries Online comment (Mental health center to open Dec. 9, Minority Leader John Rusche posts: "The Democrats of Northern Idaho worked with law enforcement, H&W, GOP moderates, and others to convince the legislators not from your area to vote for it in enough volume to overcome the local naysayers."
In her latest Love Story, Cindy Hval tells of the love-at-first-sight meeting between between sailor Gerold "Gerry" Lamers, who was stationed at Farragut, and a pretty girl with natural curls at a USO dance in Spokane.
Spokane residents who didn’t use a lot of water last winter are seeing the benefits of their conservation this winter. Almost 13,000 households in Spokane got a $5 credit on their most recent monthly utility bills, and will continue to get it for a year. Question: Would you like to see a program like this in Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls area?
On her Facebook page, Councilwoman Kerri Thoreson writes that tax increment financing VIA URBAN RENEWAL was key to building -- and now opening -- the Greensferry Overpass.
He hid his face, but "Jihadi John" was the English-speaking voice of ISIS. His twisted, videotaped taunts and acts of terrible cruelty -- beheading hostages who had gone to the Middle East to report stories and help others -- symbolized the Islamist militant group's depravity...
Coeur d’Alene and Lake City high schools recently received national recognition for providing underrepresented students with the support they need to be successful in high school and in preparing for post-secondary education.
Scanner Traffic for Friday the 13th AM (15 items & counting) includes tree falling on red Jeep parked in Post Falls area ...
In Thursday's poll, an even 50% said they appreciate Coeur d'Alene Councilman Dan Gookin more today than they did four years ago, when he was first elected to office. Today's Poll: Do you believe Gov. Otter is sincere when he says as he did this week in CdA: "We must improve education in Idaho"?
AM Headlines for TGIF the 13th includes: Faux Marine gets prison for rape, theft/Press, 911 system overhaul comes to Kootenai Co/Press, Wasden announces anti-trust settlement/EOBoise, Coeur d'Alene woman values serving others/CdA Press, Taxpayers group commissions statewide poll/EOBoise & USFS roads to protect grizzlies to begin opening/Outdoors.
Randy Stapilus of Ridenbaugh Press offers a few thoughts on the tragic shooting of Council area rancher Jack Yantis by two Adams County sheriff's deputies Nov. 1. Law enforcement officials need to air the facts of the matter sooner rather than later to calm fears voiced by some that Idahoans aren't safe from their law enforcement, Stapilus says.
Idaho County Commissioner Jim Chmelik brought his snake oil to Lewiston this week. He discussed his Western Landmark Foundation with 15 people who turned out to listen to him. The Lewiston Tribune reports that "he wants to steal a page from the environmental industry's playbook and use lawsuits to challenge federal land management practices."
The Bard of Sherman Avenue weighs in on the hubbub in Hayden created by insistence by attorney Jeremy Morris that he celebrate Christmas with a ha-huge light and living nativity scene display (complete with camel & all).
Jeremy Morris, the Hayden attorney involved in a dispute with his homeowners association over a huge Christmas display he plans for his front yard, has some comments for HucksOnline and its readers, including: "Dave ... you provide a forum for pigs to feed at the trough." Any of you pigs, er, commenters want to weigh in?
In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Writer Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune cheers University of Idaho football coach Paul Petrino -- for cutting troublemaker Dezmon Epps from team. Trillhaase also has jeers for Idaho Board of Correction Chairwoman Debbie Field and Gov. Butch Otter, on other topics.
The long-awaited overpass at Greensferry in Post Falls was dedicated Thursday morning. And hundreds of Post Falls residents joined city dignitaries and the American Legion honor guards to celebrate this important addition to the River City's infrastructure. The Coeur d'Alene Press has the report -- and 4 photos from Jake Parrish.
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.
