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HUCKLEBERRIES: McEuen Park was an instant kid magnet
$20M project had its naysayers, but a decade of adoration proves investment was wise
HUCKLEBERRIES: A history of holiday giving and 'outstanding' decorations
Gary Allen didn’t hesitate to answer an obvious question: “Would you do it again?”
HUCKLEBERRIES: Fox was no doc-in-the-box
If you’re lucky, you have health insurance and receive regular health care from a family doctor. If you’re luckier still, your family doctor knows your name wi…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Local crime of the '70s
It has been 50 years since the Marcussens disappeared without a trace. Rita Marcussen, 20, a popular 5-foot 5-blonde with shoulder-length hair, was last seen h…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Hello, hello
Coeur d’Alene had its Alexander Graham Bell moment 70 years ago when Publisher Burl Hagadone of the Coeur d’Alene Press dialed KNEW radio in Spokane.
HUCKLEBERRIES: A clock like no other
The giant cast iron clock in front of Clark’s Diamond Jewelry is slower now. But you would be slower, too, if you had survived two world wars, 115 years of …
HUCKLEBERRIES: Changed by flames
It’s easy to lose track of the fires that reshaped downtown Coeur d’Alene and the waterfront.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Cold case closure
Steve Schauer said all along that Duncan Peder McKenzie Jr. brutally murdered a 15-year-old Coeur d’Alene girl days before Halloween 1973.
HUCKLEBERRIES: An election to remember
It wasn’t much of an election race. But it received national media attention.
HUCKLEBERRIES: 'Quiet rage'
Former police chief Dave Scates can’t forget that hellish pre-Halloween night on 17th Street. As an acting sergeant on patrol, Dave began his swing shift Frida…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Never-ending beat of the Rhythm Dawgs
In spring 1986, a School District 271 support group wanted a band for a levy election victory party. So teacher-musician Jim Lien recruited educators who could…
HUCKLEBERRIES: The day the swinging and jitterbugging ended
World War II had been over for a month. But new recruits from Farragut Naval Training Station were still recreating in Coeur d’Alene to enjoy the waterfront an…
HUCKLEBERRIES: Mikki Stevens: A local star
They came. They entertained. They conquered our hearts.
HUCKLEBERRIES: A defining moment in Wallace brothel history
Facing political pressure, a half century ago, the brothels of Wallace closed for the first time ever.
HUCKLEBERRIES: A cautionary tale from Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter is no longer a household name.
HUCKLEBERRIES: Off the air, but in our hearts
“Bubblehead” ordinarily isn’t a term of affection.