Huckleberries has learned that the Coeur d'Alene City Council voted 4-0 with one abstention to pay Mike Kennedy's mediated claim of $69,660 for Kennedy's defense cost in the election challenge filed by failed challenger Jim Brannon.
Pearl Harbor Day seems to be fading in our memory as the Greatest Generation passes away. The current generation has 9/11, of course. But I don't think we feel as intensely about that awful day as my parents did about theirs. I can't help but…
On his Facebook page, Rocky Castenada offers a number of superb shots of eagles enjoying the salmon around Higgens Point and Wolf Lodge Bay on Lake Coeur d'Alene.
Cindy: I'm not allowed to go to car lots with my husband,anyway. The one and only time we bought a car from a dealership I was great with child and it was a hot August day. We knew exactly what we could pay and the…
5:43 p.m. A dead deer is in the road on H54 near the traffic circle/Athol.5:41 p.m. A pickup has lost its drive-line & is a hazard to traffic on I-90 @ M/P 12 (Government Way).5:37 p.m. A women dressed all in black in a wheelchair,…
Dennis and Nancy DeLaittre depart memorial for their son, slain Montana Highway Patrolman David James DeLaittre at Three Forks High School in Three Forks, Mont., earlier today. (AP Photo/Mike Albans)Hart heads back to court over back state taxes/Betsy Russell, Eye On BoiseHayden man arrested on…
German Rolf Buchholz shows his face with 168 piercings as he visits the 20th Tattoo Convention in Berlin on Saturday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)Top Cutlines:1. Rolf is 38 and never been kissed. He is beginning to wonder why, saying, “I shower. I…
Thom George has informed Huckleberries Online that he has resigned as chairman of the Kootenai County Democrats, for personal reasons. He plans to move in spring 2011 to join his wife, who has taken a job in the Seattle area. George said the resignation was…
A pedestrian walks behind a snowdrift in downtown London, Ontario, Canada, during a winter storm that has dumped over 31 inches (80 centimeters) of snow earlier today. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)Question: Are you ready for our next round of bad weather?
The proposed tax deal is one of those classic bitter pills that we’re presented with in American politics. It’s a classic compromise. Democrats have to swallow the extension of the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans. Republicans have to agree to a 13-month extension…
As expected Judge Charles Hosack has denied a motion by failed City Council candidate Jim Brannon and his attorney, Starr Kelso, for a new trial on Brannon's original lawsuit to overturn his 3-vote loss to incumbent Mike Kennedy. Brannon & Kelso have already appealed the…
Here's what I would like to see and hear when I roll up on any car lot. Salesman: Can I help you? If the answer from me is, “I am just looking.” Go away. Reason: I know where to find you. Don't pester or lurk…
Monday in a conference call with reporters, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the expansion of the recent campaign, “If You See Something, Say Something” to hundreds of Walmart stores across the country. The campaign, which was first started in New York City,…
Elizabeth Edwards has lost her long battle with cancer. She died today at age 61. Story here.
One of the wild rumors sweeping the Kootenai County Courthouse these days is that county clerk-elect Cliff Hayes might tap failed 2009 City Council candidate Jim Brannon as his chief deputy. Then, the worker bees initially were worried that he might pick Tina Jacobson. Another…
Marc Stewart: Aidan, my four year old son, was diagnosed with a mild case of pink eye. So, the wife went to the store with our two boys to pick up some eye drops. Well, the medicine was blocked off by an elderly lady in…
We recently heard from some of our friends and KEA members from the east side of Coeur d’Alene Lake about how a small herd of llamas at Arrow Ranch was struggling to survive the recent winter weather. We thought we’d pass along their story: "When…
When FDR gave his historical speech on Dec 8th, 1941 all who were alive KNEW that they were living in times that would never be forgotten. "A day that would live in infamy". Or so they all believed. As approximately 1,000 WWII vets die each…
I must admit I never tire of Mary Souza's various theories re: the 2009 City Council election, as off-the-wall as most of them are. Jim Brannon & Starr Kelso are always the knights in shining armor. Mike Kennedy, Dan English, et al, are always the…
Funeral services were held today for Montana Highway Patrol Officer David DeLaittre, 23, who was killed killed Wednesday in an apparent shootout after he stopped to investigate a truck parked in the middle of a road outside Three Forks, Mont. Story here. (AP Photo/Montana Department…
Monday Poll: By a narrow margin, Hucks Nation voted that North Idaho isn't racist. A combined 104 of 205 respondents (50.7%) voted either "no" or "hell no" when asked the question: "Does North Idaho deserve its reputation as a haven for racism?" 101 of 205…
11:59 a.m. Caller reports an auto burglary from 9:20 to 11 this AM at Calvary Chapel.11:31 a.m. Caller is concerned re: a Post Falls woman who may be paranoid and delusional after barricading herself in her house for 3 months.11:23 a.m. Person hurt Monday in…
What makes a man sexy? Sitting in a business meeting and listening to Dave Sleyster talk about the origins of his business, Energy Electric, I found myself pondering this question. That’s partly because Dave is a sexy guy—an opinion I’ve heard expressed by many women,…
Several Senate Democrats on Tuesday morning criticized the White House and Republican tax deal, saying that President Barack Obama gave up too much to a recalcitrant opposition party. The initial pushback suggests that the White House will have to woo a handful of reluctant Senate…
An artist impression by courts artist Elizabeth Cook of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appearance at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, where he was denied bail after appearing on an extradition warrant. Assange surrendered to London police as part of a Swedish…
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.
