The election of Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) energized Republicans as it ensured that he would give them a critical 41st vote to help them block Democrats and filibuster key legislation. So in the second vote of his Senate career, Brown promptly voted to help Democrats…
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. is reflected in a window on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, as he answers reporters questions following a news conference to discuss the upcoming jobs bill. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
I'll play this regular Wild Card now -- to be followed by the new Political Wild Card in a few minutes. Several individuals at Blogfest '10 told me how much they appreciate the Political Wild Card, to keep the daily struggle for supremacy between our…
At a time when Idaho legislators have been loath to propose tax increases, Athol Rep. Phil Hart has introduced legislation to bump Idaho’s sales tax from the current 6 percent up to 8.25 percent. The tradeoff: He’d also like to eliminate the income tax on…
North Idaho College Residence Hall senior resident adviser Jeff Howard, from Bonners Ferry, feeds Randy and Earl (named after the brothers on the TV show My Name is Earl). The two ducks have made a home in the landscaping just outside the main doors of…
Veterinary doctors perform a tooth surgery on Socrates, a 20-year-old tiger at Villa Lorena animal shelter in Cali, Colombia, Sunday. Socrates, once a tiger from a street circus, was handed over to the shelter by its former caretakers. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar…
This undated photo released by Terry Hoskins, who allegedly bulldozed his own home after a bank began foreclosure proceedings, shows a bulldozer standing near Hoskins' home in Moscow, Ohio. (AP Photo/Terry Hoskins via WLWT)Question: Do you know of anyone who has lost his/her home during…
5:13 p.m. A 60ish female is suffering a seizure in the Food Court at Costco while her family shops somewhere else in the store.5:02 p.m. A female is slumped over her mechanized wheelchair @ H95 & I-90.4:17 p.m. An 87YO female is threatening to "make…
Sam Taylor and his lovely wife, Kat, are expecting their first baby later this year. But that didn't stop them from making the long trek from western Washington to Blogfest 2010 at the Fort Ground Grill Saturday. Sam is a former reporter for The Spokesman-Review.…
Civil Deputy Prosecutor John Cafferty said it would take six months and cost $30,000 to provide the broad range of documentation, including office e-mails of elections officials, sought by attorney Starr Kelso (pictured) for losing candidate Jim Brannon. Who is trying to overturn the results…
HB 486, creating a new special license plate to benefit mountain biking trails, has passed the House on a 49-18 vote. “This bill is purely revenue-generating for the state,” said Rep. Brian Cronin, D-Boise, the bill’s lead sponsor. Each special plate sold will initially send…
OtisG/Otis G. Experience kept track of the agenda for his two children and significant other during a bike ride that found its way to Blogfest '10 at the Fort Ground Grill Saturday.... Yes, Sgt. Christie Wood brought a flat full of cupcakes to Blogfest '10…
RE: NYTimes spotlights local Tea Partyers/David Stout, New York TimesPam Stout, Sandpoint Tea Party president, on Huckleberries: "I never expected to make any front page, but especially the NY Times. I am only one of many Tea Partiers who believe we have an obligation as…
Coeur d'Alene Vikings State Girls 5A Basketball Champions over the Lewiston Bengals 51-45 at the Idaho Center in Nampa. The Viks picked up their third state championship in a row with the victory over Lewiston Saturday night. (Steve Conner/Idaho Sports)Question: Have you ever been part…
Kamm: What's your take on the bill offered by ID Sen Brent Hill allowing 'victims' of Ponzi schemes to deduct ALL their losses from ID State Taxes even averaging them over years so that every penny lost is deductible. I have sympathy for their financial…
Lodge summed up the story and then compared it to the situation JFAC faces in trying to balance the state’s budget amid an economic decline. In this version of the tale, told from the wolf’s perspective, he didn’t do anything wrong to the three little…
I come from rustic people over eastern Idaho way, so’s you can just about figure how aggravated I got the other day when I heard from state Rep. Dick Harwood, R-St. Maries, that me and mine have been criminals since Reagan was a Democrat. I’m…
Nicole Turner, 12, of Velocity Gymnastics out of Hamilton Montana kept an eye on the competition during Great West Gym Fest at the Coeur d'Alene Resort on Friday. Several hundred gymnast are in town for the meet that runs through Sunday. (Kathy Plonka/SR)Cartoon: Palinized/Milt Priggee,…
Three Spokane-North Idaho Hollywood Video stores will close in several weeks, the company has announced on its Web site. They are: University City, 10614 E. Sprague, Airway Heights, 12622 W. Sunset Hwy, and Coeur d’Alene, 560 W. Kathleen St. Parent company Hollywood Entertainment Corp., based…
Moscow Minidoka: RiverPark Square is “the most pleasant one to visit.” I didn't say I go there to meet my basic needs. My wife's parents live in Spokane. When we visit, it's a nice treat to leave the kids with the in-laws and get a…
Ted Piccard of France, left and Daron Rahlves of the USA, right crash out during the men's skicross 8th final at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday.. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Question: Which Winter Olympics moment is your favorite so far -- now…
11:44 a.m. A caller reports he was tailgated by a semi-truck whose driver made obscene gestures before turning off on H41.11:35 a.m. Transients are hanging out behind a business @ 213 W. Appleway.11:17 a.m. A dog is running into traffic on I-90 @ M/P 13…
Is the clout of talk radio diminishing? Political people certainly act as if it is powerful enough, considering the bows and scrapes given to Rush Limbaugh from anyone on the right who momentarily crosses him. But as with broadcast television, it may be a lesser…
HBO Poll: 81 of 245 respondents (33%) to the weekend poll said a comment made by a Clarkston Tea Party leader re: hanging Patty Murray shows how poisonous political rhetoric has become. Another 75 (31%) dismissed the comment as simply a figure of speech. 58…
In this Feb. 21, 2009 file photo, former eBay Chief Executive and California Republican Gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, accompanied by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks to reporters in Sacramento, Calif. Romney is ready to step back into the public spotlight after working earnestly behind…
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.
