One Scanner Traffic post today caught my attention more than the others -- and made me chuckle. It was the one at 4:24 in which a motorist stopped to check on the welfare of a small child that he saw riding his bike back and…
At Slight Detour, Marianne Love writes: "I love the stuff that makes me think of people I know. My sisters gave me the pretty pot earlier this year, so I'll always think of them each day while watering the pansies." More here. I'm the same…
From newsroom buddy Alison Boggs ... do you know how many candidates for Kootenai County commissioner have a wife named Linda? And which ones do?
Mike Tracy, the new campaign manager for Vaughn Ward, the Marine reservist campaigning for the Republican nomination for Idaho’s 1st Congressional District, told IdahoReporter.com that Republican superstar Sarah Palin will not take questions from media at any time during her visit to the state. ...…
As The Lake Churns reports, "The Priest River and Priest Lake area will catch a glimpse of its history Memorial Day weekend as a restored 1914 White motor coach identical to the Beardmore Auto stage will participate in the Coolin parade on Saturday, May 29."…
Donald Trump stands in his office as newly-crowned Miss USA Rima Fakih holds a magazine featuring Trump earlier today in New York. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)Top Cutlines:1. If this creep's hair moves on its own one more time, I am so going…
5:55 p.m. Possible unattended death @ Stinson & Corsair/Hayden.5:36 p.m. A 15YO male is fighting physically w/his 9YO sister on Lakeland/Rathdrum.5:02 p.m. Randi reports that her roommate is threatening her and won't let her use her phone @ Capri Court/CdA.4:47 p.m. A transient in the…
Tami Martinez of Dan Green's commissioner campaign tells Huckleberries she may have discovered why so many of her candidate's signs have disappeared. Seems "signing" is a current phenomenon among high school kids. Signing? It's like TPing a place. Youths steal a bunch of political signs…
Here's a scene we haven't seen much this year. Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr., left, who reportedly slept during a possible pinch-hitting situation earlier this month, is mobbed by teammates including Ichiro Suzuki, right, after Griffey hit the game-winning, RBI pinch-hit single in the ninth…
Duane Rasmussen has loaned his campaign $25,000 in his four-way race to fill the House District 3 seat being vacated by retiring state Rep. Jim Clark -- twice as much money as the other three candidates have raised combined. Rasmussen ended the 7-day, pre-election filing…
Incumbent Mike Jorgenson has more than a 3-to-1 funding edge on challenger Steve Vick in their Senate District 3 Republican primary race. Finance disclosure statements obtained from the Secretary of State's website shows Jorgenson has raised $25,661 in contributions and loans and spent $22,852 prior…
We're down to 5 days before the primary elections. Have you decided how you're going to vote in each primary race on your ballot? Or are you still waffling about some picks? Any of you in a throw-the-bums-out mood. I'll take a look at some…
This is one of those times when you don't feel so good about being in the top 5. Inspired, so to speak, by the ever-morphing-but-consistently-disgusting saga of the gulf oil spill, The Daily Beast decided to find America's most toxic communities. Idaho's very own St.…
Via Facebook, Eye On Boise blogger extraordinaire Betsy Russell zeroes in on camera targets Rex Rammell and Sharon Ullman during the recent Butch Otter-less gubernatorial debate in Boise. (Idaho Reports photo)Question: Have you ever met Betsy Russell?
Raul Labrador just posted this on his Facebook page: "It’s not unusual to see posts of disappointment in Gov. Palin by those who do not call themselves conservative. They are everywhere. What IS of interest is when solidly conservative Bloggers write about a prevailing and…
In the comments section, Dan of the County writes: "Here's something I don't remember ever seeing before … political ads in the Nickel's Worth (or anywhere else) for precinct committee people ... let alone three for different people … " Which prompted me to check…
Harley D. Brown doesn't care if you're offended. He's a retired Navy man, and he thinks that anti-personnel mines would be a fine and effective deterrent to Mexicans who cross illegally onto United States soil. He said some mines, which might "castrate you or cause…
I was unpleasantly surprise this morning to read on the front page of the Idaho Statesman that the Forest Service denied a request by Idaho Public Television to film a crew of students doing stewardship work in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. The…
At As The Lake Churns, Pecky Cox spotted this photo of an empty bottle of Seagrams 7 still in its paper bag. Note the message. Aha. Right.Cartoon: Open season on D.C. insiders/David Horsey, Seattle P-IBASE jumper puzzled by pilfered flag at Snake River site/Eric Larsen,…
At his Get Out! North Idaho Facebook page, OrangeTV writes: "I always love spending some time picking out a couple of new brewskis to try at Pilgrims Market on North 4th Street in Cd'A, where the selection of micros and imports is wild and impressive."…
On Facebook (and with his permission to post here), Bent discusses the pains -- and numbness -- of cycling long miles during Bike To Work Week: "You know how they put those really comfortable face pillows on massage tables ... you know, the one's with…
Wednesday's Poll: Overwhelmingly, you Berry Pickers said it matters to you that congressional candidate Vaughn Ward believes Puerto Rico is a foreign country. 143 of 195 respondents (73%) said it matters. Only 38 of 195 (19%) said it doesn't matter. 9 of 195 respondents (5%)…
11:24 a.m. Driver in black Saturn reports he was hit by a semi @ Prairie & Pleasantview/Post Falls and the truck kept going to the Stimson Lumber lot.11:15 a.m. A male is lying face down and nearly motionless, with another male standing over him w/a…
Ullman doubled down on the no-show issue - questioning whether Otter would serve his term if re-elected. "There's a strong rumor going around that he is going to be re-elected, take office, and then step down and the lieutenant governor would become the governor, which…
No doubt this will be a huge event. Palin in town is a big deal and this stop should produce some huge revenue for the Ward campaign. It also give those interested in seeing Palin but unsure on who to back for the Idaho CD…
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.
