We have Dustin Hurst/Idaho Reporter on the 2010 Legislative Tour, keeping an eye on solons taking part in the annual chamber gathering and an eye out for state Rep. Phil Hart today. And the clock is ticking on a possible appeal by Jim Brannon of…
On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook page, Linda Lantzy provides a number of superb photos of the pilings on Cougar Bay that are the focus of a lawsuit, including this one of the bay's shallows with the pilings in the background. Environmentalists want the pilings…
In her post, "10 things I like about my job," Katrina/Notes on a Napkins offers this list (plus an explanation for each post):The locationMy hoursMy bossHelping peopleWindowsSummers offConnecting with friendsProofreadingFree lunchMy desk (Explanation here.)Question: What do you like about your job?
On her Facebook page, Cindy sez she "is distressed to report that her writing skills are not as advanced as she'd hoped. She simply can't come up with the words to describe the stench of a teenage boy after football practice. An almost visible foul…
This photo provided by Bridger-Teton National Forest shows the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a 67-foot Engelmann spruce, being transported in front of the Teton Range soon after being cut down Saturday in western Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest. The tree will embark Wednesday on a tour…
A woman watches British Perry Watkins sitting in his "Wind Up" mini car on a street in Essen, Germany, Monday. The car is listed in the Guinness book of records as the world's smallest car with a license to drive on public streets. Just 41…
5:59 p.m. Coeur d'Alene police activity report for 24 hours up to 6 a.m. today here5:53 p.m. Homeowner on Lena Louie/Worley reports 3-4 boys, ages 10-12, keep knocking on his door and running off.5:39 p.m. A brother & A sister are involved in physical fight…
Four bus loads of legislators encountered a small group of people protesting against Rep. Phil Hart when they drove into the Coeur d'Alene Inn a few minutes ago. The individual holding the sign on the right is Howard Griffiths, who won 25 percent of the…
Phil Hart has filed a motion to disqualify the judge in his state income tax appeal case in 1st District Court in Kootenai County, Judge Lansing L. Haynes. Hart’s motion, filed late last week by his Coeur d’Alene attorney Starr Kelso, cites an Idaho court…
On her "Last Man on the Water" photo post, Taryn Hecker writes: "A lone canoeist paddles the frigid waters of Lower Twin Lakes on Nov. 2." You can see Taryn's photography Facebook page here.Cleanliness: Get outta my shadow/A Butterfly MomentRaking up/A Family Runs Through ItCount…
Boise State coach Chris Petersen wants to play the Idaho rivalry game in Boise only. Idaho coach Robb Akey wants a home-and-home series. Listening to them Monday, it’s easy to see why there’s no plan for future games between the two schools, who will meet…
A Coeur d’Alene auctioneer recently became the first woman to win the Annual Northwest Auctioneers Association Championship. Rose Backs began her auctioneer career in 1997 and graduated third in her class from the Reppert School of Auctioneering in Indiana in 2003. She quickly became one…
The Lake City Development Corporation will discuss a proposed contract with JUB Engineering to begin survey work for the proposed education corridor -- roads, roundabouts, etc. Proponents of the contract would like to get the work finished before the snow season. The LCDC board will…
An interesting little factoid among all the election statistics that flooded us Tuesday night & Wednesday morning involved the North Idaho College elections. Seems Christie Wood & Ken Howard both won the Post Falls precincts. Christie swept all the Post Falls precincts. And Ken won…
Huckleberries has heard from three different sources that Eric Anderson has received thousands of e-mails over the state system supporting his position in asking that Rep. Phil Hart be removed from the Idaho Legislature, as a result of Hart's well-publicized troubles with income taxes and…
Free of NIC trustee control and manipulation from the president's office, Fort Sherman Institute became immediately profitable and is a national leader in its field. The program could be buying a lot of test tubes for NIC chemistry classes and paying instructors of English and…
I've forced myself to enjoy poetry since I read a feature story on Walt Whitman in a National Geographics while working out on an exercise bike some years ago. The writer suggested reading poetry out loud, if you had trouble understanding or enjoying the form.…
In this May 2, 2003, file photo, President George W. Bush declares the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast. George W. Bush knows that history will shape his legacy more than…
If you take a look at Americans who are politically active, you’ll find that Americans on the left and right in the 21st Century are culturally different, with different views of the importance of religion, family, marriage, etc.. We don’t read the same books, we…
11:54 a.m. Caller reports hearing shots fired in an archery-only area @ English Point/Hayden Lake.11:51 a.m. Bi-polar female B is missing after leaving North Idaho Behavioral Health w/a male friend last Tuesday.11:42 a.m. A possible wildland fire is reported near weigh station, off I-90, just…
Weekend Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation opposes a move being discussed in some Republican circles to transform nonpartisan municipal races into partisan ones. 128 of 168 respondents (76.2%) oppose the move, 38 of 168 (22.6%) support it, & 2 are undecided.Today's Poll: Which North Idaho state…
At Bay Views, Herb Huseland reports that Bayview resident Chuck Murray has caused a stir among members of the local Audobon Society by sighting a rare Western Scrub Jay in his back yard. The bird showed up Oct. 24 and appears to be ready for…
On her Facebook page, Janna Rankin Scharf spotlights the city's annual leaf pickup program that begins today. Sez Janna: "Some of my happiest childhood memories involve huge piles of leaves under the ancient poplar trees that framed our house at 9th & Sherman. They're gone…
Brushing my teeth the morning I leave for Southern California, I realize that if I don't pack my own toothpaste I will end up using my granddaughter, Julia's, Sponge Bob Square Pants bubble gum-flavored toothpaste while I'm there. And that would be worse than going…
Lawmakers from around the state, including some newly elected, rolled on buses into the Silver Valley this morning as part of the North Idaho legislative tour, after hearing a presentation from Lt. Gov. Brad Little about the work of the governor’s transportation funding task force.…
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.
