I'm almost over my election withdrawals and ready to get on with life here at Huckleberries HQ. This is the time of year I reflect on what I'm doing here -- and consider possible tweaks. I'm still waiting for the powers that be to convert…
Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus reacts to the applause of the pre-game crowd as he is inducted into the team's Hall of Fame on May 7, 2000, in Seattle. Niehaus has been broadcasting for the Mariners since their inaugural season in 1977. The Seattle Times…
My body goes with daylight. Meaning when the sun is up, my body wakes me and I get out of bed. And when it is dark, I start to run down. Probably comes from my childhood. As we woke up at dawn to do the…
The University of Denver, Texas-San Antonio and Texas State will join the WAC in 2012-13 to offset the departures of Boise State, Fresno State and Nevada to the Mountain West, multiple sources told ESPN.com. UTSA, which still needs official approval from the board of regents,…
5:37 p.m. Coeur d'Alene police activity report last 24 hours to 6 a.m. today here5:36 p.m. Downtown Coeur d'Alene Bar Report, Nov. 6-7, here.5:29 p.m. 2 disorderly males are behind the Liquor Store @ Government & Appleway/CdA.5:23 p.m. Unattended death reported @ S. 16th &…
On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook page, Linda Lantzy offers another of her viewtiful snapshots of our little piece of paradise -- Fernan Lake. (BTW, Linda has a calendar of her North Idaho scenics for sale this yule season. Check out her Facebook page.)Otter re:…
Members of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals dress as a chicken and a cow as they hold a demonstration outside the venue where former U.S. President Bill Clinton is addressing a forum at the Manila Hotel, in the Philippines this morning. The…
The Idaho Transportation Department has just put out word that traffic on U.S. 95, from Wyoming Avenue to Idaho 53, has been switched to the new two-lane southbound alignment. The highway is now a four-lane divided highway from Interstate 90 to Ohio Match Road. A…
Cindy thinks she's qualified to be governor of Idaho. And considering her list of qualifications below she may be onto something:I have ridden horses.I have not done things with ropes or small cows.I have been around hay and watched bales be bucked, but I did…
Item: Risch, Crapo co-requesting $818 million in 213 earmarks/Jay Patrick, Idaho ReporterMore Info: Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo say they’re all for ending earmarks, but while the maligned funding method remains in place the two are requesting away. For 2011, the senators are co-requesting…
In this film publcity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Ralph Fiennes is shown in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)Question: Are you as wild about Harry Potter as you once were?
I have a coupla interesting links to share with you:This one from www.personalizemedia.com shows how many tweets, blog posts, YouTube views, etc., is happening on the 'Net while you watch here.This one is going viral among conservatives on the 'Net (hat tip, Dennis Mansfield) --…
What's with all the buzz re: Fedora Pub & Grille (at Kathleen & Ramsey)? I hadn't paid much attention to the new restaurant in the old sauerkraut place until the Republican Pachyderm Club decided to change their hangout on Friday mornings from IHOP to there.…
Washington State is banning alcoholic energy drinks after the state Liquor Control Board adopted a rule Wednesday morning that will take effect Nov. 18."The board is acting in the interest of public safety," Washington State Liquor Control Board Chair Sharon Foster said in a written…
Councilman Mike Kennedy tells Hucks Online that the legal bills submitted by his attorneys Scott Reed and Peter Erbland in Jim Brannon's never-ending lawsuit total $107,000 to date. That's not a misprint. Kennedy said he's appealed for financial help to the court, to the city,…
This morning over breakfast, Caleb turned to me with a serious look on his face and asked, “Do you and Dad ever have fights?” I almost laughed and blurted out, “Of course we do!”, but caught myself. Instead, I tried to give the answer a…
On his Get Out! North Idaho Facebook page, OrangeTV offers this bit of Food Porn -- Fresh Halibut, mussels, fried squash blossom and sun-dried tomato bechamel from Bistro on Spruce.Question: Are you a halibut/mussels,friend squash/sun-dried tomato bechamel type of guy/gal?
11:36 a.m. CPD Blue alerts another officer re: teens smoking in a white Chevy Blazer.11:33 a.m. A red pickup has broken down 30 feet from lights & is blocking offramp on I-90 & H41/PF.11:24 a.m. Possible drug activity reported in 1100 block of Grandmill/CdA.10:42 a.m.…
Moscow Minidoka: I'm just wondering what kind of protective bubble these idiot BSU coaches live in where they expect to have their egos stroked at every turn. Speaking as someone who has lived in Boise and Seattle and witnessed college sports fans in action in…
Tuesday Poll: A plurality of 31 of 115 respondents (27%) voted that Rep. Bob Nonini, R-CdA, is the most powerful House member from North Idaho, followed by Frank Henderson (26 of 115, 22.6%), Eric Anderson (18 of 115, 15.7%), Phil Hart/Marge Chadderdon (13 of 115,…
Cross country might not seem like a sport filled with trash talk, but even it has given us a bit more fodder during the buildup to Friday’s Idaho-Boise State football game. Broncos cross country coach Brad Wick had this to say after the recent WAC…
Zach Ginnaty of Kalispell, Mont., power washes the top of the Veterans Memorial in Kalispell, Mont. The Memorial and the Walkway will be thoroughly cleaned and will have new engraved bricks and new bronze name plates installed in time for the Veteran's Day ceremony which…
"We also know that the outcome had little to do with us and our message. We knew from the beginning that it would be as difficult as ever here, in Idaho, to get people to look beyond the partisan label to see our genuine commitment…
If a football coach - say for the Dallas Cowboys - had the kind of season that the leader of House Democrats has had they would be looking for work. But, politics ain't football, obviously. Eight games into the season, the Cowboys tied the can…
(State Rep. Eric Anderson, R-Priest River), who filed the second ethics complaint after news of Hart’s 1996 timber theft surfaced, left the tour early and was back home Tuesday morning. “This has been really hard on me and the family,” he said. “I’ve had a…
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.
