I'm going to pack it in for a few days, posting only Wild Cards from now until next Monday. Amy Dearest is coming home for the long Thanksgiving weekend -- and I plan to enjoy her company plus family. And I suspect you will to.…
A herd of bison along the Bitterroot Valley's Eastside Highway north of Stevensville, Mont., are covered in snow following a blizzard Tuesday that swept through the valley earlier this week. (AP Photo/The Missoulian, Perry Backus)
In the comments section, Frum Helen Back warns all of us who haven't been to our mailboxes today that something unpleasant might be waiting for us, from Kootenai County. Writes FHB: "Today I got a look at my property tax bill. It was hard to…
HMOffsuite: I would like to take this opportunity to wish each and every HBOer a Happy Thanksgiving and hope all have a wonderful day. The mere fact that we can gather here and share our ideas, bicker, debate, argue and even sometimes agree, is a…
5:23 p.m. Caller reports that 2 males are threatening to kill his dog and him in 500 block of 12th Street. Assailants slurred their words and appeared to be drunk.5:13 p.m. A suspicious vehicle is reported in front of Horizon Credit Union on Hanley/CdA.5:05 p.m.…
Boise State University president Bob Kustra addresses members of the media during a news conference in Boise, in this file photo. Kustra said today that his counterpart at Ohio State's claim that Big Ten and Southeastern Conference teams play a "murderer's row" schedule "is the…
A TSA officer searches a traveler in a wheelchair at security check point at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Bloomington, Minn., today. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)Top Cutlines:1. At MSP, pat-downs and nakey-scans are only the half of it. Agents stationed in…
Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was convicted of money laundering in a state court here Wednesday, making it possible that the once-powerful political warrior could end his career behind bars. The jury found Mr. DeLay knowingly funneled $190,000 in corporate donations to fellow…
The Idaho Transportation Department just announced that its hearing officer, Merlyn Clark, has ruled that opponents of the four proposed ConocoPhillips megaloads on U.S. Highway 12 have a right to contest permits for the loads. ITD Director Brian Ness “will review the recommendation,” the agency…
Allison Gibbs holds up a sign in protest to what some are calling unnecessarily intrusive security screenings by the Transportation Security Administration at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco today. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)Protesters objecting to screening methods used by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA),…
Bristol Palin, left, and her partner Mark Ballas perform on the celebrity dance competition series, "Dancing with the Stars," on Monday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey)But then there’s the other side to Bristol — the side that appeared last night on Dancing with…
Via Droid, Mr_Bloggy sent this view from the east slope of Snoqualmie Pass a few minutes ago, as traffic crawls along while he tries to make it home for Thanksgiving.
North Idaho College tweets: "The NJCAA polls are in... NIC men's basketball ranked No. 1 in the nation! Wrestling ranked No. 2! Women's basketball ranked No. 3!"
I hope this is sinking in ‘cause I’m gettin’ tired of all the blank stares I get when I mention splitting wood and shovelin’ show to stay in shape. Like I was part of some living diorama where I’m the old throwback from a different…
Monte, the University of Montana's ever-gregarious mascot, is one of eight finalists in the national Capitol One Mascot of the Year contest. The university's cuddly bear is currently in third place behind Old Dominion's "Big Blue" and the University of Texas El Paso's "Pay Dirt…
Don Sausser provided a shot of the waterfront from west of Tubbs Hill this morning. Now, Linda Lantzy/Idaho Scenic Images provides another one from this morning, of the sunshine breaking over the marina, sandwiched between eastern Tubbs Hill and Sanders beach.Cartoon: Home from college/David Horsey,…
The KXLY Broadcast Group announces the addition of Main Street Monday to the KVNI AM1080 morning line-up. Kerri Thoreson will headline the show from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Monday mornings, interviewing an array of guests from the community and showcasing the people who…
Noonish: An officer is checking out 2 males who have 2 dogs @ Chase & Harmon/PF.11:53 a.m. Kootenai County EMTs are responding to suicide attempt in 1000 block of E. Mullan/CdA.11:39 a.m. A group of males is drinking in alley b/n Fresh Start & Moon…
If you read the Coeur d'Alene Press story this morning, you know that 55 votes were cast on the motion before the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee on the motion to oust Matt Roetter as state committeeman. And that Roetter survived. But did you know…
Tuesday Poll: 62 of 86 respondents (72.09%) consider funding for water quality monitoring to be a necessity in the next Idaho budget, compared to 20 of 86 (23.26%) who say it is a luxury in these tough economic times. 4 were undecided.Today's Poll: Do you…
Apple, the National Thanksgiving Turkey, walks around the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington this morning before being pardoned by President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Otis G: "Just to stir things up, Obama should have come out with a shotgun and wasted that…
To hear Idaho Gov. C. L. (Butch) Otter tell it, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should stop short of cleaning up a century's worth of mining contamination in the Silver Valley. Apparently, the Superfund label and the cleanup efforts are hurting the valley's image. "I…
A self-described militia leader pleaded guilty this week to federal gun charges connected to a grenade manufacturing operation at his trailer in Spirit Lake. Kenneth B. Kimbley Jr., 58, discussed bombing local bridges with an undercover federal agent and made threatening statements toward President Barack…
Even if TCU and Boise State run the table, they still don't deserve to be in the Bowl Championship Series title game, Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee said Wednesday. In an interview with The Associated Press, the president at the university with the largest…
Don Sausser was up early with his camera to provide this photo of fog coming off the frigid waters of Lake Coeur d'Alene at City Beach.Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRTuesday's Scanner Traffic/DFO, Huckleberries OnlineArctic cold brings minus-24 in Cheney/Mike Prager, SRIdaho County OKs new guns after…
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.
