I'm just getting my blog legs under me after waking up earlier than usual today to appear on Kerri Thoreson's ESPN 1080 (formerly KVNI) radio show. We discussed my 9 years of blogging here (as of last Wednesday). I believe she used the word "pioneer"…
On his Facebook wall, SR photog Jesse Tinsley sez this photo -- again of photogenic Bjorn Handeen's 3YO daughter, Lajla -- was his favorite shot of the the Ron Paul rally Friday night in Spokane.
Tradition and pride since 1889, so says University of Idaho Student Body President Samantha Perez who started an on-line petition to keep the word "flagship" in the school's mission statement. And she insists it's about more than just bruised ego. "Flagship to me means we're…
5:48 p.m. Male driver & 3 kids escape injury in red Ford Explorer rollover @ H53 & Fowler/Rathdrum. 5:39 p.m. Coeur d'Alene 15YO named Shane ran away from Adeline/CdA home this morning. 5:35 p.m. An deer hit by a vehicle needs to be put down…
People crowd into a room during testimony about a bill that would allow Idaho employers and insurers to ignore a federal mandate to provide contraceptive coverage in their health plans at the State Capitol Monday in Boise. State Rep. Carlos Bilbao, the measure's sponsor, says…
After more than an hour of testimony and before a standing-room-only meeting room, the House Health and Welfare Committee held a measure Monday allowing Idaho insurance carriers to exclude contraceptives in coverage options. The bill was the product of Rep. Carlos Bilbao, R-Emmett, who believes…
Predictably, Mary Souza is upset that the Coeur d'Alene City Council is trying to move the American Legion Baseball field from the McEuen Field. Seems Mary thinks they have squatter's rights one of the most highly valued pieces of real estate on the Lake Coeur…
At KXLY, Web Producer Nicole Hensley took this great shot of Bjorn Handeen and his daughter. Handeen, the Kootenai County Republican precinct committeeman from Precinct 52, and daughter Lajla were front & center at the Ron Paul rally in Spokane Friday night. Bjorn emails of…
A new poll finds most Republican voters opposed to the idea of a brokered convention to select the party's 2012 presidential nominee. A USA Today/Gallup Poll released Monday finds that 66 percent of Republican and GOP-leaning independents surveyed are opposed to a brokered convention and…
Here's the first post I made as a blogger (on Feb. 16, 2004*). The blog was then called No Holds Barred. Later, it was known as Hot Potatoes before becoming HucksOnline: For those who have developed a taste for Huckleberries, Hot Potatoes and other basic…
Kerri Thoreson, Post Falls councilwoman, KVNI morning co-host with Joe (Paisley) in the Morning, and Coeur d'Alene Press columnist, provides this proof that I was awake & semi coherent this morning on her radio program. This is about 7:45 a.m. with most of a cup…
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Denton Darrington (pictured) pulled the nomination of Susan Kiebert from the committee agenda Monday after consulting with Gov. Butch Otter. Otter appointed Kiebert to the Idaho Judicial Councillast year and she has been serving, pending Senate confirmation. The council screens applicants…
Deeply personal stories preceded a unanimous Senate vote to support a statewide plan meant to help Idaho's increasing population of people suffering from deadly Alzheimer's disease. Sen. Joyce Broadsword of Sagle on Monday spoke of the painful decline of her grandmother, who ended her days…
The University of Idaho "serves as the state’s flagship ... and it always will," two university supporters wrote in a guest opinion. Jeffry L. Stoddard, chairman of the University of Idaho Foundation, and Michael Higgins, president of the University of Idaho Alumni Association, wrote the…
Blogfest 2012 has come & gone -- and I have a renewed since of energy and purpose in doing what I do here. Those who criticize HucksOnline for being too this or that politically totally miss what this blog is all about. (Then, I'd guess…
Jerry Rookstool and his horse Dakota stop at a Sonic to get dinner while out for a ride in Topeka, Kan. on Sunday. Rookstool said he likes to stop at Sonic every once in a while with Dakota because he likes the reaction he gets…
12:02 p.m. Farragut State Park rep reports to KCSD vandalism to park property. 11:24 a.m. Caller reports vandalism to property in 2300 block of N9th/CdA. 11:17 a.m. Caller reports a wanted person in residence in 11400 block of Govt Way/Hayden. 11:09 a.m. Possible DUI in…
The ESPN editor fired Sunday for using "chink in the armor" in a headline about Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin said the racial slur never crossed his mind - and he was devastated when he realized his mistake. "This had nothing to do with me being…
Lewiston players celebrate after defeating Centennial in the girls' Class 5A high school state championship basketball game on Saturday in Nampa. Lewiston won 37-24. Story here. (AP Photo/Matt Cilley) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Strong winds expected Tuesday & Wednesday/SR Men who died on Stevens Pass…
Weekend Poll: Almost 2/3s of Hucks Nation say that Superintendent Tom Luna's education reforms were responsible for driving an inordinate amount of Idaho teachers from the profession last year. 132 of 206 respondents (64.08%) blamed Luna reforms for the exodus in 2012. On the other…
At Blogfest 2012, Larry Spencer and former Kootenai County clerk Dan English discuss politics at the Fort Ground Grill. Huckleberries hears that Spencer has been hinting that he'll run against Commissioner Dan Green in the Kootenai County GOP primary election in May. Also, Huckleberries hears…
A man who said the crack cocaine he was smoking "brought the devil out in him" was looking for a woman to abduct and kill before he strangled a school teacher who happened to jog near him in Montana, a prosecutor said in a sworn…
Patrick Teems completed a political odyssey Saturday. The Boise pilot last week got to attend political rallies for three of the top contenders for the Republican presidential nomination ahead of Idaho’s March 6 GOP caucus. Teems came into the week leaning toward Mitt Romney, but…
A forum for the five Kootenai County Republican sheriff's candidates is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Coeur d'Alene Library community room, sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Police Officer's Association. The Police Association has teamed with The Coeur Group in hosting this…
Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), less than two years in office, quickly made a national mark by shining a bright light on the deeply troubling case of Operation Fast and Furious, the gun-running scandal that led to the murder of Border Agent Brian Terry in Arizona…
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.
