I begin today sheepishly, still trying to digest fact that I'm now in my 9th year of blogging for The Spokesman-Review -- not my 10th. Somewhere along the line I began thinking that I'd started this blog on Feb. 16, 2003, instead of Feb. 16,…
Toppings are placed on a potato during a lunch line at the State Capitol for Potato Day today in Olympia,Wash. Annually one of the most popular legislative session events, Potato Day drew its usual long lunch lines which snaked across the Capitol rotunda steps. Sponsored…
I believe banning books is only a hop, skip and a jump away from burning books. Books are more than a window to another world, an escape, or a place to stretch the wings of your imagination. They let you walk in someone else’s shoes,…
5:21 p.m. 1 of 2 people arrested by local officer last night wants to talk to higher-ups about arrest. 5:13 p.m. Sheriff's deputy sent to N. Roundy Road/Rathdrum for death notification. 4:45 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Feb. 20-21 here. 4:19 p.m.…
Idaho House District 3 Reps. Vito Barbieri, left, and Phil Hart, right, with camera, listen to presidential candidate Ron Paul during his rally at the Spokane Convention Center Friday. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) Otter picks Curt Fransen to head IDEQ/Betsy Russell, EOB 12YO Bannock County…
Below, Herb writes about missing his first Blogfest ever. Above, DFO and his HucksOnline Super Subs, Cindy (left) and Christa (center) pose for Don Sausser's camera at the annual event at the Fort Ground Grill. Well I scored a first Saturday. Unfortunately not the right…
The House State Affairs Committee voted this morning to introduce a new version of Rep. Phil Hart's gold and silver currency bill, which declares that Idahoans may use gold and silver coins at face value as “legal tender” and “as an alternative to the Federal…
Former 2nd District Court Judge John H. Bradbury announced his bid Monday for the state Senate seat from District 7 as a Democrat. Promising to keep an open mind and not to compromise on constitutional rights, Bradbury, 75, said he is a "pragmatist at heart…
From Amy Dearest, who writes: "All those marketing/design classes are finally paying off." DFO: And to think I paid all that money to send her to college.
Seems the controversial Bonner County Property Rights Council lists a California foundation as its source for legal authority. On its Web site, the Property Rights Council links to "Pacific Legal Foundation Legal Authority Letter." The 2-page document, written by principal attorney Paul J. Beard II,…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average cracked 13,000 for the first time since the financial crisis Tuesday. The blue-chip stock index briefly eclipsed that mark in the middle of the day's trading as investors pushed the market tracker to its highest point since May 2008, before…
Gov. Butch Otter has signed HB 404a into law, emergency legislation that bans camping on certain state land and effectively evicts the Occupy Boise encampment from state property across from the Capitol. “I will be communicating with the leadership and attorney from 'Occupy Boise' to…
The Idaho Senate voted this morning to approve a measure which would ban texting while driving in Idaho. The vote was 29 to 6, with no votes coming from Meridian Sens. Russ Fulcher and Shirley McKague, Caldwell Sen. Curt McKenzie, Cottonwood Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, New…
The Zulu Parade moves through the central business district of New Orleans Tuesday. This is the last day of the Mardi Gras celebration, ending at midnight, after a day of parades, marching groups and people in costumes. (AP Photo/Bill Haber) Question: What do you plan…
GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will hold a town hall meeting in Coeur d'Alene on Thursday night, the Idaho Republican Party announced today. The venue is still being nailed down, but Idaho GOP executive director Jonathan Parker said the meeting will begin at 7 or…
11:59 a.m. Hastings reports an unwanted person is in its Appleway parking lot. 11:58 a.m. Caller reports an unconscious person @ Cedar Court & Iowa/Hayden. 11:57 a.m. Caitlin reports her vehicle was burglarized on Mitch Michael Drive/Worley. 11:32 a.m. Older male wearing baseball cap is…
About 35 percent of Idaho high school students surveyed last year reported using marijuana at least once. And nearly 19 percent — about one in five students — said they used the illegal drug within the past 30 days. That’s up by about 5 percent…
Mark Beattie, assistant manager of Mountain Gear in Spokane, demonstrates the Backcountry Access avalanche airbag system used for backcountry skiing. Rich Landers/Outdoors writes that fresh powder isn't worth dying for here. (SR photo: Dan Pelle) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Lucky Friday Mine shaft repairs to…
Monday Poll: Keith Hutcheson, chief of the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Police, was the clear favorite in the five-way race to succeed Kootenai County Sheriff Rocky Watson. Hutcheson attracted 189 of 320 votes (59.06%) to beat sheriff's Major Ben Wolfinger, who was second with 97 of…
Here's more proof that Bjorn Handeen's 3YO daughter, Lajla, was the most photogenic individual at the Ron Paul rally in Spokane Friday -- this side of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. Monday, HucksOnline provided you with photos of Lajla by KXLY web producer Nicole Hensley…
In an 8-minute commentary Monday night, Maddow linked VanderSloot, founder of Idaho Falls-based Melaleuca Inc., to the copper barons of 19th-century Montana. "We are all still living in a billionaires' world," said Maddow, who blasts VanderSloot for his past entries into politics and his $1…
Susan Kiebert did Gov. Butch Otter a favor Monday by swiftly leaving the Idaho Judicial Council, the panel that vets judicial appointments and investigates complaints against judges. “I don’t want this hanging in the air,” Kiebert told me. Kiebert said she was surprised to learn…
14 key Kootenai County Republicans have signed a letter to Central Committee Chairwoman Tina Jacobson objecting to the selection of former Arizona sheriff Richard Mack (pictured) as the Lincoln Day Dinner keynote speaker. Here's a sample of the text: "Mr. Mack has been presented to…
A composite of Singer Susan Boyle flipping pancakes at St Augustine's High School during Wee Box, Big Change fundraising campaign, Edinburgh, Tuesday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Danny Lawson/PA) Top Cutlines: 1. Singer Susan Boyle, a Scot, illustrates the EU’s plan for the Grecian bailout…
The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on the future of affirmative action at the nation’s colleges and universities, agreeing to hear an appeal from a white student in Texas who seeks an end to "racial preferences" in college admissions. The decision could either limit the…
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.
