The best hour of television I watched in the past week, besides the Gonzaga WCC tournament wins, was a re-run. Last night. On Coeur d'Alene TV Channel 19. My wife had to come from the other room to see why I was howling with laughter.…
Pope Francis and cardinals pray from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican today. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis was named Wednesday the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Eye on Boise reports: The House has voted 41-29 in favor of HB 248, the governor's health insurance exchange bill, after seven hours of debate. How they voted: Voting yes: Reps. Anderson(01), Anderson(31), Anderst, Bedke, Bell, Bolz, Burgoyne, Chew, Clow, Collins, Erpelding, Eskridge, Gannon, Gibbs,…
From my Huckleberries (nee Kootenai Grapevine) column 25 years ago (Feb. 8, 1988): Former Kootenai County Commissioner Glenn Jackson chuckled when he learned of the commission's top choice for a new landfill site. Setters? Although politically expedient, Jackson said, it was the least acceptable when…
Idaho State Rep. Mike Moyle speaks against House Bill 248 debate on the health insurance exchange Wednesday. The debate in the House already has gone longer than a similar one in the Senate(AP/Statesman photo: Chris Butler) INEL lays off 101 workers/KTVB Senate OKs Frank Church…
5:23 p.m. Elderly person wandering on Nora Street/CdA may be lost. 4:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for March 12-13 here. 4:21 p.m. Male pedestrian reports female driver in white Subaru almost ran over him as she sped from Sagle Conoco s/b on…
In her Main Street column today, Kerri Thoreson tells of an incredible encounter between her nephew, Derek Scharf, 2012 Coeur d'Alene High grad, and a stranger at an airport in Chagzhou, China: There was a delay in picking up the group of American students from…
In this file photo by Duane Rasmussen, Betty Henderson, wife of state Rep. Frank Henderson and Luke Malek huddle early in Luke's successful campaign for the Idaho House of Representatives. Judging from the letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press this morning, Mrs. Henderson remains a…
Francis, the name the new pope has chosen, is a much-beloved Italian saint who is identified with peace, poverty and a simple lifestyle. Jorge Bergoglio is the first pontiff from Latin America and the first pontiff to adopt the name of Francis, the rich young…
"Although I thought Sandpoint had arrived long ago," posts Rich Landers/Outdoors, "the North Idaho town has just been named one of the nation’s 'top 10 emerging ski towns' in the March 2013 issue of National Geographic’s Adventure magazine." More here. Olynyk, Few honored/Jim Meehan, SportsLink…
Excellent article by Kevin Richert/The EDge connects the dots between the supplemental levies passed throughout Idaho Tuesday and the push to repeal part or all of the personal property tax: And the results add more resonance to House Speaker Scott Bedke’s (pictured) remarks later that…
The state Legislature’s current session has produced another epidemic of bad ideas that threaten to devastate public schools. I won’t even get into the proposals to mandate cursive or that every student read Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” and pass a test on it to graduate…
... "Bumper sticker spotted on my way to the gym this morning: "Still proud to live in what used to be America" -- spotted by Shannon Forbes en route to the gym today: DFO: Let me know if you see a good bumpersnicker out that…
Pope Francis blesses the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican today. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Story here. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) Question: Are you glad to…
How much do you know about Gonzaga University basketball, one-man filibusters and other current events? Take our weekly interactive news quiz and find out. You could win movie tickets or a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel. You can find this week's News Quiz…
Rep. Frank Henderson, R-Post Falls, said, “For more than a year it’s been my ambition for the creation of a medical insurance exchange that operates independently and without subsidy from every government. I have always believed that the private sector could perform the function of…
A judge at my precinct for the School District levy election Tuesday had some questions re: Huckleberries: What does BOSS mean? A -- It's the system used on I-90/H95 to detect stolen vehicles, licenses, trailers, etc. Is the Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report available…
Those Drones Keep Flying Overhead (To the tune of "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" with apology to B.J. Thomas, Hal David and Burt Bacharach) Those drones keep flying overhead And they’re watching me with cams and high tech infrared, Doesn’t seem quite right, All…
White smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican today. The white smoke indicates that the new pope has been elected. Story here. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
11:36 a.m. ISP officer reports disabled vehicle @ e/b I-90/MP 10, west of NW Blvd, is removed. 11:17 a.m. Deputy taking prisoner from 300 block of Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive to jail. 11:06 a.m. Deputies told man they stopped has Bonner County convictions for grand/petit…
Tuesday Poll: Combined, 58% of Hucks Nation expect the Gonzaga Bulldogs to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament, at least reaching the Elite 8. 34 of 220 respondents (15.45%) expect the Zags to win the tournament. 55 (25%) expect them to reach the…
Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, failed in an attempt to side track a vote on a state-run health exchange by presenting a motion to send the bill to general orders for amendment. You can read about it here. The House then narrowly voted against Barbieri's…
"It's me," said first grader McKenna Arkoosh as she put the finishing touches on her self-portrait at Holy Family Catholic School on Monday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Mullan mayor, councilman recall fails/KHQ St. Maries murder trial delayed/David Cole, Press Police: Oregon…
Voters in 36 Idaho school districts approved $107.8 million in school levies Tuesday night. Four levies and one bond issue failed. The results come as the Legislature is considering school budgets for 2012-13 and 2013-14. A pair of competing bills to cut the personal property…
A model gets her hair styled backstage before a show during the ModaLisboa fashion week in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Question: Do you use these things in your hair?
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.
