We creep closer and closer to city Election Day, as another day dawns on the City with a (Divided) Heart. The big debate is behind us. Direct mail literature is beginning to arrive in our mailboxes. It won't be long before the ground troops for…
Kim Knerl isn't a hunter. But he likes to pester his hunter friends with photos like this, of a deer eating an apple in his back yard.
There are a couple ways to look at Rep. Raul Labrador’s “rescue” of a bunch of Nampa students who thought they were going to miss out on a tour of Washington D.C. last week when they were in town. The government had been shut down…
5:43 p.m. BOSS hit on stolen vehicle on w/b I-90, in Post Falls area. 5:33 p.m. 5YO child left behind in vehicle by father who entered Hayden WalMart. 5:24 p.m. Undisclosed juvenile problem @ Hayden/Idaho, Rathdrum Prairie. 5:23 p.m. 2 males, including one wearing black…
Time 2 Vote ... Christina Macheras, of Athens, Greece, and her miniature pinscher, Fiji, 2, compete in the peanut butter eating contest during Mutt Strut on Saturday in Pullman. Macheras is a student at Washington State University majoring in the pre-health program. She brought Fiji…
Idaho’s new health insurance exchange still is seeing frustrating computer system delays, but it’s accomplishing its other goals: In-state people are taking the calls from consumers, the state’s Department of Insurance is regulating the plans offered, and buyers are being referred to Idaho insurance agents…
"If you're local and you love all things autumn and all things pumpkin and all things with a truly rural," posts Marianne Love/Slight Detour, "you need to drive to Hickey's Farm on Hickey Road, just off HWY 200 east of Kootenai and before the Colburn-Culver…
In the comments section, Reagan Repub makes a statement that caught my eye: "Do not underestimate Ms. Copeland. There is a huge anti-incumbent mood (despite folks who live south of Harrison or post on HBO who love Woody) it may be Amber that is sitting…
Lt. Colonel Vaughn Ward, USMC, spoke at the dedication of the War on Terrorism Memorial at the Ronald Rankin Veterans Memorial Plaza at the Kootenai County Courthouse. Ward wore his combat uniform. Story here. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen)
Challengers Chris Fillios and Sharon Hebert, both endorsed by the Reagan Republicans, stubbed their toes when asked at the Coeur Group debate last week how McEuen Field would be viewed 20 years from now. They each shared their disgust for the major overhaul of the…
Republicans in Congress have seen disapproval of their handling of the shutdown negotiations spike from 63 percent at the end of last month to 70 percent in the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll released on Monday. Republican handling of the fiscal showdown is the worst…
A sheet of uncut $100 bill make their way through the printing process at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The new $100 bill, with a number of an array of high-tech features designed to thwart counterfeiters, will…
On his Facebook page, Randy Stapilus posts: "Those concerned with benefits going to people who "won't get up off their asses and work" miss the vast number of people who do work, sometimes two and three jobs, and still can't get by. Or even come…
Randy Myers: This series is like an on the water NASCAR. The problem is the following is nowhere near as large. No one (well very few) know the drivers and the history or how the points are going. I think it's reasonable to expect a…
The newly formed Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Caucus will be holding a “Coming Out” membership drive to coincide with the 25th anniversary of National Coming Out Day. The party is Friday at 6 p.m. at Solid in Downtown Boise. National Coming Out day…
Two days after his team absorbed the worst home loss in Idaho history, Vandals coach Paul Petrino reiterated his main postgame message on Saturday: “Just too many mistakes.” But Petrino also made it clear that the Vandals have moved on from a 61-14 defeat to…
A four-page flyer from Coeur d'Alene mayoral candidate Steve Widmyer landed in my mailbox over the weekend. The flyer included two blank applications for an absentee elector's ballot. Question: Who do you think is running the best race for mayor at this point -- Steve…
11:43 a.m. A burst pipeline is dripping water from the ceiling of the Holiday Inn, 2300 W. Seltice Way/Post Falls. The inn has evacuated staff and customers. 11:26 a.m. Dump trucks are reportedly using roads where they're prohibited near H41/Poleline/PF. 11:02 a.m. Complaint re: animal…
Idaho Freedom Foundation Executive Director Wayne Hoffman says state policymakers “continue to suck up as much federal money as they can, even when our better judgment tells us we are on a dangerous course.” In an op-ed in Monday’s Twin Falls Times-News, Hoffman notes that…
The ongoing debate about the limited role of women within the Mormon faith came to the forefront Saturday afternoon during a speech from D. Todd Christofferson, a member of Quorum of the Twelve. He said having women at home remains an essential part of society,…
Deanna Goodlander: Politics 101: Was thinking over the weekend about the upcoming elections and how they work. Over the last few elections the Reagan Republican/ Rally Right supported candidates have received pretty much the same amount of votes. They have a solid base that is…
Bryozoan colonies are often mistaken for masses of frog or fish eggs or even freshwater jellyfish, which are found in some local lakes. This gelatinous mass was found attached to the community dock in a Hayden Lake subdivision. Becky Kramer story here. (SR photo: Kathy…
Weekend Poll: A majority of Hucks Nation sez that Lake City Development Corp. does a good job in helping to create jobs in the community -- 1800-plus to date (not counting construction jobs related to LCDC supported projects). 91 of 169 respondents (53.85%) said LCDC…
The United States moved closer to the possibility of the first-ever default on the government’s debt Sunday as Speaker John Boehner adamantly ruled out a House vote on a straightforward bill to boost the borrowing authority without concessions from President Barack Obama. With no resolution…
Idaho is bidding goodbye to the private company that it hired to run its largest prison. It should add good riddance. This moment provides Idaho’s political leaders an excellent opportunity to examine the assumptions that first brought Corrections Corporation of America to the state more…
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.
