A.J. Balukoff, Democratic candidate for governor, will visit HucksOnline HQ at 1:30 p.m. today, for a 5Q interview. I'm compiling questions to ask him in a brief interview that aren't a rehash of all the words and video focused on the gubernatorial campaign to date.…
Tree branches are silhouetted against the sun during a partial eclipse as seen from Paynes Prairie this evening in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Matt Stamey)
The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho says it will not challenge a northern Idaho wedding chapel's refusal to conduct gay marriages because the chapel falls under a religious exemption. Interim Executive Director Leo Morales said in a news conference Thursday that the Hitching Post…
Top Comment of the Day: Fort Boise (RE: Huckleberries interviews A.J. Balukoff) -- "The only thing wrong with being a liberal is that narrow-minded political hacks have done such a great job of demonizing the label. Take your pick of which of 150 achievements of…
Time 2 Vote ... Facts: Japanese film director Takashi Yamazaki, right, and actors, from left, Eri Fukatsu, Shota Sometani and Ai Hashimoto, pose for photo with the parasitic character Migi, left, in their latest film "Parasyte" in Tokyo today. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Koji…
4:58 p.m. Green Chrysler is disabled @ e/b I-90/MP 6 (Seltice Way/Post Falls). 4:51 p.m. Physical domestic dispute @ 12400 block of N Kensington/Hayden. 4:49 p.m. KFD EMTs are handling 51YO male who walked into station w/breathing problems. 4:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities…
Holli Woodings' campaign for Secretary of State has come up with a survey inviting people to rank "The Denney Bottom 10" missteps of her opponent and his time in the Idaho Legislature. Not a bad idea to highlight the lowlights, but I found the forced…
Former legislator Bert Marley, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, responds to a question from the audience during an education forum at the old Harding School Wednesday night. Marley is running on the ticket with gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff, with arms folded to the left.…
At the Wallace Street Journal, chief ranter David Bond, a second-generation Republican, tells why he's voting straight-ticket Democrat this year in Idaho elections, beginning: "Being a second-generation Republican – Dad served the 6th District of Washington State as an “R” in the House for many…
A.J. Balukoff, Democratic candidate for Idaho governor, and Coeur d'Alene Councilman Dan Gookin are shown at an education forum featuring Balukoff and his running mate Bert Marley at an education forum at the Harding Center on 15th Street Wednesday night. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen)
Despite missing the postseason the last two years, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team is has been picked to finish second by Big Sky Conference coaches and third by the media, the conference announced Thursday. Big Sky newcomer Idaho is picked seventh by the coaches…
It’s that time, the period shortly before the election when things happen quickly. Campaign contributions or independent expenditures of $1,000 or more now have to be disclosed within 48 hours. There are three independent expenditure notices thus far: The “American Comeback Committee Idaho PAC,” which…
In an op-ed piece at Coeur d'Alene Press Online, state Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d'Alene, writes: As a former local school board member and Chairman of the Idaho Senate Education Committee, I have worked to improve education for all of Idaho's kids. And, I have…
Democrat AJ Balukoff is shown during gubernatorial debate earlier this fall at the Coeur d'Alene Library. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) Huckleberries: What's the A.J. stand for? A.J.: Anthony Joseph. My father's name was Anthony, my mother's name was Josephine. When I was born, my father was…
Sherri Ybarra's campaign troubles are getting national attention. At RawStory, Travis Gettys writes: "The Republican candidate for the top education job in Idaho has been caught lying about her education, endorsements, and marital history – but she’s still leading in the polls. Sherri Ybarra has…
Red Cedar (RE: No room at the cemetery): Perhaps, but it seems to be a difficult selling job on the part of the funereal industry to convince people they should "inurn" their loved one's "cremains" in a paid spot somewhere, when it's much cheaper, equally…
Did you know you could win movie tickets or a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel simply by entering the Spokesman-Review Weekly News quiz? Test your knowledge of current events and put yourself in the running for Friday's drawings. You can take the News…
JJanovich (RE: I didn't get the memo): As a retired newspaperman myself, though having gravitated to the trades, instead of the more "glamorous" front end of the operations, it breaks my heart every time I hear of another layoff at any newspaper. As much criticism…
Gov. Butch Otter and superintendent of schools candidate Sherri Ybarra engage in an intense conversation at the stop in Athol during the GOP North Idaho candidates bus tour Friday. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) Question: What do you think Butch is telling Sherri?
12:29 p.m. Officer has located stolen CdA vehicle that has been stripped, including tires. 12:27 p.m. Domestic dispute reported on Upper Black Lake Road/St. Maries. 12:19 p.m. Undisclosed parking problem reported @ 19th/Jenny Lane/Post Falls 12:05 p.m. Security @ undisclosed store sees male steal fishing…
At McEuen Park, from left, architect Dick Stauffer, Executive Director Debbie Wilson of the Panhandle Parks Foundation, Parks Superintendent Bill Greenwood, and landscape architect Dell Hatch are shown at the new donor wall. (Photo: Coeur d'Alene Today) City officials and a representative of the Panhandle…
Wednesday Poll: Hucks Nation isn't concerned about the Ebola epidemic that has claimed a victim in Texas. 143 of 234 respondents (61.11%) said, on a scale of 1-10, they rank 0-2 re: level of concern. 44 (18.8%) rate themselves 3-4. 31 (13.25%) 5-6, 11 (4.7%)…
News that Coeur d'Alene will not be receiving a federal grant which would have allowed the hire of three additional police officers has city officials exploring other means of generating funds. The city was pursuing a grant through the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented…
It appears that future state senator from Coeur d'Alene has climbed aboard the anti-Common Core bandwagon. In her newsletter Wednesday, Mary Souza encourages readers to attend a presentation by Mila Wood of Boise-based Idahoans for Local Education from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the…
At the Lewiston Tribune, Joel Mills reports re: ironical footage found in an ad for Idaho Gov. Butch Otter: Boise filmmaker Michael Gough got the surprise of his professional life Tuesday night while surfing campaign ads on the Internet. "All of a sudden I was…
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.
