I'm feeling my way today, after the shocking loss of one of the blog's commenting favorites here, Patrick Jacobs. Mike Kennedy and Sisyphus have providing eloquent statements in the comment section re: what Patrick, whom we knew as OrangeTV here, meant to this online community.…
Four of the Blue Angels F/A-18s roar past the crowd in a tight formation on the final day of the 2014 NAS JAX Air Show at Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sunday. The show saw the return of the Navy flight demonstration…
Top Comment -- Sam: (RE: RIP, Patrick Jacobs): I haven't been able to hang out with Patrick for a long time, the last time being a HBO blog fest several years ago. He carried a snark stick around on here to bat down trolls and…
At IdahoED NEWS, Kevin Richert tries to put the pratfalls by GOP superintendent of schools candidate Sherri Ybarra into perspective: "A sporadic voting record. Overstated claims about political endorsements. New revelations about her academic credentials. Questions about her divorce and remarriage. A flap over wording…
Time 2 Vote ... Facts: A Chinese man jumps and flips in front of a statue on a compound of a commercial building in Beijing. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Weekend Winner -- Flatlander, with 6 likes: "If you think I am a…
5:34 p.m. Female having trouble breathing @ 100 block of Coeur d'Alene Avenue/CdA. 5:22 p.m. Two dogs are running loose on Horsehaven/Post Falls. 5:18 p.m. 2-vehicle, non-injury accident reported @ NW Blvd/Lakewood, CdA. 5:08 p.m. Driver ran stop sign on e/b 21st Avenue/Post Falls &…
In this photo from last winter, city officials toured the Dike Road (Rosenberry Drive) to plan tree and brush removal to protect the flood barrier. On Tuesday, the city of Coeur d’Alene will begin a pilot project for repairs to the levee on Rosenberry Drive…
Laura Rumpler (pictured), spokeswoman for the Coeur d'Alene School District, tells of the district's approach to the Ebola outbreak: Our district is dedicated to addressing local concerns about the possible spread of Ebola in the United States, a virus that has created significant worldwide fear.…
July 31, 1909: Two passenger trains from the Electric Line of the S&IE crashed head-on at Gibbs, about a mile up Northwest Boulevard from downtown Coeur d’Alene, killing 16 and injuring more than 100. The trains were crowded because travelers were attending a lottery for…
In an article for the faith section of WorldNetDaily, Greg Corombos reports: "Idaho state Sen. Steve Vick (R-Dalton Gardens) says one U.S. city’s (Coeur d'Alene) efforts to force a Christian wedding chapel to perform homosexual marriages in his state is a blatant violation of the…
Patrick Jacobs, a North Idaho blogger and bartender who previously wrote for The Spokesman-Review’s Handle Extra section, died this weekend after experiencing a “cardiac event” on Friday. Jacobs, 42, reviewed fine dining and dives and North Idaho’s nightlife in a column called “Get Out!” from…
Sherri Ybarra, the Republican candidate for Idaho superintendent of schools, and her son, Matthew, are shown in Sandpoint during the recent Idaho GOP Bus Tour. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) Sherri Ybarra, GOP candidate for Idaho state schools superintendent, proudly lists among her educational accomplishments “Educator of…
How much do you know about October weather in the Inland Northwest, increases in Social Security benefits and other news of note? Find out in the weekly Spokesman-Review News Quiz, where you could win movie tickets or a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel.…
At the Lewiston Tribune, Opinion Page editor Marty Trillhaase explains why Idaho's private prison scandal has become Gov. Butch Otter's scandal: "Almost from the instant professional investigators within the Idaho State Police got their hands on the Corrections Corporation of America file, they knew it…
At IdahoED NEWS, Kevin Richert provides an update on Republican candidate Sherri Ybarra’s search for a campaign slogan. From Ybarra campaign's Facebook page Sunday: “Thank you to everyone who participated in the Ybarra For Idaho catchphrase contest! The winners have been chosen … and will…
The Four Corners/BLM Corridor Master Plan Steering Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to for an update on master planning efforts for the Spokane River corridor. The meeting will be held in the old council chambers at City Hall, 710 Mullan Ave. The public…
Setting a tentative world's record for sending the most rockets skyward simultaneously, two Chesterfield County, Virginia teens, Dylan Whitesel, 18, bottom left, and Sanzio Angeli, 17, second from left, raised $20,000 for cancer research by launching 3,973 model rockets at Chesterfield, Va., County Fairgrounds, Sunday.…
11:53 a.m. Black & white Australian shepherd/heeler mix missing along 15th Street/CdA since Saturday. 11:12 a.m. KCSDeputy looking for possible DUI driver n/b on H95/Garwood Road. 11:11 a.m. Official on scene decides fire in Harrison area coming from series of slash pile burns. 10:53 a.m.…
Taylor Viydo of KREM2 sets up for a video for a story re: controversy swirling around decision by Hitching Post owners not to marry gay couples, now that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has declared gay marriage legal in Idaho. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) Question:…
Sisyphus (RE: The unexpected death of local restaurant reviewer/online personality Patrick Jacobs): I want to address his family, especially his parents. I only knew Patrick online through this community of bloggers and commenters here at Huckleberries Online (HBO), one of the best places in Idaho…
Weekend Poll: A solid majority of Hucks Nation would like to see President Obama preserve the Boulder/White Clouds area of Idaho by declaring it a monument. 100 of 175 respondents (57.14%) support the move, as a result of individuals like U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho,…
NIC students Robert Wilson, left, and Zach Mahaney argue with Tom Meyer and Val (who would not disclose her last name to the Press) regarding same-sex marriage outside Coeur d’Alene City Hall on Friday morning. Ten people participated in a rally in support of the…
"Personally, I always use a Taco Time crisp pinto burrito to hit people with. The firmer surface provides a higher pain factor" -- Patrick Jacobs (aka OrangeTV) on Oct. 15 re: the Hayden man who was arrested at an assisted living place for hitting a…
In the Coeur d'Alene Press editorial Sunday, Editor Mike Patrick writes about the controversies that have hit Coeur d'Alene in recent years -- and how the Lake City has pulled together even when we're in disagreement: "Yes, we have disagreements; together, we confront agents of…
In the Coeur d'Alene Press on Sunday, reporter Keith Cousins spotlighted Alliance Defending Freedom, the Christian rights advocacy organization that filed a lawsuit on behalf of Hitching Post owners Don and Evelyn Knapp. The lawsuit was filed Oct. 17. The Knapps, both ordained ministers, have…
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.
