Thirty-six years ago today, Junior joined us in Kalispell, Mont., after putting Mrs. O through a tough night of labor. I carried Junior out of the delivery room and just looked at him for the longest time. It was love at first sight. I couldn't...
A hummingbird and a bee pollinate a flower at the Veterans Therapeutic Gardens in Caldwell.
In an examination of parking tickets received by controversial Rachel Dolezal, Dan Tilkin of KOIN 6 NEWS reports that traffic officers were split on Dolezal's ethnicity. Twice, an officer wrote on the citation given the former NCAAP capter leader that she was white. Twice that she was black. Dolezal is a white woman who claimed to be black.
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday PM (22 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic link with 18 more items) includes a crash of at least one motorcycle that's blocking w/b I-90 traffic in Huetter rest stop area ...
Today's Cutline Contest features a Spaniard jumping over a cow. Tuesday Winner: Psalm 37.
In an editorial, the Idaho Statesman urged Gov. Butch Otter and the Idaho Legislature to take Judge B. Lynn Winmill's ruling on the ag-gag rule to heart. he judge, said the Statesman, struck down the 2014 law because it blatantly defied the 1st Amendment. The Statesman doesn't want Otter/legislators wasting money appealing the ruling...
A pastor from Washington state who is best known for preaching against Islam, said Monday night that immigration from Muslim countries should “immediately be limited and heavily scrutinized,” and that refugee resettlement should be ended. “This is a direct national-security threat,” Shahram Hadian told the…
Daily roundup of HucksOnline blogosphere includes: A lotta bull/Slight Detour, Tom Boyd, RIP/Randy Stapilus, Another Augustfest, bitte/On Tap, 1000s pay for Jindal publicity/Fort Boise, What's love got to do with it?/Simple Mind, Macklemore song announces new baby/7 Blog + more ...
State schools superintendent Sherri Ybarra and her team are looking to increase the qualifications needed to run for the job. Ybarra is working on a bill to ramp up the qualifications to run for — and serve as — Idaho superintendent of public instruction. If…
Idaho trophy huntress Sabrina Corgatelli, an accountant with Idaho State University, has caught the attention of the Reuters news network. Corgatelli is the Idaho hunter who has caused a social media firestorm by publishing photos of her African kills on Facebook.
FishinJay and at least one other Huckleberries Online commenter have run into the SR's new fire wall, which requires a subscription to view AP and SR articles. He doesn't like it, noting that it's easy to find the articles elsewhere for free. On the plus side, the pay wall doesn't affect blogs, like Huckleberries, or the links posted here.
The Three Sisters Fire near Bayview grew to approximately 150 acres Tuesday night and multiple fire agencies will continue fighting the wildfire today. More than 220 people, and several air units, are attempting to curb the spread of the blaze, which is believed to have been caused by humans Tuesday afternoon.
Complete this sentence: It's so dry that ...
I tried fish tacos for the first time today, at lunch at a Sherman Avenue restaurant. Not impressed. But I don't like fish all that much. Photographer Kathy Plonka assured me that her fish taco lunch was superb. How about you? Are you a fish taco fan?
From Rich Landers/Outdoors: "Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service released an alarming report illustrating the profound impact of rising firefighting costs on national forest conservation, restoration, recreation and management programs." (Question: Could Idaho afford to fight wildfires if it managed federal land?)
More than a quarter of Americans want Eleanor Roosevelt on the $10 bill after its redesign, a new poll finds. A new McClatchy-Marist survey released on Wednesday has the former first lady as the leading choice among 1,259 respondents, according to Reuters. Roosevelt commands 27…
In a poignant op-ed for the Coeur d'Alene Press, William Rutherford comments about his struggle to come to grips with the man who raised him.
Following up on his popular rhyme, "Liver," The Bard of Sherman Avenue offers us "Liver, Part 2, Deceit." Enjoy.
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday AM (18 items & counting) begins with report of small wildfire off Fernan Lake Road and a missing child near Coeur d'Alene City Golf Course ...
Rich Landers of SR Outdoors blog comments: "It's a lot like a witch hunt. Fueled by social media and anger over the boneheaded bowhunter killing of Cecil the tourist-attraction lion in Zimbabwe, the heat is being applied to every hunter who's posed with a critter, big or small, legal or illegal. Anti-hunting groups are loving this." Thoughts?
A Montana couple discovered what many others do -- you don't want to encounter Post Falls PD K9 Andor. The PFPDog has a nose for illegal activity. Andor and Officer Robertson were involved in arresting the Montanans on a "plethora of charges" including suspected vehicle theft.
AM Headlines for Wednesday includes: Avista reports dip in Q2 earnings/SR, Humans blamed for 3 Sisters Fire/Press, Input sought on Blue Creek Bay plans/Press, Woman still missing from Heyburn area/Press, Kootenai County sheriff's wanted persons/Press, Upgrades made to Huetter/Boekel intersection/Press + more ...
In the Tuesday poll, a strong plurality of Hucks Nation wants to see a major overhaul of East Sherman Avenue, the eastern entrance to Lake City. Only 8% wants to see the city leave the area alone. Today's Poll: Should Planned Parenthood receive government funds?
In an edit today, the Idaho Statesman comments: "The time is here for President Barack Obama to sign on to the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act, which passed the Senate by unanimous consent Tuesday and paves the way to assign wilderness protection to 275,000-plus acres in the Boulder-White Clouds region ...
The alleged lone shooter responsible for a Jan. 10 rampage through Moscow that left three dead pleaded innocent to multiple murder charges Tuesday. John Lee, 29, sat between his attorneys with his head buried in his chest as Latah County 2nd District Judge John R.…
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.
