Parting Shot -- 8.7.15
Penn State linebacker Nyeem Wartman-White talks to reporters during media day at Beaver Stadium Thursday in University Park, Pa.
FRIDAY, AUG. 7, 2015
TGIF Wild Card -- 8.7.15
Mrs. O & I have tickets to the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre production of "Shrek" this evening. I've seen one play at the Kroc Center -- the Christian Youth Theatre production of "Tarzan." But I haven't seen a Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre production since those...
Colorado Theater Killer Holmes Gets Life
In a decision that surprised many in this community, a jury sentenced James E. Holmes to life in prison with no chance of parole on Friday, rejecting the death penalty for the man who carried out a 2012 shooting rampage that killed 12 people in...
Wanted: Cat Teeth Cleaning Info
Seems Cindy has two cats with gingivitis and needs to clean their teeth. But hubby Derek sez that the bill for cleaning cat's teeth is three times that charged by dentists for us humans. He advised her to get two new cats. (I don't suspect that went over well with Cindy.) Now, Cindy's looking for advice re: cat teeth cleaning.
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote
Today's Cutline Contest involves a Brazilian belly dancer entertaining a bunch of handsome geezers in Sao Paulo. Thursday Winner: HFHayden.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 8.7.15
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (34 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic link with 13 more items) includes female suffering head, shoulder & knee injuries in fall from golf cart at Gozzer Ranch ...
Downtown Bar Report -- 7.29-8.4.15
A fight at the Coeur d'Alene Library, a 13YO boy who started a fire on Tubbs Hill, and a drunk boxed in by Dumpsters are all part of the latest CPD Downtown Bar Report (July 29 - Aug 4) ...
Editorial: Trophy Hunting Is Barbaric, Disgusting
The killing of Cecil the lion in Africa by an American trophy hunter has sparked a great deal of outrage and debate in recent weeks. On one side you have a handful of "hunters" and those who claim trophy hunting is vital to conserving threatened...
HucksOnline Blogos -- 8.7.15
Today's roundup of Huckleberries blogosphere links includes Crowler Guys/On Tap, Bayview wins/Bay Views, The warmup act/Fort Boise, Go, Carly/Dogwalk Musings, Just Friday stuff/Slight Detour, An audiophile's most frequent/Faithful Geek, The 'Mission' is more than implausible/7 Blog, Few softballs at GOPrez debate/Randy Stapilus + more ...
$757 Cupcake Bill Gets Frosty Reception
Officials in Yakima want a former city employee to pay back nearly $800 in taxpayer money she spent on cupcakes for her own office farewell party. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that when former Human Resources Director Cheryl Ann Mattia resigned in December, she ordered $757.40...
Lewiston 'Medusa' Deer Dies
The Lewiston Tribune reports: A mule deer buck with a rack to rival Medusa that was well known in various parts of Lewiston has died. Some fans called him Brillo, as in Brillo Pad, because of his scraggly antlers that were constantly in velvet.
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Jill: Kids Should Learn To Wait
Columnist Jill Barville/SR writes of her son's habit of demanding her attention when he was growing up. He would grab her face in both hands -- and look at her eyeball-to-eyeball. She remembers being admonished by other parents for not dropping what she was doing to pay attention to him. At all times. She's not sure her critics were right.
Sunset From Tubbs Hill
Sunsets on Lake Coeur d'Alene look differently when Linda Lantzy/Idaho Scenic Images has a camera in her hands.
AM Scanner Traffic -- 8.7.15
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (13 items & counting) includes ISP officer asking for ITD to clean up box of nails that "exploded" along Hayden area stretch of H95 ...
Poll: Don't Appeal Ag-Gag Ruling
Thursday Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation opposes any attempt by the state of Idaho to appeal the court ruling that its "Ag-Gag" law is unconstitutional. Today's Poll: Should Idaho vaport shops be allowed to sell cannabis oil?
Lake City Vapor Shops Sell Cannabis Oil
While residents in Idaho's neighboring states are enjoying marijuana recreationally and as a medicine, residents here are not. At least, not legally. But some vapor smoke shops in the Coeur d'Alene area are offering cannabidiol, or CBD oil, for sale. And it happens to be derived from cannabis, just like marijuana.
Did Trump Call Women 'Fat Pigs'?
GOPrez front-runner Donald Trump says he can’t recall specifics of insulting women, though news reports paint a long history of him comparing women to animals. Trump was asked during Thursday's debate if he had called women “fat pigs,” “dogs,” “slobs,” and "disgusting animals."
Obama Inks Boulder-White Clouds Bill
Less than three days after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill approving the Boulder-White Cloud Mountains area for wilderness designation, President Barack Obama has signed the bill into law, ending a 40-year effort/Rich Landers, SR. More here.
PFPD Log: Thief Nabs Tip Jar
Among other items from the Swing Shift, Post Falls PD is looking for the cad who nabbed the tip jar from Top This yogurt Thursday.
Vet's Gun Rights Attract Rally
Some of you complained Thursday that you didn't have enough info to make an informed comment re: the protest in Priest River in defense of an ailing vet's right to own and buy guns. Well, here's a more complete story of the event, which attracted about 100 people, including Rep. Matt Shea of Spokane Valley & Rep. Heather Scott of Blanchard.
Trib: Both Extremes Deny Science
Jim Fisher, former Opinion Page editor of the Lewiston Tribune, comments that both political extremes question science, depending on the subject. The political right overwhelmingly denies climate change. The political left overwhelmingly rejects the scientific notion that genetically modified crops are safe to eat. What do you think?
Letter: 1st Amendment Applies Equally
Coeur d'Alene Press letter writer Duncan Koler wonders why a federal judge can rule that Idaho's ag gag law is unconstitutional in lieu of the First Amendment. Yet another federal judge is blocking the release of video documenting Planned Parenthood's harvest and sale of fetal tissue. Shouldn't the 1st Amendment apply in that instance, too?
2.2 More Miles Of Trail For CdA
The city of Coeur d'Alene is grading a dirt trail along the Spokane River now that it owns the old Burlington Northern Railroad right of way. Parks and Recreation Director Steve Anthony took The Press on a driving tour of the 2.2-mile trail from Riverstone to Mill River Thursday morning. "It's still a crude trail," Anthony said ...
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.