I'm surprised that we're now beyond the dog days of summer -- and still only one person has announced plans to run for a council seat in this fall's local municipal local elections: Dan English. English has announced for Councilman Steve Adams' seat. I suspect...
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. speaks during a visit to the Iowa State Fair, Monday, in Des Moines, Iowa.
In an editorial Sunday, the Coeur d'Alene Press note that recent raises provided to local government employees ran from 1% to 12% -- and that doesn't count the additional health care benefits. The Press warns that local business should worry about losing good employees to government jobs with better pay and benefits.
Organizers of the annual Ales to Trails event, which supports the North Idaho Centennial Trail, said Saturday’s event at McEuen Park (which attracted 600 people) was a big success. “It was apparent throughout the entire event that people were smiling, dancing, and vising with friends—all for a great cause,” said exec Greta Gissel.
The Cutline Contest today features pro golfer Rory McIlroy shooting from the rough on the 18th hold of the PGA Championship golf tournament. Weekend Winner: Phaedrus.
Scanner Traffic for Monday PM (25 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 13 more items) includes fire @ 2200 Ironwood Place that has engulfed vehicle ...
On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes: "Getting excited for Houston! It's (15-year-old) Sam's first airplane trip. He asked, "Is there some kinda airline etiquette I should know?" Well? (Question: What advice would you give Sam re: airplane etiquette?)
A triple boat float heads for open water from the Independence Point dock Sunday evening -- and Don Sausser is on hand, high above Sherman Avenue, to capture the event. It appears as though people onboard are prepared to party.
At the Ridenbaugh Press, Barrett Rainey warns in his Ridenbaugh Press column that American citizens should pay attention to the antics of the Oath Keepers. The armed Far Right organization has been showing up at tense situations, like the one in Ferguson, brandishing guns.
Chris Carlson, the long-time former press secretary for former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus, has penned another book on a key part of Idaho history. This time, he tells of the critical role played by Andrus, as Interior secretary, in securing the historic Alaska lands legislation. Carlson doesn't think Andrus has gotten credit he deserves for it.
For the first time since 2006, active-duty military personnel are being mobilized to assist with wildland firefighting. The National Interagency Fire Center announced the mobilization today, with roughly 95 large wildfires burning about 1.1 million acres in seven western states including Idaho.
Daily blog roll roundup for Huckleberries Online includes: Degrees of misery/Fort Boise, Monday Morning breaking/Slight Detour, New area code for Idaho/Randy Stapilus, Sometimes you have nothing/Simple Mind, Trump playing the crowd/Dogwalk Musings, What we say versus what we hear/The Slice and The next summer read: 'Station Eleven'/7 Blog + more...
The drought-parched Spokane River is getting about 14 percent of its water from sewage treatment plants this summer. Industrial and municipal treatment plants discharge about 60M gallons of treated water daily into the river. The discharges start near the river’s headwaters in Lake Coeur d’Alene and continue downstream to the Spokane sewer plant.
It was bound to happen -- after naming 56 wildfires in North Idaho over the past few days, fire officials struggled to name number 57. One of the latest fires, which erupted near the junction of Interstate 90 and Highway 3 near Cataldo early Friday morning, was dubbed the "Not Creative Fire" for a reason.
At the Coeur d'Alene Press, readers were split when asked: "How do you feel about the Boy Scouts' formal acceptance of openly gay troop leaders?"
Writing for IdahoPanhandler.org, Keith Boe reports that the University of Idaho Vandals defensive team are taking lessons from the tackling techniques taught by the Seattle Seahawks. Coach Paul Petrino is seeing big improvement in defense & team toughness. (Question: Do you expect the Vandals to win more than 1 game this year?)
Scanner Traffic for Monday morning (13 items & counting) including guy who tried to pay for gas in Post Falls with counterfeit $50 ...
In the Weekend Poll, a supermajority of Hucks Nation agreed with the decision by Gov. Butch Otter not to launch an investigation into Planned Parenthood practices in Idaho, in the wake of a national controversy re: the organization's sale of fetal tissue from abortions. Today's Poll: Has extreme fire danger prompted you to change camping plans?
I just ran my bike to the Vertical Earth on East Sherman Avenue for some TLC. On the way back, I spotted a young woman in a gray RAV/4 with a vanity plate, "YNGLOVE," which made me wonder about her back story. I wondered what a vanity plate would say if I owned one. How about you? What would your vanity plate say?
Kathy Hedberg, long-time correspondent in Grangeville for the Lewiston Tribune, columnizes re: what she would grab in case she was forced to evacuate her home by a wildfire. How about you? What would you grab on the way out the door?
AM Headlines for Monday includes: Idaho Records, Hayden OKs FY 2016 budget, Fire destroys Gozzer Road barn, Dalton Gardens fire bug strikes again, No tax increase in Post Falls city budget, Iconic statues missing from 3rd Street home, Firefighters hold the line in Boundary County, Panhandle runs out of names for 57th wildfire + more ...
On Sunday, Walkabout encountered a smoker on Tubbs Hill who became profane when she told him that smoking on Coeur d'Alene's esteemed hill was verboten. Comments Walkabout: "You would think he would have a clue with all the smoke in the area and the most of the west on fire." (Question: Why are so many smokers so clueless?"
I mailed a receipt from one of the local sandwich shops to Police Chief White asking to meet with me at his convenience. This receipt showed a “Police & Fire” discount of approximately 50 percent for the police officer who ate there. I feel that...
The onslaught of fires continues to ravage areas in Idaho as the fire danger rating is elevated to the highest level of "extreme." According to the daily wildfire update issued Sunday by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.
Chuck Malloy/Idaho Politics Weekly columnizes: "More than 26 million people in America have diabetes, and it’s projected that by 2050, one in three people in the United States will have [Click and drag to move] this disease. Washington has little clue how to deal with this national health crisis, even though the political implications are long."
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.
