I passed another of life's milestones without noticing a few weeks ago. As of mid-June, I've been newspapering for 45 years. Some of you cynics might say that what I do now -- blogging -- isn't exactly newspapering. But my print column keeps me tied...
This sign sits in front of a home that was spared in the Cape Horn fire in Bayview. Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter got a tour of the fire from an Idaho National Guard Blackhawk helicopter on Thursday. He then received a briefing from the incident...
Media covering the Cape Horn fire have regularly referred to Bayview as an "upscale" resort town, especially the AP. Now, I know there are upscale homes at Bayview. But I also know that the town is a good place for regular folks to enjoy a North Idaho lake setting that they can afford. Which adjective would you use to describe Bayview?
A Post Falls man learned a valuable less today when he was accidentally hit by his wife in the family car and knocked into the basement of their residence.
Today's Cutline Contest features Serena Williams at Wimbledon and two ball boys ready to scoop up errant tennis balls. Wednesday Winner: JMRusche.
Scanner Traffic for Thursday PM (26 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic w/17 more items) includes possible serious I-90 crash near Shoshone County line.
Today's HucksOnline blogosphere roundup launches with a look at smoky skies at Priest Lake and continues with -- Dear Apple/Faithful Geek, That was then/Arch Druid, Online budget survey attracts response/Coeur d'Alene Today, Saying goodbye is the hardest part/War Bonds, This change doesn't make sense/A Grip on Sports + more ...
Idaho 2nd District Congressman Mike Simpson’s wilderness bill for the Boulder White Clouds clared the U.S. House Resources Committee today by unanimous consent, and now heads for a vote in the full House. The bill, which Simpson and an array of stakeholders have worked on...
A health advisory was issued today for Hayden Lake by the Panhandle Health District (PHD) and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Water samples confirmed the presence of the blue-green algae. Honeysuckle Beach isn't affected. Fernan Lake and Avondale Lake also have active health advisories related to blue-green algae.
A new poll finds Jeb Bush running on top among GOP presidential hopefuls in Idaho, with Donald Trump – yes, Donald Trump – in second place. However, more than 20 percent remain undecided, and pollster Dan Jones concluded, “There is currently no clear favorite in the crowded field for the Republican presidential nomination.”
On Tuesday, Huckleberries Online published a Parting Shot that featured a young Gilbert, S.C., father and his 3YO son holding a Confederate flag outside the South Carolina state Capitol. South Carolina will take down the Confederate flag Friday. Gilbert shares his thoughts on the Confederate flag and racism in the comment linked below.
Idaho, which not long ago ranked first in the nation for the percentage of its workers earning minimum wage or less, has dropped to 9th. “It’s a pretty good bump,” said Bob Uhlenkott, chief of research for the Idaho Department of Labor. The U.S. Bureau…
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter looks from an Idaho National Guard Black Hawk helicopter at the Cape Horn fire and burn today. Otter received a briefing from the incident commander and fire staff at the Incident Command Post (ICP) located near Bayview. Link leads to story & 6 photos by Kathy Plonka of Otter tour.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Wednesday that in order to grow the economy “people should work longer hours” -- a comment that the Bush campaign argues was a reference to underemployed part-time workers but which Democrats are already using to attack him. During an...
While it doesn’t top the list of the worst offenders, Idaho is not faring well when it comes to teen driving safety and affordability. A June WalletHub survey ranked Idaho 41st out of 50 states when it examined the best and worst conditions for teen...
Media coverage of Donald Trump's controverisal immigration remarks have lifted the GOP presidential candidate to the top of the Republican field, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll. Trump was the preferred GOP nominee for president for 15 percent of respondents — 4 points ahead of…
It could be the speed, or the rush of air as you free fall 7,500 feet in about 45 seconds. Instructors offer the easy float back to earth or carnival-ride like turns. But most people who skydive just want to do it all over again.
Scanner Traffic for Thursday AM (17 items & counting) includes 18YO worker at Stoneridge Golf Course who was injured in a lawn mower rollover.
In his Johnson Post today, Marc Johnson comments about Richard Fuld, the former Lehman CEO, who is trying to peddle his Sun Valley “estate.” In a note to Huckleberries Online, Marc says: That property figured prominently in the Lehman Brothers 'strategy' leading to the great 2008 meltdown and bankruptcy.
For a ride that has so many things broken – truly broken – Washington State’s athletic department sure spends a lot of time fiddling with the radio. Now the Cougars and their IMG College partners are at it again, and there’s another casualty. Bud Nameck…
In a post moments ago, Bayview blogger Herb Huseland reports that seasonal residents are begin snubbed as law officials allow people displaced by the Cape Horn fire back to their homes.
Today's AM Headlines begin with a ride on the BNSF Railway and includes: daho Records/Press, Thieves hit hookah lounge/Press, Cape Horn fire 40% contained/KREM, CPD arrests McEuen arson suspect/Press, Girl getting rabies vaccine after bat bite/SR, Police ID suspect in Ponderay bank robbery/KHQ + more ...
In Wednesday's poll, a majority of Hucks Nation agreed with President Obama's strategy to not allow the US military to become more directly involved in the fight against ISIS. Today's Poll: Some are concerned that Obamacare will one day lead to what they describe as 'Death Panels.' Are you?
For her 90th birthday, Ella Mae Chronic was serenated by one of Coeur d'Alene's favorite 4th of July marching groups.
Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, who serves on the Senate intelligence and foreign relations committees, went on CNN yesterday and told reporter Brianna Keilar that he expects a “lone-wolf” type terrorist attack – like the one in Tunisia in last month in which a gunman killed…
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.
