I'm on a roll. I rode my bike to work again today. If I keep it up for another 3 weeks, it'll become a habit. It's fun riding to work. All down hill. Not so much riding home from work, however. Here's your Tuesday Wild...
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Derek Phillips kiss his daughter Leah Phillips, 2, as she gives him a hug at the conclusion of a casing of the squadron colors ceremony today at Fort Bliss' Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, Texas. The unit, which flies Apache...
The savings are continuing to mount after the demise of the Idaho Education Network, the defunct statewide school broadband network that went dark when a judge ruled the state’s $60 million IEN contract illegal. Question: There's gotta be a moral to this story. Anyone care to figure it out?
First, a New York Times reporter tried to explain why Sandpoint succeeds despite adversity that might KO another small Western town. Then, conservative columnist Ben Stein took issue with that analysis. Now, former Sandpoint councilman John T. Reuter offers an explanation, courtesy of the Pacific Northwest Inlander.
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (33 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic link with 19 items) includes male sleeping in blue Dodge Durango at boat launch who doesn't wake up well & Post Falls police looking for the guy in the photo above who is a suspect in a credit card fraud ...
Rep. Raúl Labrador issued this statement after watching videos showing Planned Parenthood officials negotiating the sale of fetal organs: “I am sickened and disgusted by the inhumane attitude Planned Parenthood officials displayed as they discussed the sale of aborted fetuses over lunch. Their attitude towards human life should be condemned."
Today's Cutline Contest features the men's waterski slalom preliminary round at the Pan Am Games in Toronto -- and an unexpected guest on the slalom course. Monday's Winner (with a superb entry) -- Nic.
Wonder if Hayden threw a talent show, and a HucksOnline commenter raised her hand to perform. Jennifer Locke is one of the 13 acts that will perform at Hayden City Park Saturday at Hayden Days. The first act goes on at 2:30. Jennifer is slotted for 2:57 p.m. Question: If you were forced to perform in a talent show, what would your act be like?
The White House and U.S. Capitol both lowered flags to half staff by Tuesday afternoon, after they were out of sync Tuesday in their tributes to the five U.S. service members who were slain by a gunman in Chattanooga last week. Question: President Obama is being criticized for taking too long to lower U.S. flags to half-staff. What do you think?
Donald Trump’s still going up. His poll numbers keep rising: A new Washington Post/ABC News survey shows The Donald now leads the rest of the GOP presidential field by a healthy margin. Trump’s the choice of 24 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning independent voters, according...
Daily roundup of HucksOnline blogosphere includes an odd postcard that Simple Mind and other Bonner County residents received recently.
AmericanByBirth offers a shoutout to the individuals who are behind the care and nourishment of the beautiful hanging baskets in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Anyone out there want to give a shout out to anyone or anything today?
On the Old School North Idaho Facebook wall, Heather Heber Callahan posts this Museum of North Idaho photo in which an old crane razes the remainder of the old Desert Hotel in downtown Coeur d'Alene on June 25, 1972. Question: Anyone remember the old Desert...
An armed group calling itself the 3% of Idaho is voluntarily guarding military recruiting centers around the state. Chris McIntire, a spokesman for the group, told KBOI 2News that he and several other members are guarding military recruiting centers throughout Idaho in response to last week's deadly shooting in Tennessee.
Local residents have no use for individuals who inadvertently start forest fires, like the recent one in the Bayview area. The Coeur d'Alene Press Online asked: "What should be done with people who accidentally start forest & wildland fires?" Bottom line? The respondents want to throw the book at them.
Mexico's Karla Diaz performs during the rhythmic gymnastics clubs competition in the Pan Am Games in Toronto Monday. Question: How flexible are you?
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday AM (19 items & counting) ...
Sun Belt Conference commissioner Karl Benson wants the league's football programs, like Idaho, to work on shedding their "addiction" to big-money, non-conference matchups with heavily favored programs. More non-league games with "peer conferences" would improve the chances of a Sun Belt team getting a bid to a New Year's Day Bowl game.
The majority of Americans think the Supreme Court is split politically, according to a new C-SPAN poll released Tuesday. The online poll, conducted by Penn Schoen Berland (PSB) for C-SPAN from July 1 to July 6, found that two in three Americans believe the recent decisions demonstrate that the justices are split on political grounds.
Today, The Bard of Sherman Avenue offers a light-hearted rhyme to bring a smile today. Anyone out there have an Uncle Joe?
Commenter Spudbob questions whether there's community support for the return of the old Coeur d'Alene Carousel to the waterfront. Spudbob, for one, doesn't think Coeur d'Alene needs the Carousel. What say you?
The Coeur d'Alene School District told the Legislature's Broadband Access Study Committee that it prefers the broadband cost and service that replaced the defunct Idaho Education Network. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise is covering the hearing this morning in Boise re: broadband service. You can find a roundup of her posts below.
AM Headlines for Wednesday includes: Fire danger still very high/Press,Motorcyclist airlifted to Seattle/Press, Pharmacy robber pleads guilty/Press, EWU is media's pick to win Big Sky/SR, Bail bond companies claim foul play/Press, Cape Horn fire management changes hands/Press, Cadaver dogs search for Bonner County man/HNN + more ...
In Monday's Poll, a plurality of Hucks Nation said it wasn't bothered by the fact that Idaho isn't following the lead of neighboring states that have legalized marijuana in some form. Today's Poll: Which location do you consider best to re-erect the old Coeur d'Alene Carousel?
In his weekly column in the Lewiston Tribune, conservative Michael Costello compares the relationship between Hillary Clinton and the media to abused spouse syndrome. The media don't like Hillary, he says. But they keep crawling back to her, trying to win her affection.
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.
