You've heard -- and maybe even viewed (I have) -- the "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," right. Well, I've encountered the Attack of the Tomatillos. My son-in-law Okie Doke talked me into growing tomatillos with the thought that I'd make salsa from them (along with...
Oath Keepers Greg Schillen (left) and Adam Bulder stand guard today in front of the military recruitment offices at the corner of Burlington Boulevard and Rio Vista Avenue in Burlington, Wash. with Schillen's two dogs Clyde (left) and Buddy. The two men wanted to stand in protection of the offices in light of the tragedy last week in Tennessee.
A vigil will be held this evening for former varsity catcher Reggie Nault, from 7 to 9 at Coeur d'Alene High baseball field. Also: Ex-Coeur d'Alene High baseball coach Nick Rook offers a statement re: Nault, the 16YO Athol teen presumed drowned during a boating outing Tuesday evening.
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday PM (21 items & counting) + AM Scanner Traffic link with 19 more items includes another illegal burn involving a campfire near a local waterway.
The Cutline Contest for Wednesday features a Colombian athlete who ran out of gas before the end of the 3000 meter steeplecase at the Pan Am Games in Toronto. Tuesday Winner: SLFisher.
On her personal blog, Elizabeth Smythe Brinton, one of the contributors to the now defunct Writing North Idaho blog site, has written a review of Harper Lee's controversial "Go Set A Watchman."
A lower than anticipated interest rate on a $6 million public safety general obligation passed by voters in May will save the city $377,000. City finance director Troy Tymesen told the City Council on Tuesday that the secured interest rate through Mountain West Bank is…
Daily roundup of HucksOnline blogosphere includes bumpersnicker on a logging truck telling visitors to leave Idaho & take a wolf with them + Oh, deer!/Slight Detour, Crushin' it, Kolsch style/On Tap, Still enjoying summer/Simple Mind, Nice work if you can get it/Fort Boise, Clue to Trump's popularity isn't rocket science/Dogwalk Musings + more ...
Former Coeur d'Alene School Board candidate Bjorn Handeen is cautiously optimistic re: the idea of selling the school administration building to offset red ink in the contingency fund. In a letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press today, Handeen said he's eager to hear more about the proposal from Trustee Dave Eubanks.
... (On an older blue-and-gray Ford F-150 pickup, parked in the overflow lot behind Memorial Field this noon hour): Don't Grow Old -- It's a Trap. And: Annoy a Politician -- Think for Yourself.
"I hitched all the way from Boulder, Colorado to here," said John St.Clair as he walked past a mural painted by Portland, Ore., resident Joshua Martel on the side of Burt’s Music and Sound located on East Sherman in Coeur d’Alene on Monday. (SR photo:…
The 9th Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals has ruled against the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s bid to offer Texas Hold ‘Em poker at its reservation casino in Worley, finding that poker is “explicitly prohibited by Idaho law.” The tribe contended that Texas Hold ‘Em is…
My noon walking buddy Greg Lee & I arrived at a perfect place for the Coeur d'Alene Carousel -- one that doesn't block lake views, annoy too many neighbors, or squat on potential green space for large downtown city events.
A Marine Corps spokesperson has requested armed groups, like 3% of Idaho, to ceased their protection squads/demonstrations outside recruiting centers. Quote: "While we greatly appreciate the support of the American public during this tragedy, we ask that citizens do not stand guard at our recruiting offices." Thoughts?
Six-year-old Ronan Tweedy, center tries to tag out Jada Huffman, 7, and Walter Bennett while holding onto Atticus Tweedy, 5, far left and Joseph Perry, 10 second from left, during Vacation Bible School at St.Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rathdrum on Tuesday. This year’s theme is...
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday AM (19 items) includes finding by ITD that a wire had been cut, knocking out the traffic lights in all directions @ H95/Garwood Road ...
Social Security and Medicare are inching slowly toward insolvency, according to annual trustees reports on the entitlement programs released Wednesday. Social Security’s retirement and disability trust funds, combined, are on track for insolvency in 2034, which is one year later than the entitlement program’s trustees…
Hillary Clinton trails three top Republican presidential candidates in matchups in three key swing states — Iowa, Colorado and Virginia — a new Quinnipiac poll finds. The Democratic presidential frontrunner is already slipping in favorability ratings. Question: Do you trust Hillary Clinton?
A 16-year-old Athol boy is believed to have drowned after he fell out of a boat on Lake Coeur d’Alene Tuesday evening. Reginald J. Nault was not wearing a personal floatation device and could not be located. Two other boys, also 16, were in the…
Do you remember that old AlkaSeltzer commercial, featuring a guy sitting on the side of his bed groaning repeatedly, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing"? Well, Mrs. O & I dined on 99-cent corn dogs last night while listening to The Ryan Larsen Band at Sherman Square. Three dogs later, I felt like old Ralph in the AlkaSeltzer commercial.
In the Tuesday poll, a plurality of Hucks Nation said the large lawn on the west side of McEuen Field would be the best fit for the re-erection of the old Coeur d'Alene Carousel. Others were split on locations ranging from Independence Point to behind Memorial Field. Today's Poll: Should military recruiters be armed?
Governors in seven states – Florida, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas and Wisconsin – ordered their Guardsmen to be armed. Meanwhile, the military is considering arming soldiers at recruiting stations if all the legal challenges are met. Question: Should military recruiters be armed?
... "I'm a gun owner and I vote -- NOT A LIBERAL!" -- on the back windshield of a pickup parked along 7th Street/CdA, b/n Locust Avenue & Harrison Avenue.
In a letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press, Marty Meyer of Coeur d'Alene took issue with the word "demand" that was used in a Press editorial to describe the bargaining approach of the teachers union. Meyer suggests that the correct word should have been proposed because the other word minimizes the value of professional talks.
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.
