Two more sleeps until Blogfest 2016. Here's an etiquette primer for all of you who haven't attended a blogfest: Show up (any time between 1 to 4 p.m.). Hobnob with other bloggers, commenters, blurkers. Eat. That's all. I'll give a short talk around 2 p.m., concluding with the introduction of The Bard of Sherman Avenue.
People watch the sunset from Bunche Beach Preserve in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Thursday.
Yesterday, I introduced you to GOP sheriff's candidate John Green, who said in an interview posted on YouTube that he 100% backs forming an "organized militia" in Idaho that would combat the over reach of the feds. Today, I present Tina Kunishige, another sheriff's candidate who considers the sheriff to have more authority than the feds.
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday PM (18 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 13 more items) includes male who passed out after donating blood at Inland Northwest Blood Center ...
The Cutline Contest today features a newborn baby yawning after a rally for Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush in Summerville, SC. Wednesday Winner: fishinjay.
Brent Regan, the former Coeur d'Alene school trustee and Idaho Freedom Foundation official, will address the Panhandle Pachyderm Club at Templins Red Lion in Post Falls Friday. Regan will discuss, "American Exceptionalism -- Making the Case. How conservatives can win the popular debate and defeat progressives."
The daily roundup of posts from the Huckleberries Online blog roll includes: The survey says/Simple Mind, Firing the baby-sitter/The Slice, Brouhaha in the Republic/Fort Boise, Rainy day throwbacks/Slight Detour, Nathalie's final journey/Cindy's All Write, Idaho extends UI AD's contract/SportsLink, High school sports supplies great stories/Grip ...
The Idaho Republican Party is slamming the Idaho Democratic Party for its complaint about the 22 billboards posted around the state by the Idaho Secretary of State’s office advertising the March 8 presidential primary election, but not mentioning that it’s only for the Republican and Constitution parties.
I'm picking through some of The Bard's 606 poems that I've published in my Huckleberries and Hot Potatoes columns, beginning in May 2002. Printed in my Huckleberries column on June 6, 2005, this poem celebrates the weekend Hog rider.
The Senate Local Government & Taxation Committee is holding a hearing this afternoon on HB 431, the House-passed bill to remove the indexing of the homeowner’s exemption from property taxes. ... In 2015, owner-occupied residential property, which qualifies for the homeowner’s exemption, paid 44.9 percent of all property taxes in the state.
In sharp contrast to a challenger for his job, Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger responded today by saying he has no business helping form an "organized militia" in the state of Idaho: The sheriff does not have any say in organizing the militia. The sheriff's job is to enforce the laws as the Legislature has given them."
If you're waiting for a bill that would ban drivers from using their cell phones, it won't happen this year. The Senate Transportation Committee wouldn't even introduce the bill today. Question: Does Idaho need such a bill?
In the Lewiston Tribune, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase applauds the fact that the last of Idaho's 173 inmates held at Kit Carson Correctional Center at Burlington, Colo., are about to return to the state. Now, Trillhaase says, it's time to cut all ties with Corrections Corporation of America, the ex-Idaho prison contractor who runs Kit Carson.
I have a bittersweet announcement for the Huckleberries Online faithful. My super side kick Cindy Hval has gotten to that point in her career that she's simply too busy to back me up for a week or so on my infrequent vacations and days off from Huckleberries Central. You can see who's next in line to be the super sub by clicking on the link below.
Kanye West is $53 million in the hole and pleading via twitter for a bailout. Question: Have you ever been down on your luck?
Scanner Traffic for Thursday AM (13 items & counting) includes 3-vehicle crash @ Northwest Boulevard & Emma Avenue just after noon ...
A Legislative panel introduced a measure Thursday that would implement major reforms in the Idaho foster care program in response to complaints lodged against the program last week.
Donald Trump fired back at Pope Francis in a rally Thursday afternoon in South Carolina, saying the pope would wish for a President Trump "if and when" the Islamic State were to attack the Vatican. "For a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful," Trump said in a lengthy statement.
I don't need a head count re: who's coming to Blogfest 2016 because all in good standing are welcome. But it would be nice to know which of the regulars -- and those of you who are somewhat irregular -- will make it to the…
Shawna Cox, one of the last militants to be arrested for occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge last month, has filed a countersuit against the U.S. government and others in which she alleges "damages from the works of the devil in excess of 666,666,666,666.66."
The Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline chose Kellogg as the site of its first billboard in the state. Idaho has one of the highest suicide rates in the country and North Idaho's rate is one of the highest in the state. Question: Are billboards effective on an issue like this?
I’d like to go on record as being a friendly person. In fact, when I was in 7th grade I received an award from my youth group for being the friendliest person of the year. But if one more stranger asks me “So, what are your plans for today?” my response may not be friendly. In fact, it may force me to permanently forfeit any future friendly awards.
In honor of Blogfest 2016: I don't know when "The Cooler" -- that place of dark secrets and cyber madness -- became part of Huckleberries Online. But it lightened my load considerably, providing a place to sit individuals who misbehave or troll on Huckleberries Online. (Question: Have you been thrown in The Cooler? What was the experience like?)
In Wednesday's poll, a majority of Hucks Nation said an autopsy should have been performed on Justice Antonin Scalia's body to defuse possible conspiracy theories. 123 of 226 respondents (54.42%) said an autopsy should have been performed. Today's Poll: Would you like to see Congressman Raul Labrador run for Idaho governor in 2018?
Across the nation, you'll hear Republican statehouses complain about dictates from "Big Brother" federal government. Yet, in Idaho, Republican legislators are falling all over themselves to block local governments from having a say on issues like minimum wage, plastic bags, etc. The Lewiston Tribune has a word for them: Hypocrites.
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.
