I've followed the csae of Dylan and Shasta from the very beginning of this terrible nightmare. I am so deeply saddened at the tragic finding of Dylan. I have two children a boy and a girl 9 and 8 years old. I've been so deeply…
Forget the fireworks. The bazaar. The parade. The bikini contest advertised at the Captain’s Wheel. The biggest event at Bayview Daze was a wild cat fight that began in JDs Tavern and ended on the patio. The fighters were middle-aged femmes who gave no quarter.…
Sadly, the FBI has confirmed what we all have feared -- that the remains found at a camp site near St. Regis belong to Dylan Groene, 9, here (SR version) and here (AP version). Please keep the remaining Groene family members in your thoughts and…
Family Phil: We only had about fifteen minutes in Sandpoint, so we popped into the Coldwater Creek store and had some ice cream. For future reference, does anyone have recommendations for what else to see and do in Sandpoint?DFO: I always try to visit Foster's…
Issue: MTV to re-telecast Live 8, commercial-free: Responds to complaints that ads overshadowed July 2 event/Indiantelevision.com. CDADave: I'm watching the recent "Live 8" performances on MTV today. Rap music is popular today. The rap artists on this program are the ones who have the most…
Issue: Intel analyst: Attack on America imminent: Former Israeli agent says U.S. government not preparing citizens for inevitable terror/World Net Daily.DFO: I know some of you don't like the links I use to World Net Daily. But the ezine provides nice headlines, plus drop heads,…
From: Lewis County (Chehalis, Wash.) Chronicle:Bad enough that a judge and court in Minnesota didn’t make more of an effort to determine the background of convicted high-risk sex offender Joseph Edward Duncan III, 42, before allowing him to go free on bail. It seems inexcusable…
Issue: Report: Rehnquist about to step down: Washington awaiting announcement of 2nd Supreme Court justice in week/World Net Daily.DFO: I like the idea of Idaho U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo becoming a Supreme Court justice. He's conservative; yet, a consensus builder and a dynamite human being.Question:…
Phil Corless was inspired by Doug Fredericks today to provide his own fine photo of the Palouse. Thanks, fellas.
"Smart flew into Spokane...he drove to Coeur d'Alene's Kootenai Medical Center unannounced to see if he could meet the Groene family and leave a stuffed pink rabbit. He was turned away even though a staffer did recognize him, Smart said."What? Oh, I know, the sprinklers…
Green Libertarian: It seems like both the hard right and hard left decry "activist" judges. So what exactly defines an "activist" judge?Kristin Hoppe/Not So Fast: Activist judge: one who's ruling I disagree with.Badabump, onward.
Ed and Lois Smart are pictured with their daughter, Elizabeth, after she was rescued in Utah from a kidnapper. This week, Ed visited Coeur d'Alene to bring a gift to Shasta Groene and a message to the community. See bold-faced item below/APhoto.Three members of a…
When Berry Pickers call (to report a situation like that involving the two jerks in "Ah'm Your Huckleberry" below) into the CPD do you call via 911? A friend of mine had to call the PD yesterday to report an irratic(SP?) driver and she had…
This ones for the two punks in the light blue Ford pickup with primed spots (circa late '60s/early '70s) at 4th & the city parking lot at 6:45 p.m. Thursday: You were spotted when you tossed your drink at the two Little Ol' Ladies crossing…
This photo reminds me of the time, mebbe 45 years ago, when my father saved himself and a calf in the flooded Feather River of northern California by clinging to a tree until rescuers pulled them out. Tropical Storm Cindy swept the woman here and…
1. APhoto Fix: Photo: Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist, 80, departs his home in Arlington, Va., this morning. From The Drudge Report: Media on standby after growing reports Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist is handing in his resignation... DEVELOPING... 2. Political 'Toon…
Issue: BTK killer blames 'demon' for murders:'I have a lot of remorse. I'm very sorry for them'/Associate Press.DFO: Since we can't kill the devil, I hope this creep doesn't mind if we fry/hang/needle him. I get tired of creeps like this not accepting responsibility for…
*Blogmeister Ryan has updated my blogroll again to include new sites, photography from Doug Fredericks and Phil Corless (Tall Trees), under North Idaho Bloggers and the new "Friends of Huckleberries," which is comprised of bloggers who provide links to Huckleberries on their sites or comment…
Danica Meredith enjoys the warm summer as she relaxes in a park in Montreal earlier today. You write the cutline. Top Cutlines:1. Mary Kate Olson finally achieves her goal weight -- Jane Q. Citizen.2. "Somebody's been sitting in my chair - and there she is!"…
... here's updated photos of commenter Mike Kennedy/The Idaho Kennedys, taken 1. last year when singer Carole King was in town trying to drum up votes for John Whatshisname who was running against George W. for the presidency, 2. with an unknown relative who was…
So many of today's women attempt to live up to false images of beauty they see portrayed in Hollywood and splashed across magazine covers. Dove would like to change those perceptions by launching its Campaign for Real Beauty: "For too long beauty has been defined…
Kootenai County Sheriff's Captain Ben Wolfinger (above) announced Wednesday that convicted molester Joseph Edward Duncan III is the only suspect in the slaying/kidnappings of Shasta Groene's family here. and that Shasta has been released from the hospital.Plus: Steve Groene wants sex predators off the street…
Issue: Washington board found Duncan not a threat: State could have held him after prison term ended/Richard Roesler, SR.DFO: This, after he'd raped a 14-year-old at gunpoint and claimed to have raped 13 other boys. Who's going to protect us from the judges and end-of-sentence…
Issue: Four London blasts kill 40, injure 350: al Qaida of Europe claims responsibility for slaughter/Jane Wardell, Associated Press (Above: The wrecked double decker bus near Tavistock Square after an explosion in central London today/APhoto).DFO: Another horrible reminder of the hate and viciousness that inspires…
As a cartoon character once signed off, drizzle drazzle drizzle drone time for this one to go home. Here's your Wild Card to play with tonight, if you didn't get enough of the blog during the day ...
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.
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