Huckleberries has learned ... that long-time news director/morning man Dick Haugen and KXLY/KVNI have parted ways. Happened at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon -- and no one's saying nothing about nothing including those who may know something. Stay tuned.DFO: I don't know the inside skinny here.…
Question: Should airports use a screening system that takes potentially revealing X-ray photos of travelers in an effort to find bombs and other weapons? -- Idaho Statesman * Yes* No* No opinion
Full post hereThe Otis and I sometimes feel like we're spoiling The Urchins. I feel that way when I buy them Lucky Charms. When I was a little girl growing up, my mom strictly purchased no-sugar cereal. It was always Cheerios for us. Or Kix.…
Washington State coach Tony Bennett celebrates his team's 8th win after upsetting Gonzaga 77-67 Tuesday in Pullman/Dan Pelle, Spokesman-ReviewIssue: WSU, going away: Cougars upset No. 18 gonzaga/Glenn Kasses, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Washington State defeated No. 18 Gonzaga 77-67 scoring 14 of the game's final 15 points…
CDA Mom: It suprises me that a blog on x-press can continue to exist based solely on bashing another blog. What is likewise suprising is that Huckleberries is giving the "other blog" any attention at all. My Mom always told me that when my brother…
For those keeping score at home, Prosecutor Bill Douglas will serve out his term despite the latest e-mail scandal, if he wants to do so. It’s almost impossible to recall the Republican. Huckleberries Central got the info re: a recall from County Clerk Dan English.…
Today has to be better than yesterday simply because yesterday was a challenge. As you regulars here know, Huckleberries lost a half day's worth of posting as a result of a hacker. As a result, I was out of rhythm here all day. Last evening,…
Item: Junk emails are still clogging up Inboxes, with spam accounting for 89.73 per cent of all email traffic, new figures claim. Quoth: "It seems hard to believe the amount of people that do respond to spam messages."DFO: You mean, people really respond to those…
A zoo official holds a seven-day old Stump-Tailed macaque at the state zoological park in Gauhati, India, in this file photo. Though the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has prohibited importation of most monkeys as pets since 1975, some macaques imported for research are…
The Naval War College in Newport, R.I., is shown on Tuesday. Hackers attacked the computer network at the Naval War College in Newport, and the school's network, including its e-mail and Web site, has been down for more than two weeks as investigators work to…
Greg Lee/Idaho Preps introduces a new blog to the North Idaho high school blogosphere today: Ryan Collingwood's Panhandle Preps. In includes a ballot that allows you to pick high school games alongside Greg, Ryan and two other experts here. You can link to Ryan's blog…
Kati Kim holds her daughter, seven-month old, Sabine Kim, in the back of a helicopter after they and her other daughter, Penelope, 4, were rescued from a remote area of southern Oregon, Monday. They were airlifted to Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass. James…
How does the Coeur d'Alene Press blog "As The Berry Turns" obsess with Huckleberries? Let us count the ways:1. "I refuse to read anything written by DF and won't partake of whatever he does online" -- DW.2. "Huckleberries used to be a neighborhood for NI,…
Complete editorial hereLittle did Minnesotans know last month that in electing the first Muslim to serve in Congress, they were setting up a test of Americans' confidence in the First Amendment. U.S. Rep.-elect Keith Ellison became the center of controversy last week when bloggers and…
Gov. Sarah Palin holds her daughter, Piper, during the Benediction at the end of the gubernatorial swearing-in ceremonies Monday in Fairbanks, Alaska. Also pictured is Palin's husband, Todd, and her two other daughters, Bristol, second right, and Willow, right. Palin, the state's first female governor,…
Thom George: Nada. Zip. Zilch. The silence from the GOP, both at the local and state level, is deafening. Maybe the are trying the same defense as the KC Prosecutors office, hunker down, remain silent and hope the whole thing blows over. The party of…
This 'n' That: En route to a veterinarian's office recently, a local man and his college-bound daughter were treated to belly laughs as they passed Stateline Showgirls. Commenter Rob wasn't titillated by the strip joint at the west end of Seltice Way. However, he and…
Full post hereOver the years, I have come to know Bill Douglas and have supported him in many ways. I have always recognized that he has faults but he is a good man who is well intentioned and compassionate. He has supervised an office of…
"The members of this Baptist Church on 10th street in west Eugene have been sprucing up their building. Do you think, as I do, that the unshaded part of this picture is shaped like a smile?" -- Raymond Pert.
Full column hereOf course, the problem of parents at the movies with noisy kids pretty much ended when home video players and rental movies came into existence. Today, parents of little howlers and talkers can watch relatively current movies at home. They can even stop…
A waitress displays an alligator head dish at a restaurant in the scenic city of Huangshan, in eastern Anhui province, China, earlier today. Even in anything-edible-goes-in-the-pot China, the Huifu Fine-food Restaurant is drawing attention with special menu offerings that include alligator kebabs and soup, complete…
For complete thread at Coeur d'Alene Press blog site, As the Berry Turns, herePhoto/Unbearable Bobness of BeingIt might be of slight interest, but at the blog "Dingleberries on Whine", a woman named "cc" has taken on Ollie's pet attack poodle, "Thith ith Boob" and his…
Howard Martinson: How about a world class botanical garden at the NIC site on the river?DFO: You've read my thoughts.
I can only speak for myself not the entire Legislature. I personally am appalled by the recent news and agree with today's editorial calling for the resignation of the prosecutor. My legislative district does not encompass any of Kootenai County. There are four legislative districts…
A waitress displays an alligator head dish at a restaurant in the scenic city of Huangshan, in eastern Anhui province, China, earlier today. Even in anything-edible-goes-in-the-pot China, the Huifu Fine-food Restaurant is drawing attention with special menu offerings that include alligator kebabs and soup, complete…
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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