After reading your extremely articulate feature today regarding the "new kids on the block" paying no attention to the well-being of our pristine Lake Coeur d' Alene, I must admit that I sincerely question why the dock attendants at the Coeur d' Alene Resort did…
Idaho Governor Jim Risch released details this morning of a $260 million property tax relief plan that he wants lawmakers to vote on August 25. That's the date he has set for a special session of the Idaho Legislature. The plan calls for using $50…
OrangeTV: It's true though about Hagadone and the bird thing - Not a lot of people think about the fact that there aren't any birds making thier homes in the eaves and nooks and crannies of Hagadone-owned facilities, where you'd think they would normally love…
Issue: Fall jail expansion vote not likely: Time running out to put issue on Kootenai ballot/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewDFO: Some good news, bad news here. If the lame-duck commission doesn't stage a local-option sales tax vote on the jail this fall, the cost of the project…
Bill McCrory: I've seen an increasing number of Canadian geese in the blighted area of Riverstone. It will be interesting to see how the city handles the goose "fallout" once its much-touted water feature opens. Think Shelley Lake.DFO: Bill, do you see Canadian geese soiling…
... It's a tee-shirt! Front:... And Back:DFO: Believe it or not, I have this T-shirt at home, in size large, which means it was too small for me ever to wear. Of course, it's a parody re: The Duane and his empire. As I mentioned…
Huckleberries has found another species of Big Boat Drivers Behaving Badly. A corporate one. Nah, this one doesn't disturb the peace with excessive engine or stereo noise. But he can be rude, too. Seems boaters Howard and Teresa Martinson were waiting for gas at the…
A Peregrine falcon peers at the crowd, in front of Idaho Gov. Jim Risch, at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise earlier today at the unveiling of the new Idaho state quarter design that features the image of a Peregrine falcon. The…
CDADave shares his fun parodies (above) and some thoughts about Coeur d'Alene's "Thong Man" here.*Patrick/Making Flippy Floppy eulogizes Byron Card, an old friend and renown Coeur d'Alene hair stylist who took his life in a Spokane park recently here.*When it's 103 degrees outside, Family Phil…
"Yesterday was the cool day. Only 100. Today is to be 102, tomorrow 104. This is northern Idaho for heavens sake. We moved here with a Saint Bernard partially because of a moderate climate. Oh well, all that aside. My bud Colleen and I wanted…
The Coeur d’Alene Police Department, in conjunction with the Idaho State Police, will be conducting an aggressive driver emphasis starting July 24 - August 11 along US Highway 95 from Ironwood Dr. to Prairie Ave and 3rd St. and Locust Ave. Participating Law Enforcement officers…
CoeurGenX (re: ”sick of looking at it” -- Inside Huckleberries): HOW ABOUT ALL THOSE YARD-SALE SIGNS THAT STAY UP FOR WEEKS. Why can't we start fining these people if their signs are still up by the following Tuesday? Then the city can pocket all the…
Willy, a 1-year-old cat is photographed with a display of several pairs of garden gloves that he took from unknown yards in his neighborhood in Pelham, N.Y. Willy has brought home nine pairs of gloves and five singles over several weeks laying them on his…
Former Spokane Mayor Jim West's premature death at 55 brings a poignant end to a political career best described as driven. That's not a bad thing if you believe in the American political system as West did. For nearly 30 years, he lived out that…
Dan of the County: I took (the top one) of the Rathdrum Fire and the other one I took right from our front porch of the fire copter getting buckets of water from lower Twin right next to us and taking it a short distance…
Dan of the County: I'm probably just talking to my self this time of night but am seriously looking a new desktop computer. Don't want the bottom of the heap and certainly can't afford or need the best. I pretty much just have it down…
Realtor Tom Torgerson was laughing so hard when he called me Thursday afternoon that I couldn't understand what he was saying at first. Something about a "banana hammock." Then I realized that Tom was on a boat a short distance off the North Shore, looking…
It looks like another day of fighting the heat, HBOers. I avoided some of it last night by paying a pirate's ransom to see "Superman Returns" at the Riverstone Cinemas. Good flick. Overpriced theater. But the parking lot was packed. I may head to the…
Issue: The Great Blogosphere Brawl/Wendy McElroy, FoxNews.comMore Info: An exchange on Protein Wisdom between Goldstein and Frisch turned so nasty that it landed in the mainstream media. On July 12, Brit Hume of FOX News reported, "Deborah Frisch escalated a foreign policy argument with blogger…
Easymark: The way developers are devouring up old mill property reminds me of wild animals fighting over a carcass. I am surprised by the lack of comments and the lack of empathy for these hard working folks of our town. I was especially angered by…
Spen-sah: Remember when DFO gave me such a hard time when I advocated removing these two clowns from office? He thought that my two picks for commissioners seats were not in the best interests of Bonner county. I took the heat from quite a few…
We broke new ground at Huckleberries Online this week, HBOers. Thanks to you and Any Mouse, this blog raised $500 for sure and probably a lot more (after JBelle, Marmitetoasty & Co. checked in directly with the center this p.m.) for this worthy cause. I…
I'm going to reread the thread started by Chris Rodkey today re: the name calling on the blog. I'm taking steps to eliminate the personal attacks. But I don't know if I should go beyond that. I understand how Chris feels re: generic attacks that…
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.