Well, it doesn't look as though the sun came out today. But it should have. The city of Coeur d'Alene had a brush with the 1980s this fall, as an anti-progress ticket came thisclose to grabbing some seats on the City Council. (Aside: Al Hassell…
This manipulated photo, shot at Corbin Park, was posted at flickr.com by David Leeth, aka Jibby! To see more of his work, go here.Hat Tip: Shawn Vestal/The Falls
Train tracks are blocked near the intersection of Chilco Road and Highway 95 in Hayden, Idaho after a train collided with a logging truck. No one was injured in the crash, dispatchers said. About 3:20 p.m., a southbound freight train hit a westbound logging truck…
Ralph Bartholdt/Skookum FeaturesThe sun sets over the St. Joe River, silhouetted through a stand of Ponderosa pines along Hells Gulch Road north of St. Maries. Also read Ralph's column, Wood gathering in the peckerwood hollows here/Courtesy of Taryn Hecker/The Skinny On North Idaho.*After trying in…
*Kendramama/Soul Doubt just picked up her $50 gift certificate and plans to take hubby, Tony, to Outback Steak House to celebrate JBelle's generosity. JBelle awarded three certificates for her fill-in-the-blank Halloween contest. I'm still holding certificates for In The Know and Shinie.*The lead pastor for…
About 100 people are crowded into a meeting room at the state LBJ building this afternoon for a public hearing on lease rents and terms for state-owned cottage sites on Payette and Priest lakes. Secretary of State Ben Ysursa said, “We kind of expected the…
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" Now that I am no longer a candidate, I can proudly write here that I AM NOT NILES. I have no idea who Niles is. Remember: I blog under my own name. Further: I do not blog at Huckleberries. I don't been blurk there.…
The following statement was drafted by marketing/sales director Shaun O'L. Higgins for our CDA sales staff. Word had reached us that CDA staffers were told in a meeting that the SR had closed its CDA sales department. Not true.We have no plans to reduce our…
Dan Pelle/Spokesman-ReviewMary Verner celebrates with Mickey Thompson after hearing election results broadcast on TV at the Red Lion River Inn in Spokane here. News Is A Conversation: Hession shot credibility by withholding information here.1. Residents of Hailey, Idaho, voted Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana, make…
Warning: Part of the following is a self-serving announcement.In the Give The Devil His Due Dept., LCDC antagonist Dan Gookin & Co. ran a textbook campaign in the closing week of the 2007 Coeur d'Alene City Council elections. After almost a year of softening up…
Matthias Rietschel/AP PhotoTim Schreiber, wearing his historical city guide uniform, battles against windy and rainy weather on the Neumarkt square in Dresden, Germany, Wednesday. You write the cutline.
Election Day was very, very good to Huckleberries Online as this blog shattered its records for page-views and unique views. On Tuesday, HBO registered 14,908 page-views and 7,263 unique views. In fact, the Monday numbers were impressive for a non-election day: 12,153 page-views and 6,573…
If critics of the Coeur d'Alene City Council, Lake City Development Corp., Kroc Community Center, Mickey Mouse Retirement Village or any other publicly financed entities have proof of unethical or illegal activities by officials, produce it and let the proper authorities do their jobs. The…
Bob: The best part of Gookin losing is the oncoming match of Gookin vs Kennedy. The Battle of the Titans. Two men with huge appetites for power and pancakes. My God. I can scarcely imagine how dirty this one will be. Like two hungry loggers…
First, you should know that ex-state Sen. Kathy Sims and sidekick Tom Macy of Post Falls are sticklers for the letter of the law. In years past, the two led an uphill battle that resulted in a ruling by the Idaho Supreme Court that Kootenai…
... Hawkins, Sneddon, Logan win, too ... Resort Tax passes easily ... drink tax fails ... Results here.
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