I've noticed Walt Minnick has been getting some ink as he tours North Idaho in search of the elusive moderate Republican vote. He wanted to stop by HBO Central. But I wasn't interested in regurgitating press releases and campaign talking points. And he didn't seem…
When Sen. Larry Craig said he wasn't going to resign his seat, he promised to continue working hard for issues he's championed all these years. In other words, he wasn't changing his stance on those things, just because his stance in another setting ... or…
Ellen M. Banner/Seattle Times, APFormer Microsoft executive and Democratic congressional candidate Darcy Burner stands in front of her destroyed home, east of Redmond, Wash. on Tuesday morning. The democratic candidate is running against incumbent Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., in the state's 8th District. Story here.Idaho…
Pecky Cox PhotoPecky Cox/As The Lake Churns sent along this photo of the late Glen Black, a Hauser auctioneer and businessman (Hauser Smoke Shop). I don't know when it was taken. Or who the two people are on each side of Glen. But it appears…
re: Duffer's question whether motorized wheelchairs and Segways are allowed on Centennial TrailMotorized wheelchairs are OK on publicly owned local bike and walking trails, more or less. In a telephone interview a few moments ago, City Attorney Mike Gridley told Huckleberries that each jurisdiction supervises…
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho"This little flower girl decided the rose petals were too special to leave on the lawn so she set about to retrieve them for her basket," posts Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho. "The bride and groom are Meaghan Cooney and Josh Hissong, who…
I went to Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, last week to compete in my second Ironman-length triathlon. I was going there to not just complete the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, and 26.2-mile run, but I was also going there to compete. I wanted to prove to myself…
AP PhotoPhiengchai Sisouvanh Synhavong, 23, of Kennewick, Wash., appears Monday during preliminary hearings in Benton County Superior Court in the stabbing death of pregnant Araceli Camacho Gomez, 27, of Pasco. Sisouvanh is being held on investigation of aggravated first degree murder. Court documents allege Synhavong…
Internal polling for former congressman Larry LaRocco, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, shows he trails opponent Lt. Gov. Jim Risch by 15 percentage points, plus or minus 4.5%. Risch had 43%, LaRocco 28%, Rammell 6%, Other 6%, and Undecided 18%. But when voters were read…
There was a confrontation this last weekend between a couple of my neighbors. Over fireworks. It all started when our family went out to light off a quiet fountain in our street. As usual, our neighbor, The Falconer, has a son that loves to "One-Up"…
Something this task force should not ignore is Arizona's decision to repeal its registration of nonmotorized boats because administering the program cost more than it brought in. Alaska, perhaps the most libertarian state in the union - and the one that certainly has the most…
US Airways, American and United are planning a crackdown on passengers who attempt to take oversized carry-ons on board. What's your personal carry-on policy?/Idaho Statesman. *I check all my bags*I play by the rules unless I'm rushed*I carry on whatever I want*Other
One of my first jobs was as a gas station attendant at the station on Hwy 53 in between Hauser and Rathdrum. I wonder if I ever pumped your gas or washed your windshield. I also had to fix tires. I hated that part. I…
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.
