Everyone tied in any way to the stock market knows the Dow Jones shot up 553 points today here. Former SNL funny man Al Franken is still trying to become a U.S. senator here. Crooked Alaska US senator Ted Stevens now trails in the ballot…
Am I the only one who doesn't subscribe to a social networking site? I can barely keep on top of my e-mail, my phone goes straight to voice mail, and I'm doing good if I can stay current with HBO, and hang out with my…
Don Sausser/Special to Huckleberries OnlineCougar Bay's controversial pilings are silhouetted in the water below a recent sunset in this photo by Don Sausser. For years various wood mills used the lake's surface for log storage, paying annual leases to the State Lands Commission. The pilings,…
A group of gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) will join a nationwide protest of successful anti-gay ballot measures at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Moscow City Hall. The organization is demonstrating against California's Proposition 8, California’s anti-gay marriage amendment, as well as other anti-gay…
The story goes back to early July and the tragic motorcycle accident that claimed the life of James Palumbo. The young outdoor enthusiast was riding parallel the railroad tracks at Pleasantview and Highway 53 when he struck a mile marker. The crash resulted in his…
Idaho Congressman-elect Walt Minnick, asked about the Idaho Democratic Party anti-Bill Sali flier that included an illustration that revealed the Social Security numbers of Congressman Sali and his wife, said he’s talked to the party about the incident. “It was an unfortunate oversight – it…
Jennifer Argote/The Dartmouth, APCounty Treasurer-elect Vanessa Sievers, 20, a Dartmouth College junior from Big Sky, Mont., poses in front of one her campaign signs on campus Oct. 22 in Hanover, N.H. Sievers beat out Grafton County (N.H.) Treasurer Carol Elliott, 66, a Republican, who called…
Item: 1 in 10 Spokane-area homes sold for loss/Shawn Vestal, SRMore Info: A tenth of the people who sold homes in Spokane County in the past year sold them for less than they paid originally, according to a new national report. And home values in…
Item: High school students sue over article on sex lives/Paul Shukovsky, Seattle PIMore Info: Four Puyallup high school students whose sex lives were detailed in a student newspaper sued the school district Wednesday, saying the publication invaded their privacy and exposed them to severe sexual…
Keith Kinnaird/Bonner County BeeKen Germana defends the sign he put up on his property in Vay, Idaho, in southwestern Bonner County, about 24 miles from Sandpoint, Wednesday.Bonner County Bee story hereMore Info: The U.S. Secret Service is being asked to review a sign a Bonner…
We can strengthen marriage by reforming divorce law to move away from unilateral divorce and toward mutual consent divorce when children are involved. We can protect the right of conscience for pharmacists when it comes to prescribing abortifacients. We can ban human cloning and embryonic…
Tom: When will this Obama feel-good crapola end! He's won already, we don't need such claptrap. He's not the Messiah, people, and he, and his minions, is trying everything he can to pull your emotional strings to make himself look warm and generous. When will…
The book sold almost as quickly, to both American and European publishers, and has been made one of a dozen 2008 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers picks. The most gratifying stamp of approval came in September when Boling’s publisher sent him to Spain…
Jerome A. Pollos/CDA Press, APA young deer forages for food in a backyard Monday, near Nettleton Gulch in Coeur d'Alene.*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*Sunshine today, fog tomorrow/SR*Vandals get commitment from NIC standout/KXLY*Idaho Boy Scout counselor sentenced to 15 years/AP*Lake Pend Oreille visitor saves Canadian from drowing/Adams…
Are you glad to see Gonzaga forward Josh Heytvelt back on the court healthy and happy, after his brush with the law early in his college career and injuries that dog him?*Yes, it'd be nice to see him play a full year without incident.*Yes, the…
D.P. Bond: Moved here from Seattle first in 1978 to work at the CdA Press. Never felt home in the Lake City or at the Press and lived out of cardboard boxes for two years, resumes a-flying. Then in 1980 I discovered Wallace and felt…
On Oct. 9, Rathdrum's Dogwalk Musings explained on her home computer "Why I'm for Obama." Seems she was impressed by something Michelle Obama said in an interview with Larry King re: that presidential debate question fielded by her hubby: "What don't you know?" Quoth Dogwalk:…
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.
