And the answer is ... Chris Wager. The question? Who's in line to be the new news director @ KVNI, now that Dave Walker has received a pink slip from KVNI? Or at least that appears to be the answer as Huckleberries Online reads the…
Doug McKay turns his head as he hits the ignition switch to blast a squirrel hole in Finch Arboretum in Spokane today. The Finch Arboretum is being overrun by ground squirrels, and Spokane Parks and Recreation is bringing in some special artillery. The Rodenator Pro…
You would not believe this. I think my cars have personalities. Really. I have a little red Suzuki Swift that I bought brand new in 1989. "She" is tops. Fantastic mileage (40 mpg), doesn't go through oil, likes to travel, never talks back to me,…
"Two friends enjoy a visit atop the tank in front of American Legion Post 143 in Post Falls. The post is the largest in Idaho and hosted a free Easter dinner for the community on Saturday evening"/Councilwoman KerriT, OnLocation North Idaho. 70 degrees predicted this…
Bob Lee, senior elephant keeper at the Portland Zoo, brings Samudra in with trunk in hand as they approach the weighing scales. Mom, who has a tight bond with Samudra follows close behind. The keepers weigh Samudra every day and expect him to hit the…
4:42 p.m. A woman is following her ex-husband in a second car w/b on I-90 over 4th of July pass because she's afraid he won't bring their child back when he's suppose to. 4 p.m. Drivers of two logging trucks are exchanging log books @…
Musician Gary Edwards sent the following letter to Brian Doig, executive director of Lake City Playhouse: "It’s been 2 ½ months since I worked for the Lake City Playhouse and you still haven’t paid me the $700 due me for playing bass in the orchestra…
Minnick is a freshman member of Congress, but he does not approach national economic issues as a neophyte. His previous experience in the administration of President Nixon, and the friendships he made there, combines with his background as an entrepreneur and CEO to ensure he…
We are the Old Soldiers, we have stories, battle scars, and even some shrapnel to remind us of the way it was. So now, we must give way to the young guns, the new generation full of youth and enthusiasm and knowledge, who will take…
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1536064/" >How much should the University of Idaho pay its new president?</a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> polls</a>)</span>
Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, back fresh from a week of golfing in Palm Springs, says there’s no truth to the rumor that he was summoned there by an angry Duane Hagadone over Nonini’s opposition to the Coeur d’Alene Lake Management Plan. “I visited with…
Milt Priggee, my old Editorial Board buddy, penned this political 'toon for the Seattle Views section of the Seattle P-I Online. He called it "Harrison Memorial." You can read his explanation re: the cartoon here: "My cartoon is my way of saying good-bye to and…
Item: Spokane parks detonating squirrels/APMore Info: Spokane is having a problem with too many ground squirrels at Finch Arboretum. So the Parks and Recreation department is using a special machine to detonate some of the 100 to 150 rodents that are tearing up the grounds.…
Item: Idaho Republicans might expand endorsements/AP More Info: Idaho's Republican Central Committee has been discussing a plan to start endorsing candidates in nonpartisan elections and will consider it again in May. Tim Urling, an Idaho Falls insurance salesman and committee member, said endorsing candidates in…
An unidentified little boy gets stuck in a ribbon as he waits with other children for the start of the annual Easter egg hunt at Stewart Park in Roseburg, Ore., on Saturday. During the hunt children scooped up about 10,000 candy-filled plastic eggs at the…
MikeK: Yesterday at the end of our Easter mass, a fully-dressed bunny was at the back of (St. Pius X Catholic Church) giving out eggs to the kids. Then a young lady was directed toward the bunny, who gave her an egg with a diamond…
The one basic way in which our rights are siphoned from us is through taxation. Taxation is a necessary evil, but necessity gives way to tyranny when people have to work four months just to pay their local, state and federal governments. According to the…
... That Dave Walker is no longer with KVNI. In a Facebook entry at 2:10 p.m. Friday, Walker wrote that he has been "let go" by KVNI. Later, he said he was thinking about staying up late because he no longer has to get up…
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1535643/" >The upgrade of McEuen Field has become a top priority for LCDC. What would you like to see done to the downtown softball/baseball field complex?</a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> online polls</a>)</span>
Item: 3 deadly shots free captain; pirates vow revenge/APMore Info: An American sailor whose captain was rescued after a five-day standoff with pirates urged President Barack Obama on Monday to take the lead in ending the scourge of piracy. Somali pirates, meanwhile, vowed retaliation for…
Item: McEuen on LCDC radar: Agency wants to make upgrades to field, add facility/Tom Hasslinger, CdA Press. Sunday discussion here. LCDC agenda for 5:30 p.m. meeting Wednesday @ CdA library here.More Info: The idea, which drew mixed reaction from the community the first time around,…
President Barack Obama jokingly talks into the ear of the Easter Bunny during a temporary microphone failure during the White House Easter Egg Roll this morning on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Question: What is President Obama telling the…
Two weeks ago, Rep. Bob Nonini was the loudest voice in debate against Gov. Butch Otter's campaign to raise the gasoline tax. Nonini got so wound up he was admonished by the House's presiding officer to "be respectful." Last week, the House debated another fuel…
Item: Sandpoint P&Z recommends banning all drive-throughs/KREM2More Info: Residents in (Sandpoint) might have to start waving bye bye to drive-through businesses. A proposal to prohibit drive-through services recently passed the city's planning and zoning commission and goes before the city council in May. If approved…
Item: Spokane woman sees image of Easter Bunny on a potato chip/KHQMore Info: We've all heard of stories from around the world about people finding familiar images on things like pancakes, grilled cheese sandwiches, and cornflakes. Well how about an Easter Bunny face on a…
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.
