Free speech on radio stations across Idaho and the nation must be protected, says Idaho Senator Mike Crapo. That’s why Crapo joined with 29 other Senators to introduce legislation to ensure broadcasters are protected against efforts to increase federal control over the airwaves as well…
You don’t need to examine the soaring jobless numbers or the stock index to know that we’re headed into another Great Depression. One of the telltale signs is that more and more Americans are looking the part. And by “looking the part” I mean that…
Item: Study finds best diet is the one that works/LA TimesMore Info: Two decades after the debate began on which diet is best for weight loss, a conclusion is starting to come into focus. And the winner is – not low-carb, not low-fat, not high…
Rocky Mountain News page designer Christine Birch, center, reacts to executives from E.W. Scripps Co., announcing the decision to close The Rocky Mountain News in the 150-year-old newspaper's newsroom Thursday in Denver. In December 2008, the Rocky's parent company put the paper up for sale,…
In this Feb. 10 file photo, Digit, a 3-year-old Portuguese water dog from Charlotte, N.C., waits to compete during the 133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York. First Lady Michelle Obama has decided that her two girls will…
Noah Kroese/Special for Huckleberries OnlineQuestion: Noah Kroese, ex-UIdaho Argonaut cartoonist, drew the cartoon above for the Blogfest '07. One phenomenon I've noticed at Blogfests is ... bloggers and commenters seem relieved to finally step from behind their pseudonyms. So here's the question: How much are…
A transient faces charges of video voyeurism and child sex abuse after Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department investigators found pictures and videos on a stolen computer that had already landed him in jail. Darryl P. Sheets, 46, was charged with the additional crimes Tuesday after being…
So, I’m checking my facebook and I see this ad in the sidebar: The ad slams Minnick and, when you click on the link, it comes from MoveOn.org. So, you’ve got the far left wing of the Democratic Party deciding to take pot shots at…
Idaho's first lady wore the same dress twice - to the gala at Saint Al's Festival of Trees in November and then again Sunday to the White House for a dinner with the nation's governors, the Obamas' first formal soiree (AP photo above). This, according…
Item: Ketchum, Sandpoint, Coeur d'Alene named among top U.S. vacation spots/Dana Olan, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: Ketchum, Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene are highlighted as top vacation spots in a new book, "The Great Towns of America: All New Guide to the 100 Best Getaways for a…
KMPO is developing a region-wide Non-Motorized Transportation Plan and we're asking for your input on it through a quick online survey. The plan will assist in the development of a bicycle and pedestrian network within the Kootenai region. It will identify policies, goals and projects,…
Piper Wimmer sits with her children, Mason Crabtree, 5, and his sister Maya Hippenstiel, 7, as they talk about their experience Monday when they fell down a well behind their home while sledding in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Hippenstiel saved her brother by lodging their sled…
Above, guests at Blogfest '08 enjoy Doug Clark's singing as part of the annual pizza-and-pop get together. Time has flown. And another Blogfest has almost arrived. If you're a blogger, commenter or blurker at Huckleberrie Online, you're invited to Blogfest '09 at MoonDollars (Dickinson Insurance…
Item: Avista boss defends proposed rate hike: Money needed to keep up with expenses, operations/Bill Buley, CDA PressMore Info: Despite $73.6 million in net income last year, Avista President and CEO Scott Morris said the company needs a proposed net electric rate increase of 7.8…
Sara E. Anderson: My husband recently witnessed the absolutely perfect middle-manager freakout at a local fast food place, where some kid called in sick and the manager was threatening to fire him and said “This is a right to work state; you have no rights!”Question:…
Dennis: I remember the first time my wife had a mammogram. Thankfully all clear. She was complaining about how much the processed hurt. Then the unthinkable happened ... I open my big mouth and told her that “Bee Stings” really don't hurt much. Duck &…
Did Bobby Jindal help or hinder his presidential ambitions with his response to President Barack Obama's speech Tuesday?/WorldNetDailyHe embarrassed himself with his ideas and his deliveryI hope this is the end of Jindal's career - it will be one less Republican taking aim at ObamaIf…
The countdown to Blogfest '09 continues with only 3 days remaining until the get-together from noon until 3 p.m. Saturday at MoonDollars in Post Falls. I'll re-post directions to MoonDollars (in the Dickinson Insurance building @ 609 Syringa St./Post Falls in the next fews days.…
Nineteen-year-old Josh Ogle has gained fame this week as a youtube video of him rapping with Spokane Mary Verner took off on the Internet. Ogle was homeless for three years, and Verner wrote the song for a fund-raiser in December. The two have performed it…
It turns out a play date will fix everything. For those who missed it, the Pentagon issued a report last week on how to "fix" the prison at Guantanamo. Make no mistake, this is tricky stuff. First of all, most folks don’t think there is…
Karen Kitson's dog, Lady, a 6-year-old Chihuahua, pokes her head out of Kitson's coat as they ride along Caldwell Boulevard Tuesday in Nampa. Kitson uses the bike year-round as her only mode of transportation. (AP Photo/Idaho Press-Tribune, Greg Kreller)Idaho could lose $14M in stimulus/Eye On…
A cat shares a fence post with a cow skull on the edge of a pasture near Elkton, Ore., on Monday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The News-Review, Robin Loznak)Top Cutlines: 1. Now that you've seen what I can do to a cow, get me…
5:34 p.m. R/P in CDA Library neighborhood reports a commotion in a nearby residence after hearing a woman scream: "Look what you've done to my face." Later, a second R/P reports that the woman was trying to run over a man in the yard.5:14 p.m.…
Like my last review (Casey's Place) I found myself unsure of what to order. So I asked the lady at the counter, "What is your best sandwich?" Her response was that most people order the club. Well, I had just had a club on my…
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