As you can imagine from the "Unique Numbers" of this blog, Huckleberries Online attracts a lot of traffic that doesn't comment. In cyberworld, they're called "blurkers" (blog lurkers). They truly are the silent majority here, They number in the thousands, while commenters number in the…
Spanish artist Pep Bou performs with soap bubbles during his "Rebufaplanetes" show in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)SR's Today In Photos
We hang out on the CDA river. It's quiet, there are few people, and to me it is the epitome of North Idaho. Not the touristy one, the real one. I've never taken a visitor there. I couldn't imagine some kind of dinner cruise there.…
An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt. Joshua James Rimer as a transfer case containing the remains of Army Spc. Randy L.J. Neff Jr. sits at the end of a loader Friday at Dover Air Force Base, Del.…
Schoolchildren prepare for a demonstration of sumo wrestling at a beach in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines:1. The late Billy Mays Hayes promotes NASA's bio scrubber designed to filter out harmeful greenhouse gasses that are destroying our planet. Not sold in the…
4:49 p.m. 3 drunk boys are staggering across McEuen Field en route to Tubbs Hill.4:24 p.m. A dog has been locked for an hour in camper shell on yellow-and-white p/u @ Cabela's.4:20 p.m. A 60ish woman slipped and hurt her shoulder @ Costco.4:13 p.m. R/P…
The Wall Street Journal devoted an inordinate amount of space to it this morning! Ah, our obsession with our shortcomings. At least Hillary lives with hers! Just look at her cankles compared to Chelsea's slim, trim ankles! What are they? When the calf meets the…
At A Butterfly Moment, Jen spells out 10 things she'd do if she won the lottery (which she doesn't play):1. Take care of my extended family and a few special friends.2. Build a building for our little private school.3. Give the school staff significant raises…
"In the latest installment of why I love my husband," posts Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho, "Bert and I spent the morning in the Ronald D. Rankin Veterans Memorial Plaza at the Kootenai County Adminstration building. It had to be over 90 degrees before we finished…
CindyH: I recently visited a church that named their seniors' group “Keenagers.” Much better than my mom's church where they're called “Saints Alive.” I'm guessing the dead saints don't get out much.Taryn: I like “Old Fart” or “Geezer.”Question: I was called on my use of…
Nine-year-old George Orr, of Quincy, Ill., sings along to Louis Armstong's "What a Wonderful World" during the Quincy Gems' "Day at the Ballpark" event for area children Thursday at QU Stadium in Quincy, Ill. The Gems are part of the Central Illinois Collegiate League, a…
"Because this has been ratcheting up and I obviously helped to contribute ratcheting it up, I wanted to make clear in my choice of words I think I unfortunately gave an impression that I was maligning the Cambridge Police Department or Sgt. Crowley specifically," Obama…
Testimony about Christina Haynes’ mental state didn’t sway a judge today from imposing a 10-year prison sentence on the St. Maries woman, whose child, Kyra Wine, almost died in one of the worst neglect cases in Benewah County. Haynes’ mental-health issues didn’t excuse her from…
A Bonner County Jail inmate who died last month suffered from an enlarged heart, an autopsy ruled. Ward David Coble, 50, was found dead in his cell June 18. The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death to be from dilated cardiomyopathy, the…
On Wednesday, I watched the dress rehearsal for the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre production of "Dames at Sea" at North Idaho College. Then, last night, I saw the first performance. The crowd was clapping the second the spotlight hit Ellen Travolta, who starred as Mona,…
... "We have enough youth; we need a fountain of smarts."
In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, past winners of the "Papa" Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike contest judge this year's contestants Thursday at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. About 145 entrants are competing in two preliminary rounds Thursday and Friday, with…
11:48 a.m. A Hispanic-looking male w/chipped teeth, wearing a pink polo shirt, is going door-to-door in Emerald Estates/Hayden asking for help to put him through college.11:31 a.m. H95 construction in Hayden area has caused s/b traffic to back up for miles.10:59 a.m. A silver Dodge…
A Berry Picker has passed along a complaint that Kathy Sims sent to City Clerk Susan Weathers this morning (and Susan's response) re: Councilman Mike Kennedy's possible re-election bid. In it, Sims asked three questions:How can Mr. Kennedy appoint a new treasurer without filing a…
At the Lewiston Tribune, new Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase has launched a Friday feature called "Cheers & Jeers." In it, Trillhaase writes short snippets re: individuals or organizations who deserve a shout out for good work the previous week or a kick in the pants…
Decathlete Bryan Clay (from left), quarterback Peyton Manning, basketball player Kevin Garnett, triathlete Hunter Kemper and exercise physiologist Dr. John Ivy sit down to breakfast to for a final taste test of the new Wheaties Fuel cereal they helped develop in Indianapolis Thursday. (AP Photo/General…
Mr. Bergdahl’s family does not appear to have had a strong connection to the military. Nor, for that matter, does Hailey, whose population is about 6,000. There are craft breweries and bike shops on Main Street, not the empty storefronts and Army recruitment centers found…
Thanks to an act of Congress in 2007 and ratification by the Idaho Legislature, today marks the third federally mandated increase in the minimum wage. In our state, the lowest wage earners will see their pay go up from $6.55 an hour to $7.25. If…
Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs in Canada, left, greets visitors with John "Jack" Babcock, right, at Rosauers Restaurant in North Spokane Thursday, where Babcock was celebrating 109th birthday. Thompson presented letters and cards from the Canadian government and Queen Elizabeth II. "I don't know…
Thursday Poll: 39 of 78 respondents (50%) said they trust Republicans more than Democrats to handle gun legislation. 18 of 78 (23%) said they trust neither. Results here. <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1808464/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1808464/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1808464/">Should President Obama have said the Cambridge police acted 'stupidly' for arresting a Harvard…
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.
