Have we really come to this? Both the President and the Attorney General have stated, unequivocally, that Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and his co-defendants will be found guilty and executed. What an appalling statement. It's not just the fear a lot of Americans have about these…
Soaf tells Huckleberries Online that "I was on my way down to La Barge WY yesterday. As I was headed through the Hoback River Canyon South of Jackson WY, I came around a corner on the highway and was greeted with the critters in the…
It's rarely a dull day here at HBO Central -- and today is no different. It appears the remnant of the neo-Nutsies were sneaking around in the darkness last night to try to intimidate Rachel Dolezal and other Human Rights Institute reps and fans. Here's…
CindyH: So. I got the dreaded “note from teacher.” Or in this case e-mail. It seems my 10-year-old was sent to the principal's office for “blurting out,” and “talking out of turn several times despite repeated warnings.” He's been sentenced to morning and lunch recess…
Matt Phillips ( center) gets a skating tip from Disney On Ice professionals Mark Stanford (right ) and Allison Best during an open skating session today at the Riverfront Park Ice Palace. Local Special Olympic Skaters got the opportunity to meet and skate with professionals…
Stacie Hunt poses for a portrait at Midwestern Meats in Mesa, Ariz.Hunt has the improbable title of fitness trainer for Midwestern Meats in Mesa. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/ The Arizona Republic, Michael McNamara)Top Cutlines:1. Asked if she ever gets hit on by the…
5:40 p.m. NIC maintenance worker reports vandalism to the towel or toilet dispenser in an upstairs men's bathroom.5:08 p.m. Captain's Wheel/Bayview reports unconscious person at bar.4:47 p.m. An officer is trying to resolve a domestic dispute over ownership of a cat.4:20 p.m. R/P @ Cornerstone…
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval…
For those playgoers who have not yet experienced the slapstick charms of Tuna, the “third smallest town in Texas,” here’s a hint: Imagine “King of the Hill” meets “Benny Hill.” In other words, “A Tuna Christmas,” consists of redneck humor delivered by two male actors…
Undated 2009 photo from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo shows an Aldabra tortoise that had been named "Mary," in water at the zoo. The zoo recently discovered that the tortoise, thought to be female for more than 50 years, was in fact male. (AP Photo/Cleveland Metroparks…
A woman looks at a human body during the "Bodies" exhibition in Medellin, Colombia, Thursday. The exhibition shows the result of US physician Roy Glover's investigations at the University of Michigan, where he and his team have developed a preservation technique called Plastination to provide…
Fact: In the dozens of pharmacy robberies that have hit the region in the last 18 months or so, the only people injured have been the robbers -- Meghann M. Cuniff, Sirens & Gavels.
... that the latest cuh-razy notion circulating through the troops suffering Mike Kennedy Derangement Syndrome goes like this: Mike Kralicek was forced to campaign for Kennedy against his will because the police union made him do it. I'm serious. Kralicek, the valiant CPD Blue who…
Here’s another interesting list, this one that claims to be “The 25 Best Movie Performances of the Decade.” And of course there are many worthy selections on it. But as the comments show, there are many others that, for one reason or another, got left…
Employees of the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene arrived at work Thursday morning to discover a swastika sticker on the front door. Director of Operations Donna Cork took a photo of the six-inch-square decal then called the Coeur d’Alene Police Department, which is…
Pfc. George Stratton, 18, is seen in a photograph with President Barack Obama after the shooting at Fort Hood on Nov. 5. The shootings killed 13 people and wounded 30, including Stratton, who was completing medical processing in preparation for a January deployment to Afghanistan.…
The tale of how a singer from Canada fell in love with a trombonist from Montana reads like a storyline from a movie musical. Treena Luety grew up in Toronto and has always loved to sing. “I sang into my hairbrush for my mom and…
Pumpkin farmer John Ackerman walks through a neighbor's waterlogged pumpkin field Tuesday, while discussing the difficulties of this year's harvest. Nestle _ which sells nearly all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. _ says poor weather hurt its harvest, creating a potential shortage of its…
11:54 a.m. A vehicle is on its side after a rollover @ H41 & Diagonal/Rathdrum.11:33 a.m. R/P reports 2 dogs tied to a tree w/o shelter @ Orchard & Orange Blossom/Hayden.11:29 a.m. Natalie is in the CPD Blue HQ, reporting a battery to her son.11:16…
A Coeur d’Alene pharmacy employee tackled a masked armed robber and held him for police Wednesday night. Jason Anthony Wahl, 28, will appear in Kootenai County District Court this afternoon after police arrested him at the Shopko pharmacy, 217 W. Ironwood Drive. Wahl is accused…
Hayden resident Rami Amaro was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis a few years ago. She is one of only a few people in the country who will receive a stem cell transplant as treatment for the disease. She talked about the procedure at her home Monday…
I think I have emotional standing to assert that exceptions aren't what we should base standard practices around, so I don't want to hear about your grandmother who caught her breast cancer early with a mammogram before the age of 50. It is pretty nice…
Newsweek chose the Runners World of Palin in running shorts for its cover, which is clearly a cheesecake type of photo. Oprah Winfrey asked Palin about the choice to use that picture, and Palin said she's thinks it's kind of cheesy. I was thinking about…
In response to Larry Spencer's letter in Wednesday's Coeur d'Alene Press ("Election: Right to question results"), former City Council candidate Dan Gookin said that the military ballots went out early. Quoth: "I remember it because my campaign was informed that the ballots were ready about…
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.