Huckleberries hears ... that the candidates' debate at the GOP Central Committee meeting was unorganized, at best. Seems the candidates cooled their heels outside the courthouse while someone looked for a key. Seems the time-keeping was uneven. And some of the questions were unorthodox, like…
At Main Street, KerriT writes: "It just wouldn't be a day at the beach without Thong Man, a Lake Coeur d'Alene institution for more than a decade. His favorite beach for sunbathing is Independence Point." More fall photos from today from KerriT here.Question: Years ago,…
It seems like Spring and Fall are the hardest times for me to blog. I even try to do it at night time and post date it. But of late that hasn't worked. As you can see I didn't get to it yesterday. By night…
At Main Street, KerriT spotted a scuba class offshore at Sanders Beach today. More fall photos here.Coeur d'Alene police incident summary/SRBonner County 911 Dispatch/SRIdaho Falls police recommend stalking charge for GOP's Blake Hall/StatesmanFeeling lucky? Gold claim up for grabs in Wallace/KXLYCdA woman charged w/selling drugs…
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, left, is led into the screening of the film "Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel" at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto recently. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)Top Cutlines:1. Sex worker applicants lining up at…
5:40 p.m. A woman saw a customer leave a small child in her vehicle at the Hauser Smoke Shop and then followed her to her house. She wants police contact now.5:21 p.m. Michael wants to know how to make a golf cart street legal.5:18 p.m.…
Our states get confused a lot, what with three syllables and the same vowels and our geographic proximity (when viewed from east of the Appalachians), and here we see there may actually be another reason. Their long-time, Reagan Revolution, small-government conservative, Chuck "they're going to…
"After a five-hour meeting in downtown Coeur d'Alene I changed into my swimsuit and headed for a mid-afternoon retreat at Sanders Beach," posts KerriT/Main Street. "The water was just right for swimming. There was a group of pre-schooler moms enjoying the afternoon with the kids,…
The Coeur d’Alene Tribal Police Department is asking for help in solving a series of illegal burns on the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes. “Illegal fires are becoming more common on the trail,” said Coeur d’Alene Tribal Police Chief Keith Hutcheson. “We’re concerned that these…
So when Molly McGee approached Wallace coach Dave Rounds last spring about playing this year, he was more than skeptical. After all, Rounds, a Wallace graduate, is a throwback to the old Miners’ slug-you-in-the-mouth teams of yesteryear. “I told her she didn’t have a clue…
"Fourteen-year-old KellyAnn Cameron and her sister, Erin, 13, went on a bike ride with their parents over summer vacation. That might not sound as exciting as a trip to Disneyland, until you know the rest of the story. The bike ride covered eight states and…
A Honda employee demonstrates Honda's new "personal mobility" device at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, earlier today. Honda's new "personal mobility" device looks like a unicycle, but all you need to do to zip around in it _ sideways as well as forward and…
As a little treat this afternoon, let's take go back in time to the May 2006 primary when attorney Rami Amaro tried to unseat District Judge John Mitchell. Here, Duane Rasmussen, left, and Lance Amaro chat during a lull in the traffic at the corner…
The vast majority of motorists courteously and safely share roadways with cyclists, but a very small minority not only aren’t courteous, but for some unexplainable reason fill up with rage whenever they see cyclists on the road ahead. Anybody who regularly rides bicycles on paved…
In observance of the "National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims," the Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney's Office Victim/Witness Unit will hold a vigil on Thursday. The vigil will be held in the County Commissioner's Hearing Room on the Lower Level of the Public Works Building…
Sparrows take a cool bath in one of the fountains on the Bremerton Boardwalk in Bremerton, Wash., on Monday. The incoming fall still has some summer heat. (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Larry Steagall)Crazy Town: For non-Spokanites, the Lilac City is a backwater, frontier black hole. Gee…
From A Berry Picker Who Was There: What you heard about the candidates at the Central Committee is accurate. Vice Chair Duane Rasmussen was filling in for Brad Corkill and seemed totally unprepared and ill at ease. The precinct committee people seemed ill prepared as…
In this town, Boise State takes center stage during football season – and every few weeks or so, ESPN puts the team on national TV for all to see. The school’s blue turf is usually a hot topic, but during the September 18th game against…
11:57 a.m. Firefighters report finding small pieces of burnt plastic suspected of starting a series of small fires along H95.11:45 a.m. R/Ps report small grass fire on east side of H95 & Aqua (across from Kohl's).11:30 a.m. Firemen are battling a series of small fires…
In this Aug. 31 photo, protestors stand across from City Hall in Mount Vernon, Wash. The demonstration was part of opposition that has sprung up since Mount Vernon mayor Bud Norris announced that he would give a key to the city to Fox News Channel…
... (on an older sedan parked alongside the old prosecutor's office): "Beautify Idaho ... plant a developer."Question: What do you think of developers?
But we are not in a big city. We are up in Sandpoint, Idaho. Weather perfect although warm. Lots of friendly people. My great little Thompson boat with its pastel blue-green upholstery, like a Beach Boys boat. I am happy to be here. The kids…
The history of Afghanistan tells us that whenever we depart, tribal rivalries will erupt and religious factions will revolt against Western-style governance. History also tells us that the military will suffer and our efforts will be expensive for as long as we stay. The American…
In this May 12, 2008, photo, Paul Kirk, Jr., left, chairman of the John Kennedy Library Foundation Board of Directors, shares a laugh with late Sen. Edward Kennedy, center, and his wife Victoria at the annual Profile in Courage Award ceremonies at the John F.…
Wednesday Poll: 50% of the 98 respondents said they'd either lost jobs or suffered a cut in wages and/or benefits as a result of the ongoing recession. Full results here. <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2034259/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2034259/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2034259/">Who is Idaho's greatest athlete?</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com">polling</a>)</span>
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.
