In 22 minutes, I'll turn controls of Huckleberries Online over to CindyH, to run things through the end of the year. Mrs. O and I are looking forward to hosting Amy Dearest for the holidays. 2010 has been an 8 or a 9, as far…
Imagine a small music room full of third-grade students armed with fiddles and instructions to "warm up.'' Clay Hickman, front, manages a cool smile during those few minutes at Brooklyn Primary School recently in Baker City, Ore. (AP Photo/Baker City Herald, S. John Collins)
Poolman: I rather like having my own performance review because I get to talk about myself and all the great things I accomplished throughout the year (even if I have embellish a little). What I don't look forward to so much is giving reviews. It's…
5:25 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Dec. 20-21 here 4:46 p.m. A 54YO Rathdrum man who didn't get a job he wanted is threatening to borrow a gun and kill himself. 4:28 p.m. Possible illegal burn reported @ McKinley Lane & Hayden…
Nicole Nolan of the Shoshone News-Press provides a nice wrap-up story of the 2010 Roller Derby season enjoyed by the Snake Pit Derby Dames, whom you can see above in a Facebook photo taken by Lillie Belle Photography. You can read the News-Press story here.…
Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews looks a the New England Patriots cheerleaders dressed as Santa's during the second quarter of a NFL football game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Sunday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) Top…
Hunter High School students show off their breast cancer awareness bracelets outside the school in West Valley City, Friday. As part of a national breast cancer awareness campaign aimed at youth, rubber wrist bands emblazoned with that message have become trendy teen wear. Sales of…
The battle between Boise State and Utah is still more than a day away on the football field – but the back and forth between the teams continues to heat up. After a physical scuffle Sunday night between players at a welcome event, one Utah…
A semi truck high-centered on a jersey barrier along I-90 near the Spokane Street exit in Post Falls briefly plugged up the morning commute Tuesday.Washington State Patrol says a car using the Spokane Street on-ramp to Westbound I-90 failed to yield and crashed into the…
Could such a night have happened all those decades long ago? My memory grows hazy and it's hard for me to know. I was a little boy then, out alone upon a hill, but yet that lovely music seems to echo in me still. Perhaps…
Idaho GOP Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch's bill to remove wolves from Endangered Species Act protections failed Tuesday when they couldn't get unanimous consent to move the bill in the final hours of the 111th Congress. Crapo and Risch, along with Republican colleagues from…
Census Bureau Director Robert Groves announces results for the 2010 U.S. Census at the National Press Club earlier today in Washington. The census shows slowing U.S. growth, and more House seats for GOP-leaning states. Story here. Also: Idaho population grew 21.1%, easily outpacing the national…
On her Twitter account, KXLY's Melissa Luck writes: "Nothing like an f-bomb-laden viewer phone call to start your Tuesday!" I can't remember the last time someone's dropped an F-bomb on me or flipped me off. I'm sure that it has happened this past year. I…
Dan of the Community: As I spend the last few weeks of my last term (mostly on some leave time since I've about cleared out all my desk and most real decisions should now be left up to the new clerk) it struck me that…
Workers are quitting their jobs and even switching chosen careers because they're fed-up with their boss. A survey found 28% of workers have moved work in an attempt to find someone who can motivate them more. More than one in ten have taken up a…
The state will take public comments for 90 days, starting Thursday, on a plan to get out of owning lots on which private owners build and own cabins, in some cases by giving the lessees a chance to get ownership of the land. The board…
Joey Rathbun-Dickson gets a gift from Santa Claus, during the recent Rotary Club's Annual Christmas Party at the District IV Human Resources Development Council building in Havre, Mont. The girls received wooden jewelry boxes from Santa, and the boys got ThunderTumbler Remote-Controlled cars. (AP Photo/Havre…
It's not often that a new Christmas song shoulders its way to a place among my favorites ("Silent Night," "Little Drummer Boy," "Come All Ye Faithful," etc.). But "Mary, Did You Know" has done just that. If you've never heard it, enjoy the YouTube video…
11:55 a.m. Officer on scene of 11:40 call advises dispatcher to call a chaplain.11:40 a.m. Someone is unconscious & not breathing in 8500 block of Cloverleaf.11:39 a.m. 3-vehicle crash at entrance to CdA post office involves traffic lights @ 7th & Lakeside, which are now…
As many of you know, I'm delighted with the record-breaking year at Huckleberries Online, pageview & unique view wise. That shows that things are still interesting enough here, after almost 8 years, to still attract viewers. Equally important, I'm enthused that Hucks Online has as…
Monday Poll: Most of us will be spending the holidays with family this year. A combined 68% will host family or visit family or both. Broken down, 33 of 115 (28.7%) said they will host family. 27 of 115 (23.48%) said they will visit family.…
An unidentified Charter cable technician works to restore service to homes in Carnelian Bay around Lake Tahoe, Ca., Monday. Over 10 feet of snow fell in parts of the sierra during the latest storm. (AP Photo/Scott Sady)Question: Do you have to work outside during the…
On her Facebook page, Kerri Thoreson is looking for "a little help" from her friends. Seems she's trying to determine which local polar bear has been jumping into Lake Coeur d'Alene on New Year's Day the longest. Hey, don't look at me. The closest I…
On its Twitter site, Idaho Reporter announces that it is celebrating its first birthday as an online news source of Idaho politics. Tweets IR: "We thank our loyal readers for a great first year! We also look forward to the future of our site as…
Put your hands together for Sam the Reporter, who is now officially Sam the City Clerk now, after being approved on a 4-3 vote by the City Council of Ferndale, Wash., Monday. Seems one of the council members voted against Sam because he thinks the…
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.
