On facebook BethB posts this photo of her cat Alex peering down at her from his rooftop perch. He then jumped into Beth's arms, which was better for both of them than on her head. Do your pets enjoy the snow?
Gosh, we had some excitment in blogland yesterday. I'm pleased to say my magic troll wand works just great. New friends made an appearance and a couple of old favs weighed in. What I've always enjoyed about Hucks Online is the diveristy of opinion and…
This “forever” stamp honoring The Indianapolis 500 is included in the U.S. Postal Service’s 2011 postage stamp collection. WASHINGTON – Rummaging around for 1- and 2-cent postage stamps when postal rates go up is heading the way of the Pony Express. Beginning in January, all…
Is it just me or does Charlie Whitehurst look like Jesus? I'm not at all intending to be blasphemous but everytime I look at this picture I think, you know if this guy starts on Sunday, the Seahawks might just have a chance.
Defeated Tea Party candidate Christine O'Donnell, who ran for vice president Joe Biden's former Senate seat, is reportedly under federal investigation for using campaign funds for personal expenses, the Associated Press reports. The criminal probe is being conducted by two federal prosecutors and two FBI…
So my 11-year-old son learned to crochet at school and now he can't stop. He's halfway finished with a hat, and has made scaves for me, his oldest brother and for our cat. He's also made this hat for Milo. As you can see, Milo…
JUPITER, Fla. – The little girl's white, four-post bed is empty, her favorite doll Natalie atop it. Her pink plate and cup are set on the kitchen table; her vitamins await. The last CD she listened to is in her little stereo, the last lesson…
Avista Utilities reported nearly 6,200 customers without power at 11:20 a.m. as a difficult combination of heavy snow and wind were bringing down tree limbs and power lines, but that number was cut in half by 12:30 p.m. The Washington State Patrol closed Highway 27…
A reporter friend in Durango, Colo., Chuck Slothower, calls it, "Ducks-style journalism." On Facebook, Chuck writes, "I like to start fast, file a story before lunch. That opens up my ground game with the photographers. Pound the calls. Intercept tipped public documents. No one's seen…
SAN FRANCISCO – Daniel Balsam hates spam. Most everybody does, of course. But he has acted on his hate as few have, going far beyond simply hitting the delete button. He sues them. Eight years ago, Balsam was working as a marketer when he received…
NEW YORK – Brett Favre has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for a "failure to cooperate" with the investigation into allegations he sent inappropriate messages and lewd photos to former New York Jets game-day hostess Jenn Sterger. The league said Commissioner Roger Goodell "could…
WASHINGTON – Rep. Charles Rangel has established a defense fund that will allow supporters to contribute up to $5,000 a year to help pay his legal bills. The New York Democrat still owes money to his former lawyers, who represented him in an ethics case…
COEUR d'ALENE - Vernon Baker's name is now firmly etched into the Kootenai County landscape. County commissioners on Tuesday officially named a new road north of Hayden after Baker, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and World War II veteran who lived in St. Maries…
Coeur d’Alene police are investigating a suspected long-term pattern of embezzlement by Kootenai County’s recently retired chief deputy clerk, a county employee for almost 35 years. Kootenai County’s top elected officials announced in a news conference late Tuesday that a routine review of Sandy Martinson’s…
WASHINGTON – Less than two months after voters gave Republicans six more Senate seats and control of the House, the GOP is lining up candidates for 2012, well ahead of the pace of previous election cycles. Looking to ride what they hope will be a…
A 68-year-old Boise man is charged with misdemeanor battery after punching a teen on a flight that landed in Boise Tuesday night. According to Boise police, the suspect, Russell Miller, was upset with a 15-year-old boy who refused to turn off his cell phone after…
The trail around Tubbs Hill and along Lake Coeur d’Alene is well-worn and suitable for running. COEUR d'ALENE - The goal is to create another Tubbs Hill-type recreation area for the public. Before that can happen, the city of Coeur d'Alene would have to purchase…
Jim_Bob_Cornbread on December 28 at 4:19 p.m. It's never so much about the fry itself than what is available to put on the tater. Zip fry sauce is top, followed by tartar dip from Dick, Wendy doesn't salt her fries which is too plain Jane…
Rookie QB Joe Webb guided the Vikings to upset win over Eagles. PHILADELPHIA – Considering everything else the Minnesota Vikings have endured this season, it was silly to think two extra days sitting around a hotel room would bring ’em down. No way a determined…
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.
