I am seeing signs in my mail these days of a need for a new, safer way to greet strangers when you write to them. Many strangers - especially male strangers - are reluctant to call me "dear." You, too, have probably noticed that you…
I am the least handy husband in Idaho, and my wife has noticed that other guys in our neighborhood are becoming all thumbs too. The fella down the street had an inflatable Santa in his front yard. But he pumped in too much air on…
The second reason is that the conservative and Libertarian-slanting members of the legislature, as well as Governor Otter, look at the current economic situation as an opportunity—and that’s the word they use—to cut state government. Both legislators and Otter have indicated that entire state agencies…
These Eagles hang out on frozen Hauser Lake early Sunday morning. (Kathy Plonka/SR)Cartoon: Have a swingin' 2010/David Horsey, Seattle P-IGonzaga now ranked 18th, 19th, respectively/Huskies BlogStart of boys' ranch abuse trial delayed/Kevin Graman, SRIdaho Dems pick leader facing DUI/Dan Popkey, StatesmanIndependence marks Minnick's first year…
Pondering a radical change in 2010? Then read up right here. These two Inland Northwest women know about radical changes. Shirley Bonuccelli, a former school librarian and financial planner, has an educational leadership doctoral degree from Gonzaga University. She now details cars. And loves it.…
11:55: A tenant @ Rio Vista Place & Riverview/Post Falls reports a verbal argument w/a contractor who has worked on his place.11:51 a.m. David is in the KCSD lobby to ask if he's being investigated for anything.11:43 a.m. A local pastor reports that a 53YO…
Mayor Sandi Bloem told Huckleberries Online moments ago that the swearing in of the winners of the 2009 Coeur d'Alene municipal elections will take place as usual on the first council meeting of the month. Which is tomorrow night. After consulting with City Attorney Mike…
Question: Have you noticed more people wearing University of Idaho ballcaps, shirts, and other paraphernalia since the Vandals' big win in the Humanitarian Bowl?
As Avatar cruises past the $1 billion mark, it’s starting to look like James Cameron might end up with the two highest-grossing movies of all time (not taking inflation into account, of course). But Titanic charted a very different course into box office history, taking…
(Gubernatorial candidate Rex) Rammell says he has invited about 100 Mormon men to a Jan. 19 meeting in Idaho Falls to discuss the "White Horse Prophecy," which some attribute to Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith. The prophecy, which is not embraced by top Latter-day Saints…
MamaJD: This seems to be a three pronged approach to criticize the City and the downtown area, the city police and the city administration. While a businessman is in jail and a kid is fighting for his life, the OpenCDA crowd is more concerned about…
Boise State fans Brent Archibald, of Boise, with son Adam Archibald, left, brought a little Fiesta Bowl spirit to the annual Great Polar Bear Challenge Friday on New Year's Day at Lucky Peak Reservoir east of Boise. More than a hundred people jumped into the…
In a New Year's weekend poll, 63 of 91 (69 percent) of you said that you didn't make resolutions. 3 of 91 (3 percent) said you usually do but not this year, while only 25 of 91 (27 percent) said you did make resolutions. The…
The results of the November 2009 Coeur d'Alene City elections are highly in question, given the pending lawsuit that could invalidate the entire election. It seems premature to install candidates on Jan. 5, 2010, who may NOT have won! Why are we raising this question…
It’s unknown exactly when Gittel’s became the sacred homeland for this holy trinity of hot dogs. Elton Gittel might have decided to serve up discounted frank triplets on opening day way back when, or perhaps one of the many Gittel descendants who’ve run the store…
Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has taken more than his share of hard hits this season. Final: Tennessee 17 Seattle 13The season that can't end soon enough has skidded into the New Year, and all that's left to see in Seattle's regular-season finale today against Tennessee…
Kendramama prepares to take the plunge.So, I'm wondering why the ladies of HBO are brave enough to do the Polar Bear Plunge, but so far the only Huckster fella I've heard of participating was ThomG and that was in exchange for a vote. Hmmm...Meanwhile, it's…
Gonzaga's Demetri Goodson and Illinois's Demetri McCamey scramble for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game today in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)Jim Meehan's Sportslink preliminary story hereESPN boxscore and AP game story hereWSU 65, Oregon State 60 (ESPN boxscore/game story…
When 84-year-old Kay Mita got a jury summons, he regarded it as a sign the government was acknowledging a six-decade-old injustice. His first day of jury service, however, turned out to be the last day of his life.Now the widow and son of a juror…
Some people are into cars. Some people dig the ocean. Aziz Inan, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Portland in Oregon, loves numbers. Truly, madly, deeply.“I can relate to them,” Inan said. “Each number has its own personality.”With this adoration in mind,…
LOS ANGELES — Football fans and "American Idol" devotees can breathe a sigh of relief. Fox and Time Warner Cable have reached a deal in principle that will keep the network on the cable provider after Fox threatened to pull the plug over a fee…
Happy New Years Hucksters.Light blogging ahead. Big family party at la casa and I suppose there's some sort of football game to watch. I'm hoping MamaJD will let us know how things go at the Polar Bear Plunge (rumors of rainbow thongs run rampant) and…
MamaJD at the Polar Bear Plunge, 1/1/10MamaJD reports: "Returned from the Plunge and just starting to thaw out. I did catch a glimpse of Stickman on the beach --- he was watching, not plunging. No ThomG. No rainbow thongs. Just a lot of crazy people…
COEUR d'ALENE -- One of the victims from last Sunday's shooting in downtown Coeur d'Alene is suing the suspected trigger man.Brandon R. Burgess, the 25-year-old from Moses Lake, Wash., who was shot in the stomach following an altercation early Sunday morning in the 200 block…
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.
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