re: Today is Endangered Species Act Day/HucksOnlineHonest George: Today I found the carcass of a beautiful golden-buff common barn-owl. Not a feather out of place, not a mark on its body -- but it had died within just a few hours before I found it.…
Sarah Palin greets people at the Qwest Arena in Boise this morning on after giving a speech for Republican Vaughn Ward who is running for a seat in congress. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had to quickly buy a new outfit before a rally in…
We're down to the final weekend before primary election day. I'll try to get around to breaking down some of the campaign finance reports for more legislative races, including those in the 1st & 2nd districts. The Coeur d'Alene Press reported that Sen. Jim Hammond…
Pac-man 30th Anniversary is commemorated today, May 22! Can you still recall the early years of Pacman game where you have to insert coin on the slot machine to start playing the Pacman game? Insert coin is one of the earlier means to play Pacman…
HBO Blogosphere newby ilovecda.com snapped a number of shots of the Farmer's Market and other downtown Coeur d'Alene sites Wednesday. You can see more of them here.Idaho Public TV gets access to wilderness/Kevin Richert's blogCharges fly in Idaho Supreme Court race/Betsy Russell, Eye On BoiseLives…
School children show off their new $1 coin in Concord, N.H., Thursday. The U.S. Mint released the coin in honor of New Hampshire's only president, the nation's 14th, Franklin Pierce. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)Top Cutlines:1. Children show off their expected future salaries…
5:53 p.m. A re-po man trying to seize two tra ilers for of heavy equipment on H95 & Menser/Athol is being prevented from leaving property by owner blocking driveway.5:14 p.m. Individual involved in Setters & Old Highway 95 suicide attempt (reported here earlier today) apparently…
The 5 North Idaho incumbent state senators have raised tens of thousands of dollars in their bids to capture the GOP nomination and win re-election:Shawn Keough/District 1 has raised $30,121 total, spent $5242, and has $24,879, in her primary race with Steve Tanner, who reports…
U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch voiced their strong opposition to a plan by the Washington Department of Ecology to require new discharge standards that are more stringent on Idaho dischargers than those in Washington. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region X has announced…
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Idaho GOP congressional candidate Vaughn Ward wave to the crowd during a rally for Ward at Qwest Arena this morning in Boise. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Chris Butler) As you know Sarah Palin was the star attraction today at…
Thursday Poll: 97 of 174 respondents (56%) said Avista too quick and too hard-nosed when it comes to shutting off power to customers behind in payments (a question asked after John Hough of The Roosevelt Inn threatened a utility worker who tried to turn off…
New Facebook friend Kiki Miller tells of a problem that should have a familiar ring to it, for many of you. Sez Kiki: "Replacing a broken stove turned into a kitchen overhaul that has lasted for three months. I know, I know... 'can't you do…
Did you know that Idaho is home to 15 animals that are on the Endangered Species List, including grizzly bear, caribou, limpet, lynx, 3 kinds of salmon, 4 kinds of snail, northern Idaho ground squirrel, Snake River steelhead, sturgeon and bull trout. You can see…
A spy sent me this e-mail he received from commissioner candidate Chris Fillios: "I learned this morning (circuitously), that the Gov't Affairs Committee of the Coeur d'Alene Association of Realtors (CAR) voted to endorse Currie in my race, and no endorsement for anyone running for…
"I've learned which plants are hardy and which ones are wusses with cold weather," posts Marianne Love/Slight Detour. "Zinnias are wusses bigtime. So, I was trying to figure out how I was gonna cover my two dozen zinnias, planted in various outdoor beds." See what…
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had harsh words for the “lamestream media” and the liberal left as she gave an enthusiastic speech rallying voters for GOP congressional candidate Vaughn Ward in Boise today. “The left and some of the lamestream media, they can really play…
Me, of It's Just Me blogging fame, posted this photo on Facebook and noted: "Here is what happened to my friend's house last night in that wind." The house is the one in Hayden Lake that Fred LeClair III was leasing from John Parry. Tom…
Noonish: A mother is screaming and hitting a child @ Lowe's parking lot/Appleway.Noonish: 2 males spun brodies at Sunset Park, Best & 15th, before speeding off s/b on 12th.Noonish: 2 males & a female are fighting @ 19th & Sherman.11:18 a.m. Someone is having difficulty…
The Pentagon's brownie recipe is 26 pages long. Just grab a copy of document MIL-C-44072C and gather your ingredients: water that conforms to the "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (Copies are available from the Office of Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency, WH550D, 401 M Street,…
Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's frequent spats with federal agencies are often misguided. But his latest dustup is spot on. Otter has taken exception to a Salmon-Challis National Forest official's decision to deny an Idaho Public Television request to send a lone cameraman into the…
Idaho Conservative Blogger: "Palin's luggage did not arrive with her plane. She's wearing borrowed clothes, an hour ago she was in sweats backstage."Idaho Reports: Idaho, you're average Americans... Vaughn Ward is the real deal.... what's exceptional about this country."Joeja: Palin: Idahoans, you "...proudly cling to…
At It's Just Me, ME posts: "Is there really anyplace better to live than North Idaho? I mean really? I am now hiking Tubbs about 3 or 4 times a week and LOVE it. When my husband is with me we make a little loop…
Folo Ward-Palin rally coverage via HBO Nation TwitterThere appear to be about 500 seats set up on the floor of the Qwest Arena for the Sarah Palin-Vaughn Ward rally, and so far roughly half have filled up. In the free seats on the risers at…
In one Hayden Lake neighborhood more than a dozen trees came down and several homes were damaged in Wednesday night's wind and rain storm. No one was seriously hurt but one man said he came close to death when a tree came crashing into his…
The 21st Battalion of North Idaho's Lightfoot Militia say they're upholding Idaho's state constitution by organizing and preparing for the worst, however not everyone agrees with what they’re doing and state and local leaders say they don’t want their help. Members of the 21st Lightfoot…
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.
