Instead of having members of the National Guard "sit and wait for six months" when they're not deployed in a war zone, it might be a better idea to send them down to patrol the Mexican border on their downtime, Idaho Republican candidate Raul Labrador…
President Barack Obama shakes hands after speaking at a rally Tuesday on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
We're still stuck in a holding pattern, here at Hucks Nation, waiting for the decision of Judge Charles Hosack re: the Brannon-Kennedy election trial. We're beyond the mid-point in the wait for the one to two weeks that Judge Hosack set out to render the…
5:37 p.m. Caller reports runaway female named Jessica may be hiding in grass across from Sysco's on Baugh Way/Post Falls5:30 p.m. An ATV rider is bringing one of the injured Labs (4:55 p.m. item) to trailhead.5:09 p.m. Caller reports possible illegal burn @ Cliffhouse &…
A mother black bear and two of her four cubs are visible in the upper branches of a pine tree in the front yard of Tom and Pam Gilbert on Sunday, northwest of Kalispell, Mont. (AP Photo/Daily Inter Lake, Brenda Ahearn) Supporter tells Minnick to…
South Korean Special Army soldiers demonstrate their martial arts during the ceremony of the 60th anniversary of the recapture of Seoul from Korean War and the 62th anniversary of the Armed Forces Day Commemoration Ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, earlier today. You write the cutline.…
Tongue firmly cheeked, Henry Johnston writes for Moscow-Pullman Daily News: "Allred is really the spawn of the Great Satan Barack Obama and that if elected the liberal Democrat sleeper cells of Idaho will rise up and eat the brains of your unborn children whilst stealing…
... that things aren't all sunshine & lollipops among the Kootenai County Republican Women as they prepare for the arrival of controversial Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio (shown in AP file photo earlier this month) for their annual Women in Red fund-raiser. Oh, there's no problem…
I hate to do this to you midafternoon on a viewtiful Tuesday midafternoon. But I couldn't resist this mouth-watering post of Papa Murphy's/Moscow five-meat stuffed pizza on JeanC's Cat House & Shooting Gallery. At Cannon Beach, Ore., Saturday, I paid $32 for an 18-inch pizza…
I have a lot of friends who are home-schoolers. But I never considered that option, as we shuttled our children between private school and public school during their formative years. However, this photo by Idaho Dad/A Family Runs Through It of Junior on the steps…
A home-invasion robbery suspect set to go to trial next month is back in jail after the Spokane police detective who investigated the case said the man drunkenly approached him at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. Nathaniel Jay Dishneau, 30, was prohibited from leaving Spokane County…
This is the zucchini used by a Montana woman to fend off a bear attack last Thursday in Frenchtown, Mont. The woman was stirred after midnight by a tussle in the backyard of her home near Frenchtown, Missoula County Sheriff's Lt. Rich Maricelli said. She…
From 43rd State Blues (via YouTube), Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keith Allred explains to Fox News his support for the 10th Amendment and Bush tax cuts. Writes Sisyphus/43rd State Blues: "Keith Allred is asked to be on Fox Business News to chat about tax cuts and…
Ilya, from UI Argonaut Off The Cuff column, writes: "Am I the only one who doesn't get the point of a tablet? BlackBerry just announced the release of their tablet, and every other big company under the sun is unleashing their tablet on the world.…
Stickman: If anyone is the scofflaw here, it would be the owner of the golf course himself for littering. Walkabout says conservatively that hundreds of floaters as they are called wash up along the shores all over the lake and especially Sanders Beach and Tubbs…
Poolman: So last night I was flying into Spokane and was sitting next to a young girl from Philadelphia. She's right out of college doing her first business trip with her new company. She tells me she hasn’t been outside Philly much and certainly has…
It’s been a quarter-century now since we witnessed a good license plate war here in Idaho. High time, I think, for another. In 1987, legislators from north Idaho made the last serious effort to get the slogan “Famous Potatoes” removed from the state’s license tags.…
The “firsts” keep coming for the Boise State football team. The Broncos will be featured on the national cover of Sports Illustrated magazine this week. (BTW, that's Byron Hout, former Lake City High star (No. 94) in the center of the photo.) The magazine hits…
Noonish: Female reports that her husband has taken off with his children to Oregon, rather than hand them over at a Seltice Way stop near State Line.Noonish: Jack has questions re: his "deceased dog."11:41 a.m. A large, tree limb is in the slow lane of…
First District nominee Raul Labrador is among "a handful of U.S. House candidates (who) are poised to reshape the Republican Party — and its agenda," according to a USA Today story published Monday. Labrador, a two-term state representative from Eagle, provides the first quote in…
On his Get Out! North Idaho Facebook page, OrangeTV asks a question that's bound to get debate: Which local drive-in burger joint do you prefer -- Zips or Paul Bunyan's. And why. One write that he'd pick Zips, if forced to choose: "Better service, food…
Monday Poll: Democratic challenger Stan Olson is the preferred choice at Hucks Nation for Idaho Superintendent of Education. 88 of 144 (61.11%) respondents preferred Olson over Republican incumbent Tom Luna, if the election was held today. 56 of 144 (38.89%) opted for Luna. Luna is…
Another new report from the Census Bureau shows that women in Idaho are among the nation’s lowest wage earners. Median earnings for Idaho women were $29,122 last year – 72 percent of the $40,440 median earnings for men. Women are paid less in just five…
A Berry Picker sent this photo of a yard sign belonging to Cliff Hayes, the Republican candidate for Kootenai County clerk. The sign has prompted some head scratching. In the comment section Monday, Little Red sez of the sign: "Actually looks like a negative Cliff…
Graduate student Tedd Ammann said he loves facial hair. Ammann said Friday he always "want(ed) a unique mustache. (All) the evil cartoon characters and stuff have (them)." This is Ammann's fourth mustache and he said his friends get used to seeing him with wacky facial…
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.
