Labrador will attend a fundraiser hosted by Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno at 6 tonight in Miramar. Among the other dignitaries is Labrador's half-brother, Eric Labrador, who served in the Cabinet of a former governor. Labrador, a native of Puerto Rico, says Fortuno is among…
The candidate for Idaho governor who was formerly known as Marvin Richardson - until he legally changed his name to “Pro-Life” - shared this with Eye on Boise today: “I believe that when you split atoms, you’ve murdered an atom, that God doesn’t intend any…
Anne Dailey, environmental scientist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, talks about the finishing touches on theconservation easement near Medimont on Tuesday. SR story by Becky Kramer here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRWednesday Scanner Traffic/DFO, Huckleberries OnlineSeptember ends with summer feel/Mike…
Northerner: From the rumblings amongst the conservative base up here, it looks like Mr. Labrador was seriously hit by this ad. Also, a light mention of the benefit for his candidacy being held in Puerto Rico, whether a reality or a scam, didn't help him…
DCR: Go ahead and close the primaries -- as a very disenchanted former loyalist, I will register R and vote contrary to the establishment line for as long as I draw breath until the party of my past excises itself of its idiocy and comes…
Moscow Minidoka: My 81-year-old grandmother retired from nursing 15 years ago, and has spent the last 15 years working for my mother in her (my mom's) retail establishment. She doesn't work because she's a “scared senior” cowering in fear about the economy or Obama (despite…
In case you wondered what had happened to former Pet Pushers nursery owner Stacy Bishop and her "fat cat," Brian Walker/Coeur d'Alene Press provided the answer in a feature story in the Local section today. She's now sprousing up a 105-year-old home along the freeway…
Duane Rasmussen snapped this photo of World War II hero Vernon Baker during the 2009 Paul Bunyan Days Parade in St. Maries. Rasmussen tells Huckleberries Online that Baker allowed him to take the photo only after he allowed Baker to take one of him. Sez…
You'll notice that the online ad department is bringing back those tile ads (top of left rail) are bringing back those tile ads that were popular with candidates for local office last fall. A couple of spots have been purchased for the final weeks of…
5:44 p.m. PFPD Blue has been alerted that a go-kart is driving loops around traffic circle.5:30 p.m. 2 men have been fighting for about 20 minutes with a crowd watching in Plummer.5:27 p.m. A dog is running loose along w/b I-90 @ M/P 14 (15th…
Attorney Wesley Hoyt and attorney Edgar Steele's wife, Cyndi. Cyndi Steele wants access to her husband who has been in jail for weeks in an alleged murder-for-hire attempt against her. See below.UIdaho assistant coach cancer free, back in action/Josh Wright, SRPolice: CdA man broke young…
Don't look now, but Idaho ranks as No. 6 by United Van Lines among states with the highest in-bound locations (55% or more of moves going into a state). United Van Lines, the country's largest household-goods mover, tracks the inbound and outbound movements of its…
Tea Party Boise has set two 2-hour town halls with 1st District Republican nominee Raul Labrador and not invited incumbent Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick. "We've made our choice and we want people to have a chance to ask him some tough questions," said Brendan Smythe,…
Huckleberries Online has learned from Congressman Walt Minnick's office that the White House has been in contact with the family of the late WW2 hero Vernon Baker re: the flap in which they were denied access to the West Wing following Baker's funeral. (Update: Kevin…
Vernon Pawlik, then age 9, namesake and grandson of Vernon J. Baker, repeats his quote "Since my grandfather died, his picture has become history. As soon as he died we have lost a part of history" in front of several hundred mourners at Baker's funeral…
Heidemaria Baker, widow of Medal of Honor recipient Vernon J. Baker, is presented with the flag during his burial at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Friday. Baker, who died July 13, was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1997 for his actions in World…
The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is endorsing Butch Otter for re-election as Governor of Idaho. "Butch Otter has earned the NRA-PVF endorsement for his solid pro-gun record," said Chris W. Cox, chairman of the NRA-PVF. "His commitment to preserving our Second Amendment…
Flowers are refracted in the raindrops collecting on the stem of another plant in Blueberry Park in Bremerton, Wash., Monday. (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Meegan M. Reid)
Dan of the County: I know most of our local focus regarding election related lawsuits has been on the Coeur d'Alene city race but there will be some interesting action in Boise Federal Court next month. As I understand it, that's when the next hearings…
Oct. 1, 1990 was the first of 20 years of weekly columns. For the first six years this column was titled Post Scripts and appeared exclusively in the Post Falls Tribune. In 1996 it began running in the Coeur d'Alene Press under the Main Street…
... That Matt Roetter is about to become the latest victim of the takeover of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee by supporters of state Rep. Phil Hart. At a Central Committee meeting Tuesday night, Chairwoman Tina Jacobson, who has substituted for Hart in the…
Moments later, after (medal of honor winner Tommy) Norris, pictured, gave up his place in the tour to the Baker family’s driver, who had clearance, Baker’s grandson, Vernon Pawlik, 10, was denied entry because he was wearing shorts and a T-Shirt bearing his grandfather’s image.…
Bethany Storro, who falsely claimed a stranger threw acid in her face, walks out of court in Vancouver, Wash., earlier today. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)Question: Do you feel sorry for Bethany Storro? Or do you think she's getting what she deserves by facing court action against…
Huckleberries Online has just received this statement from Congressman Walt Minnick's office re: the news that the White House refused to provide a tour for the family of late World War II hero Vernon Baker: "Walt is very upset about this. Vernon Baker was one…
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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