I have the privilege of sharing an office with a die-hard Pittsburgh Steeler fan and a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan. I'm having fun this morning listening to them trash-talking each other re: the Super Bowl matchup in two weeks. The next two weeks will…
Pronghorns were herded by helicopter in Nevada on Jan. 15 before being netted and captured for transfer to Washington, where 99 of the prairie speedsters were released on the Yakama Indian Reservation. SR story by Rich Landers here. (AP file photo/Deseret Morning News, Tom Smart)
Every morning, with reliable and predictable lack of precision, there will be at least one vehicle (if not more) parked in what I call "pretend spots" when I will pull into my office's parking lot. This isn't an issue of the parking lot being full…
5:12 p.m. Caller reports that man in a gray Trailblazer was honking, cutting vehicles off, and flipping the bird at other motorists, @ H95 & Prairie/Hayden. 4:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activity report for Jan. 23-24 here. 4:13 p.m. PFPD Blue is dealing with…
The entire Eagles team rides on trailers during a parade down Main Ave. to River Park Square in downtown Spokane Saturday for the Eastern Washington University Eagles to celebrate their Jan. 7 FCS football championship in Frisco, Texas. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) Judge: Mother's rape…
Chicago Bears fans are seen before the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday in Chicago. Green Bay won the game 21-14 to advance to the Super Bowl against Pittsburgh. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) Top Cutlines: 1. In…
Idaho lawmakers called their state parks director on the carpet Monday over letters that were sent to 32,000 boaters about the possible closure of the 3rd Street boat launch in Coeur d’Alene. State Parks Director Nancy Merrill told the Senate Resources Committee she was just…
On Idaho Scenic Images Face book page, photographer Linda Lantzy writes of this shot (posted earlier this month): "I went out on a little assignment of sorts last night. I always knew those lights on top of my jeep would come in handy one day.…
The University of Idaho is being sued by one of its law students who claims he should have the right to keep firearms in his on-campus apartment. Aaron Tribble, a second-year law student at the UI, is representing himself in the suit, which he filed…
On his Facebook wall, Toad Man comments re: a pending dentist appointment today: "I've never had a cavity or a filling. My teeth are stock straight and perfectly spaced. I've had one root canal because of an accident during a junior high football game. My…
Idaho already has more than 75 options for special license plates, from breast cancer awareness to snow skier to historic preservation to “Support Our Troops.” Today, legislation was introduced to add another one, to benefit the Idaho Aviation Foundation. Rep. Joe Palmer, R-Meridian, who is…
In this artist rendering, Jared Lee Loughner, right, makes a court appearance with his lawyer, Judy Clarke, at the Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse in Phoenix, Ariz., this morning. Loughner pled not guilty to charges he tried to kill U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz,…
Item: Contest prize a sparkling million-dollar ring: Whitefish woman part of world's 'Most Romantic Couple'/Matt Baldwin, Daily Inter Lake More Info: Cameron and Shariyah Morris officially are the World’s Most Romantic Couple — and they have a shiny rock the size of a walnut to…
Idaho lawmakers and the Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe gave negotiation a shot, hoping that compromise and reason would resolve the dilemma over law enforcement on Coeur d’Alene Reservation lands in Benewah County. Negotiation failed. Now, in the name of public safety, it’s time for the…
Item: Enviro Group: Obama’s no George W. Bush, but he’s no Teddy Roosevelt, either: Report card on the president's first two years in office gives Obama a C-minus/New West editor More Info: In a report card released today, the Center for Biological Diversity gave President…
Bison from Yellowstone National Park are herded down the Yellowstone River valley toward Cutler Meadow in the Gallatin National Forest in Montana last week. The bison are the first in more than a century to be allowed into the area north of the park, rather…
The Senate Resources Committee will hear from state Parks Director Nancy Merrill today about the 3rd Street Boat Launch in Coeur d'Alene, which has been a target for possible closure. “We just want to know what's going on,” said Sen. Monty Pearce, R-New Plymouth, the…
Liz Arakelian, a Facebook Friend and North Idaho blogger, said that she felt like a celebrity because she'd received a free calendar from nail polish company OPI. Seems OPI had solicited quotes from Facebook fans, praising their product. And the company had used the quote…
Noonish: Dispatcher reports that a civil deputy hasn't responded to calls since finding a door kicked in when he arrived at a residence to check on an eviction. 11:43 a.m. Woman in 2007 Lexus SUV is afraid to get out of vehicle after sliding off…
Former President Bill Clinton appears at a rally for Chicago mayoral candidate and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel last week in Chicago. Emanuel was trying to succeed the retiring Mayor Richard Daley. But a state appeals court ruled today that Emanuel can't…
... that the Coen brothers remake of 'True Grit' (w/Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, & Hailee Steinfeld), was not only better than the original (w/John Wayne, Glen Campbell, & Kim Darby), but may be the best western movie of all time, would you agree with me?
Weekend Poll: A supermajority of Hucks Online readers support legislation by Rep. Tom Trail, R-Moscow, to legalize medical marijuana in Idaho. 201 of 297 respondents (67.68%) voted for legalized marijuana. Only 85 of 297 (28.62%) voted against. 11 were undecided. Today's Question: Are you bothered…
President Obama hit his highest approval rating since fall of 2009, in a CNN/Opinion Research poll released Monday. Fifty-five percent of Americans said they approve of the way Obama is handling his job, according to a poll conducted over the weekend, the first time he's…
The University of Idaho implemented a “strategic hiring freeze” in fiscal year 2009. It's now down 44 regular faculty and 36 staff positions, not including changes in part-timers; the total reduction in full-time equivalent employees from the general education budget is 136. Add in 73…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy asks, "Am I hopelessly out of touch? Having dinner at the Rusty Moose in Airway Heights -- not fine dining but not fast food -- and I'm wondering why grown men think it's okay to eat dinner with their baseball…
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.
