I couldn't believe that JimmyMAC tossed HucksOnline under the bus at the Coeur Group candidates forum. Jimmy was one of three Coeur Group panelists questioning the 9 candidates. During one turn, Jimmy mentioned that he'd culled information for his question from ... (wait for it)…
A bird stands on a cow's head near Eight Mile Grove, Neb., Thursday. Weeks of warm, dry weather has led to dangerous conditions throughout parts of the Midwest just as farmers head into field to harvest their crops. In central Nebraska, exhaust from one combine…
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has fallen below 4 percent for the first time in history. For the lucky few with good jobs and stable finances, it's a rare opportunity to save potentially thousands of dollars each year. For most people, it's…
5:08 p.m. Unattended death of 88YO man reported on Bermuda Grass Lane/Rathdrum. 4:53 p.m. Ruth reports someone has burglarized her place after kicking door down. 4:21 p.m. Adult probation reports a wanted man is in the Dalton Avenue/CdA office. 3:43 p.m. Woman on Burma/Harrison reports…
Raptor biologist Jane Fink released a Golden Eagle as part of the annual Coeur d'Alene Tribe Elders Dinner at the Coeur d'Alene Casino in Worley on Thursday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Spokane murder victim worked as prostitute/Meghann Cuniff, S&G 100YO Twin Falls woman's Letterman appearance…
Unelected bureaucrats, creating rules and regulations, running an extreme agenda in a government agency on the taxpayer’s dime. We’re talking the Tea Party’s view of EPA, right? Nope. We’re talking about the Tea Party itself in Bonner County. Bonner County’s “Property Rights Council” is meeting…
Protesters hold carnations in their mouths in Bucharest, Romania, today, during the Romanian version of the Slut Walk march. The Slut Walk, a protest against harassment of women initiated by the outfits they wear or their behavior in public, was the first of it's kind…
1. Sayler, Bruning, & Gookin were best prepared, most knowledgeable, & came across very well. 2. Mitchell & Aujay were least knowledgeable. But I give Mitchell props for being humorous about it. 3. Edinger isn’t a great speaker. But he presented well last night. I’m…
In response to a question re: whether Idaho plans to sell land to China, Gov. Butch Otter told a Woman's Day crowd in Boise today: “No -- that's the answer. I don't know how that got so convoluted, but I guess it had to do…
Westboro Baptist Church announced plans Wednesday night to protest Steve Jobs’s funeral, sending the message out. . .wait for it. . . via Twitter for iPhone. Margie Phelps, daughter of the small church’s founder and the lawyer who represented the church during their First Amendment…
First lady Michelle Obama plays soccer on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington today as part of a Let's Move! clinic. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Question: Are you a decent soccer player?
Saying Eric Holder is "either lying or grossly incompetent,' 1st Congressional District Rep. Raul Labrador today called for the attorney general's resignation. Labrador has joined a list of Republicans criticizing Holder's May 3 testimony about Operation Fast and Furious, a gun trafficking network established in…
The verdict is in. Anyone desiring to watch the upcoming federal trial of Karl Thompson Jr. – the Spokane cop whose deadly encounter with Otto Zehm earned him an excessive force charge – must fill up the tank and travel 200 miles to Yakima. Apparently…
Hunter Moore’s name is spot on - at 12 years old the Hansen boy already is somewhat of a hunting fanatic. His family’s kitchen table was recently covered in gear — his gear: Bright orange vests, an olive-colored hat, toilet paper — “because you HAVE…
Protesters gather on the front steps of the Idaho Capitol in Boise on Wednesday. The group, Occupy Boise, organized the demonstration against corporate America to show solidarity with protests that started last month outside the New York Stock Exchange. Idaho Statesman story. (AP Photo/Jessie L.…
Shoshone Conservative: Butch Otter would be another George W. Bush. Think about it - there’s, actually, a lot of similarties between the two, except Otter was actually a SUCCESSFUL business executive, and he married money, rather than being born into it. Otherwise - same style…
An apple with tributes written on it is part of a memorial for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on the sidewalk in front of an Apple store, in Boston, this morning. Jobs died Wednesday at 56. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) 10 products that defined Steve Jobs' career…
11:59 a.m. PFPD Blue is stopping to check on female door-to-door saleswoman. 11:43 a.m. Officer describes transient camp in trees @ I-90 & Sherman as "hobo jungle." 11:41 a.m. PFPD Blue: Disable vehicles "left junk behind" when removed from Staples & Chase. 11:39 a.m. Possible…
In a Moscow-Pullman Daily News editorial, Lee Rozen applauds Moscow High's decision to play Coeur d'Alene High in a football game Friday: "As a parent, it's impossible not to be sympathetic. The Bears don't have a lot of extra players. If they hope to do…
Six candidates for Coeur d'Alene City Council seats favor a public vote on proposed McEuen Field improvements. (One or two candidates didn't directly answer the question posed by Coeur Group panelists). Those who definitely support a vote on the McEuen Field upgrade were: Ron Edinger,…
Wednesday Poll: That Latter-day Saints advertising campaign, "I Am A Mormon," has a way to go, according to the HucksOnline poll. 84 of 199 respondents (42.21%) few Mormonism negatively. 52 of 199 respondents (31.66%) are neutral on the religion. 52 of 199 respondents (26.13%) viewed…
We all know football can be a violent sport, but the high school team in Priest River is paying the price of the game in head injuries. Nine players have received concussions this season, and one man is in a medically induced coma and the…
One more thing before I leave Coeur d'Alene City Council candidate Steve Adams today. After the meeting, I asked Adams about the introduction he used to describe himself to the 155 other North Idaho Patriots for Ron Paul 2012 on the group's Web page: "I…
Easily, Steve Adams was the most negative of the Coeur d'Alene City Council candidates at the Coeur Group forum last night. When asked to say something positive about the current council members, he said: "They have been most effective in unifying the city against them."…
Now that Sarah Palin has bowed out of the presidential race and the country faces the dreadful prospect of watching Barack Obama run against Mitt Romney for the next 13 months, New York Times columnist Gail Collins (pictured in New York Times photo) is renewing…
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.
