In the comments section, you can read some of my observations about the Coeur d'Alene City Council debates televised on CDATV this evening. Local-access Channel 19 will re-broadcast the debates. I'll try to remember to post a schedule. You can also find video of the…
Coeur d'Alene City Clerk Susan Weathers tells HucksOnline that the Hayden City Council candidate debate on CDATV has been cancelled because challenge Chris LaMarr has a conflict today. Meanwhile, debates for the Coeur d'Alene council races will be broadcast live on CDATV Channel 19 at…
Pianist Lang Lang, center, rehearses with chief conductor Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra Wednesday in Philadelphia. Lang, 29 from China, is joining the symphony for three performances of Liszt's famed Piano Concerto No. 1 along with other selections. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
No, really, if you heard me, you would know I can’t sing. In Church I am like Bill Cosby… remember he talked about his brother Russell and he singing, but only mouthing the words. And how he almost got caught as he had mouth the…
5:13 p.m. Caller reports an animal is injured after being hit @ 15th & Locust/CdA. 5:08 p.m. Unwanted individuals are soliciting in trail court off Gueneveres/PF. 4:57 p.m. Someone is unconscious after 2-vehicle, blocking crash on n/b H95 & Dakota/Hayden. (Update: 2 women taken to…
"It's a fall thing to do," said Phil Provost as he swept the moss from the roof of his house in Coeur d'Alene on Thursday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Sagle legislator will to quit as a result of redistricting/AP Boise State exist fee from MWC…
With the ink barely dry on Idaho's redistricting maps, one senator has announced she's leaving following the 2012 session: Joyce Broadsword of Sagle. The four-term Republican was pushed into a district where Broadsword would have faced Republican Sen. Shawn Keough in next May's primary if…
The State Board of Education on Thursday approved several tweaks to Boise State football coach Chris Petersen’s contract. The vote was 6-0 with two board members absent. Petersen’s automatic one-year extensions for every season in which the Broncos win eight games now will include a…
Well, of course, the City owned the Library all along. That’s not the issue. The issue is, once again, the reactive approach by highly-paid city staff to a long-standing issue during an election campaign. It’s becoming predictable. In today’s Press, an article states that the…
In the category of "Actresses Who Have Lived In Idaho," SR Slice buddy Paul Turner posts this photo on his blog of Christina Hendricks of “Mad Men.” She lived in Twin Falls as a child, Paul reports. BTW, if you love nostalgia and Paul's snippets…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a fascinating report today measuring suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adults older than 18 in the United States. Residents of Idaho and Washington have among the highest percentages of “suicidal thoughts” but don't rank as alarmingly high…
The end is near, again, probably. So get ready, maybe. Harold Camping, the 90-year-old radio host who famously predicted the world would end last May on the 21st, has confirmed that he believes the world will now end Friday, "probably." After God failed to deliver…
Former Spokesman-Review photographer Holly Pickett was on the scene today in Libya when rebels killed long-time dictator Moammar Gadhafi. She saw Gadhafi's body. And has been documenting what happened to the fallen leader via Twitter. Latest two tweets: "Not sure where #Gaddafi's body went. It…
In this photo published by the Lewiston Tribune today, Aaron Marshall of Boise holds a massive rainbow he caught below Dworshak Dam in July. Eric Barker of the Lewiston Tribune reports: "There are some huge fish lurking in the North Fork Clearwater River below Dworshak…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes: "On Friday Eve, I pretend my desk is clear, deadlines are met and the weekend has begun. I also empy the trash can next to my desk. What's your Friday Eve tradition?" Question: How do you put the week…
On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook wall, Linda Lantzy describes this photo: "A roadside pond near Granite Pass. The reflections of color among the rocks caught my eye, but ultimately it's a little busy for my tastes."
11:55 a.m. A white Chevy Silverado is tailgating & almost caused a crash @ H95 & Garwood. 11:37 a.m. Fortgrounds homeowner reports a parking problem in 700 block of Military/CdA. 11:15 a.m. Post Falls official reports street sign has been knocked down across from Wendy's…
Wednesday Poll: A majority of Hucks Nation believes the Tea Party controls the Kootenai County Republican Party. 77 of 150 respondents (51.33%) voted that the Tea Party controls the local Elephants. 59 of 150 (38.51%) say it doesn't. 14 (9.33%) were undecided. Today's Poll: Are…
Coeur d'Alene City Clerk Susan Weathers has provided HucksOnline with the format for this afternoon's debate on CDATV, which you can watch live on Channel 19. It'll also be rebroadcast later. The debate won't be live-streamed. But it will be posted on the Coeur d'Alene…
On the day a judge gave the order for serial killer Paul Ezra Rhoades (pictured) to die, the men who brought him to justice found little satisfaction in his looming execution. Instead, the investigators and prosecutors who worked Rhoades’ cases emphasized their limited roles nearly…
This is old news but it’s still worth a mention. Besides, the dedication of the Martin Luther King Memorial this past Sunday makes it somewhat timely. The overwhelming majority agrees it is a beautiful and fitting memorial. The 30’ granite monument on the National Mall…
On her Facebook wall, As the Lake Churns blogger Pecky Cox offers this photo of the Priest Lake waterfront in the middle of fall.
The AP and AFP services are circulating photos of Moammar Gadhafi's body after the long-time Libyan leader was killed this morning in fighting near his stronghold of Sirti. The AP images come from video screengrabs provided by Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya, says Paul Colford,…
I used to make fun of them. The people who walk through grocery stores, animatedly chatting with invisible friends. The folks at movie theaters with winking blue lights behind their ears. The self-important ones who cannot disconnect from their Bluetooth devices while dining out, visiting…
Courtney Rainville (pictured in Trae Patton/NBC photo) left the set of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" Tuesday night with less than she started out with, making her stint on the show a success. Rainville, 25, was eliminated from the cast during week five of the reality…
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.
