Wednesday-Thursday Poll: A supermajority of Hucks Nation believes in God. 162 of 225 respondents (72%) said "yes" to the question: "Do you believe in God." 63 of 225 respondents (28%) said "no." Today's Question: Are Coeur d'Alene police doing a good job limiting problems/crime caused…
InThePines (re: Gookin asks Longo to watch vagrants): I, along with many others, agree with Mr. Gookin. This City continues to recruit the homeless and until the reigns are pulled in, it will continue. My wife/dtr. went into the Library restroom last week and it…
Julie Titone with a copy of Boocoo Dinky Dow, her late ex-husband's war memoir. (Inlander photo: Young Kwak) Julie Titone, former regional editor of the SR's Coeur d'Alene office and now communications director of WSU, has self-published a book about her ex-husband's experiences in Vietnam.…
On her Facebook wall, Cindy writes: "A friend's divorce was finalized today. Trying to wrap my mind around the fact that you really can unlove someone. Also, a bit worried about who gets custody of me." Question: What happens to you when friends divorce? Do…
Gay rights activists and backers of same-sex marriage plan to hold a nationwide "kiss-in" at Chick-fil-A restaurants on Friday to protest the fast-food chain president's opposition to homosexual unions. Same Sex Kiss Day is a reaction to comments last month from Dan Cathy, who said…
Tough times call for tough questions. And that includes considering breaking traditions in the name of other priorities. The Post Falls City Council on Tuesday night will consider whether the city should include sponsoring Post Falls Days in its fiscal 2013 budget, but other events…
U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the balance beam during the Artistic Gymnastic women's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London. Douglas won the individual all-around women's title Thursday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) Question: What does it mean for the country to have…
Just when you were wondering what great entertainment might tide you over 'til the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo arrive, Art on the Green opens its aesthetic arms to you. There's no better way to usher in the last full month of summer than by…
JEERS ... to former state Rep. Maurice Clements, R-Caldwell. Thanks to him Idaho is back on the map.This time, it's a sign Clements operates as co-executor of the late Ralph Smeed's foundation.On the left side is a smirking James Holmes, the suspect in the Aurora,…
The Coeur d'Alene finance employee fired for allegedly embezzling city funds had been convicted for stealing an Oregon company's money years ago. Sheryl Lynn Carroll, 51 - who was fired July 24 after she failed to show up for a personnel meeting to discuss allegations…
I'm back from my personal errand. Blogging at Huckleberries Online will resume in 10, 9, 8 ... Meanwhile, feel free to continue using this Wild Card to start your own threads ...
United States' Michael Phelps is seen on a giant display as he listens to the national anthem after receiving his gold medal for the men's 200-meter individual medley swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London…
During the summer before my junior year of high school in Burlington, Vermont, I spent a few weeks with my older sister's family in Southern California. Like many 16-year-old boys, I secretly wished that I was a bit cooler and more confident. So one of…
Idaho's 1st District Democratic nominee Jimmy Farris said Thursday that "transparency in our elected officials is of the utmost importance" and released a decade of federal tax returns. (Links are below.) Farris said he was doing so in the spirit for former GOP presidential candidate…
Cindy snapped this photo of the crowd awaiting a performance on the main street of Wallace during the recent Blues Festival. You can read about the experience she and her family had in visiting Wallace for the first time -- and the bluesfest here. UI…
5:03 p.m. Psychological problem reported by Prairie Family Medicine, 1130 W. Prairie/Hayden. 4:45 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Aug. 1-2 here. 4:37 p.m. Male in tan pickup w/canopy is faking ramming other drivers to get them out of the way @ H95…
Shelby County lawmakers have voted to pursue a subpoena to discover the names of anonymous online commenters. The subpoena seeks the real names of those who commented on stories on The Commercial Appeal’s website about the Memphis school board between November 2010 and July 2012,…
Coeur d’Alene Police are looking for Michael Graham Wilkins, 28, of Coeur d’Alene, for his alleged involvement in stealing checks out of mailboxes, forging his name on them and then cashing them. Wilkins is believed to be in the company of Lacey Lynn Fugate, 17,…
Why was Coeur d'Alene formed? As we approach the 125th anniversary of the founding of the city (It is either Friday (Aug. 3) or Wednesday, Aug. 29 (depending on which reference in the early City minutes is correct), it is worth a quick look at…
A new website emerged today that questions the safety of the City of Spokane and the staffing levels of the Spokane Police Department. Fliers advertising SpokaneSucks.com appeared Thursday morning throughout the city. The website is linked to Jared Bartlett, 28, of Post Falls. Bartlett, a…
County Clerk Cliff Hayes announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho has awarded Kootenai County a civil judgment against former Chief Deputy Clerk Sandra K. Martinson and her husband Terry Martinson. (The judgment is attached.) “The taxpayers of Kootenai County…
Karen Kraft walks though a shaft of light from a skylight as she instructs ballet dancers on Thursday at Ballet Arts Academy in Spokane. (SR photo: Tyler Tjomsland) Beautiful piano music echoed down the halls of Ballet Arts Academy in downtown Spokane on a recent…
A University of Idaho attorney says the school can't control what students do on private property outside of school hours, and so it can't be held liable for injuries a 19-year-old sophomore sustained when she fell out a fraternity window after a party. Lewiston attorney…
Responding to a constituents concern (and photo) re: the increasing number of vagrants, homeless in Coeur d'Alene, Councilman Dan Gookin exchanged emails with Police Chief Wayne Longo (which Huckleberries Online obtained via a public records request). This is the first of those exchanges, sent at…
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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