Also: "Rent" opens at Lake City Playhouse without incident/Bill Buley, CdA Press Friday was opening night for the small stage version of "Rent" in Coeur d’Alene. The content of the play is a hot issue because some characters are gay and have aids. A group…
Boise State President Bob Kustra (shown in Boise State photo) has been a vocal opponent of an NCAA proposal to give student-athletes an additional $2,000 stipend. During an interview with American Public Media's Kai Ryssdal on "Marketplace," Kustra gave made his strongest comments to date…
Who wins the battle of the sexes when it comes to driving? A new survey gives the win to women drivers. The national numbers show women are less likely to cause a serious accident or be arrested for drunk driving. A difference in attitude may…
I figured out the problem that had caused my police scanner to go quiet over the last 2 days. I accidentally had locked out at least 2 key frequencies -- Post Falls & one of the ISP channels. I fixed the problem last night. So…
A model wears a creation of the Filhas de Gaia fall-winter fashion collection during the Fashion Rio 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Question: Have you ever worn your hair in a ponytail?
RE: Aryan Alert/HucksOnline Harlem Renaissance (Rachel Dolezal) gives details of counter-demonstration to supremacist protest: Winkler and crew had KKK flags, signs that included “MLK was a (expletive deleted) terrorist” … amongst others. And Winkler was in military garb packing a gun on his belt. I…
5:56 p.m. Parker Toyota has questions re: re-possession of vehicle in Rathdrum area. 5:46 p.m. Injured moose lying on I-90 @ M/P 30 (halfway down 4th of July Pass). 5:35 p.m. Athol/Rathdrum area deputy alerted by BNSF RR security that boulders have been intentionally placed…
Mariners pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen, center top, poses for photos with patient Jethro Gross, 15, and the Mariner Moose Wednesday at Providence Sacred Heart Children's Hospital in Spokane during a visit by the Mariners Caravan. SR sports columnist John Blanchette follows Wilhelmsen's unusual journey to Seattle…
From Reagan Republicans Facebook page, President Jeff Ward announces: "If you missed today's KCRR Meeting, Lora Gervais and General Bob Brooke were re-elected to the KCRR Board and Jim Hightowers was newly elected. They will serve three year terms. Congratulations to Lora, Bob and Jim…
On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook page, Linda Lantzy writes of this photo taken on a side road about 10 miles north of Moscow Thursday evening: "I'd spotted a big old lone tree out in a field that I wanted to photograph at sunset last…
... Friends, families, and city officials are gathering to honor former Coeur d'Alene City Council members Al Hassell and John Bruning from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Caddy Shack. The Kootenai County Reagan Republicans might not like the two. But HucksOnline considers them…
Eating processed meat such as sausages or bacon increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. Swedish researchers analyzed data from 11 clinical trials and 6,643 pancreatic cancer patients, BBC News reported. They concluded that the risk of pancreatic cancer increases by…
"There's a few things that really shouldn't be sold in thrift stores. Underwear is one of them" -- McCall Media, via Twitter. Question: Agree/disagree?
Warina Zaya Bashou, 111, recites the oath of allegiance administered by the Hon. David Lawson, foreground as family friends Pam Shammami, left, and Steve Shammami, right, interpret during her ceremony to become a United States citizen at her home in Sterling Heights, Mich., Friday. U.S.…
... That Larry Spencer may be considering a run for Kootenai County commissioner. At least that's the buzz among county courthouse employees today. Rumor has it that Spencer has moved to Hayden. At this point, he's not registered to vote in Kootenai County. So this…
Huckleberries has learned that Shaun Winkler, who calls himself the "Imperial Wizard of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and 5-6 others are standing at the Northwest Boulevard entrance to North Idaho College on the corner of the North Idaho Museum parking lot,…
On Thursday, Rep. Janice McGeachin handed members of her House Health and Welfare Committee a little light reading: the federal health care law. All 906 pages of it. Now, don’t get me wrong. I am all for legislators reading legislation — starting with the legislation…
Crews rescued a man from the Spokane River in Riverfront Park today. The man was pulled from the river about 12:20 p.m. after rescuers responded to reports of a man hanging onto a rope in the water west of the Looff Carrousel, said Spokane Fire…
"Gone less than 24 hrs and return to find the seats on both toilets left up. Men left alone, quickly devolve" -- Cindy Hval, via Facebook. Question (for men): Do you put the toilet seat down for the females in your life?
Shame on Ben Franklin. The man who exhibited his brilliance when he said, "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy," left a glaring omission on his short list of life's inevitabilities (death and taxes). Barring the former, Friday the…
Bonnie Borba's sled dog Zathras licks its frosty face after taking a 10-mile training run on the Alaska Dog Musher's Association trail system Thursday in Fairbanks, Alaska. Borba is taking advantage of the warmer weather to get in as much training as she can before…
11:47 a.m. Caller reports either a large, shattered glass on I-90 @ H41/PF -- or a sheet of ice. 11:09 a.m. John @ a business @ Tracy & Buckles/Hayden reports possible Internet fraud. 11:01 a.m. Woman is @ Spirit Lake police office to report a…
The body of a Montana math teacher who went missing last weekend when she left her house for a run has been found, and the FBI said Friday it had one man in custody and was questioning another in connection with her disappearance. Sidney Public…
With talk of tax cuts — and less talk of a state-run health insurance exchange — Wayne Hoffman (pictured) is liking what he's hearing. Hoffman, the executive director of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a limited-government lobbying group, used his weekly column to give high marks…
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.
