I appreciate the Up Front column by William Spence in the Lewiston Tribune today. Can you imagine how boring things would be at the state Capitol if the current bumper crop of self-absorbed Republican leaders weren't in place. We'd be wading through another year of…
US Cultural Ambassador and former NBA basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spins a basketball as he visits children in the Alemao complex slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, earlier today. Abdul-Jabbar is visiting Brazil from through Saturday to meet with underserved youth in Salvador and Rio…
After being stranded in a blizzard in the Blue Mountains for more than a week, Sarah Warden (pictured) came close to giving up hope of getting out alive. "It was a nightmare," said the 26-year-old Clarkston woman. "The snow kept building up, and the wind…
5:47 p.m. Possible DUI in red Ford pickup passing transfer station @ Pleasantview & Prairie/PF. 5:39 p.m. TJ Maxx @ 430 W. Wilbur/Hayden reports catching a shoplifter. 5:29 p.m. 3-vehicle accident is blocking onramp on I-90 @ M/P 34 (H3/Rose Lake junction). 5:12 p.m. A…
Always nice to have an NBA All Star on your bench. Gonzaga Prep girls varsity basketball coach Mark Arte kneels on the floor as Assistant Coach John Stockton watches, seated, behind him during a game against Shadle Tuesday. Stockton's daughters are members of the team.…
If the nearly full parking lot was any indication, Moscow couldn't wait to get its Walmart back. Hundreds of eager shoppers flooded into the remodeled store for its grand reopening Wednesday, and were able to pluck discounted products from its expanded departments and all-new grocery…
At the sheriff's candidates forum, sponsored by the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans, sheriff's Major Ben Wolfinger talks with Bob Balser. HucksOnline received this report from sheriff's forum staged by Reagan Republicans at noon today: "Ben Wolfinger's theme seemed to be Wolfinger's experience. Most Conservative Republicans…
North Idaho College Vice President for Instruction Jay Lee announced Thursday his plans to resign from NIC after accepting the presidency at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo., a junior college with approximately 2,400 students. NJC is part of the Colorado Community College System, which…
Boss Denney, left, and Stormin' Norman launched their lawsuit after the Idaho Supreme Court tossed out the six-member panel's unanimously adopted redistricting plan. Crow and Hansen, claimed Denney and Semanko, were too easy on the Democrats. To preclude a repeat, Denney wanted to appoint former…
Idaho's six citizen redistricting commissioners have been working straight through since 9 this morning, either in small working groups or as a full commission; they worked through lunch, while reviewing all seven of the plans that already have been submitted to the commission that have…
Jon Kitna, left, a former Seattle Seahawk/NFL quarterback, embraces his first football coach, Harry Snead, before being formerly introduced as the new Lincoln head football coach to staff and the media at the school's library today in Tacoma, Wash. Kitna is a graduate of the…
"Feeling bad. ... After 8 years on deer infested Fernan Hill, I finally hit one this morning. ... not cool" Tom Torgerson of Coeur d'Alene via Facebook wall. Question: Have you ever hit a deer/elk/moose on the road?
Montana has the eighth best business tax climate in the U.S. (Idaho #21, Oregon #13, Washington #7, and Wyoming #1), a national study has concluded. The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan educational organization based in Washington, D.C., issues its rankings each year. Montana dropped a spot…
Dalton Gardens Republican Rep. Vito Barbieri, who a year ago labeled the Affordable Care Act "socialism," and sponsored a nullification bill of what he called "Obamacare," this year has another federal behemoth in his crosshairs: the Transportation Security Administration. In an interview with the Idaho…
Let's kill every wolf in Montana. Sounds like a popular idea these days among hunters. While we're at it, let's kill every grizzly bear, every black bear and every mountain lion. Throw in golden eagles, bald eagles, rattlesnakes and coyotes. We'd be left with a…
Second grade at Jefferson Elementary, Mrs. Pendergast attempted to teach us about cultural heritage. She explained, “For example, my mother’s family is from Germany and my father’s family came from Ireland, so I’m half German and half Irish.”Excitedly, kids raised their hands to share their…
Lawmakers from the leftist Palikot's Movement cover their faces with masks as they protest against ACTA, or the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, during a parliament session, in Warsaw, Poland, earlier today, after the Polish government signed the agreement. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz) Top…
Here's the leaderboard for Jim Camden's Weekly Quiz. As you will notice, no one from HucksOnline has cracked the Top 24 spots this week. Whazzamatter with you guys? Now, give it a shot for a $50 gift certificate to the Davenport Hotel in downtown Coeur…
11:41 a.m. Resident of 8500 block of Meadow Brook/Rathdrum reports a loose pitbull has chased her family & her into house. She's concerned about a cat that's still outside. 11:30 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Jan. 25-26 here. 11:04 a.m. Party involved…
Rocky Mountain College had an outbreak of bedbugs in one of its residence halls last semester and is continuing to treat two vacant rooms to make sure the pests don't return. Brad Nason, Rocky's vice president for student life, said Wednesday that the infestation started…
Five students were recently suspended and charged with being minors in possession of alcohol for allegedly drinking Jell-O shots at Kalispell Middle School, according to a letter sent to parents by school officials on Wednesday. In the letter, Principal Barry Grace confirmed the incident, which…
Update: House OKs anti-Occupy bill 54-16 and: Hart, 2 other Republicans oppose/Eye On Boise Rep. Phylis King, D-Boise, said she originally thought the anti-Occupy bill, HB 404, sought to abridge 1st Amendment freedoms, but after reading an Attorney General's opinion and studying the law, concluded…
Wednesday Poll: By a slim plurality, Hucks Nation can't wait to vote President Obama out of office, following his State of the Union address Tuesday. 80 of 212 respondents (37.74%) said they can't wait to vote against Obama this November. However, 74 of 212 respondents…
In a big table in a small room on the first floor of the Capitol stand six paper tents with the names of six redistricting commissioners: Republicans Dolores Crow, Randy Hansen and Sheila Olsen, and Democrats Ron Bietelspacher, Shauneen Grange and Elmer Martinez. The names…
Dave LaFountaine, project supervisor for Burton Construction, guides in the new Spokane Falls Community College planetarium dome on the school's campus Wednesday in Spokane. The dome, built by Burton Construction, weights 17,000 pounds and is 30 feet in diameter. Jim Camden SR story here. (SR…
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.
