Five days until Punxsatawney Phil. One week until the Super Bowl. Three weeks until Major League spring training -- and Blogfest 2012 at the Fort Ground Grill. One month until March Madness. We're transitioning toward spring and the beginning of the 10th year of HucksOnline.…
Following is the announcement made by Adam Johnson of Coeur d'Alene today that he will run for Kootenai County sheriff. Johnson is a Coeur d'Alene businessman who was involved in a December 2009 shooting that wounded two Mose Lake men. Johnson didn't say which party…
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, is given photographs of himself to sign as he campaigns at Lanco Paint Company in Orlando, Fla., Friday. Romney and Gingrich square off over immigration and other issues as they look to woo Hispanics a day after…
Sen. Joyce Broadsword, R-Sagle, says she's weighing her options, now that the new legislative redistricting plan shifts her into a different district, where she wouldn't have to face ally Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, if she ran for another term. “I haven't had a chance to…
President Barack Obama embraced the idea of federal action to restrain the rapidly increasing cost of higher education, giving a boost to a long-simmering policy idea that has gained steam amid growing frustration with rising tuition. His proposal that colleges and universities cut costs or…
Actor Matthew Modine is in Spokane this weekend, in part to promote fundraisers to restore two iconic Spokane landmarks. He’s helping raise money for Mary Lou’s Milk Bottle and Ferguson’s Café, two Garland District historic buildings badly damaged in a Sept. 25 blaze. “I see…
RE: Spencer: Why John Green was a no-show at sheriff's forum/HucksOnline ReaganRepub2: As I am the person that contacted the Sheriff Candidates for the meeting I can tell you what happened. A week and a half ago I contacted Keith, Bob and Ben and they…
JohnA: I’m not sure why any sane person would want to serve in this state’s legislature. Whenever I’ve testified before them over the years I’ve always come away with a feeling of disconnect. I believe that’s because there are really three Idahos. There’s the Mormon-dominated…
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.
