On a 4-2 vote, with Councilmen Dan Gookin and Steve Adams (pictured) dissenting, the Coeur d'Alene City Council supported a 2% property tax hike for the 2012-13 budget. The action came after Adams reminded the council of his pledge not to vote to increase property…
Our Idaho governor, the bulk of our Idaho legislative delegation and the majority of Idahoans don’t much like the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. There was the slim hope that Republicans would gain control of the Senate following the 2010 midterm elections and reverse…
Sharon Mease's childhood was typical for a conservative Baptist family. Her family attended church often, and most of her friends and acquaintances also were church members. But when she was 14, a question became fixed in her mind: Was any of it real? "There was…
Bill Clinton is back. Back to where he stood in the public’s eye at inauguration. Two-thirds of Americans surveyed have a favorable opinion of the 42nd president of the United States, the Gallup Poll has found – and that 66 percent approval places him back…
This June 23 file photo provided by USA Track & Field shows the third-place finish of the women's 100-meter final from a photo-finish camera, shot at 3,000-frames-per-second, during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh, in foreground,…
Traveler (re: Bill Hall: When babies fly): My wife and I were on a flight from Los Angeles to Seattle a few years ago. About an hour into the flight, a baby right across the aisle from us started crying extremely loudly and didn’t stop…
OrangeTV: The idea of “gangs” hanging out downtown at night is simply ridiculous and indeed, the notion does come across as rich white people paranoia. Guess what, it was at lot rougher in downtown CdA in the 1960s-1980s. I’m sure there were old biddies upset…
Arpie: Here’s a report on the Sandpoint Bypass: In short, despite my nay-saying, I must say it is fantastic. First of all it has accomplished it’s goal. Downtown Sandpoint is a more peaceful, less hurried and safer place. Last weekend is traditionally one of our…
We should be entering the dog days of summer on Wednesday. But most of you realize that summer is only about a month old in reality. It rained through June and into mid-July with a break to celebrate the 4th of July. Still, we've had…
United States' Matthew Grevers, right, and France's Camille Lacourt start in the men's 100-meter backstroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London today. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) Question: I accidentally saw who won this race, as…
Warner Bros. and New Line have cleared all hurdles to creating a third installment of "The Hobbit" and are moving forward with the project, director Peter Jackson announced Monday. Unlike the first two films, which unspool over consecutive Christmas frames, the final "Hobbit" installment was…
5:54 p.m. Dog being kept in hot vehicle w/windows rolled up @ Triple Play, 175 E. Orchard/Hayden. 5:46 p.m. Undisclosed theft reported in 8500 block of Cloverleaf Drive/Hayden. 5:37 p.m. Possible protective order violation reported at KMC. 5:31 p.m. Hayden WalMart reports apprehending a shoplifter.…
Bill Love and his wife, Slight Detour blogger Marianne, loaded up their bikes Sunday evening and took their maiden voyage over the new bike path along Sand Creek. "Again," posts Marianne, superlatives are all I can think of as descriptive words for this wonderful gift…
A $5,000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest of the person or persons responsible for the Arson fire that occurred last evening at 1609 E. Nettleton Gulch, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The fire loss and damage to all four structures is estimated…
Robert Pattinson has reportedly asked Kristen Stewart to break dawn somewhere else. The Hollywood heartthrob requested his girlfriend of three years move out of their $6 million Los Angeles mansion after she admitted to a marathon makeout session with a married director, People.com reported Monday.…
The Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington/North Idaho march proudly along the parade route w/flags flying during the annual Hayden Days event that took place Friday and Saturday. (Carolyn Lamberson, special to Huckleberries Online) 10 things about Thursday/A Butterfly Moment Can't buy me love -- or…
Babies don't have to go to the movies. But sometimes they need to fly. When babies fly and cry, some grumpy adult passengers forget where they themselves came from and get all riled and huffy about having to endure a little shrieker on board. Mind…
The Democratic Party is moving to include support for gay marriage in the official party platform for the first time, a Democratic official said Monday, marking a key milestone for advocates of same-sex unions. The party's platform drafting committee voted to include language backing gay…
Even Maurice Clements says the message he posted on a Caldwell electronic billboard might have been “poorly done." That’s an understatement, albeit after the fact. But the billboard remained up Monday, showing President Barack Obama alongside Colorado movie theater mass murder suspect James Holmes —…
Annika Dries, left, of the United States pushes the ball away from Dora Czigany of Hungary during their women's water polo preliminary round match at the 2012 Summer Olympics Monday in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Question: Have you ever played Marco Polo in the pool?
As Seth Collins finished his penne pasta at a Lexington restaurant, he called over the waitress to fulfill his brother's dying wish. He explained to her that his 30-year-old brother Aaron recently passed away, but that he'd left instructions in his will to leave a…
On his Facebook wall, Digger complains: "So Cindy Hval gets front paged for witty observations about her cats -- and I complete a rather massive patio project involving the building of a retaining wall, moving and leveling 5.5 cubic yards of gravel and hand mixing/pouring…
Joker: How was your Sunday service? Did anybody confront you? DFO: Sunday AM services were good. Per usual. Pastor Steve Massey delivered another strong sermon on the Lord Jesus: The Bread of Life. Sweet fellowship at Hayden Bible Church. Per usual. No problems of any…
On his Facebook wall, MikeK writes: "The woman behind me has a baby on her lap. Baby drops bottle in our row, I pick it up. She thanks me, then says to her baby 'nice grandpa got the bottle for you.' While it's possible that…
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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