Sometime today, Huckleberries Online will hit 2.4 million page-views for the year. That's 200,000 less than last year when the blog reached 2.6 million page-views. But it's still a solid number. Our experience with a finicky Disqus system for more than a month in the…
A member of the All Veterans Parachute Team drops into the stadium with an American Flag before Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game between the Navy Midshipmen and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders today in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt Strasen)
Gonzaga junior guard Gary Bell Jr., has a broken hand and will out “for a while” according to Gonzaga coach Mark Few, who announced the injury on his weekly radio show on Monday. The Zags top three scorers have been hobbling. But No. 24 Gonzaga,…
There's something missing in the evolution of Barbie it would seem. There is a wonderfully nonsensical debate going on as to whether or not there should be a plus size Barbie. The purists say absolutely not. I must agree to the extent that Barbie is…
Time 2 Vote ... Dallas Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar (89) scores a touchdown against Philadelphia Eagles inside linebacker DeMeco Ryans (59) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Waco Tribune Herald/ Jose Yau) Weekend Winner (tie, w/6…
5:23 p.m. Unknown medical emergency @ 2800 block of E. Harrison/CdA. 5:18 p.m. 2 males are "messing with" station wagon in alley b/n 4th/Railroad, Post Falls. 5:17 p.m. Motorist in white Mazda driving w/o lights @ n/b Pleasantview/I-90, Post Falls. 5:12 p.m. Chevy Suburban almost…
On her Slight Detour blog, Marianne Love writes of another military tragedy that has hit Sandpoint: "Another sad time in Sandpoint as the community has learned that one of its own has paid the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan. Capt. David Lyon (Lissy), a 2008 graduate…
A fairly routine item to buy a much-needed loader-mounted snow blower for the city streets department led to a split vote of the Coeur d'Alene City Council in the last meeting of the year. Street Superintendent Tim Martin asked the council for permission to buy…
On his Facebook wall, Don Sausser posts: "The Coeur d'Alene Resort's Boardwalk dragon is still spitting fire." question: Has anyone taken a cruise to see the lighted boardwalk displays and North Pole this year?
Officers responded to 3rd St and Spruce Ave at about 2:30 Sunday morning for a possible injury crash. The reporting party was Scotts Taxi. While Officers investigated the crash, it was determined that both male drivers involved had been drinking. Both drivers were arrested for…
There are two prominent governors who are potential standard bearers of their party’s nomination for President in 2016 and are modern reincarnations of the 15th century Italian Renaissance writer’s model “Prince.” Both are of Italian descent, coincidentally, and both are savvy enough not to claim…
On his Johnson Report blog, Marc Johnson posts about two brights spots in an otherwide dismal 2013: From the partisan breakdown in Washington politics, including the now distant memory of a pointless and costly shutdown of the federal government and the more recent abandonment of…
Think of Patrick O’Conner as an older brother with a message for the baby boomers who are resolved to getting old and harbor a malaise for life and relationships: change your mind. A year ago, O’Conner weighed 290 pounds, was on the verge of divorce…
The Polar Bear Plunge is once again set for its traditional time and place, noon on New Year's Day at Sanders Beach. About 500 people are expected to run into the lake, dive under, and run back out even faster. The first unofficial Polar Bear…
Bobblehead dolls representing Supreme Court justices are shown. They are some of the rarest bobblehead dolls ever produced. They’re released erratically. They’re given away for free, not sold. And if you get a certificate to claim one, you have to redeem it at a Washington,…
11:32 a.m. Possible DUI driver of gray F250 pickup @ w/b H54/H95, Athol. 11:31 a.m. Black Labrador trying to find its way back to surface roads from I-90/MP 6 (Seltice Way). 11:23 a.m. Male & female involved in verbal domestic @ apartments @ 701 Lincoln…
' Twas a black freezing drizzle all night filled the air; came the morrow he landed on his derriere. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
It's been a year of change in Kootenai County. We said goodbye to many longtime local officials, and are welcoming a fresh batch of newsmakers to government leadership positions. A major change in the physical landscape of downtown Coeur d'Alene took place throughout the year,…
If you’re looking to be hired by Bonner County in 2014, you may want to consider kicking tobacco as a New Year’s resolution. The county is slated to reconsider a proposal to avoid hiring new employees who smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco, according to Commissioner…
Freshman Idaho Rep. Brandon Hixon, R-Caldwell, has defaulted on his home mortgage and hasn’t paid a house payment since June of 2012, four months before he was elected to the Legislature. The news, first reported by the Caldwell Guardian and detailed in a Sunday article…
Megan Jeffs, 19, watches the controversial megaload move through Marsing on Saturday. A handful of protestors brought signs to demonstrate against the 450-ton, 380-foot refinery equipment on its way to Canada. It's bound for the oil sands that surround Fort McMurray, though a spokeswoman for…
Weekend Poll: A supermajority of Hucks Nation doesn't make New Year's resolutions. 103 of 143 respondents (72.03%) said they don't make New Year's resolutions. Only 10 of 143 respondents (6.99%) said they make resolutions every year. But no one said they keep New Year's resolutions.…
JohnA: Today (Saturday), we're visiting my sister and her husband at the CDA Resort, as they enjoy a free night in the Jaeger Suite. They won the poker run this summer and this is their reward. Pretty cool, since it's been a while since I've…
I cannot believe the city of Coeur d’Alene is allowing all these taco stands to be set up in nearly every business parking lot in town. Shame on the city! Our town is looking more like Tijuana every day. This would have never been allowed…
Organizers of a predator derby in Idaho say 21 coyotes but no wolves were shot by about 60 hunters. Steve Alder of Idaho for Wildlife, the weekend event's promoter, said the low tally helps prove sport hunting isn't a very effective tool in managing Idaho's…
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.
