Don't you still wish that we celebrated Lincoln's birthday today and Washington's birthday Feb. 22, instead of the generic Presidents' Day, which means little to anyone? There are some presidents that I'd celebrate on Presidents Day. But there's a bunch who simply took up space…
In this image taken from video provided by KABC-TV, the cabin in Big Bear, Calif. where ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner is believed to be barricaded inside is in flames today. (AP Photo/KABC-TV) The dramatic manhunt for a fugitive ex-LAPD cop who killed at…
In route to Seattle, somewhere between the frozen over Sprague Lake and the occasionally odorous Moses Lake, I looked out the passenger window and lamented over the dreariness of the scenery. If you wonder what scenery I speak of, I can only answer that you've…
On his Facebook wall, Robin Loznak of Kellogg, Ore., posts this photo, with an explanation: "This muppet-like creature was trying to eat my camera at Wildlife Safari in Winston, Ore., the other day. I had to clean its spittle off my lens when the encounter…
5:56 p.m. A trucker is weaving & driving 35 mph in 65 mph zone on s/b H41/Diagonal, Rathdrum. 5:44 p.m. Driver of red Buick possible DUI on e/b I-90/MP 10, 1 mile west of NW Blvd, CdA. 5:34 p.m. Vehicle hits deer in front of…
Wrestling is one of nine sports that was contested in the first modern Olympics in 1896. Its formal history dates back to the ancient Olympics in 708 B.C., and there are cave drawings of wrestlers that predate 3,000 B.C. And yet, the International Olympic Committee…
Rep. Linden Batemen, R-Idaho Falls, spoke passionately in support of his pro-cursive resolution, HCR 3, before the House voted 68-2 in favor of it this morning. “If we do not teach cursive, the day will come when we will not be able to read cursive…
A Berry Picker had some fun at the expense of Yours Truly & Cindy some time ago. Dunno if the individual did this for a Blogfest. But I'm using the photoshopped Batman & Robin to again advertised for Blogfest 2013, which is scheduled for 1…
The State of the Union speech is the Super Bowl for political nerds. (Trust us, we know of what we speak.) While we will know much of what President Obama plans to say and propose — like bringing home 34,000 troops from Afghanistan — before…
Some Idaho lawmakers say an Indian tribe's historic struggle with alcoholism is reason enough to block it from getting a liquor license for a new $16 million convention center. The Nez Perce tribe near Lewiston has a beer and wine license, but wants a license…
On his Slice blog today, Paul Turner posts this comic book front w/a question asking readers to name their favorite Captain Kangaroo character (choices: Mr. Green Jeans, Grandfather Clock, Mr. Moose, The Captain, Bunny Rabbit, Dancing Bear, and Other). Photo: www.pdxretro.com Burning it down/Nina Culver,…
Spokeswoman Kim Anderson of Kootenai Medical Center tells Huckleberries that a carpenters union from Kent, Wash., is picketing the Coeur d'Alene hospital. Sez Kim: "They have targeted us because Kootenai has retained a construction contractor with whom they are in a dispute. As a public…
A slip of the tongue in a KREM weather report has turned into a viral sensation of the day. In the video clip, posted on Gawker this morning, weather anchor and reporter Danielle Grant is giving the weeklong weather report: “…and then the weekend —…
When the Idaho Freedom Foundation distributed its “2013 Idaho Report on Government Waste” to every lawmaker, complete with a color drawing of a cigar-smoking pig in sunglasses raking in gambling-table winnings labeled “TAXES” on the cover, it had a little extra tucked inside: A pitch…
Senate Democrats “boycotted” a legislative luncheon with the Idaho School Boards Association this afternoon, to protest a series of controversial collective bargaining bills. Or so says one of the Democrats, Branden Durst of Boise. But Senate Minority Leader Michelle Stennett says Durst may have misspoken.…
"One of the weirdest things about living in the Pacific NW is that you have to start taking Idaho seriously as a state" -- Producer Bill Oakley of "Portlandia" in Twitter exchange with Cindy Hval that began with Oakley dissing Spokane. Question: Can you see…
Spanish bull fighter Alberto Aguilar looks at a Dolores Aguirre Ybarra's ranch fighting bull during a bullfight at San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona northern Spain. Spain's Parliament is expected to agree to debate whether bullfighting should be declared of cultural interest to the entire nation,…
11;53 a.m. Out-of-control 8YO student is throwing items @ Prairie View Elementary/PF. 11:47 a.m. 72YO female is disoriented & may be having stroke on Alfalfa Loop/PF. 11:46 a.m. Someone reports seeing missing child (11:37 item) walking away from school at 9 this morning, n/b on…
On his Facebook wall, Kevin Taylor discusses the Twitter dust-up between "Portlandia" producer Bill Oakley and Cindy Hval re: Oakley dissing Spokane: "So some civic tribalism has whipped up this morning after a producer for Portlandia tweeted some smack about finding a 20-page special section…
Atlanta Braves pitchers, from left to right, Brandon Beachy, Alex Wood and Craig Kimbrel stretch during a spring training baseball workout Tuesday in Kissimmee, Fla. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
HB 62, the bill to provide a sales tax exemption to anti-abortion pregnancy resource clinics like Brandi Swindell’s Stanton Healthcare in Boise, has passed the House on a 58-12 vote, with only Democrats opposing the bill. Rep. Kelly Packer, R-McCammon, said she opposes abortion in…
Monday Poll: A plurality of Hucks Nation is not excited to see the return of hydroplane racing to the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene. 98 of 203 respondents (48.28%) said they weren't excited about news that Lake Coeur d'Alene has been added to the hydroplane…
Gonzaga's Mike Hart and Drew Barham share playing time at the No 3 position for the Zags. The pair shoot around before practice on Monday afternoon. Jim Meehan story about Gonzaga plans for upcoming game at Saint Marys here. (SR photo: Dan Pelle) Idaho Records/Sherry…
Directly from Cindy's Facebook wall to your eyes: Last night the producer of Portlandia dissed Alaska Airlines Magazine and Spokane (also Idaho, but that's another story), saying, "This is the kind of thing you find in Alaska Air magazine and it's like a 20 page…
Revelers yell for beads and trinkets during the Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans on Monday. Today is "Mardi Gras," which is French for "Fat Tuesday," according to Wikipedia. It refers "to the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty…
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.
