A lone bald eagle perches high above the fray on a snag at Higgens Point, where photographer Duane Rasmussen snapped this photo during the noon hour today. Rich Landers/Outdoors reports the number of eagles on Lake Coeur d'Alene are declining here.
FlorineD (RE: Things that divide us): Well, in at least one blended family, the crisis involved how to slice a sandwich: parallel to the bottom edge of the bread or “corner to corner.” But Abby Van Buren would tell you about the thousands of virulent…
5:38 p.m. Tan Toyota Camri w/Hayden registration in hit-and-run @ I-90/Ramsey, CdA. 5:31 p.m. Remodling company truck being driven w/o trailer lights @ w/b I-90/Bennett Bay. 5:01 p.m. 3 people are involved in fist fight @ Huckleberry/Box Canyon, Post Falls. 4:51 p.m. Large, dead deer…
Idaho State Sen. Michelle Stennett looks on as Speaker of the House Scott Bedke talks with reporters about the upcoming 2013 legislative session at the Capitol today in Boise. The new session begins Monday Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Matt Cilley) Otter: No new taxes for 2013/KTVB…
Only two members of the editorial board are native Idahoans; the other three arrived here from elsewhere as many as three decades ago and as few as three years ago. None of us are in any hurry to leave. The natural beauty of the land…
One of Idaho’s two congressional districts will be missing in the U.S. House this year. And next. The Republican fella who normally sits in the chair reserved for Idahoans from Boise North – Raul Labrador – will likely be a non-entity. And those 650,000 or…
Photographer Duane Rasmussen provided Huckleberries with this close-up shot of "Leopold," a state of an old-time photographer, at a picturesque spot at Higgens Point on Lake Coeur d'Alene. Back bencher/Fort Boise Mr. Speaker/Johnson Post Common Link/Writing North Idaho When heaven freezes over/Slight Detour Prospects for…
Photographer Duane Rasmussen took his camera to Higgens Point at noon today where he caught this shot of two other photographers looking for a good spot to take photos of the bald eagles. The bronze statue to the left is named Leopold. You can read…
Thursday Poll: A slim majority of Hucks Nation opposes the 4-3 vote by the Coeur d'Alene City Council to add $4.2 million more in spending for amenities to the McEuen Field upgrade. 118 of 231 respondents (51.08%) oppose more spending. 105 of 231 respondents (45.45%)…
Jim Romenesko, author of a popular media matters blog, reported yesterday that “there were 30 front page New York Times obituaries in 2012 versus 14 the year before. Why? One reason is that managing editor Dean Baquet believes that a well-written obituary belongs on Page…
A case could be made that it's guns, fluoride, religion, cilantro, abortion, studded tires, bicycle riders, country music, parking meters, SUVs or Leonard Pitts. But if you asked me, the most polarizing subject in our society is women choosing to keep their last names after…
Paul Turner/The Slice blog entitles this photo, "The Wrong Way to Hold A Record Album," adding "And a few ashes from his pipe wouldn't do the vinyl any good either." Lotsa good posts by Paul today. Click here. (Illustration above: www.todaysinspiration.com) Featured Blog: Recently, Yahoo…
Sen. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho walks out of Alexandria General District Court in Alexandria, Va., earlier today after pleading guilty Friday to a misdemeanor first-offense drunken driving charge. In exchange for his plea Friday, prosecutors dropped a charge of failing to obey a traffic signal. Crapo…
On his Facebook wall, SR buddy Jesse Tinsley posts: "My favorite opera aria is from 'The Barber of Seville' and I torture my family by singing it all the time. My son, 14, wrote down the only opera he could name when he got a…
On Facebook, Christa Hazel posts: "If you are like us, you use Person Field on 15th Street for Jr. Tackle Football. Be aware that the School District wants to sell their half of the field. While the City is trying to negotiate, the school board…
(U.S. Sen. Mike) Crapo said he tried alcohol for the first time about a year ago, though he couldn’t remember the details. It was a misguided attempt to relieve stress, he said, and he always kept his use of alcohol hidden, drinking alone in his…
On her Facebook wall, Pecky Cox/As the Lake Churns in Priest Lake writes: Ahh! Sick, and sicker today. I guess taking photos with snow up to my ... was not such a good idea. I remember LOVING having a cold when I was a teenager,…
Pages lead a Senate procession carrying two boxes holding Electoral College votes through Statuary Hall to the House Chamber on Capitol Hill on Capitol Hill in Washington today, for the counting of the votes in the presidential election. A tally of the U.S. Electoral College…
11:49 a.m. Chris asks & gets permission to leave his disabled vehicle parked along Quail Run/Athol until he gets parts to fix it. The vehicle was scheduled to be towed today. 11:30 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Jan. 3-4 here. 11:16 a.m.…
Wayne Hoffman/Idaho Freedom Foundation offers his Top 10 suggestions for the new Legislature: 1. Cut taxes. I’d like to see the personal property tax go away. But many other cuts and changes to the state’s burdensome and unwieldy tax code would also be welcome. Get…
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo issued an apology after pleading guilty to a DUI today. It reads in part: In recent months, and for less than a year, I have on occasion had alcoholic drinks in my apartment in Washington, DC. It was a poor choice…
A homeless man assembles a sandwich from food donated by a passing motorist Thursday under the freeway at Bernard Street. About 50 people living under a downtown Spokane bridge face eviction after the city announced it will enforce a ban against camping on public property.…
Joshua Green/Bloomberg Business Week breaks down the Tea Party plot to replace House Speaker John Boehner, involving Raul Labrador, among others: Every few days, some Businessweek editor suggests that I write a post about why John Boehner would possibly want the job of House Speaker,…
Family members console each other after arriving to the scene of a murder-suicide Thursday on Sheridan Avenue in Hayden. According to authorities, Daryl R. Clark, 43, shot his wife, Tina, 48, to death and then killed himself. The couple leaves behind a young son who…
Here's a budget question for Coeur d'Alene officials: How much is the public's confidence worth? This question isn't aimed at any of myriad political targets. It's a question that addresses the bottom line not just of city finances, but of taxpayers' peace of mind in…
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.
