I'm still trying to recover from last night's episode of that delicious British soap opera, "Downton Abbey." I won't spoil anything for those of you who didn't see the episode. But I'll say that it's been a long time since I was surprised by such…
Birds roost on the rifle portion of a Benjamin Milam statute at dusk today in San Antonio, Texas. Milam was leading figure in the Texas Revolution. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
AdamsFly: I just received a call and there is meeting tonight involving several people in the community about this subject. From what I heard is that the subject of said meeting is to sabotage the upcoming levy unless regan is asked to resign or is…
I apologize for ignoring other interesting comments made by Brent Regan and Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d'Alene, (pictured) at the legislative forum in Post Falls Saturday. Again, Huckleberries defers to the report by David Cole/Coeur d'Alene Press: Brent Regan, a Coeur d'Alene School District board…
Here's an artsy-fartsy photo by Duane Rasmussen of the legislators who spoke at the legislative forum in Post Falls Saturday. I like it. Dunno about you. Woman reports $1750 scam/Press Father, daughter injured in Hayden accident/Press Gonzaga No. 7 in both college cage polls/Jim Meehan,…
5:49 p.m. Female complaining of chest pain from single-car crash @ w/b I-90/MP 4, Post Falls. 5:25 p.m. EMTs en route to ailing 98YO female in 3800 block of East Garwood. 5:15 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Jan. 27-28 here. 4:53 p.m.…
A statue of a Boy Scout stands in front of the National Scouting Museum today in Irving, Texas. The Boy Scouts of America announced it is considering a dramatic retreat from its controversial policy of excluding gays as leaders and youth members. Story here. (AP…
Senate Education Chairman John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, said he backs new legislation allowing school boards to cut the salaries of experienced teachers because it beats laying off teachers. “When you’re given X number of dollars to employ teachers, either you employ less teachers and increase…
In the latest newsletter of the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans, Jeff Ward, president of the Idaho Federation of Reagan Republcans, writes: Last week, it was ironic that on the day set aside to honor a black man who lived and sacrificed for the civil rights…
Four new bills proposed by the Idaho School Boards Association were introduced on party-line votes this afternoon in the Senate Education Committee to roll back collective bargaining rights for Idaho teachers, echoing some of the provisions in the voter-repealed Proposition 1. On all four, the…
Paul Turner of The Slice blog suh-wears he hasn't eaten a marijuana brownie in 30 years. But he's wondering if the Food section of the SR should publish a recipe for them -- now that pot is legal in Washington. However, he says, there may…
In response to the controversy that's engulfing Coeur d'Alene School Board Trustee Brent Regan, School Board Chairman Tom Hamilton just made the following statement in the Huckleberries comment section: Individual Board members can never speak for the Board as a whole. Mr. Regan speaks only…
An elderly man walks holding an umbrella, during a snowfall, back dropped by a large poster in Bucharest, Romania, Monday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Who's up for some free movie tickets? If you take a crack at this week's news quiz, you and a guest could be going to an area cinema on us. And if you finish atop the leaderboard, a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel…
IdahoGirl78 comments: "While I appreciate his explanation, I have to wonder where his apology to his constituents is. Mr. Regan does not show one bit of remorse for his comment, nor does he admit it was inappropriate. It looks like the School Board is having…
Kim Knerl: Did anyone happen to make it over to the Kroc Center last night for the Banff Mountain Film Festival? One of the short films on Sunday’s agenda was a story about two young Australians who made a trip, unsupported, from the edge of…
Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Brent Regan (pictured) has issued the following statement to a school district patron who criticized his anti-Obama joke at a legislative forum Saturday. The patron's criticism, Regan's response, and an editorial on racism by Regan are now online at the Coeur…
On her Facebook page, Kerri Thoreson reports: "So this morning I talked live on the air to Dennis Miller during his syndicated radio show. Best part? He called me "doll." I don't know why Kerri was on Miller's show. Or why he called her "doll."…
On her Facebook page, Kerri Thoreson writes: "More Canada geese grazing in the snow at Independence Point this morning in downtown Coeur d'Alene."
11:57 a.m. A little girl who got in trouble at home this AM is hiding in one of the Hayden schools. 11:47 a.m. A dodge Dakota has crashed w/a Nissan in Macy's lot/Silverlake Mall. 11:34 a.m. Deputy reports that car suppose to be in Hauser…
A Boise pastor imprisoned in Iran for his religious beliefs has been sentenced to eight years behind bars, multiple sources including the U.S. State Department confirmed Sunday. About three years ago, after being arrested in his native Iran, Pastor Saeed Abedini agreed to no longer…
Starting today, merchants who accept credit cards issued by Visa and MasterCard will be allowed to add a service charge to the purchase price. Visa and MasterCard had always prohibited merchants from doing this. They agreed to change the rules and allow the surcharge as…
Pocatello Police Sgt. Ralph Daniels, who supervises the School Resource Officers (SROs) on the force, shows off one of the gun safes that would be placed inside each of the high schools and middle schools in the Gate City last week. Officers would keep semi-automatic…
Mary Souza of OpenCDA.com is fully engaged in damage control for Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Brent Regan, whom she describes as "a very smart conservative and ... the newest member of the CdA School Board, which puts him directly in the crosshairs of many at…
Weekend Poll: Hucks Nation solidly supports teaching cursive writing in Idaho schools. 145 of 219 respondents (66.21%) took that position. Only 64 of 219 respondents (29.22%) opposed cursive. 10 (4.57%) were undecided. Today's Poll: Do you think Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Brent Regan's anti-Obama comment…
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.
