A Post Falls friend called to complain that a Post Falls School Board challenger has yard signs that identify her as a "Republican." Said she: "Aren't School Board races suppose to be nonpartisan." I provided a brief history of the Reagan Republicans crusade to trash…
Pope Francis salutes bishops as performers in traditional Mexican costumes dance on the parvis in front of St. Peter's Basilica during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican today. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
The Central Kitsap School District Board of Trustees are meeting as I type this, to possibly decide who will be the district's next superintendent. Superintendent Hazel Bauman of the Coeur d'Alene School District is one of the finalists on the list. The Central Kitsap trustees…
My name is Dave Paul. I am an 18 year resident of Post Falls and am running for School Board Trustee in Zone 1. Writing the Editor is not something I would normally do, but after reading a column and an article written by my…
Coca-Cola products sit on a table between CEO Muhtar Kent, right, and Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, left, at an event where the company announced it will work to make lower-calorie drinks and clear nutrition information more widely available around the world Wednesday in Atlanta. You…
5:28 p.m. Someone is traveling to CPD HQ to speak to officer re: possible child abuse. 5:18 p.m. Female w/bad allergic reaction to bees has been stunt @ Wyoming/Idaho, Prairie. 5:08 p.m. Injury accident reported @ Seltice Way/Frederick, Post Falls. 4:58 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police…
"This clever yard art is made from garden tools." posts Kerri Thoeson, on her Facebook page. "It also has the Becker family name and address in wrought iron. 307 W. 13 St. in Post Falls." Counting bikes/Fort Boise I'll fly away some day/Slight Detour Letter:…
Newspaper wars aside, there's no shortage of respect between journalists at The Press and the Spokesman-Review. Today that respect has grown a little more. One of our veteran advertising employees, Keri Alexander, was out for a jog on another gorgeous North Idaho day. Here's her…
Jeff Sayer, Idaho Department of Commerce director, outlines the strategy behind Gov. Butch Otter's attempt to woo gun and ammunition manufacturers to Idaho. Sayer told Idaho Reporter: "There are shifting political winds that we’re taking advantage of because other states are shifting towards anti-gun policies.…
Balance North Idaho sent the following press release to HucksOnline moments ago: Balance North Idaho purchased certain keywords months ago to use as hyperlinks during the current election. Words were chosen to provide the most exposure for the money and of course, candidate names were…
This image, released today, shows the spear that was accidentally shot through the mouth of Elisangela Borborema Rosa, in the coastal city of Arrial do Cabo, Brazil. Brazilian health officials say the 28-year-old woman "miraculously"survived after a harpoon entered her mouth and struck her cervical…
The Pentagon moved Wednesday to quash reports that the Defense Department was pursuing new regulations limiting religious freedom among service members. “Service members may exercise their rights under the First Amendment regarding the free exercise of religion unless doing so adversely affects good order, discipline,…
Spokesman Stu Miller of the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department told Huckleberries Online moments ago that Coeur d'Alene High freshman Destiny Maine still hasn't been located: "We've had some possible sightings," he said, "but nothing has panned out yet." Stu told Huckleberries last night that Destiny…
This undated combination photo released by the Cleveland Police Department shows from left, Onil Castro, Ariel Castro, and Pedro Casto.The three brothers were arrested Tuesday, after three women who disappeared in Cleveland a decade ago were found safe Monday. The brothers are accused of holding…
From the Coeur d'Alene Police Department Facebook page: The springtime is upon us and one of the calls for service your Code Enforcement division gets is weed abatement issues. 8.08.020. There are some organizations that will help the elderly and those that cannot care for…
... SR sports scribe Greg Lee and I saw a strange sight during our walk along the Lake Coeur d'Alene/Spokane River waterfront -- a guy w/short, black hair in a short-sleeved white, button-up shirt seemingly hiding in the pines, north of the LCSC/UI facility. Both…
A Berry Picker has provided Huckleberries with a link to a survey circulated to Kootenai County employees by their officials, asking them to rate work environmental, department heads and elected officials. A cover letter sez: "You are invited to participate in this employee opinion survey…
A goose and a gosling look out from an osprey nest just beyond center field at Ogren-Allegiance Park, field of the Missoula Osprey, in Missoula, Mont. (AP Photo/The Missoulian, Kurt Wilson)
12:06 p.m. Post Falls female relates domestic problems w/male who just got out of jail. 11:47 a.m. Borah Elementary student out of control & hitting everyone in sight. 11:39 a.m. Motorcyclist reports large F350 pickup tried to run him off road @ Prairie/Atlas, Hayden. 11:35…
I'm surprised how much I still miss our beagle, Snoopy, whom we had to put down more than a month ago. I don't miss stepping in the "land minds" in the back yard. Or the occasional peeing in the house, as he got older. Also,…
Three candidates for the Coeur d'Alene School Board took advantage of an offer by Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership to provide a candidates profile on the groups Web site -- and three did not. You shouldn't have a hard time guessing which three did and which…
Tuesday Poll: 56.12 percent of Hucks Nation has ridden its bike to work at some time. 55 of 98 respondents said they have ridden their bike to work. 31 of 98 respondents (31.63%) said they never have ridden their bike to work. 12 respondents were…
Item: Boys and Girls Club eyes Cd'A: Officials think Person Field would be ideal location/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: The Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County wants to build a new home in Coeur d'Alene. And it thinks Person Field is the…
"He just turned a year old," said Tracy Gagnon as she squirted her son's boxer, Rock Lee in the front yard of their home in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Phillipy sought on assault charges/Press Vestal: Nicks' badge…
The sun is warm, the grass is green; he’ll mow from now ‘til Halloween. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
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.
