Texas is leading a 17-state coalition suing over President Barack Obama's recently announced executive actions on immigration, arguing in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that the move "tramples" key portions of the U.S. Constitution. Many top Republicans have denounced Obama's unilateral move, which was designed to…
"It's the penultimate day of the ten-year milestone for 'Slight Detour' (the blog, so, of course)," posts Marianne Love, "I'm delighted to feature a few more cartoons penned by my brother Jim in his collection of cartoons 'Slight Detour,' which inspired this blog." More here.
Tony Ludiker, a five-time national fiddle champion and former concertmaster for the Coeur d'Alene Symphony, has died.
Rob Wielgus (pictured in front) noticed something interesting when he studied reports of wolf attacks on sheep and cattle in the Northern Rockies. When wolves were killed to reduce livestock predation, the number of dead sheep and cows rose the following year. “It’s counterintuitive,” Wielgus,…
With crispy, crackling skin and intense flavor, roast duck makes a rich main dish for holiday dinners. But the element that makes it so succulent is also what makes it seem so intimidating. Duck is such a fatty bird. It’s also a fragrant, elegant and…
What is the biggest threat to Spokane’s future? Politicians inciting riot? Profiteers destroying civil society? Ben Stuckart’s “dirty smear” on the Spokane Municipal Code, and the rest of the City Council majority’s “lawlessness”? Or is it – once again, as always – “the other”? Many…
Working tirelessly against intolerance over the past two decades and beyond, (Tony) Stewart, pictured, has become the face of social justice in North Idaho. For 17 years he's organized popular annual human rights banquets with various themes and speakers but one common denominator: Driving home…
David Bolognino, director of the Design Center Fabrication Operations for General Motors poses for photos next to the 1,000,000th Chevrolet Corvette, a 1992 convertible model, at Stage 3 Studio in Warren, Mich., earlier today. The car was one of eight classic and historic Corvettes extracted…
12:01 p.m. Male reports angry, heavy-set, blond female in 40s, wearing camo, hit brakes twice and tried to stop in front of him on H41, north of Rathdrum IGA. 11:55 a.m. Suspect in unknown crime runs from CPD officer @ 11th/Lakeside Avenue, CdA. 11:47 a.m.…
Post Falls police are looking for a man who they say went on a wild crime spree involving a stolen motor home, two stolen cars, and a Salvation Army Red Kettle. It all started Tuesday afternoon at around 3:30. The man, described as 20-23 years…
On its Facebook wall, Post Falls police report about a Super 1 shoplifter: "Officer was informed female had consumed a (72-cent) candy bar in the bathroom and then purchased other items before leaving store. Female was confronted by asset protection about the candy bar and…
Police must get warrants before drawing blood from suspected drunken drivers who refuse to cooperate, the Idaho Supreme Court has decided in two Kootenai County cases. The opinions follow a national trend of courts limiting warrantless blood draws and suppressing evidence obtained from such samples.…
Four-year-old Jatta Loomis braved the cold temperatures to ride his electric motorcycle through Fernan Village near Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)
Tuesday Poll: A plurality of Hucks Nation sez President Obama has abused the power of his office. 97 of 197 respondents (49.24%) took that position. However, 91 of 197 respondents (46.19%) said the president hasn't abused the power of his office. 9 (4.57%) were undecided.…
Elf on the Shelf is a holiday tradition for many families. The elf magically appears in different places around the house each day of the Christmas season. The cleverness factor of the different poses and places is amusing. But Jamie Green, mother of four young…
An article on the website Daily Kos today charges that Idaho’s official state website is being improperly used to drum up donations to GOP Rep. Raul Labrador. The article notes that a list of links to news for various government officials, including Idaho’s congressional delegation,…
I have recently become aware of the disgusting activities of Governor Otter regarding the school financing and the Education Networks of America. I have always been a conservative, generally voting Republican although thankfully I did not vote for Otter in the last election. I am…
I spotted this item in the St. Maries Gazette-Record this morning:
In the Coeur d'Alene Press, Keith Cousins reports on a workshop last night to discuss a three-story, workforce housing project for Midtown:
Mary Tappan hugs her granddaughter Alex Schofield goodbye after Schofield spent the day helping Tappan clean up her yard in Dalton Gardens. Tappan las lived on her property since 1971 but has trouble keeping up with her house and property because of health problems. (Coeur…
Hydroplane race sanctioning organization H1 Unlimited has cut all ties with Doug Miller and Keith Kroetch, the two men who failed to return the races to Lake Coeur d'Alene this past summer. H1 Chairman Steve David said Tuesday that the two Diamond Cup organizers racked…
Staring at a blank computer screen sometime before 7 in the morning isn't fun. You know you have to fill it up with words, but they can't be just any words. They have to make some sense. And they have to interest you folks. Some…
I have a dental appointment this morning. So I won't be back at Huckleberries HQ until 9:15 or so. You can use this post as the Wild Card until I get back ...
Looks like the SR.com Blog Editor problem has been fixed. I will be able to blog at the speed of light, per usual, when I get back from lunch. It was sorta fun reaching back in the memory banks for HTML coding this morning. But…
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.
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