16 Days & Counting (to affiliate with the Republican Party to vote in the closed GOPrimary in May): I'm thinking about some friends who moved here from Hawaii last year -- and have experienced their first winter in North Idaho. It has been a mild…
Colorado Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez poses during the team photo day before a spring training baseball workout Wednesday in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/ Gregory Bull)
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Wednesday that she has vetoed a bill that would have allowed businesses that asserted their religious beliefs the right to deny service to gay and lesbian customers. Opinions have been sharply divided over the politically charged measure, with both sides…
A.J. Balukoff, Democratic candidate for Idaho governor responds to Lewiston Tribune editorial wondering where he's been campaigning): Hi, Marty Trillhaase. I understand that you have been looking for me. My apologies for being a little hard to track down. It's true, I've been all over…
Ramsey Elementary first-grader Sophie Bailey shows a picture from “Mudgy and Millie” by Susan Nipp Tuesday morning in Casey Campbell’s class as students met with a first-grade class from New York state via live video using the Idaho Education Network. Story here. (Coeur d'Alene Press…
... A quality North Idaho College athletic program?
The answer is: Mark Knapp and Tim Herzog. The question: Who are the speakers for the dueling GOP luncheons at noon Thursday. Firearms attorney Mark Knapp (self defense instructor,competitive shooter and founding president of Armed Defense Training Association) will speak on "Economic and Firearms Freedom"…
5:07 p.m. Someone is in trouble in a boat on Lake Coeur d'Alene, off 545 S. Lakefront/Harrison. 4:39 p.m. A dog is running at large, creating safety hazard, @ H95/Hayden Avenue. 3:45 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Feb. 25-26 here. 2:47 p.m.…
In her latest newsletter, Mary Souza takes issue with the process re: the move to dump North Idaho College sports into a lesser conference: "It’s all about the process! Seems that college President Joe Dunlap and Athletic Director Al Williams are doing an end run…
On her Facebook wall, Trustee Christa Hazel of the Coeur d'Alene School Board posts of this photo shot from inside the Idaho Capitol: "The opportunity to advocate for our public schools with other trustees from all over the state was beneficial. We made contact with…
An 11-year-old girl shot a cougar that was following her 14-year-old brother to their home at Twisp, in north central Washington, the state Fish and Wildlife Department said. You've got to admire the girl: Not only did she have a cougar tag, but she put…
Boise -- The Coalition to Keep Guns Off Campus announced an event on the steps of the Capitol on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. The coalition is made up of students, student associations, professors, parents and community members who oppose SB 1254. One of the event…
We have another North Idaho winner this week -- Sibulsky, who attended Blogfest 2014 and is a regular Leaderboard contender. He won our $50 Davenport gift card prize. Here's our spiel for this week's quiz: "How much do you know about Boeing production locations, police…
Frozen Dialogue from bp on Vimeo. My former SR photog buddy Brian Plonka provides another of his film studies (remember the mayfly last fall?) This time he photographed under Hauser Lake and recorded the frozen sounds of the lake. He explains: "I used a hydrophone…
The House has voted 56-14 in favor of SB 1337, the dairy spying or “ag-gag” bill, sending it to Gov. Butch Otter’s desk. “Threats of the activists and their outlaw justice is real and it’s on the rise,” Rep. Gayle Batt, R-Wilder, told the House…
Gov. Butch Otter’s campaign finance director is a former Education Networks of America staffer who left the company in September. Martin Bilbao had worked for the Nashville, Tenn.-based company as its Idaho account services manager. Last summer, when ENA submitted a bid for a multiyear…
If we're reading the newspapers correctly, the Big Issue down in Boise this year is whether college students should by law be allowed to carry guns on campus, having jumped through the necessary hoops to obtain a concealed-carry permit. On its face, it seems like…
JohnA (RE: NIC boosters bash budget deal): Yes, I think it would be a bad move to go to the 'Junior Varsity' of college athletics when there's already a great national program at NIC. I know the new NIC president is from that realm and…
The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee passed a new bylaw in November that would allow the committee to replace an elected committeeman for missing more than six meetings in a 12-month period. The problem is, the bylaw might not be legal, according to a legal…
Former Republican Gov. Phil Batt said Wednesday that Idaho’s “disdain” of gays has hurt his family — including his gay grandson — and pressed the Legislature to add civil rights protections for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people. He also reiterated his view, contrary to…
At Slight Detour/Marianne Love had fun with her camera along the Center Valley Road in Bonner County. She has several nice photos of old barns, like the one above, which looks up toward hay loft. More here. Whoring is whoring/Fort Boise Dang it, what did…
Tuesday Poll: Hucks Nation is almost evenly split between those who have Cabin Fever and those who don't. 74 of 155 respondents (47.74%) say they don't have Cabin Fever, that malaise that comes from being cooped up inside without much sunshine too long during our…
11:33 a.m. KCSDeputy investigating suspicious-person call @ 13500 block of Ramsey Road/Rathdrum. 11:15 a.m. Citizens dispute taking place @ Budget Saver, 1519 E. Sherman Ave/CdA. 10:59 a.m. SCSDeputy handling crash @ w/b I-90/MP 72 (Lookout Pass), needs help from Kootenai County agency w/disabled semi &…
On her Facebook wall, Councilwoman KerriT posts: "A cat watches a parade of wild turkeys pass by his porch perch in Fernan Village."
... Only Barbieri and McMillan oppose removal of special garnishment exemption ... The Idaho House has voted 65-2 in favor of HB 510, which would remove a special exemption dating back to 1939 that protects elected officials and legislators from having their wages garnished due…
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.
