Thursday Poll: Exactly one half of Hucks Nation opposes the strategy of voting for underdog Russ Fulcher in the GOPrimary because Democrat A.J. Balukoff would have a better chance of beating him in the general election. 49 of 98 respondents (50%) opposed the possible strategy.…
The Idaho Constitution outlaws poker, but the Coeur d'Alene Tribe is going all in. "Poker is basically played all around the state every night in people's homes, at family reunions, at nursing homes and in family rooms," said Helo Hancock, the Tribe's legislative director. "It…
First things first. Curtis Salgado, pictured, is healthy. Which is saying something. Last time the Oregon-based singer was in the Inland Northwest, to headline the Wallace Blues Festival in 2012, he’d just gotten word that his lung cancer had returned, and within a few weeks…
In a steady snow snower, snowboarders ride up chairlift 5, with the Ski Patrol building behind them, under the lights, at Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park. Rich Landers/Outdoors blog tells how a Spokane skier survived a thunderstorm lightning bolt Thursday afternoon. Click here. (SR…
"Idaho just raised its speed limit to 80 mph. Now you can get out of there even faster" -- Steven Colbert tweet.
In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase gives Jeers ... to Idaho GOP gubernatorial hopeful Russ Fulcher. The Meridian Republican wants Idaho to follow Indiana's lead and drop Common Core. As governor of Idaho, I will push for legislation that allows…
It looks like Idaho’s insistence on slashing aid for the truly needy won’t be allowed to hurt developmentally delayed adults. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill put a halt to $16 million in cuts, ruling that a case brought on behalf of 13…
I would like to express my displeasure with Keith Cousins’ article on the front page of the Cd’A Press Wednesday morning (to which my family subscribes). As a parent of a 12-year-old who attends Canfield MS and an uncle to a 15-year-old girl who attends…
Joker offers some ideas re: possible future events at the new & improved McEuen Field: Find my car! With all the new parking places the game will be to find your car after its randomly parked. Spend hours getting to know your sheltered parking and…
Kootenai County Commissioner Jai Nelson said Thursday night she is withdrawing as a candidate for another term. She promised to work hard through the end of her term in January, and has several projects she wants to finish. "Being a commissioner has always, and only,…
David Stewart of Coeur d'Alene is shown at the Kootenai County Reagan Republican luncheon at Fedora Thursday. Stewart now is the only one running for Commissioner Jai Nelson's position, with the surprise announcement by Nelson that she won't seek re-election. Terry Lee Wall told Reagan…
Is anyone paying attention to what is happening on the western side of Cd’A? Who is allowing (city or county?) developers to build row after row of apartments, which, in five to 10 years, will have all of the charm of a ghetto? Even Riverstone…
Gov. Butch Otter’s March executive order is probably the most important public policy action of the last few months. What? You didn’t hear about it? Maybe that’s because the order got nearly zero media attention. It’s perplexing why that is. The order calls for state…
Michael Ramirez/Investor's Business Daily Item: Health care deadline is Monday/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene Press
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.
