GU blows out Sacramento State 104-58 1
S-R photojournalist Jesse Tinsley covered GU's home opener against Sacramento State. Check out this big picture gallery of game photos.
FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 2014
TGIF Wild Card -- 11.14.14 4
This morning, I finished my 3rd of 3 dental appointments this morning. All of the appointments began around 7 a.m. Which means this night owl has to get up around 6 o'clock. Mrs. O has asked why I make the appointments so early. After all,…
Parting Shot -- 11.14.14
A Syrian Kurdish refugee girl from the Kobani area, walks between tents carrying water at a camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border today. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group…
Group Targets 2/3s Supermajority 7
At the Idaho School Boards Association convention in Boise today, two resolutions aimed at easing school districts’ financial woes were approved, reports Clark Corbin of Idaho Education News; his full report is online here. The school trustees from around the state overwhelmingly backed a resolution…
Top Comments -- 11.14.14
Top Comment -- ThomG57: (RE: Cheers?): Cheers to ... "City street crews picking up the leaves. During the 8 years I lived in the city of CdA, the street department did a phenomenal job of leaf removal and snow removal. Friends from other states were…
PM Scanner Traffic -- 11.14.14
4:01 p.m. Officer stopping Hayden WalMart shoplifting suspect in red Chevy Blazer @ H95/Honeysuckle. 3:45 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Nov. 13-14 here. 3:41 p.m. Suspicious package reported @ 4200 block of Ramsey Road/CdA. 3:30 p.m. Kootenai County Sheriff's Department property crimes…
Fall? 1
In her travel south to a legislative confab in Boise yesterday, state Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, spotted the "fall is here" sign on this Chevron gas station, south of Cascade, on H55. Facebooks Shawn: "Drove from Sandpoint to Boise today. The weatherman got the forecast…
Crimestoppers Seeks Car Thieves 7
Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for recent residential and vehicle burglaries in Coeur d’Alene. An example of a recent burglary occurred Monday at 12:25 p.m. A white…
Snow Bowl 4
Here's a still photo made from video showing the stadium where Lake City High School and Mountain View are supposed to play football semifinal tonight in Boise. Game story here.
Use Of Force Board Applicants Sought 5
From CPD Facebook: Coeur d’Alene Chief of Police Lee White is seeking citizens interested in serving on a Use of Force Review Board. Since his hiring in September of this year Chief White has made it clear the appointment of civilians to this board is…
Artists Sought For Dike Road Art 5
The city of Coeur d'Alene’s Arts Commission is seeking artists for an art piece to be installed along the Centennial Trail in the Higher Education Campus (about 50 yards northwest of the Dike Road on the river side of the trail, toward the wastewater treatment…
HucksOnline Blogos -- 11.14.14 4
Here's a close-up view of "The American Worker," by local artist Terry Lee. The piece stands at the Sixth Street entrance to McEuen Park and was donated by Dean and Cindy Haagenson of Contractors Northwest to the city of Coeur d'Alene. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen)
Are You Ready For Some Winter? 16
Patti Marshall sweeps snow away from the entrance to Vince's Barber Shop in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boise Thursday. "I am from Wyoming. It is nice to be able to sweep snow away instead of shovel", Marshall said. (AP/Statesman photo: Kyle Green)
Hey, Didn't You Used To Be ... 6
... Mary Souza's newsletter?
North Idaho Cider Operating? 2
Also from JohnA: And, by the way (KeithinCDA), I toured North Idaho Cider at PAC on Wednesday. What a cool operation you and your team (including Bent) have going. My only disappointment was I didn't get to sample the product! Good luck to you guys…
Poll: No To Council Invocations
Thursday Poll: 110 of 193 respondents (56.99%) said they don't support invocations before City Council meetings. The question was posted after the St. Maries City Council voted 3-2 to end invocations before meetings. 72 of 193 respondents (37.31%) said they do support council meeting prayer.…
Favorite Local Politicians? 24
A Republican friend of mine listed his favorite area politicians in a phone call to me this morning -- Hayden area Rep. Ed Morse, Commissioner Dan Green, Coeur d'Alene Councilman Dan Gookin, and incoming Coeur d'Alene City Administrator Jim Hammond.
JohnA: Rarin' To Go 2
John Austin (RE: Austin named PAC interim director): "I am looking forward to the transition to a new Executive Director. Having been associated with PAC for the last 24 years, including 10 as Treasurer when I was with Coeur d'Alene, I appreciate the opportunity to…
Great Newspaper Correction 2
On his media blog, Jim Romenesko published one of the all-time great newspaper corrections -- re: a bit of "Star Wars" trivia published by the Austin (Texas) Statesman. The reporter credited Luke Skywalker with killing the taun-taun in one of the first trilogy movies. "Star…
Administrators Want Some Luna Laws 4
There was some debate Friday morning — echoing the Proposition 1 battle from 2012 — but Idaho school administrators want to keep a series of controversial labor laws on the books. Specifically, they want to retain the authority to cut staff salaries during a financial…
Moby Dick + 163 Years 15
Today is the 163rd anniversary of the publishing of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." The Gothamist reports: "Herman Melville's magnum opus, Moby Dick (or Moby-Dick, or The Whale... whichever you prefer) was published on November 14th, 1851. The author lived another forty years after publication, but…
AM Scanner Traffic -- 10.14.14 2
12:02 p.m. Ramsey Road shut from Appleway to Golf Course Road to fix ruptured gas line @ UPS. 11:54 a.m. Vehicle accident reported @ w/b I-90/Huetter rest stop area, unknown injuries. 11:32 a.m. Responder finds source of gas smell -- ruptured line on UPS property,…
The Slugs Are Out 4
While we're braving freezing nights in North Idaho, Facebook Friend Robin Loznak says the snail season is under way in western Oregon. You can see more of Robin's terrific outdoor photography here.
Izzit Just Me, Or ... 1
... Weren't the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans more interesting when mad political genius Ron Lahr was one of the leaders?
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.