I first met Duane Hagadone 37 years ago at a dinner at the old Outlaw Inn that he bought for management of the Kalispell Daily Inter Lake. I was the paper's news editor then. Later, I became the managing editor for four years. Duane was…
A spectator takes a cell phone picture of a model before the Creatures of the Wind Spring 2015 collection is shown during Fashion Week earlier today in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
The two posts today that got the most comments were: Update: Foot-shooting instructor ID'd (26 comments), and: Did Ybarra plagiarize Jones' site? (18 comments).
DeePee (RE: Happy Birthday, Duane Hagadone; and: Wild Card): Love him or diss him, and you and I have both been on both sides of that, DBH is a man of his word and he put his money into his hometown when most others would…
Update: Huckleberries has learned that the city plans to release documents into the investigation of the Arfee shooting during a 10 o'clock press conference Friday morning. Those documents will also be posted online and available to the public immediately. The SR will attend the press…
Eighteen hungry goats spent 64 days this summer munching down weeds at five city wells and four reservoir sites, marking the fourth year goats have been used for weed abatement at city water utility facilities. Water Department production supervisor Dion Holton said using the critters…
Time 2 Vote ... In this March 18 AP file photo, Michael Smith, left, bearing a realistic-looking tattoo of a handgun on his stomach, stands beside a Somerset County Sheriff deputy outside his home in Norridgewock, Maine. Smith pleaded guilty to drug charges Wednesday, Sept.…
5:27 p.m. PFPD officer writing citation for vehicle parked in handicap spot w/o sticker, undisclosed location. 5:26 p.m. Panhandler approaching vehicles @ intersection of NW Blvd/I-90, CdA. 5:23 p.m. Someone is suffering chest pain @ 600 block of N21st Street/CdA. 5:15 p.m. Driver trapped by…
Wow! Color me envious. Marianne Love/Slight Detour offers several viewtiful photos of her garden, fruit trees & other scenics from her Bonner County homestead today. Also, she mentions in the post that she covered her tomatoes. You know what that means. More here. Kick-off to…
An article posted by Jennifer Rova of Hayden on the Writing North Idaho blog is more pertinent today than it was when posted Wednesday. It's about plagiarism. Democrat Jana Jones, the Democratic candidate for Idaho Superintendent of Schools, has accused Republican opponent Sherri Ybarra of…
Update: ISU instructor who shot himself in foot identified, student says it'll happen again/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise KTVB-TV reports today a key new detail about this week’s accidental shooting on the Idaho State University campus: 20 students were present when the instructor, who has…
Is Idaho No. 50 or No. 51 in education funding? It depends on what measure you use. But reports of Idaho’s dead-last ranking — and a recent fundraising email from gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff — do not tell the whole story. A May report from…
To kick off the NFL season, Campbell’s Chunky soup celebrated its newest Mama’s Boy -- Seattle Seahawks cornerback, Richard Sherman -- by creating a statue lined with Campbell’s Chunky soup cans and labels outside CenturyLink Field in Seattle today, prior to the home opener against…
Wednesday Poll: Hucks Nation recommends that Kootenai County forget about a private contract for space to address jail overcrowding and ... expand the jail. 70 of 234 respondents (29.91%) said the best way to relieve overcrowding at the jail is to expand the current site.…
From Clark Corbin and IdahoED NEWS: (Democratic candidate for Superintendent of Schools Jana Jones) is upping the ante in this flap, accusing Ybarra of plagiarism. Here is Jones’ statement, also in full: "I appreciate my opponent taking responsibility for plagiarizing content from my website, but…
On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook page, Linda Lantzy posts of this photo at Big Creek near Osburn: "There's a definite feeling of fall in the air today. This is one of my favorite autumn pieces." You can see more of Linda's scenics on her…
Seventy-one percent of recent fliers want U.S. airlines to include extra fees for checked baggage and specific seat assignments in ticket prices, according to a poll released on Thursday by a passenger advocacy group that was reported by USA Today. The poll comes at a…
If you measure the common metrics of politics – the strength of the economy, support for education, party unity among them – the incumbent governor of Idaho, C.L. “Butch” Otter, ought to be in a world of hurt in 2014. Otter, a fixture of Idaho…
Sherri Ybarra, Republican candidate for superintendent of schools, has issued the following statement re: language or her campaign site that duplications language on site of Democratic opponent Jana Jones: “I was surprised to learn of the similarity in language on the websites on the contact…
My ap-hollow-gies for suspending activity at Huckleberries Online for the last half hour. New Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White dropped by Huckleberries Central for a chat. A good chat. First impression? Coeur d'Alene has a chief that is plugged in re: social media. Open.…
In this Sunday, July 26, 2009, file photo, Joan Rivers greets the audience at the "Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers" in Los Angeles. Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger…
11:26 a.m. Loose dog reported @ 3000 block of Fairway/CdA. 11:25 a.m. Coeur d'Alene apartment manager believes couple doing meth in parked car behind building. 11:11 a.m. Oil is leaking from crane involved at Honeysuckle Beach boat launch (10:14 item). 11:02 a.m. Deputy en route…
Rep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID) called for an open debate and a public vote before pursuing further U.S. military engagement against the Islamic State (ISIS). With Congress set to return to Washington next week, Rep. Labrador issued the following statement: “The acts committed by ISIS are…
JohnA (RE: Happy Birthday, Duane Hagadone): Duane's birthday reminds me of that other 'larger than life' Idahoan, J.R. Simplot. Both enjoyed long lives and even had one joint partnership. A young cost accountant at the time, I was asked to accompany J.R. on a tour…
Greg Lee (pictured), the dean of Inland Northwest high school sports writers, picks the 5 best high school football games on tap this fall, including: Coeur d’Alene vs. Ferris, Sept. 12, Albi Stadium: You don’t have to be a diehard fan to know this is…
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.
