Members of armed groups that call themselves constitutional advocates have arrived in a Montana town to support an owner during an ongoing dispute with the U.S. Forest Service concerning a federal mining claim. Groups include Oath Keepers, Pacific Patriot Network and 3% of Idaho.
Arpie comments that state Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, who is known for her Far Right views, should take time to investigate more before protesting re: action by VA to take firearm away from ailing veteran. Thoughts?
KHQ reporter Victor Correa is en route to Priest River to cover a protest re: the VA confiscating a gun owned by a veteran who suffered a mild stroke. Rep. Heather Scott is leading a protest this morning at the Congregational Church parkng lot on Highway 2. Thoughts?
Scanner Traffic for Thursday AM (12 items & counting) ...
Wednesday Poll: A slight majority of Hucks Nation wants the federal government to continue sending funds to Planned Parenthood. (Question: Today's Poll: Should the state of Idaho appeal the court ruling striking down its ag-gag law?)
Rich Landers, my SR Outdoors bud, takes another swing at the outrage over the killing of Cecil the Lion in his column today: "I’m a life-long hunter and proud of it. I’ll match the positive economic and conservation impacts of sport hunting any day to the comparatively feeble gestures of grand-standing anti-hunting groups."
Conservationist John Osborn is among those who are urging residents of the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Aquifer area to cut back on water users. This, even though there is no water shortage in the region. (Question: Have you cut back on water usage as a result of the current drought? Do you plan to?)
After 16-plus years and nearly 2,600 episodes as host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, Jon Stewart has his final Moment of Zen (tonight). He's been media critic, news provider, political scold, truth-teller and guiding spirit (though he'd never admit it) to baby boomers and their ... offspring. (Question: Will you survive Stewart's parting?)
In politics, especially in presidential races, a kind of vacuum is created when a party has no heir apparent, no leadership, no vision, no consensus — or all of the above. What can happen — actually, what did happen — is that a floundering Republican…
Some Eastern Idaho legislators are upset by a recent federal ruling that a 2014 state law — called the “ag-gag law” by critics and the “ag security law” by supporters — violates constitutional protections for free speech and equal protection under the law. The law,…
The 10 leading Republican presidential candidates enter Thursday night’s face-off hoping to impress primary voters and contributors, while avoiding the sort of missteps that often make for the most memorable moments of a debate. It is not always evident who has won these debates, but…
New brochures detailing multiple walking and biking trails that offer opportunities to explore public art in Coeur d'Alene are now available. The city's Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee, in cooperation with the Coeur d'Alene Arts Commission, announced the publication of the documents. The walking brochure has two different trails.
A federal judge stood up for free speech in striking down an Idaho “ag-gag” law that criminalizes the undercover recording of farming operations. Six other states – Montana, Utah, North Dakota, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa – have such laws. North Carolina adopted one that goes...
Thirty-six years ago today, Junior joined us in Kalispell, Mont., after putting Mrs. O through a tough night of labor. I carried Junior out of the delivery room and just looked at him for the longest time. It was love at first sight. I couldn't...
A hummingbird and a bee pollinate a flower at the Veterans Therapeutic Gardens in Caldwell.
In an examination of parking tickets received by controversial Rachel Dolezal, Dan Tilkin of KOIN 6 NEWS reports that traffic officers were split on Dolezal's ethnicity. Twice, an officer wrote on the citation given the former NCAAP capter leader that she was white. Twice that she was black. Dolezal is a white woman who claimed to be black.
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday PM (22 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic link with 18 more items) includes a crash of at least one motorcycle that's blocking w/b I-90 traffic in Huetter rest stop area ...
Today's Cutline Contest features a Spaniard jumping over a cow. Tuesday Winner: Psalm 37.
In an editorial, the Idaho Statesman urged Gov. Butch Otter and the Idaho Legislature to take Judge B. Lynn Winmill's ruling on the ag-gag rule to heart. he judge, said the Statesman, struck down the 2014 law because it blatantly defied the 1st Amendment. The Statesman doesn't want Otter/legislators wasting money appealing the ruling...
A pastor from Washington state who is best known for preaching against Islam, said Monday night that immigration from Muslim countries should “immediately be limited and heavily scrutinized,” and that refugee resettlement should be ended. “This is a direct national-security threat,” Shahram Hadian told the…
Daily roundup of HucksOnline blogosphere includes: A lotta bull/Slight Detour, Tom Boyd, RIP/Randy Stapilus, Another Augustfest, bitte/On Tap, 1000s pay for Jindal publicity/Fort Boise, What's love got to do with it?/Simple Mind, Macklemore song announces new baby/7 Blog + more ...
State schools superintendent Sherri Ybarra and her team are looking to increase the qualifications needed to run for the job. Ybarra is working on a bill to ramp up the qualifications to run for — and serve as — Idaho superintendent of public instruction. If…
Idaho trophy huntress Sabrina Corgatelli, an accountant with Idaho State University, has caught the attention of the Reuters news network. Corgatelli is the Idaho hunter who has caused a social media firestorm by publishing photos of her African kills on Facebook.
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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