Annabelle Schaeffer, 5, left, sits on Santa Claus' lap before Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, arrives for a campaign event today in Kennesaw, Ga. Cruz is on an eight-state, 12-city "Christmas Tour," and at each stop, the campaign plans to have Santa Claus on hand, posing for pictures and kissing babies.
I got up too late to shovel the driveway and sidewalks before work this AM. So I told Mrs. O I'd do it when I returned home. But she said she and Huckleberry would do the shoveling. Which makes me feel guilty. (I don't think...
The Bernie Sanders campaign has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee after it blocked the campaign's access to voter data, leaving the candidate's team "hamstrung" and losing "critical fundraising and publicity opportunities," according to new legal documents.
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (24 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 19 more items) includes teen girl in pajamas walking along H41 in Twin Lakes area.
In the wake of the controversial removal of hundreds of trees along the Dike, the city of Coeur d'Alene is now facing federal requirements to remove more trees. This time, FEMA is the agency involved. FEMA regs will require the city to move about 10 trees on NW Blvd in front of the North Idaho Museum.
Jeff Conroy of St. Vincent de Paul's announced today that the organization is revising its 7-year-old warming center policy, to open the center when the temperature dips below 28 degrees. In the past, the center opened when the temperature his 25 degrees. But St. Vinnys considers anything under 32 degrees to be too cold to be outside.
The daily roundup of posts from bloggers on the Huckleberries Online blog roll includes: Bayview storms/Bay Views, 'Go on,' or not/Ridenbaugh Press, 'Star Wars' vs 'Star Trek'?/The Slice, No Republicans need apply/Fort Boise, Isn't it about time for some good news?/Grip, This 'Look of Silence' speaks volumes/7 Blog + more ...
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter said it was First Lady Lori Otter who brought him a graphic artist’s rendition of a cartoon otter logo for the couple’s new PAC, a symbol he’s never used before in any of his 25 campaigns, 24 of which he won. “It is so cute,” Otter said.
In September, Washington State head coach Mike Leach stands on the sidelines during an NCAA college football game against Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. Leach was name Coach of the Year for the Pac-12 on Thursday.
Randy Stapilus of Ridenbaugh Press writes how Secretary of State Lawerence Denney and Superintendent of Schools Sherri Ybarra have exceeded expectations in their first year in office.
President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 95 prisoners and pardoned two more, part of an ongoing effort within the White House to rethink a criminal justice system that critics say has resulted in overly harsh and expensive sentences for thousands of drug offenders.
The chance of an oil train derailing and dumping its cargo between Spokane and a new terminal proposed for Vancouver, Washington, is extremely low, according to a risk assessment prepared for state officials. But critics say the risk assessment likely lowballs the risk of a fiery derailment in Spokane and other communities on the trains’ route...
On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson writes: "The visiting team from Canada take their position in the outfield at Brett James ball field on N. Spokane Street." She snapped the photo Thursday morning when some 50 Canada geese where milling around. Later in the day, Kerri estimates, there must have been around 200 geese.
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (19 items & counting) includes serious T-bone crash at Ramsey Road/Alps Street that sent unconscious female to hospital and, at noon, a semi that has jackknifed near Hauser that's blocking H53.
Attorney Jeremy Morris of Hayden won't have many readers of Hucks Nation attending his controversial, outdoors Christmas display this weekend. 212 of 248 respondents (85.48%) said they don't plan to see his display. Today's Poll: Today's Poll: Have you seen all six "Star Wars" movies prior to "The Force Awakens"?
Gov. Butch Otter has formed a new political action committee, Otterpac, that can accept unlimited contributions from corporations, and plans to donate to GOP campaigns from the state level down to party precinct committee posts. It’s a move that could make Otter, long a formidable campaign fund-raiser, stay relevant in Idaho electoral politics.
The daily roundup of headlines making the morning news includes: Winter storm warning in Cascades/KREM, Idaho tops USA in nonfarm job growth/KMVT.com, Coeur d'Alene Ballet to present 'Nutcracker'/Press, Desmet woman gets 100 days for fake checks/Press, Boise State player plea-bargains strangulation case/IS + more ...
Thirty percent of Republican primary voters say the national security threat posed by the nation of Agrabah demands U.S. military intervention, according to a new poll released on Thursday. Agrabah is the made-up Arabian nation from the 1992 animated film "Aladdin."
The Bard of Sherman Avenue offers rhyme to warn us that roads, driveways and sidewalks are slick out there. You need to proceed with caution when you're out on them.
In his column today, executive director Wayne Hoffman of Idaho Freedom Foundation lobbies for tax cuts of up to $200M in next year's budget. Hoffman argues for cutting the percentage levied against Idaho's top tax bracket and dropping the sales tax on groceries.
The Cutline Contest today features a "Star Wars" Storm Trooper who is late for a photo shoot in Texas. Thursday Winner -- Stitch.
In an editorial in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Devin Rokyta writes that Idaho's 3%ers and other radical groups represent a domestic terrorism threat in this country.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" isn't the only media production attracting fans this week. Local fans of "Downton Abbey" received a preview of the final season of the popular public TV series this week. They gave it a thumbs up.
The U.S. House has overwhelmingly passed an omnibus year-end spending bill on a vote of 316-113; Idaho 2nd District GOP Rep. Mike Simpson applauded it as including “many critical wins for Idaho and western states,” while Idaho 1st District Rep. Raul Labrador, who voted no, decried it as “an abject failure for Idaho.
"Star Wars" fan Tara McVeigh, 30, of Blakely, Pa., displays her Princess Leia hair, as she waits in line with many other fans for the premier "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", Thursday, at the Great Escape IMAX theater in Dickson City, Pa. Question: When do you plan to seek "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"?
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.
