More RSVP's are rolling in for Blogfest 2015 (2-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at Fort Ground Grill): Sgt. Christie Wood + 1 (Duane Rasmussen) will be there. As will Don Sausser + 1 (his camera). And Herb and his potato salad. Jennifer Locke will bake...
On his Facebook wall, SR pal Colin Mulvany describes this photo: "Shooting a Mount Spokane vs. North Central girl's basketball game (Tuesday night). I spotted this interesting composition of the Mount Spokane team during the Star-Spangled Banner."
Something many of us have been trying to avoid is now okay to eat. The nation’s top nutrition panel is dropping its guidelines about avoiding foods that are high in cholesterol. The new finding by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee means that cholesterol is no…
Only in Idaho: The House Resources Committee OKs a bill aimed at eliminating fed Clean Water protections for dredging & opens Wild & Scenic Rivers to miners. Miners told the gullible panelists that dredging improves rivers. Rep. Ron Mendive, R-CdA, voted for this nonsense.
An auction house employee poses for the photographers in front of an artpiece by Indian artist Anish Kapoor inl London Monday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) Tuesday Winner: CdAHumanist, with 10 likes: "There I was, up to my neck in the flood water."...
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday afternoon (21 items + AM Scanner Traffic link, so far) includes report of red Chevy pickup fully engulfed in flame near summit of 4th of July pass.
Poll: 2/3s of people living in Rocky Mountain states say that federal lands belong to all, not the individual states. We, of course, still have goofy lawmakers who put ideology ahead of the Constitution in this matter. But they aren't representing the supermajority on this issue.
Today's roundup of regional blog posts includes: Eye on Shanghai (& Seattle) remembering trek to Far East a year ago + legislator to help kick off "War Bonds" book signing + Lake City P&Z has vacancy to fill + much more.
David Townsend of the Coeur d'Alene Library has sent out an SOS, via Facebook, asking for qualified people to volunteer to judge the annual library writing contest. More information below.
A judge declared a mistrial today after a jury could not reach a verdict in the trial of a former high school teacher in Coeur d’Alene accused of lewd conduct with a young child. Had the jury found him guilty, Daniel Abram Taylor would have…
Keith D. Boe of the Old School North Idaho Facebook page found this, ahem, proof that a prehistoric beast haunted the shores of Tubbs Hill as late as 1957. Dunno if anyone has seen "The Paddler" since. I suspect you weren't sober if you did.
The passions were riding so high after that Senate committee hearing to repeal "instant racing" in Idaho, reports Betsy Russell, that two 80-somethings on opposite sides of the issue almost came to blows in a hallway afterward. Question: How old is too old to fight?
This photo provided by A&E Networks shows, from left, Jep Robertson, Si Robertson, Jase Robertson and Willie Robertson of A&E's "Duck Dynasty." The Robertson family's rags-to-riches story has been made into a musical that will be performed in a small Las Vegas theater starting April…
Only one Huckleberries Online reader is among the 25 finalists for a chance at the $50 Davenport Hotel gift card or the two movie tickets offered each week. Deadline to enter is 5 p.m. Friday. You can follow link below to get a chance at the two prizes.
Former state senator John Goedde exaggerated more than a little when he told a legislative committee that Idaho could lose $245 million in federal revenue, if it doesn't fix its Broadbent problem ASAP. Melissa Davlin, Idaho Reports, provides the rest of the story ...
The board of Balance North Idaho has taken unanimous stands in support of four supplemental and bond levies to be considered in the following Kootenai County school districts this spring: Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Plummer-Worley & Kootenai.
Schweitzer Mountain spokesmen say the ski resort is committed to staying open daily through April 5 despite a meager snow pack that's forced Mt. Spokane ski area to temporarily close. Question: Who has skied at Schweitzer Mountain this month?
Hayward, Calif., is using quirky traffic signs to get motorists and pedestrians to pay better attention to them. For example, one reads "Cross the street, then update Facebook."
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday morning (17 items so far) includes fire that has fully engulfed two-story home in Hayden. Firefighters are trying to keep fire from spreading to nearby residences.
Carson Magee, 12, at podium, from Coeur d'Alene, had lobbied Gov. Butch Otter and first lady Lori Otter last year to proclaim a Diabetes Awareness Day. They picked Feb. 9, when the Legislature was in session. Carson, who was diagnosed in 2010, says he hopes…
State Sen. Bob Nonini continued his unabashed support of the "instant racing" slot machines at the Greyhound Park by claiming that gaming machines at Coeur d'Alene Casino are illegal, too. Reps. Mendive, Barbieri & Dixon put their names on Nonini's dotted line, too
Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, today introduced The National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act, a bill designed to reform the Antiquities Act by restraining unilateral presidential restrictions on federal lands. The bill requires approval by Congress and the legislature of any state with a proposed…
Tuesday Poll: A majority of Hucks Nation wants law repealed that allowed "instant racing" gambling, even if it means that the Greyhound Park in Post Falls will have to shut. 73 of 137 respondents (53.28%) want the law repealed. 59 of 137 respondents (43.07%) want…
For those of you who were waiting for The Bard of Sherman Avenue to weigh in on the Brian Williams controversy ... your wait is over. The Bard needs only 4 lines of rhyme to put things into perspective. Take it away, Bard ...
New commenter Dave Watson sez we should back off NBC News Anchor Brian Williams because, after all, he's human like the rest of us. Question: Why are we so down on Williams when other media, political, entertainment figures do worse than lie -- and survive?
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.
