Sometimes, when I see Brooks Seaplane taking off or landing on Lake Coeur d'Alene (as I have twice this work week already), I recall how much the plane annoyed mining magnate Harry Magnuson during his later years. Among his many assets, Harry had a waterfront...
Hands from Cuba and Puerto Rico reach over the net during their quarterfinal volleyball match in the Pan Am Games Wednesday in Toronto.
The Idaho Transportation Department has agreed to pay nearly $52,000 in fines for demolishing an office building in downtown Priest River that was riddled with asbestos, without taking any of the required precautions to keep the cancer-causing fibers from spreading. It’s the second time in less than a year that the ITD has done this. Thoughts?
PM Scanner Traffic for Thursday (17 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic link with 15 more items) includes KCSDeputies seeking a shoplifter (4 photos) who swiped 2 cases of beer from Hayden Walmart.
The Cutline Contest for today features a girl balancing dice on an ice pop stick during a summer camp in Gainesville, Fla. Wednesday Winner: Fort Boise.
A mountain biker who tried to burn his toilet paper after going No. 2 is responsible for a 73-acre brush fire in the Boise Foothills Wednesday. The BLM hasn't released the guys name. But he could be face a $250 fine and the cost of fire suppression efforts. A BLM spokeswoman gave him props for coming forward after the dirty deed.
Missoula council members will vote in August on a measure banning wild and exotic animals from circus acts. UMontana animal law expert Stacey Gordon helped draft the measure based on laws already in place elsewhere. If passed, Gordon says the law would not touch the rodeo, and only covers shows like circus elephant acts. Thoughts?
The Post Falls Police Department found live hand grenades in a house in the 500 block of W12th Ave late Wednesday afternoon. A crew from Fairchild Air Force Base responded to the scene and took the grenades into custody because they are considered property of the federal government. Officers arrested a male in connection with the incident.
The Coeur d'Alene City Council has OK'd $56,144 in General Fund surplus to buy a patrol to replace the one CPD Sgt. Greg Moore was driving on the night he was slain. In making the request, Police Chief Lee White said his department couldn't collect insurance money to replace the vehicle which could be held for evidence for decades.
In his Johnson Post today, Marc Johnson argues for a western woman to replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill: Jeannette Rankin of Missoula, Mont. Among many other things, Rankin was remembered for her votes, decades apart, against the United States entering WWI and (the lone vote against) WWII.
The daily HucksOnline blogosphere roundup includes a photo by Don Sausser of the wildlife at dusk in Coeur d'Alene. (Question: What is the cat thinking?) Also: So many friends to collude with/Fort Boise, Respect, common sense, etc/Simple Mind, El Nino 2015 on record-setting trend/Outdoors, War Bonds in Home & Harvest magazine/War Bonds + more ...
The Connecticut Democratic Party quietly voted Wednesday night to remove references to iconic former Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson from the name of its annual fundraising dinner due to their links to slavery and the mistreatment of Native Americans. Question: Should other state Democratic parties follow suit?
Donald Trump says the chances that he will launch a third-party White House run will “absolutely” increase if the Republican National Committee is unfair to him during the 2016 primary season. Question: Would a third-party run by Donald Trump gift-wrap the presidency for a Democratic candidate?
I appreciate the fine array of magazines that my doctor's office offers in the waiting room. Spent some time there this morning as part of a follow-up checkup. Got caught up on the Grateful Dead, Willie & Merle, and the new "Mad Max" movie while waiting for results. How about you? Does your medical/dental/eye centers offer good magazines?
This artist's rendering made available by NASA on Thursday, July 23, 2015 shows a comparison between the Earth, left, and the planet Kepler-452b. It is the first near-Earth-size planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a sun-like star, found using data from NASA's Kepler mission. Question: Do you think there is other life out there somewhere?
Scanner Traffic for Thursday AM (15 items & counting) ...
In her Front Porch column today, Cindy remembers friendships that stretch back to childhood when she befriended two "mean girls." She goes on to say that friendships take time. My best friend during my high school days was an all-Northern California high school football player. Want to describe your best childhood friend for us?
In Wednesday's poll, a supermajority of Hucks Nation said military recruiters should be armed to protect themselves from terrorists, like the extremist who killed 4 Marines and a sailor in Chattanooga, TN, recently. Today's Poll: How should Idaho spend the $108M surplus in this year's budget?
AM Headlines today includes: Missoula to vote on circus animal ban/AP, Ritzville woman celebrates 110th birthday/SR, PFPD finds suspicious device in home/KHQ 6, Hayden Days set for Friday, Saturday/CdA Press, Soda Springs rancher to fill Idaho Senate seat/EOBoise, STEM center hopes to improve math, science skills/EOB + more ...
Cindy was rocking out to Joan Jett this week. But she blames another culprit for that recent broken tooth. Question: When & on what did you last break a tooth?
I'm starting to get over my 3 Corn Dog night from my dinner-and-music date with Mrs. O at Sherman Square Tuesday evening. And now I'm dealing with National Hot Dog Day today. There's a coupla dogs in the fridge. However, I'm not sure I can hoist one in celebration of the day. Still, I prefer hot dogs to hamburgers. How about you?
At the Moscow-Pullman Daily News. editorialist Devin Rokyta criticizes a proposal to provide cell service in some wilderness areas. Can't we get along for awhile without cell service, wonders Rokyta. How about you? Question: Would you welcome cell service during your camping and hiking trips in the backcountry?
SR columnist Doug Clark notes that high school students in Washington will be wearing '70s garb when school opens this fall. Clark shudders as he recalls some of the missteps of his formative years -- bell buttons, mutton chops, perms, etc. And doesn't want to see there return. Question: What was the craziest fashion you wore as a youth?
"The ink isn't dry on Idaho's $108 million surplus and already you can hear a familiar chant: Time for a tax cut," writes Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune. Adds Marty: " Idaho does not have too much of the taxpayers' money. What it has is too many sloganeering politicians." Is there better use for the surplus than tax cuts?
Family, friends and school mates gathered at the Coeur d'Alene High baseball field Wednesday night to remember the life of Vik athlete Reggie Nault. The 16YO disappeared during a boat outing on Lake Coeur d'Alene Tuesday night and is presumed drowned. Brian Walker and Jason Elliott of the CdA Press covered last night's event.
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.
