I spent the day portion of my weekend, with my neighbor Steve, repairing a fence knocked over by Wind Storm 2015. Steve and I and other neighbors put in that fence 25-plus years ago. Unfortunately, we set the foundation for the 4-by-4s too well. It...
Flip flops with the design of the U.S. flag lay next to its owner, a Cuban migrant sleeping inside of the public restroom of the border control building in Penas Blancas, Costa Rica, border with Nicaragua.
In an online article for the Inlander, Quinn Western provides the back story for Kim Vezina, the 27YO woman found dead, floating in Lake Coeur d'Alene Nov. 9. Her sister, Jennifer Goe, of Moses Lake, said she doesn't know the Kim Vezina who had drug & alcohol problems. She describes her sister before she went astray.
Scanner Traffic for Monday PM includes (25 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic w/13 more links) includes officer finding another transient camp along Nettleton Gulch Road ...
The Cutline Contest today features Huckleberries Online mascot, Huckleberry, surveying damage in the Borah Triangle after Wind Storm 2015. Weekend Winner: JohnA.
As last Tuesday’s winds approached hurricane-force speeds, Debbie Simock was sitting in an emergency meeting at Avista’s corporate headquarters. Every 10 minutes, the company’s online outage map refreshed, showing thousands of additional customers without power.
Idaho Reps. Mike Simpson and Raúl Labrador voted in favor of the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act — or the American SAFE Act — during a vote on Thursday. The bill requires refugees from Syria and Iraq to undergo extra certifications and background investigations before being admitted to the United States.
The daily roundup of links from Huckleberries Online blog roll includes: Not afraid/Faithful Geek, Thankful for/Simple Mind, Dickensian Spokane/Slice, Kempf's corrections/Stapilus, Ravages of lowflation/Fort Boise, Of course I'm afraid/Dogwalk Musings, Your weekly (brewpub) planner/On Tap, Thoughts for Thanksgiving/Elizabeth Smythe Brinton.
At the dedication of Hayden's newest piece of public art Friday evening, Mayor Ron McIntire discussed the importance of art in our lives: "Can you imagine a world without public art? No Statue of Liberty, no Eiffel tower, no Vietnam Veterans Memorial, no Mount Rushmore, no murals or memorials or monuments or fountains?" More below.
The Spokane Interfaith Council has invited Idaho Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, to a “Meet the Neighbors” event at the Spokane Islamic Center in January, in response to her legislative newsletter calling for a special session of the Idaho Legislature on refugee issues and declaring that Muslim refugees constitute an “invasion of our country.”
Line crews, from Sturgeon Electric based in Oregon, repair a damage stretch of power lines along Division and 34th Avenue in Spokane, Wash.
In a new poll of favorable/unfavorable ratings for presidential candidates and Idaho's top officeholders shows Ben Carson has the highest favorables. Republican Carson is the only candidate over the 50% mark. The poll was conducted by Zions Bank-backed Idaho Politics Weekly news site.
With joyful cheers and the snip of a red ribbon, citizens of Hayden welcomed the newest piece of public art to their community Friday evening. More than 60 people gathered at the Hayden Library for the dedication ceremony of "Epiphany," a sculpture that represents a human head and the manifestations of the mind.
Three federal agencies would have to certify that Syrian and Iraqi refugees aren’t security threats before they are allowed into the United States under a bill approved Thursday by the House, by a vote of 289-137.
Last week, work crews set up a statue of Chief Morris Antelope, along the Spokane River, near the northwest corner of NIC. Local artist Cheryl Metcalf sculpted the statue, , which was selected by public acclaim in Coeur d'Alene and on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. Walkabout snapped this photo while workers were erecting it.
Scanner Traffic for Monday AM (13 items & counting) includes a spill of undisclosed amount of mercury at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church school In Post Falls.
More than 6 in 10 Americans believe President Obama lacks a coherent strategy for combating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to a new poll. Approximately 66 percent think Obama has no clear plan for defeating the terrorist organization, according to the CBS News poll.
A winter storm watch is in effect for much of the Inland Northwest from a storm system expected to arrive about 9 to 10 p.m. on Monday. National Weather Service forecasters said the storm should combine snow and rain, and exact snowfall amounts are not precisely known in advance.
AM Headlines for Monday includes news of the bald eagles return to Lake Coeur d'Alene. Also: WSU student dies in crash/KHQ, Lake City man dies in I-90 crash/Press, Fire damages Kaiser Trentwood plant/SR, China Inn set to open on 4th Street/Press, Hayden to stage annual Xmas parade/Press & Avista says repairs could take 3 more days/SR.
A majority of Hucks Nation says that utility crews fixing downed power lines in the aftermath of Wind Storm 2015 deserve an A grade for their efforts. 119 of 226 respondents (52.65%) said the response by utilities to Wind Storm 2015 warranted an A. Today's Poll: Does President Obama have a coherent strategy for combating ISIS?
At Idaho Politics Weekly, Chuck Malloy writes: "November is American Diabetes Awareness Month, which is a good time to discuss the political ramifications (of) the disease. At the moment, I’m thinking (a baseball hero), Lou Brock – the St. Louis Cardinals great who recently had the lower half of his left leg amputated as a result of the diabetes."
Protesters supporting refugees from Syria and other war-torn parts of the world filled the steps of the Idaho Statehouse on Saturday to call for acceptance and compassion, while counterprotesters across the street packed the lawn in front of the statue of former Gov. Frank Steunenberg to call for more stringent screening requirements.
North Idaho Rep. Heather Scott is calling for a special session of the Legislature to “draft emergency legislation to address the refugee crisis” and declaring that Muslim refugees constitute an “invasion of our country.” In a legislative newsletter, Scott also said Muslim refugees will press “the Islamic agenda of domination and takeover.”
The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program will continue its plans to resettle Syrians in Idaho regardless of the concerns expressed by more than two dozen governors this week. Governor Butch Otter was among the governors who asked President Barack Obama to suspend the program until the vetting process is fully reviewed.
Volunteers wave goodby to a private plane carrying rescue dogs at the Van Nuys Airport in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Friday. More than 800 cats and dogs from California animal shelters took off for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Illinois and Wisconsin in the largest Holiday Pet Airlift the Wings of Rescue has ever undertaken.
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.
