THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 2015
Poll: > 1/3 served in military
In the poll on Wednesday, Veterans Day, slightly more than one-third of Hucks Nation said it has served in the US military. Today's Poll: Do you appreciate Councilman Dan Gookin more/less/same today as you did when he first took office 4 years ago?
Edit: The make-believe war on Xmas 17
From Moscow-Pullman Daily News: "Just as the Christmas decorations and holiday music come earlier and earlier every year, so do the idiotic claims of the War on Christmas being waged in America. The first accusations of the season are courtesy Jeremy Morris, a Hayden, Idaho, man who fancies himself a real-life Clark Griswald."
North Idaho Cider sets chili cookoff fundraiser for Humane Society 4
At North Idaho Cider at the Coeur d'Alene Airport industrial park on Saturday, HucksOnline blog veterans KeithinCDA & Bent are staging a chili cook-off fundraiser for the Kootenai Humane Society. You can find all the info you need about the event below.
DOTC: Of Gookin & Ron Rankin 2
Dan of the City remembers when the late Ron Rankin tried to recall him, when Dan was a member of the Coeur d'Alene School Board. And he's had his differences with Councilman Dan Gookin over several issues. Yet, as he prepares to join Gookin on the City Council, DOTC has positive thoughts for "Your Old Buddy, Ron" and Gookin.
Trib: Hoffman opposes city freedom 13
In this morning's editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase takes aim at Idaho's "Mr. Freedom," Wayne Hoffman, for his recommendation that the Idaho Legislature take away the ability of individual cities to raise the minimum wage.
Lake City observes Veterans Day 1
As Winton Elementary students sang patriotic songs, William Taylor offered a salute and tears rolled down the veteran's eyes. Taylor was among 150 or so people who attended Wednesday's Veterans Day ceremony at McEuen Park organized by American Legion Post 14 and VFW Post 889.
Otter pledges troth to education -- again 2
A plethora of “who’s who” in the Idaho education world swooped into Coeur d’Alene this week for the Idaho School Boards Association’s annual convention. More than 500 board members, superintendents, education leaders and guests gathered to meet, greet and learn Wednesday through Friday at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.
Mullan realignment on ignite list 5
Next week, ignited cda is scheduled to discuss — and possibly approve — spending $1.6 million on the proposed Mullan Road re-alignment construction project. Along with the re-alignment of Mullan between Northwest Boulevard and Park Drive, the construction would include additional parking and a pad for the planned carousel plaza.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 2015
Hump Day Wild Card -- 11.11.15 14
On Facebook, state Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d'Alene, offers this poignant thought today, Veterans Day: "Those who go abroad to face the horror of war on our behalf must be supported when they return. We are failing, and must do better." Bingo. Here's your Wild...
Parting Shot -- 11.11.15 1
Korean War Veteran Margaret Ogram salutes the flag during the singing of the national anthem during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Pfc. Robert J. Gordon Veterans Memorial Plaza at Hayden City Hall on Wednesday in Hayden.
Song corrects Idaho city names 7
If you've never heard of "The Idaho Cities Song," you're in for a treat. Townsquare Media Production Director Peter Bierma wrote the lyrics and produced the video for the song, which provides the correct pronunciation of many of the tough names of Idaho cities (i.e., Boise, Kuna, Kamiah, Coeur d'Alene and, of course, Athol). Video below.
Cuff: Gookin becoming next Ron Rankin 13
Susan Cuff, a former reporter for the Coeur d'Alene Press now at the University of Montana, believes that we're seeing the evolution of Councilman Dan Gookin. Gookin, like the late Ron Rankin, was a rabble rouser who discovered, after he was elected to office, that things were different on the inside than they seemed on the outside.
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 14
The Cutline Contest today features Rick Santorum and Chris Christie from the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis., last night. Tuesday Winner: DFO.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 11.11.15
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday PM (16 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 15 more items) ...
Enoteca gets new lease on life 1
Enoteca is settling into its new space in Post Falls, on Spokane Street around the corner from its former location on Seltice Way. The wine and beer shop, with its attached Drinks lounge, reopened three weeks ago at 702 N. Spokane St. (just north of the freeway exit) after being closed for more than two months while making the move.
Carlson: Jeb down but not out 2
Let's don't write the political obituary for Jeb Bush just year, warns Chris Carlson of the Carlson Chronicles. Jeb may be down. And there may be institutions like the New York Times, Washington Post, etc., saying he's done for. But Carlson reminds observers that Bill Clinton was considered done for years ago as a result of bimbo eruptions.
HucksOnline Blogos -- 11.11.15 5
The daily roundup of links from Huckleberries Online blog roll includes the naming of 2 city of Coeur d'Alene street sweepers and a comment by Bay Views that GOPresidential candidate Ben Carson upsets liberals because he doesn't fit their stereotype.
And one last thing ... 12
In a comment under his letter to the editor that was re-printed in the Coeur d'Alene Press Online, Chairman Brent Regan of the Idaho Freedom Foundation board offered this line: "If you think that the election turned on a single flyer then you are a fool. Record levels of voter apathy is a direct function of the poor performance of city government."
Tears for departed vets 7
Michigan resident Sheila Ann Donohoe, 68, sheds a single tear as she thinks of her father and husband, both who died in 2014 and served in the U.S. Army, as the Grand Blanc High School Chorale of Auburn Hills sings a rendition of "Amazing Grace." Question: Is there a special veteran that you're remembering today?
Gookin takes on Regan 19
In an exchange of comments in the letters to the editor dept of Coeur d'Alene Press Online edition, Councilman Dan Gookin lashes back at a comment made by IFF Chairman Brent Regan. Sez Gookin: ""I am happy that I can live my life free from the burden of having to rely upon Brent Regan's advice to win an election."
96Y0 vet shares keys to happiness in memoir 3
When Les Ames turned 90, he decided it was about time to walk his first Bloomsday. He nearly gave up halfway up Doomsday Hill, but managed to push his walker across the finish line in just under three hours. “I’d have made it if it had killed me,” he said. “I walked that sucker.” Now 96, the World War II veteran still refuses to slow down.
Are you ready for winter? Let's see
Columnist Doug Clark writes: The temperature’s dropping. The tires are changing. You know what that means. Yes, it’s time to test your Spokane winter readiness. Circle the answer that best suits your attitude regarding polar preparedness. We’ll add up our snowballs at the end of the quiz.
AM Headlines -- 11.11.15
AM Headlines for Wednesday includes story re: longest, most unique road trip in history of Gonzaga men's basketball program + Idaho vet satisfaction of VA up slightly/EOBoise, Yard waste fires causing smoky skies/CdA Press, UI prez Staben to CdA seniors: Go to college/Press, Salmon return to Hanford Reach in record numbers/AP ...
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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