"I don't think I've ever been so happy to see it rain so hard," posted Marianne Love/Slight Detour on Monday. "That was the prevailing news feed on Facebook yesterday, as poster after poster expressed gratitude and relief that finally the rains did come." More here.

• Falling off summer/On Tap
• Smoke no more/Bay Views
• End of summer/Faithful Geek
• Pain of change/Dogwalk Musings
• What would you call 'Pig-Out'?/Slice
• Press shows its liberal bias/Arch Druid
• Uncomfortable options/Randy Stapilus, RP
• City Beach gets wheelchair ramp/CdA Today
• God help us if she moves to the DMV/Fort Boise
• The question is -- When is it vacation?/Simple Mind
• Pre-planned trip helped rescuers find hikers/Outdoors
• A shadow at EWU, for this week at least/Grip on Sports
• This Week's Openings: Old hikers & daffy women/7 Blog

HucksOnline numbers (for Tuesday, Sept. 1): 9,292 page-views/6,238 unique views; (for month of August): 249,111 page-views/163,400 unique views; and (for year-to-date): 1,836,173 page-views/1,225,239 unique views.