My Sunday Huckleberries column launches with the story of Dover's Gail Curless breaking down en route to selling her old Ford F-350 to a dealer in Bonners Ferry. She and the "White Whale" had been through much, hauling horses, sheep and border collies around the Northwest and Canada. Maybe it didn't want to leave her?
Tacoma Police Department animal control officer Kate Madden salutes during the procession for Tacoma police Officer Reginald "Jake" Gutierrez on Friday in Tacoma, Wash. Crowds gathered to pay respects to Gutierrez who died Wednesday after being shot while responding to a domestic violence call.
So a long drizzly week gives way to a drizzly and possible cold weekend. Turn up the thermostats. Bundle up. And we'll see what the first blast of winter has in store for us this year.
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (19 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 16 more items) includes a report that a BNSF train engine is on fire as the train heads n/b toward Rathdrum ...
The Cutline Contest today features the different reaction to Santa Claus from two young brothers at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. Thursday Winner: Square Root.
State Sen. Shawn Keough, co-chairwoman of the powerful budget committee, was surprised by that Huckleberries Online headline that read: "Keough only North Idaho Senate chair." Shawn considers Lewiston to be part of North Idaho. And, therefore, Lewiston Republican Dan Johnson should qualify as another or our committee chairs.
Talented Post Falls photographer Keith Boe has posted some swell photos of the Coeur d'Alene waterfront on the North Idaho Life Facebook wall in recent days, including this one.
President-elect Donald Trump spoke Friday with Taiwan’s president, a major departure from decades of U.S. policy in Asia and a breach of diplomatic protocol with ramifications for the incoming president’s relations with China.
On his Facebook site today, Paul Amador shows a photo of his wife, Julie, trying out his seat in the House of Representative chamber for the 2017 Legislature. Amador won the seat by upsetting multi-term Coeur d'Alene legislator Kathy Sims in the Republican primary and then defeating Democrat Tom Hearn handily in November.
Senate Minority Chief of Staff Diane Kelly passed away at her home in Boise on Nov. 12 after a battle with cancer. She was 54. Senate Sergeant at Arms Sarah Jane McDonald remembered Kelly as personable and kind. Melissa Davlin/Idaho Reports reports.
After 30 years with the City of Coeur d’Alene, Wastewater Superintendent Sid Fredrickson will retire at the end of 2016. The city will host a public open house in honor of Frederickson from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. December 14 at the City of Coeur d’Alene Library Community Room.
Minors may have a slightly easier time buying booze or cigarettes than pot at stores the state licenses. State agents doing checks for all three restricted products said licensed marijuana stores passed tests for selling to under-aged buyers 90 percent of the time. Jim Camden/Spin Control reports.
Tyrel Stevenson has assumed the role of Legislative Director for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. He will be handling tribal issues at the federal, state and local government levels, reports tribe spokeswoman Heather Keen. Stevenson has worked for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s Office of Legal Counsel since 2007.
Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney is proposing a series of changes to Idaho’s sunshine laws – including increasing penalties for violations from $250 to $2,500 – that at least initially are drawing positive reviews, reports Melissa Davlin of Idaho Public Televisions’s “Idaho Reports.”
I was asked by Washington poet laureate Tod Marshall to write a brief message re: my dozen or so years collaborating with Tom Wobker to publish his poems under the pseudonym, The Bard of Sherman Avenue. Tod is interested in what our Bard meant to us. Feel free to weigh in with your thoughts. Question: What did The Bard's poetry mean to you?
AM Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (16 items & counting) includes battery near Kootenai County Courhouse in which one combatant head-butted another.
AM Headlines includes link to story that claims Idaho drivers are 14th worst in USA. Also: Public Records/Press, MLK center gets security system/KHQ 6, Rain or snow? Here comes the cold/Press, Partner of murder suspect enters plea/Press, House announces committee assignments/EOB, Grip on Sports: A lot riding on Pac-12 title game/SR ...
In the poll Thursday, a strong majority of Hucks Nation voted that President-elect Donald Trump and the 2017 Republican Congress should keep the best parts of Obamacare and toss the rest. Today's Poll: Do you trust car repair companies?
Aging vehicle fleet, generational differences put a premium on trusted mechanics. A new national survey shows two of three Americans don’t trust repair shops in general — citing overcharges, recommendations for unnecessary repairs, and poor past experiences as the reasons for their lack of confidence. Q: Do you trust your car repair shop?
In a recent Second Thoughts column, published on the Ridenbaugh Press Web site, Barrett Rainey elaborates on a recent Wallethub.com ranking of the 10 "brokest states" (which includes Idaho). Rainey notes that all 10 "brokest" states have GOP governors and Republican-controlled legislatures.
Avid skiers and snowboarders lined up early on Friday morning to catch the first chair lift at Schweitzer Mountain’s opening day, reports Briana Bermensolo & Matt Vergara/KREM2. Question: Where do you ski?
The SR Editorial Board says Idaho Treasurer Ron Crane owes the public some answers. Crane has refused to explain to SReporter Betsy Russell why the Credit Rating Enhancement Committee that he chairs hasn't met in more than six years. Nor is he talking about his office’s delay in posting notification of a Security and Exchange Commission violation.
A reshuffling of key committee posts at the Idaho Legislature on Thursday brought 10 new members to the panel that writes the state budget, a new Senate tax chairman, a new House education chair and more. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise provides coverage.
Although a wet fall stalled progress on the construction of the carousel in Coeur d'Alene, things are still on track for a spring opening. Cari Fraser, of the Coeur d'Alene Carousel Foundation, told Keith Cousins/Press Thursday October's heavy rains prompted a halt in the construction of the carousel's exterior.
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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