Parting Shot -- 11.21.16 2
Window washers Jacob Perez, left, and Elias Escalante, right, wash the windows of an office building near the White House in Washington, Monday.
MONDAY, NOV. 21, 2016
Wild Card/Monday -- 11.21.16 7
And there it was. On my 67th birthday, at a restaurant in downtown Coeur d'Alene, a waitress with coffee-brown, black eyes and long lashes asked the question every Seasoned Citizen dreads: "How YOUNG are you." I've never been asked that question before. I responded, "Do I really look that old?" She didn't answer.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 11.21.16
Scanner Traffic for Monday AM (17 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 13 more items) includes series of car burglaries in Northshire subdivision.
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 18
The Cutline Contest today feature rubber maks depicting President-elect Donald Trump at a manufacturer in Japan. The manufacturer is working non-stop to keep up with demand. Weekend Winner -- gitrdun.
Coloring books & therapy dogs? Really? 18
Dogwalk Musings has a lot for which to be thankful as we head into Thanksgiving week this year. Yet, she's amazed by the otherwise intelligent people who are melting down as a result of the 2016 presidential election, some in need of coloring books and therapy dogs to cope.
Blogos -- 11.21.16 1
The daily roundup of links from the HucksOnline social media includes: Fire & ice/Fort Boise, Your weekly planner/On Tap, Thankful for what?/Dogwalk Musings, Looking out life's window/Simple Mind, Liberation, thanks to Liam/Slight Detour, Openings: Disney & a bad Santa/7 Blog + more ...
Viydo: Hutto appears in court 1
Taylor Viydo/KREM 2 tweets this afternoon that David Hutto, 44, of Hayden, remained silent when asked how he pleaded to charges involved in the murder of "Bo" Kirk, 41, of Coeur d'Alene. So the judge hearing the case entered "not guilty" pleas for him, as required by law.
Bugged at the car wash
Have you had an unexpectedly close call with some creepy, crawly thing that scares you? Kari Glessner of The Greenhouse, Coeur d'Alene, doesn't like bugs, spiders and snakes. On Sunday, she found herself cornered in a car wash with a stink bug. That's when all heck broke loose.
Bike obsession becomes business 5
Most people might expect to pay $400 to $3,000 to have a car or truck painted. But a bicycle? Before passing judgment on Steve Forsness’ prices, consider what’s involved. SR correspondent Mike Guilfoil conducted a Q-and-A with Hayden businessman Forsness. Q: How much would you pay to have your bike re-painted?
Nonini: Manage public lands locally 14
In the Coeur d'Alene Press recently, state Sen. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d'Alene, called for local management of public lands: "Misguided policies coming out of Washington, D.C., created by individuals who don’t understand our Idaho values, threaten the use of these resources." Do you agree/disagree w/Sen. Nonini's stand.
Gallup: USA more divided than ever 4
America is far more divided on key issues than usual, a new Gallup Poll released Monday finds. President-elect Donald Trump “prepares to take office as a record number of Americans perceive the nation as divided and less than half believe his actions will help unite the country,” according to a Gallup analysis. David Lightman/McClatchy reports.
Bannon's role in fear-mongering aired
Two articles in recent days, one from the Idaho Statesman’s Rocky Barker and one from the Washington Post, highlighted the role of Steve Bannon’s Breitbart News in whipping up fear and opposition to the longstanding refugee resettlement program in Twin Falls. Bannon is now President-elect Donald Trump's chief strategist.
This Trump elector won't change mind 12
Jennifer Locke, 1 of 4 Idaho electors who will cast ballots for Republican Donald Trump next month, explains the Electoral College to the Panhandle Pachyderm Club in Post Falls Friday. Jennifer told Huckleberries there's no chance that she'll cast her ballot for anyone other than Trump. Her comment appeared in Sunday Huckleberries (see below).
Spokane eateries replace tips with service fees 35
The Bruncheonette in Spokane is among the restaurants that have started charging a 16% service fee, rather than relying on tips for waiters and other hired hands. Some customers haven't appreciate what they view as an automatic gratuity and have pushed back. Some have quit frequenting such eateries. Would you?
AM Scanner Traffic -- 11.21.16 4
Scanner Traffic for Monday AM (13 items & counting) including school lock down situation in Bonner or Boundary counties ...
Finish This Sentence ... 24
In the last year, I've changed my mind about ...
Poll: There's a local music scene?
In the Weekend Poll, A strong majority of Hucks Nation has no idea whether or not Coeur d'Alene has a decent music scene. Today's Poll: How do you plan to spend Thanksgiving?
Readerboard Snicker 1
"Buckle up. You'd be missed" -- SR photog colleague Kathy Plonka spotted this message on e/b I-90/Huetter rest stop area readerboard on the way to work this AM.
AM Headlines -- 11.21.16
AM Headlines for Monday includes: Idaho Records/Press, Lake City sets plowing priorities/Press, Sandpoint woman dies in H95 crash/SR, Flu expect to spread during holidays/Press, Sec of State: Idaho GOP didn't break law/AP, Hagadone unveils plans for marine center/Press, Younger students more likely to be suspended/SR ...
Malloy: Craig votes for Supreme Court 7
In his Idaho Politics Weekly column, Chuck Malloy comments that former U.S. senator Larry Craig voted for the Supreme Court rather than Republican Donald Trump, although the net result was the same. Translation: Craig wasn't thrilled with Trump. But he understood that a Trump election meant conservative Supreme Court justices.
Trib: Now, Idaho can ignore poor, sick 16
In his Sunday editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune comments that Idaho will probably ignore its sick and poor altogether, now that two physicians have lost their re-election bids for the state Legislature. Trillhaase won't be surprised if the Republican Legislature walks away from 78,000 Idahoans in Medicaid gap.
Trump foes lobby electors for different outcome 96
Grassroots campaigns have sprung up around the country to try to persuade members of the Electoral College to do something that has never been done in American history – deny the presidency to the clear Election Day winner. Kimberlee Kruesi and Bill Barrow/AP report.
Rep Sims complains, city adjusts 15
An assertion by outgoing Rep. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d'Alene, that the city of Coeur d'Alene is breaking the law in its handling of financial documents has led to policy change.
Hagadone plans mega-marine center 14
The Hagadone Corp. plans a “mega marine center” with expansion next year of its boat sales and service operation on Blackwell Island in Coeur d’Alene. Hagadone Marine Group will add three new buildings with over 32,000 square feet of service center space by next spring. Scott Maben/SR reports.
SR: GOP faces pre-existing condition 2
Republicans have done a lot of fuming about Obamacare without taking steps to improve or replace it. Now that they control the presidency and Congress, Republicans are faced with acting on the controversial program and not just talking about it. On Sunday, the SR editorialized on the Republicans' dilemma.
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.